Data obtained in this study indicate that male high school students place no greater emphasis on winning than on all the other dimensions of interscholastic athletics, though athletes placed greater emphasis on winning than did nonathletes. (MB)

This document is the introduction to the main body of a report on the inquiry into the need for and feasibility of a national study of intercollegiate athletics. In addition to outlining the organization of the report on the findings of the inquiry, it consists of five sections designed to provide background information regarding the approach…

This small promotional brochure published by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) provides an overview of the association and its various services. Sections of the brochure deal with the NCAA's history; purposes; membership; how it is organized; member services; administration of its 81 championships in 22 sports; enforcement…

Author reviews the current policies and philosophy concerning interscholastic competition in New Jersey. (GB)

Discusses the recent increase in litigations concerning the activities of State high school athletic associations. (Author)

Lacrosse has been the fastest growing team sport at the interscholastic athletic level for the past 10 years according to the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). As a result, many physical educators are branching out from their traditional team sport units and teaching lacrosse in their classrooms. They are exposing…

Administrators in public schools are undoubtedly familiar with their duties under federal law to serve students with disabilities in the educational program. Far fewer, however, are aware of their legal obligations to these same students in after-school athletics and extracurricular activities. Are students with disabilities entitled to…

Discusses recent report by Tom Loveless with the Brookings Institution entitled "How Well Are American Students Learning?" The report examines, among other things, the relationship between school district achievement in sports and academic success. (PKP)

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is hoping to stem member institution defections to the National Collegiate Athletic Association by reorganizing national staff, emphasizing regional competition, and helping members with local marketing efforts. The organization's 340 members are primarily small regional public and private…

Discussion of the newly reconstituted Knight Foundation Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics focuses on issues facing the commission, including its role in preventing an "arms race" in salaries, facilities, and other aspects of athletic departments; the need to empower college/university presidents to take more control of athletics; and…

Youth athletes increasingly complain about unruly fans, overbearing coaches, and pressures from elite travel teams. In Maine, at least, their concerns have been heard. Superintendents, sports officials, and parents in Maine are rallying behind a major initiative billed as a national model for creating more positive athletic experiences for young…

This paper is intended to contribute to the reexamination of the proper role of sport and its actual relationship to the educational enterprise of which it is a part. Two polar views of the proper purpose of schooling are discussed first: education for maturity and education for enculturation. The opinion is then set forth that American public…

Briefly discusses the problems of increasing costs and injuries in interscholastic athletics. Provides some sources of information to help administrators and board members make decisions on certification of coaches and the establishment of athletic training programs. (IRT)

This article discusses how school districts are taming uncivil behavior especially by parents in the stands. Spurred on by incidents of bad sportsmanship, the Albert Lea district, working through a committee of stakeholders, published a set of standards that spell out for players, coaches, students, parents and community members the school…

An increased awareness of the gendered traditions of physical activity portrayed in vintage book series for girls and boys may provide teachers with a deeper understanding of (still) current ideological assumptions affecting female and male participation in sport and recreational activity. This article explores a unique girls' fiction series about…