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Playing the Game: Inside Athletic Recruiting in the Ivy League Paperback – May 1, 2004

by Chris Lincoln (Author), Jay Fiedler (Foreword)

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Playing The Game offers readers the first detailed, inside look at exactly how the
athletic recruiting game is played by coaches, prospective students, parents,
administrators, admission officers, and even college presidents in the Ivy League
and its Division III counterpart, the NESCAC. Here is the inside story on why this
specialized process has caused so much controversy on campus and off.

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  1. Print length
    257 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Nomad Press
  4. Publication date
    May 1, 2004
  5. Dimensions
    6.32 x 0.66 x 9.12 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0972202668
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0972202664
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You don't need an Ivy League education to appreciate Lincoln's in-depth look at recruiting in this elite conference, but it helps. A good part of Lincoln's analysis centers on the Academic Index (A.I.), a system devised by Ivy schools that uses stratified bands to limit the number of student athletes schools can admit in certain academic ranges. The A.I. formula is complex and serves to make a difficult recruiting situation for Ivy coaches even harder, Lincoln argues. Because the Ivy entrance requirements are higher than for most other colleges in the nation, before the A.I. was introduced in the early 1980s Ivy coaches had a limited pool of athletes to choose from. Despite being refined several times, the A.I. is still flawed, and Lincoln proposes that it be replaced by a firm minimum standard that would simplify the recruiting process for both the schools and students. Another important factor Lincoln examines in the recruiting wars is financial aid. Since Harvard, Yale and Princeton have the largest endowments, they are better positioned to secure the students they have targeted. In this sound book, Lincoln finds that while the recruiting process is cleaner than most other Division I conferences, the Ivy League is not without its own problems.
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"A fun read for anyone interested in the inner workings of college sports, and a must read for anyone interested in being an Ivy League athlete."  —The Nashua Telegraph

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Nomad Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 1, 2004
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 257 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0972202668
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0972202664
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.32 x 0.66 x 9.12 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #2,170,656 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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