Table of Contents
Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints? 11
Introduction 14
Chapter 1 Do Sports Benefit Children? Chapter Preface 19
1 Sports Benefit Children|cScott Ganz Kevin Hassett 21
2 Sports Can Harm Children Who Train Too Vigorously National Alliance for Youth Sports 29
3 Some Female Athletes Develop Unhealthy Practices TeensHealth 38
4 Professional Athletes Should Be Role Models Christian Malone 46
5 Athletes Should Be Role Models Only for Athletics Jeffrey Standen 52
6 Sports Can Benefit Children with Disabilities Brady Delander 58
Periodical Bibliography 66
Chapter 2 Should College Sports Be Reformed? Chapter Preface 68
1 Academic Achievement Is Improving for College Athletes Doug Jolley 71
2 Academic Fraud Is Rampant in College Athletics Elia Powers 79
3 College Athletes Should Be Paid Al Woods 87
4 College Athletes Should Not Be Paid Krikor Meshefejian 95
5 College Athletic Recruiting Should Be Reformed Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia 101
6 College Athletic Recruiting Needs Government Intervention Frank G. Splitt 111
7 College Athletic Programs Are Recruiting Middle School Students Andy Staples 120
Periodical Bibliography 126
Chapter 3 Is There Equality in Sports? Chapter Preface 128
1 Diversity in Hiring Should Not Be Mandatory in Professional Baseball Luke Kohler 130
2 Title IX Is Unfair to Men's Sports Walter Olson 139
3 Title IX Is Not Unfair to Men's Sports Andrew Zimbalist 147
4 Only the Wealthy Can Afford Competitive Sports Regan McMahon 154
Periodical Bibliography 164
Chapter 4 Is Drug Use a Problem in Sports? Chapter Preface 166
1 Performance-Enhancing Drugs Should Be Banned from Sports|Steve Courson 168
2Performance-Enhancing Drugs Should Not Be Banned from Sports Joan Ryan 176
3 Young Athletes Use Steroids Regan McMahon 182
4 Steroid Use Among Youth Is Declining Marcia C. Smith 187
5 Testing Student Athletes for Drugs Is Appropriate B.J. Rains 192
6 Testing Student Athletes for Drugs Is Not Appropriate Jennifer Kern 197
7 Male Student Athletes Are Drug Tested More Often than Females David Murphy 202
Periodical Bibliography 207
For Further Discussion 208
Organizations to Contact 211
Bibliography of Books 216
Index 220
