Policy Development in Sport Management

Product DescriptionSince the first edition of this text, sport management programs have grown tremendously. This thoroughly revised and updated edition offers a superb analysis of various sport organizations, with special emphasis on the policies which steer college athletic programs and professional sport franchises. The analysis includes a consideration of the issue(s) and problem(s) as well as the history and critique of the policies.The first part of the book deals with personnel policies related to college athletics, including mainstreaming Division I atheletes, recruiting and its violations, academic standards for freshman eligibility, and evaluation of coaching staff. There is also a chapter on professional sport free agency. The second part deals with related types of policies, such as the structure of the NCAA, funding, women's sport programs, and others.Review The text is sprinkled with revelaant case studies and in some instances offers possible solutions for complex problems. This work provides a conceptual framework for policy development in regard to sport management and is recommended for upper-division and graduate students interested in sport administration and sport studies. -Choice"The text is sprinkled with revelaant case studies and in some instances offers possible solutions for complex problems. This work provides a conceptual framework for policy development in regard to sport management and is recommended for upper-division and graduate students interested in sport administration and sport studies."-ChoiceAbout the AuthorHAROLD J. VANDERZWAAG is Professor Emeritus, Associate Department Head and Graduate Program Director of Sport Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is the author of six previous books, is a past president of the Philosophic Society for the Study of Sport, and is a former editor of the Journal of the Philosophy of Sport.
Author: Vanderzwaag, Harold J.

Publisher: Praeger

Binding: Hardcover

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0275960897

ISBN-13: 9780275960896