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&NA;. "Southern Illinois University School of Medicine." JPO Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics 2, no. 3 (1990): 249???252. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00008526-199004000-00026.
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&NA;, &NA;. "Southern Illinois University School of Medicine." JPO Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics 4, no. 5 (1992): 265–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00008526-199210000-00017.
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Perlman, Meryl, Wadsworth A. Williams, and Lainie Friedman Ross. "Missed Opportunities in the Preparticipation Physical Examination for High School Athletes." Clinical Pediatrics 58, no. 5 (2019): 547–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0009922819832021.
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The preparticipation sports examination (PPE) is required for US high school athletes. We queried members of the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP) about what they actually include in a PPE, allotted PPE time, and counseling about full contact sports participation. Of 2300 ICAAP members contacted electronically, 228 (10%) responded, yielding 205 usable surveys. When performing a PPE, 34 (25%) always complete all of 6 selected AAP-recommended PPE components and 102 (74%) always get a concussion history. In contrast, 29 (21%) always complete all of the 6 selected AAP PPE components and 70 (49%) always get a concussion history as part of well-child checkup. Main interferences with clinician proficiency are lack of time and training cited by 49% and 37%, respectively. Pediatricians were evenly divided about whether or not to counsel against full contact sports, but were more likely to do so after the athlete sustained a first concussion.
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Guernon, Ann, and Christina Papdimitriou. "Factors Influencing Coaches’ Decisions about Concussion on the Sidelines of Youth Sports." Neurology 93, no. 14 Supplement 1 (2019): S23.3—S24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000581060.91582.f0.
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ObjectiveIdentify coach reported factors influencing decisions about potential concussion in youth sports.BackgroundYouth concussion in sport is an established public health concern. Coaches are the primary stakeholders deciding about removal from play for suspected concussion on the sidelines of competition and practice in most youth sports organizations. Estimates indicate over 2 million adults coach youth sports. Legislation across the U.S. and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and the Concussion in Sport Group recommend players with suspected concussion be removed from play and not return prior to medical clearance and a graduated return to play protocol be followed.Design/MethodsQualitative semi-structured 1:1 interviews with coaches of youth community or school sponsored athletic programs in Illinois. Interview data was analyzed according to a constructivist grounded theory methodology employing constant comparative methods with an inductive approach to theme emergence.ResultsSixteen coaches of recreational, competitive and scholastic athletic teams participated. Coaches were primarily white (94%) males (81%) with an average age of 47. Ten were volunteer coaches. Analytic themes related to decision making include: 1) personal experience drives decisions more than concussion training, 2) coaches fear the legal liability of missing a concussive event on the field, and 3) discomfort with the ambiguity of making decisions on the field. Coach perceived factors for improving comfort with decision making were: 1) availability of checklists or tools for use on the sidelines, 2) improve shared decision making with all stakeholders, and 3) access to medical professionals on the sidelines.ConclusionsThere is a possible misalignment between coaches’ actual practices on the field and best practice guidelines. Coaches report behaviors on the sidelines that are distinct from practice guidelines and public health initiatives related to removal from play and return to play when events on the field present the potential for concussion.
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Raine, Lauren B., John R. Biggan, Carol L. Baym, Brian J. Saliba, Neal J. Cohen, and Charles H. Hillman. "Adolescent Changes in Aerobic Fitness Are Related to Changes in Academic Achievement." Pediatric Exercise Science 30, no. 1 (2018): 106–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/pes.2015-0225.
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There is a growing trend of decreasing physical fitness among adolescents, which may result not only in poorer physical health, but also in poorer academic achievement. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the changes in aerobic fitness and academic achievement in reading and mathematics during middle school. Methods: This study employed a prospective, longitudinal cross-sectional design. Fifty-two adolescents were followed from sixth grade through eighth grade. In the spring, sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students completed Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run tests measuring aerobic fitness. In addition, students also completed Illinois Standards Achievement Test academic achievement tests in reading and mathematics. Results: Changes in aerobic fitness between sixth and eighth grade were positively related to changes in academic achievement in both reading and mathematics between sixth and eighth grade. Conclusion: These data suggest that changes in aerobic fitness may modulate changes in academic achievement. These findings highlight the importance of physical activity and have broad relevance for educational systems and policies.
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McPoil, Thomas G. "Is Excellence in the Cards?" Physical Therapy 99, no. 10 (2019): 1281–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzz104.
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ABSTRACT Thomas G. McPoil, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is Emeritus Professor of Physical Therapy at Regis University, Denver, Colorado, and Emeritus Regents’ Professor of Physical Therapy at Northern Arizona University. He has served as an Adjunct Honorary Professor in the School of Physiotherapy at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, and currently serves as a consultant to the Physical Therapy Orthotics Clinic at Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado. Dr. McPoil is known nationally and internationally for his scholarly contributions that have systematically examined foot and ankle function from both scientific and clinical perspectives. Dr. McPoil is an author or coauthor of 130 publications in peer-reviewed journals, coeditor of 2 books, and coauthor of 6 book chapters. His work reaches beyond the profession of physical therapy, as he served on the editorial boards of Foot and Ankle International, the Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, and Research in Sports Medicine and is currently on the editorial boards of the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association and The FOOT. Dr McPoil received his PhD in kinesiology with a specialization in biomechanics from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He holds an MS in physical education with a specialization in athletic training from Louisiana State University and a BA in physical education from the California State University, Sacramento. During his career, he has held faculty appointments at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Northern Arizona University, and Regis University. Dr McPoil’s clinical practice has focused on the management of chronic orthopedic foot and ankle disorders for the past 38 years. Dr McPoil is the founding president of the Foot and Ankle Special Interest Group of the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy. He has served as Vice President of the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy and as the Treasurer of the Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy. He has received numerous teaching awards, including APTA’s Dorothy E. Baethke & Eleanor J. Carlin Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching and the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy’s James A. Gould Excellence in Teaching Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Award. He is a recipient of a Fulbright Senior Scholar Award, the William J. Stickel Award for Research in Podiatric Medicine, the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy’s Stanley Paris Distinguished Service Award and was elected a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of APTA in 2007.
