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Alternative Models of Sports Development in America : Solutions to a Crisis in Education and Public Health /

"In the United States, the entanglement of sports and education has persisted for over a century. Multimillion-dollar high school football stadiums, college coaches whose salaries are many times those of their institutions' presidents, psychological and educational tolls on student-athlete...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ridpath, B. David (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Why America needs alternative models of sports development and delivery
  • Interscholastic and intercollegiate athletics development in the United States
  • The European sports club and sports delivery systems
  • The positive gain for public health and the citizenry of the United States
  • The educational conundrum and the need for a comprehensive national sports policy
  • Potential alternative sports development and sports delivery models for the United States
  • Model 1: A realignment and reform of the current education-based sports development model
  • Model 2: An academic/athletic commercialized solution
  • Model 3: A "European-type" club sports development model or hybrid model
  • Model 4: A complete separation of competitive sports from schools
  • Funding and sustainability of alternative models of sports development and delivery in America
  • The potential future of sports development in America.