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History, regulation, ethics, economics, criticism, scandal, athletes' expectations, focusing on college recruitment of high schoolers.

INTRODUCTION Colleges and professional sports teams alike pay coaches and scouts to find a certain number of players each year for sports teams. Col... more

INTRODUCTION Colleges and professional sports teams alike pay coaches and scouts to find a certain number of players each year for sports teams. College coaches try to find likely prospects to add to their roster and perhaps to catch the eye of the public in a way that redounds to the credit of the school. Professional scouts watch players in college in an attempt to find those who could make the leap from amateur to professional sports. There are rules by which both types of scouts have to live, and the players as well have to follow certain rules as they decide what college to attend or what team to join. Questions are often raised as to the ethics of certain practices undertaken by coaches or scouts, but all in all the system seems to work. At the same time, those with prospects for recruitment need to be careful because there

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Gender-based inequities in university athletic programs, provisions & ineffectiveness of Title IX as legal remedy, economics, social aspects.

INTRODUCTION Gender roles in Western societies have been changing rapidly in recent years, with the changes created both by evolutionary changes in s... more

INTRODUCTION Gender roles in Western societies have been changing rapidly in recent years, with the changes created both by evolutionary changes in society, including economic shifts which have altered the way people work and indeed which people work as more and more women enter the workforce, and by pressure brought to make changes because of the perception that the traditional social structure was inequitable. Gender relations are part of the socialization process, the initiation given the young by society, teaching them certain values and creating in them certain behavior patterns acceptable to their social roles. These roles have been in a state of flux in American society in recent years, and men and women today can be seen as having expanded their roles in society, with women entering formerly male dominions and

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Examines school & non-school needs of student-athletes, standards for advising & counseling, services, holistic approach.

MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS AND ISSUES IN ATHLETIC ACADEMIC ADVISING Introduction What difficulties, problems, and issues are faced by managers charged with... more

MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS AND ISSUES IN ATHLETIC ACADEMIC ADVISING Introduction What difficulties, problems, and issues are faced by managers charged with the responsibility of administrating athletic academic advisement programs? The purpose of this paper is to examine research related to these problems. Difficulties, Problems, and Issues One issue in the management of athletic academic advisement programs can be seen in a study conducted by Blake (1988) whose research focused on the administration of intercollegiate athletics. Of primary interest in Blake's study was determining the degree of loosely coupled or tightly coupled patterns of administration that exists for intercollegiate athletics. Secondarily, Blake sought to discover differences between

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Female athletes have overcome many barriers and still have many more ahead of them. . Yet, despite and perhaps because of these barriers women should be encouraged to compete in professional sports. By competing in professional sports, female athletes challenge these beliefs, making a place for themselves in a traditional male dominated arena.

Women in Professional Sports Women in professional sports encounter many obstacles in their roadto participation They must overcome the lack of instit... more

Women in Professional Sports Women in professional sports encounter many obstacles in their roadto participation They must overcome the lack of institutional support andadvocacy gender bias and discrimination the idea that sports are formales and males only and images of femininity and sexuality Yet despiteand perhaps because of these barriers women should be encouraged to competein professional sports Already current research has reevaluated some ofthese beliefs For example it has shown that physical differences one ofthe primary objections to female participation in

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An assessment of Title IX funding requirements for intercollegiate athletics, including its indirect impact of being used as a tool to marginalize men and male athletic programs.

Title IX FinancingIntroduction The passage of the Educational Amendments of signed into lawby then President Richard M Nixon helped pave the way for l... more

Title IX FinancingIntroduction The passage of the Educational Amendments of signed into lawby then President Richard M Nixon helped pave the way for leveling theplaying field between males and females in intercollegiate athletics Under Title IX of the Education Amendments of U S C etseq the law prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educationprograms receiving Federal financial assistance Finding p Under the regulation C F R Part responsible for theimplementation of Title IX there are provisions pertaining to athleticopportunities in

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This paper looks at the use of anabolic steroids in sports. It describes what anabolic steroids are, how they act in the body, what effects they produce for athletes, and medical problems they can cause. It lists some of the anabolic steroids, and the sporting agencies which ban their use.

The drive to win among athletes is pushing them to take risks totheir health by using anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancingdrugs Kowalski ... more

The drive to win among athletes is pushing them to take risks totheir health by using anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancingdrugs Kowalski Motivation ranges from college scholarshipsto high-paying spots on professional teams to Olympic gold medals Nolevel of sports is immune to this problem The taking of performanceenhancing drugs or doping as it is referred to is banned by most sportsregulatory bodies yet it is rampant Three athletes lost their goldmedals at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City when they testedpositive

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An analysis of spectators and fan fanaticism in American society and possible explanations of why this phenomenon may be due to evolutionary traits and the hardwiring of males for violence and battle.

Sports Fanaticism Introduction The popularity of spectator sports especially professional sports in American society is not a new social phenomenon Ba... more

Sports Fanaticism Introduction The popularity of spectator sports especially professional sports in American society is not a new social phenomenon Barbara Ehrenreich p maintains that in Ancient Rome sports fanaticism may actuallybe the real reason for the fall of Rome At the height of the Empire thestadium was the centerpiece of every Roman town Loyalty to chariot-racingleagues eclipsed all political passions When the barbarians attacked thegates of the Roman city of Hippo no one much notices because the groans ofthe dying soldiers

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Discusses aspects of sexual discrimination and gender bias in sports at the collegiate level in the United States.

Sexual Discrimination and Gender Bias in Sport Diane Gill pointed out that gender and social diversity arerelatively new topics addressed within sport... more

Sexual Discrimination and Gender Bias in Sport Diane Gill pointed out that gender and social diversity arerelatively new topics addressed within sport and exercise psychologybecause it is only within the past three or four decades that anunderstanding of the interests of women in amateur and professional sportshas become apparent Gill says that traditionally the term athlete automatically meant male and that the relatively small numberof women who are professional athletes before the s tended to befocused in individual sports like tennis and

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This analysis provides an argumentative essay that maintains so long as enormous revenue streams are associated with big-time college and professional sports, the potential for corruption and corrupt practices will also exist. Examples of corruption from bribery to steroid use are discussed across both collegiate and professional sports.

Sports Economic Corruption In both professional and college sports there is significant potentialfor economic corruption Hundreds of millions of dolla... more

Sports Economic Corruption In both professional and college sports there is significant potentialfor economic corruption Hundreds of millions of dollars in revenuestreams pour into top collegiate and professional sports programs annually from sales of tickets and merchandise to lucrative media broadcastcontracts and endorsements Despite the enormous revenues that accrue toboth colleges and professional sports franchise owners college footballand basketball players are not compensated for their significant valuewhile wealthy professional sports franchise owners often receive welfare inthe form of publicly subsidized new and

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Presents summary of law to regulate activities of athletes attempting to represent collegiate amateur athletes.

Sports Law Uniform Collegiate Athlete Agent Act College athletes are formally recognized as amateurs who are neitherentitled or allowed to receive com... more

Sports Law Uniform Collegiate Athlete Agent Act College athletes are formally recognized as amateurs who are neitherentitled or allowed to receive compensation for their athletic performance simultaneously as amateurs they are not permitted to secure or acceptrepresentation by athlete agents among whose functions are securingprofessional playing contracts and endorsements as well as other forms ofmonetary compensation for players National Collegiate AthleticAssociation p To regulate this matter the following law isproposed The Uniform Athlete Agents Act UAAA requires any individualplanning to function as