Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Research Blog #2: Scouting the Territory

I would like the paper to focus more on the NCAA putting lots of restrictions on players to keep them in a "amateur" status. This status seems to give these students little representation when it comes to policy change. "Amateurism" as a keyword brings up many articles which talk about how the amateur label is used to keep students from protecting themselves with agents and unions.

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/08/the-end-of-amateurism-not-the-end-of-college-sports/379200/

http://thesportjournal.org/article/ncaa-division-i-athletics-amateurism-and-exploitation/



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  1. Michael GoellerFebruary 18, 2015 at 11:22 AM

    I'd like to see some links here -- the idea is that you at least look around on the web about what is being written on your topic.

    Certainly, "amateurism" seems increasingly archaic, especially with even the Olympics now open to pros. Why is it that college athletics is the last vestige of amateurism -- especially when it is increasingly profitable? That seems a good question. But do not ignore the role of the NCAA. There has been a lot written on this, beginning with the classic book College Athletes for Hire: The Evolution and Legacy of the NCAA's Amateur Myth.

    You definitely need to see the film Schooled--preview here:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXfpybD-pig
    It is pretty widely available in different places, and at different prices. If you have Amazon Prime or Netflix it is included in those.

    Or at least read the article that inspired the film:
    http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/10/the-shame-of-college-sports/308643/

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