A Sane Island Surrounded

Autor/in	Roberts, Jack
Titel	A Sane Island Surrounded
Quelle	In: Phi Delta Kappan, 89 (2007) 4, S.278-282 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-7217
Schlagwörter	Extramural Athletics; Secondary Schools; Team Sports; Michigan; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Außerunterrichtlicher Schulsport; Sekundarschule; Mannschaftssport; USA
Abstract	Interscholastic sports programs in the U.S. face increasing pressures from the pervasiveness of sport in American life. A combination of commercialism and professionalism has become a powerful force undermining the wholesome nature of amateur athletic programs in the local secondary schools of America. But the seductions of commercialism and professionalism in scholastic sports were not created in a vacuum. The growth in popularity of professional sports in America parallels the introduction of television in American life, which has driven content-starved networks to televise all kinds of sports. This constant bombardment of the public psyche by a commercialized and professionalized version of sport has had its effect, the author argues, first on college sports and, more recently, on scholastic sports. How can school sports programs stave off the negative effects of the combined pressure of commercialism and professionalism? In this article, the author offers three examples of Michigan policies that blunt the impact of commercialism and professionalism in school sports. These include: (1) travel limitations; (2) compensation for coaches; and (3) restrictions on telecasts. (Contains 2 footnotes.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10