02656nam 22006254a 450 991045173140332120200520144314.01-282-91725-097866129172571-60473-074-91-4294-6061-X(CKB)1000000000471095(EBL)619214(OCoLC)86074846(SSID)ssj0000100646(PQKBManifestationID)11124505(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000100646(PQKBWorkID)10037002(PQKB)10486836(MiAaPQ)EBC619214(MdBmJHUP)muse13595(Au-PeEL)EBL619214(CaPaEBR)ebr10157912(EXLCZ)99100000000047109520050929d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAir ball[electronic resource] American education's failed experiment with elite athletics /John R. Gerdy1st ed.Jackson University Press of Mississippi20061 online resource (279 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-57806-838-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-264) and index.An experiment justified -- Beyond the ivy-covered walls -- Envisioning a different future -- A changed context for reform -- Building critical mass for change -- Rebuild it and they will continue to come -- Articulating and meeting responsibilities -- Courage.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 and 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 argue 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 toSchool sportsUnited StatesCollege sportsUnited StatesSportsUnited StatesElectronic books.School sportsCollege sportsSports796.04/30973Gerdy John R897207MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451731403321Air ball2176403UNINA