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The Myth of the Amateur
- A History of College Athletic Scholarships
Engelsk Hardback
The Myth of the Amateur
- A History of College Athletic Scholarships
Engelsk Hardback

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In this in-depth look at the heated debates over paying college athletes, Ronald A. Smith starts at the beginning: the first intercollegiate athletics competition-a crew regatta between Harvard and Yale-in 1852, when both teams received an all-expenses-paid vacation from a railroad magnate. This striking opening sets Smith on the path of a story filled with paradoxes and hypocrisies that plays out on the field, in meeting rooms, and in courtrooms-and that ultimately reveals that any insistence on amateurism is invalid, because these athletes have always been paid, one way or another. From that first contest to athletes’ attempts to unionize and California’s 2019 Fair Pay to Play Act, Smith shows that, throughout the decades, undercover payments, hiring professional coaches, and breaking the NCAA’s rules on athletic scholarships have always been part of the game. He explores how the regulation of male and female student-athletes has shifted; how class, race, and gender played a role in these transitions; and how the case for amateurism evolved from a moral argument to one concerned with financially and legally protecting college sports and the NCAA. Timely and thought-provoking, The Myth of the Amateur is essential reading for college sports fans and scholars.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
344
ISBN-13:
9781477322864
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1477322868
Udg. Dato:
4 maj 2021
Længde:
33mm
Bredde:
152mm
Højde:
229mm
Forlag:
University of Texas Press
Oplagsdato:
4 maj 2021
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