In America, sports are a popular passion, and an astoundingly
lucrative business as well. Americans pay out millions of dollars
annually for channels and stadiums to bring them closer to their
favorite players, and every year, young athletes go to greater
lengths to reach those exalted fields of play themselves.
Unfortunately, in the quest to offer an ever more compelling
product, the sports industry is blind to the manner in which that
product is created. Doping, playing through injury, and eating
disorders are widespread problems in both professional and college
athletics, and speak volumes about the lengths to which people will
go in order to make themselves successful. Dirty play, hazing, and
cheating are common even at the lowest levels. Most troubling of
all, however, are the societal problems created by the sports
industry, which include racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia.
Peter and Laura Finley's comprehensive work confronts the many
problems facing athletics today. Using numerous examples (both
historical and current), they begin with the issue as they exist at
the highest levels and as they are represented in the media. They
then go on to look at how the values and models expressed by
professionals are adopted and utilized by coaches, parents, and
eventually by amateur athletes of all ages. Finally, the Finleys
provide recommendations for improving the sports environment in
America, suggesting ways we can work to counteract some of these
many harmful influences to ensure that sports realize their
potential as a positive and rewarding activity.
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