On November 17, 1973, the world changed and a legend was born. A band of girls from tiny Granby High School won Connecticut's first-ever state field hockey tournament They beat Guilford High School scoring the winning goal in the second sudden death overtime.
This is a journey through a life of highs and lows. A regular season of sticks and obstructions. Games against long-time rivals and emerging powerhouse teams. The joy and pain of a single elimination tournament.
This memorable season is a bridge to a fifty-year journey for the game of field hockey in Connecticut's public high schools: overcoming the barriers of systemic oppositions by state municipalities to federal guidelines for Title IX, the institutionalized practices of gender bias, discrimination and homophobia.
A Life of Obstructions by Rob Penfield tells a story about common people and their accomplishments playing a game, not because they had to, but because they wanted to be a part of something special. Because on November 17, 1973, the world really did change and a legend was born.
By:
Rob Penfield Imprint: Atmosphere Press Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 494g ISBN:9781639880584 ISBN 10: 1639880585 Pages: 344 Publication Date:24 January 2022 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
