The Opals. A 50 Year Journey To Awesome. As Told By Those Who Were Part Of It

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Barbara Twite
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year:
Edition: First Edition

Description: 218 pages. Ex-Library. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: This book traces the history of the Australian womens basketball team, the Opals, from the first-ever overseas trip by any Australian basketball team in 1957, to the World Championship Gold Medal victory in 2006. As the Opals story unfolds we gain insights into the attitudes, decisions and strategies that contributed to this fifty-year journey from basketball obscurity to the pinnacle of World Womens Basketball.The journey is enriched through the words of the coaches, managers and players, via anecdotes and excerpts from official reports, providing the reader with a fly-on-the-wall vantage point. This position also offers some understanding into the evolution of the Opals ethos; a culture recognising that possession of superb fitness, outstanding athleticism and exceptional basketball skills is not, on its own, enough to earn a place amongst that consummate team, the Opals.

ISBN: 9780646945842