LSM-7500

Agergaard, S., & Karen, D. (2023). Social issues in sport, leisure, and health. Routledge. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=nlebk&AN=3656548&site=eds-live&scope=site&custid=natuniv&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_Cover

This course text will provide additional context and scholarly discourse on contemporary issues, particularly those that reflect social issues, within the sport, coaching, and athletic administration setting, providing thought processes and encouraging discourse for application of strategies to address those issues. For Module 1, required reading is Part 1 of the text.

Williams, D. P., Murfree, J. R., Hawley, J., & Tutka, P. (2021). A content analysis of the Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics: 2008-2019. Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics. https://csri-jiia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/RA_2020_22.pdf

Reviewing this content will help provide context to the contemporary issues that athletic administrators, coaches, and sport personnel have reviewed in scholarly literature in recent time. This can help provide the student context for current and potential future issues that may affect their sport organization for field experience, particularly issues related to organization and governance.

Staurowsky, E., & Flowers, C. (2023). Introduction to the special issue: Title IX and its future in shaping inclusive excellence in college sport. Journal of Intercollegiate Sport, 16(1), 1–5. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=s3h&AN=162772969&site=eds-live&scope=site&custid=natuniv

Title IX is a standing issue within athletic administration and coaching, and continues to be a contemporary issue in sport that applies to governance and organization, and one that sport and athletic administrators must be familiar with.

Morton, J. T., & Pastore, D. L. (2020). Forecasting issues in NCAA DIVISION I FBS ATHLETICS. Journal of Contemporary Athletics, 14(1).

The ability to anticipate and understand trends within sport and athletic administration is key for successful coaches and administrators. This article will help to provide context and guidance on what, where, and how students can begin forecasting, researching, and analyzing contemporary issues in athletics.

This seminar from University of Virginia School of Law discusses the policies, procedures, and other considerations for investigations into potential issues within a sport organization and the importance of compliance when addressing policies/procedures for mitigating contemporary issue impacts on sport organizations.

This information is important for students to review as the issue of diversity, equity, and inclusion continues to evolve as a contemporary issue that needs addressed across all sport organizations, particularly in relation to access and representation of minorities in coaching and athletic administration leadership positions.