Surviving Competition: The Difference Between Female and Male Athletes in Competitive Situations

with Kathleen DeBoer,
American Volleyball Coaches Association Executive Director;
former Division I Coach of the Year, Olympic Team Advisor, and successful University Fundraiser.

In this informative and entertaining video, DeBoer shares with you valuable information regarding the differences in response to competitive situations between male and female athletes. She draws upon her vast experiences as an athlete, coach, athletics administrative fundraiser, and as an informed observer of gender response situations in athletics today. She identifies "Five Gender-Related Differences that Influence Males and Females in Competition":

• 1) Different Rewards and Penalties for Competitive Success
• 2) Different Responses to Feedback
• 3) Different Definitions of Fun
• 4) Different Interpretations of Failure
• 5) Different Responses to Authority

56 minutes. 2002.

This item also belongs to the following series!

• The Survival Guide to Coaching Female Athletes

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