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The Miseducation of the Student Athlete - How to Fix College Sports (Hardcover)
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The Miseducation of the Student Athlete - How to Fix College Sports (Hardcover)
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2018 DIGITAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST SOCIAL IMPACT BOOK The
student-athlete's life: practice, gym, weight room, film review,
repeat. Simply put, sports come first. Academics is a distant
second. As the revenues generated by big-time college sports
continue to skyrocket, virtually all of the debate involves whether
(and how much) student-athletes should be paid for play. Kenneth L.
Shropshire and Collin D. Williams, Jr., argue that "student" has to
come first in student-athlete: the focus should be on prioritizing
a meaningful education. In The Miseducation of the Student Athlete:
How to Fix College Sports, Shropshire and Williams draw on new
research to reveal that it has become increasingly difficult for
college athletes to balance school and sports, much less a social
life, leading to serious economic, professional, and emotional
consequences for young people. Given that fewer than 2% of all
college men's basketball and football players will play at the
professional level, the other 98% of student-athletes must be
prepared to find and perform well in jobs outside of their
respective field of play. In this bold call to action, Shropshire
and Williams explain how we got here and what can be done about it.
They lay out The Student-Athlete Manifesto, a roadmap to increase
the likelihood that student-athletes can succeed both on and off
the field. They also offer a Meaningful Degree Model, which ensures
education pays for everyone, along with stories of success that
show it is possible to be both a student and an athlete. A critical
read for student-athletes, sports leadership, policy makers, and
anyone who loves college sports, The Miseducation of the Student
Athlete has the potential to disrupt college sport and create
lasting change.
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