In this collection of essays, leading national sport authorities including journalists, coaches, athletic directors, and varsity and professional players themselves, talk about what is wrong with sports education today and how it can be improved. Each contributor considers whether public expectations - that sport promotes character development, physical fitness and positive educational and social values - are being met in today's reality. By exploring these long unchallenged notions, the writers ask tough questions like: is a coach or parent screaming at a 6-year-old for missing a fly ball a healthy way in which to introduce a youngster to sport?; just how does an athletic scandal or the low graduation rate of student-athletes positively contribute to the image and educational mission of a university?; what does sport really represent in the age of television, corporate sky boxes and "sneaker deals"?; and how has organized sport become more about the egos of those who coach and administer the programmes than about the personal development of those who participate in them?
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Given its tremendous popularity and influence, it would be easy to assume that sport has always occupied an important place in our educational system. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Given its tremendous popularity and influence, it would be easy to assume that sport has always occupied an important place in our educational system. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Customer Service, Rosewood Drive, United States, Columbia University, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Teachers College, Overland Park, Copyright Clearance Center, Wichita State, Michael Jordan, East Lansing, University of Idaho, Bill Badgett, Bill Curry, Coaching Association of Canada, Knight Foundation Commission, Little League, Michigan State University, Montclair Prep, Super Bowl, American Council, National Sporting Goods Association, Office of Civil Rights, Roy Betsill New!
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- Physical Education: Key Stage 1/Scotland P1-P3 (Blueprints) by Win Heath on page 65, page 114, and Back Matter
- Physical Education (Inspirations) by Graeme Kent on page 29, and Back Matter
- National Standards for Athletic Coaches by National Association for Sport and Physical Education on page 63, and Back Matter
- The Seventh Day (General Jewish Interest) by Deborah Cohen on page 29
- Sport Ethics: Applications for Fair Play by Angela Lumpkin in Back Matter
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- A New Season: Using Title IX to Reform College Sports by Brian Porto on page 109, page 198, and Back Matter
- Air Ball: American Education's Failed Experiment with Elite Athletics by John R. Gerdy in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Universities in the Marketplace: The Commercialization of Higher Education by Derek Bok in Back Matter
- Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports by Brooke de Lench in Back Matter
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