| 359 | Thursday, April 3, 2003 |
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| 8:45 AM-10:00 AM | Convention Center:104AB |
| NASPE/National Council of Secondary School Athletic Directors |
| Have Youth and School Sports Become Professional Athletics? |
| Discusses the trend toward professionalism in youth and school sports. Professionalism is a characteristic of modern sport. It is growing at all levels of competition, including youth and school sports. The model of professional sport travels downward to the lowest levels of age and skill. The result is an emphasis on success over participation. |
Keyword(s): national issues, standards and ethics, youth sports
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| Speakers: William H. Freeman, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC; and Ronald W. Hyatt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC |