Air Ball: American Education's Failed Experiment with Elite Athletics
This is an insider's assessment of how big-time college sports is in crisis and how it can be fixed. It* Addresses a major topic of interest to concerned fans, educators, administrators, and anyone associated with sports and physical education* Prepares a perspective for pundits and fans reviewing the NCAA rules just adopted; this new system for measuring the academic performance of sports teams, the Academic Progress Report (APR), will generate much discussion as the results begin to take effect* Offers an insider’s perspective from a former athlete and sports administrator* Expands dramatically the solutions hinted at in Sports: The All-American Addiction* Offers specific suggestions regarding reform