She's a Champion

About the Book

This is an active curriculum workbook designed ideally to be used by:

Athletic Directors for a year-long reinforcement program directly to their female student-athletes and supporting cast Athletic Conference and Sports Affiliation leaders sponsoring an all-day or week-end seminar/retreat for female athletes Youth Sports Group leaders Coaches of all sports Club teams or Recreation center leaders Physical Education and Athletic Departments for a semester course offering to train coaches, youth leaders and community-based interested individuals

Each of the thirteen sessions include:

•         Introduction to the Topic (Informative and provoking)

•         Hot Topic Discussion Groups (Small group activity)

•         Pro-active Plan (A way to put ''action'' into the discussion)

•         Commitment List (The honor code agreed by the team)

•         Affirmation Statements (Positive self-talk/Power phrases)

About the Author

Valerie Goodwin-Colbert has been a coach in women''s basketball and professor of Health Education and Nutrition for the Athlete courses since 1980. She was named the top athlete in the state coming out of high school in Oklahoma, where she was a basketball and track and field athlete. Ms. Goodwin-Colbert played college basketball for one of the top national program of its'' time, Wayland Baptist University, where the Flying Queens vied for numerous national championships and NWIT wins. Her talents took her into the first professional women''s basketball league, the WBL, to play for the Dallas Diamonds.

Ms. Goodwin-Colbert has been a head or assistant women''s basketball coach for almost 25 years, at various N.C.A.A. Division I universities and California Community College system, a motivational banquet/seminar speaker, a clinician and a camp director. She has been a state and national leader in women''s basketball coaches'' associations for the last 14 years, and serves on the National Board of Directors for the Women''s Basketball Coaches Association. Ms. Goodwin-Colbert has published numerous articles for national magazines on female athlete''s nutrition and health issues. She''s a Champion is a work of passion that come from long-time encouragement of athletes and coaches, who have voiced their need for highlighting the uniqueness of the female athlete''s survival today.