How we can save sports : a game plan / Ken Reed ; foreword by Ralph Nader.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]Description: xv, 204 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781442242647
  • 1442242647
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 796.0973 23
LOC classification:
  • GV583 .R44 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
Our sports have been seized by the forces of ego and greed -- Transition to community ownership model needed to empower fans -- Concussion research can't be ignored -- It's time to take adult egos out of youth sports -- College sports: Where do we go from here? -- PE and sports for all students -- Sports world needs more humanistic coaches -- Clear actions need to be taken to ensure equal opportunity in sports for all Americans -- It's time to establish a National Sports Commission -- Sports media is dropping the ball on social, cultural, and economic issues in sports -- Calling all potential sports reformers.
Summary: From disturbing new research about the long-term impact of sports concussions to publicly financed stadiums that drive profits to team owners but not communities, author Ken Reed argues that much of our sports culture is broken, driven by ego and greed. Reed outlines some of the most pressing challenges in sport today, then offers practical solutions for change. The book includes lists of helpful resources for readers interested in change at various levels-from elementary school sports and AAU to professional sports and injury research.
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Includes index.

Our sports have been seized by the forces of ego and greed -- Transition to community ownership model needed to empower fans -- Concussion research can't be ignored -- It's time to take adult egos out of youth sports -- College sports: Where do we go from here? -- PE and sports for all students -- Sports world needs more humanistic coaches -- Clear actions need to be taken to ensure equal opportunity in sports for all Americans -- It's time to establish a National Sports Commission -- Sports media is dropping the ball on social, cultural, and economic issues in sports -- Calling all potential sports reformers.

From disturbing new research about the long-term impact of sports concussions to publicly financed stadiums that drive profits to team owners but not communities, author Ken Reed argues that much of our sports culture is broken, driven by ego and greed. Reed outlines some of the most pressing challenges in sport today, then offers practical solutions for change. The book includes lists of helpful resources for readers interested in change at various levels-from elementary school sports and AAU to professional sports and injury research.

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