Girl Wrestler : a Documentary

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Documentary that follows 13 year-old wrestler Tara Neal through the last year that she will be allowed to compete with boys under Texas state guidelines.
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A must-see for teen athletes submitted by hoppingfun on December 22, 2010, 7:45am It's one thing for an adolescent girl to play on a boy's Little League team (as history-making Ypsilantian Carolyn King did in 1973: http://www.thegirlincenterfield.com/The_Girl_in_Centerfield/The_Girl_in_Centerfield.html). But, what about wrestling, a close contact sport? Should girls take on boys? How do boys feel about wrestling--and sometimes losing--against girls? Texas is one of only two states that ban boy-girl wrestling after the age of 13. Tara, the subject of this documentary, has reached that plateau and is poised to compete on a state level before entering high school.

PUBLISHED
New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Women Make Movies, 2004.
Year Published: 2004
Description: 1 videodisc (53 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Neal, Tara.
Zander, Diane.
Rabiger, Joanna.
Firsthand Documentary (Firm)
Women Make Movies (Firm)

SUBJECTS
Neal, Tara.
Wrestling -- Social aspects -- Texas.
Sex discrimination in sports -- Texas.
Sports for girls -- Social aspects -- Texas.
Documentary films -- United States.