Season 1 · Episode 15
EP 15 - Ch 14 -- Sports in High School & College
Sports in Society Podcast · Jeffrey Montez de Oca and Jay Coakley
July 10, 20241h 5m
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Show Notes
We situate this episode in the classic framework of structure and agency and show how changes in the organization of school sports impacts athletes’ ability to make meaningful decisions over their own lives as well as leadership skills they can develop. We then move into complexities around elite collegiate sports, including the relationship between sport and education, economic changes at the top, and the role of media. We then discuss how community-based research can alter our perception of school sports. We wrap up with discussions of ongoing issues in school-based sports: gender equity and sports that risk head trauma.