Pay for Play: A History of Big-Time College Athletic Reform

Pay for Play: A History of Big-Time College Athletic Reform (Sport and Society)

In an era when college football coaches frequently command higher salaries than university presidents, many call for reform to restore the balance between amateur athletics and the educational mission of schools. This book traces attempts at college athletics reform from 1855 through the early twenty-first century while analyzing the different roles played by students, faculty, conferences, university presidents, the NCAA, legislatures, and the Supreme Court. _x000B__x000B_Pay for Play: A History of Big-Time College Athletic Reform also tackles critically important questions about eligibility, compensation, recruiting, sponsorship, and rules enforcement. Discussing reasons for reform--to combat corruption, to level the playing field, and to make sports more accessible to minorities and women--Ronald A. Smith candidly explains why attempts at change have often failed. Of interest to historians, athletic reformers, college administrators, NCAA officials, and sports journalists, this thoughtful book considers the difficulty in balancing the principles of amateurism with the need to draw income from sporting events.
Country USA
Manufacturer University of Illinois Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2010-10-01
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	University of Illinois Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2010-10-01
Format	Kindle eBook

Pay for Play: A History of Big-Time College Athletic Reform (Sport and Society)