Air ball
Subtitle: American education's failed experiment with elite athletics
By: John R. Gerdy.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Jackson
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
Subjects: School sports -- United States; College sports -- United States; Sports -- United States
Description: "John R. Gerdy has seen nearly every side of athletics. He is the son of a high school football coach; he was an All-American and professional basketball player, he was a legislative assistant for the National Collegiate Athletic Association; and he served as an associate commissioner for the Southeastern Conference." "In Air Ball: American Education's Failed Experiment with Elite Athletics, Gerdy brings all of those perspectives to bear and argues that the American system of school and community athletics is broken. But he is no mere naysayer. He offers a bold, progressive blueprint for reforming athletics to meet our country's educational and public health needs."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An experiment justified; title: Beyond the ivy-covered walls; title: Envisioning a different future; title: A changed context for reform; title: Building critical mass for change; title: Rebuild it and they will continue to come; title: Articulating and meeting responsibilities; title: Courage.