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Omwanghe, Osarhiemen A., Soyang Kwon, Devin S. Muntz, et al. "Habitual Physical Activity and Exercise Patterns in Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease." Blood 124, no. 21 (2014): 4099. http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood.v124.21.4099.4099.
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Abstract Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) and its complications have a major impact on physical functioning in affected children and adolescents. However, little is known about habitual physical activity patterns and exercise routines in this population. The aims of this study were to evaluate the amount of time spent in moderate (MPA) or vigorous (VPA) physical activity, examine participation in school-based physical education or organized sports, and explore factors that influence physical activity or exercise habits in children and adolescents with SCD. Methods A58-question, self-administered survey was given to a cross-sectional group of children with SCD (all genotypes) in grades 6 through 12 followed in the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Programs at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Children on hydroxyurea therapy and chronic transfusions were included. The survey included 2 sections: 1) questions adapted from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Physical Activity Questionnaire and 2) supplemental questions addressing participation in school-based physical education and organized sports; disease severity and impact on physical activity; and attitudes about physical activity and exercise. We performed standard descriptive analyses and bivariate analysis using Pearson’s chi-square or Student’s t-test for independent samples for comparison of categorical and continuous data, respectively. Responses from NHANES questions were compared to age, sex and race matched data collected from the 2009-2010 NHANES survey. Results A total of 88 surveys have been collected to date. Among respondents with SCD, 59% were between 11 and 15 years old, 51% were male, 66% had hemoglobin SS disease, 44% were on hydroxyurea and 19% were on chronic transfusions. Data were compared to extracted data from 1362 NHANES participants weighted to adjust for differences in distributions in age, sex and race between groups. The proportion of children with SCD who reported at least 10 minutes of VPA in a typical week (66 vs. 65%, p = 0.91) and their frequency of VPA (2.8 vs. 2.5 days per week, p = 0.44) did not differ from that of children from the NHANES cohort. However, a higher proportion of children with SCD reported MPA (67 vs. 42%, p < 0.001) with a frequency (2.3 vs. 1.4 days per week, p < 0.001) that was significantly higher than that reported in NHANES. The duration of VPA or MPA on a typical day also differed significantly between groups. Compared to children from NHANES, fewer children with SCD reported spending more than 60 minutes in VPA or MPA on a typical day. Overall, only 13% of children with SCD met US physical activity guidelines recommending at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. Of those children with SCD surveyed, 47% reported participating in school-based sports teams or physical activity clubs and 74% reported participating in physical education when offered at their school. Finally, we examined those variables that were associated with physical activity and participation in organized sports or physical education in children with SCD. Children 11 to 15 years old, when compared to children greater than 15 years old, were more likely to report 60 min of physical activity on more than 2 days per week (73 vs. 27%, p < 0.05). However, neither age nor sex affected participation in organized sports or physical education. We found that physical activity and participation in organized sports or physical education were not significantly affected by respondent beliefs regarding the impact of SCD on enjoyment of those activities. Sickle cell genotype, hydroxyurea use, chronic transfusions, and parental and personal attitudes toward physical activity also had no influence on participation in physical activity, organized sports or physical education in children with SCD. Conclusions When compared to matched peers in the NHANES study, children with SCD participate in comparable levels of VPA and even exceed their peers in levels of MPA. Participation in school-based organized sports and physical education was also common in children with SCD despite the previously reported impact of SCD on physical functioning in this population. Further studies are needed to determine the safety and potential health benefits of regular exercise and athletic participation in this population. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.
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Cao, Yue, Chunhua Zhang, Rong Guo, Dandan Zhang, and Shijiao Wang. "Performances of the Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessment (CAMSA), and validity of timing components in comparison with three commonly used agility tests in Chinese boys: an exploratory study." PeerJ 8 (March 23, 2020): e8784. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8784.
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Background The practical application of the Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessment (CAMSA) has been reported in some Western countries. However, a few studies reported the application of the CAMSA in Chinese children. In addition, given that the CAMSA was designing to incorporate both movement skills and agility assessment, the value and validity of the timing component of the CAMSA are worth discussing. Methods By choosing the Illinois Agility Test, Repeated Side Step-1 m distance, and the newly designed Repeated Side Step-half of height as the benchmark, we evaluate the performance of the CAMSA, further establish the concurrent validity of the CAMSA timing components (completion time and time score). In total, 149 male children (mean age 9.0 ± 0.8 years) from public schools in Shanghai, China, participated in the study. Results The mean CAMSA completion time was 19.3 ± 5.3 (s), and mean time score was 8.7 ± 3.9 (range of 1–14) for all participants (n = 149). After adjusted the sprint speed, older age was positively associated with the performance of the CAMSA. Being overweight was not associated with the performance of the CAMSA comparing with healthy body mass children, however, being obese was negatively associated with the CAMSA timing components and total score. Children having extracurricular sports activities (e.g., athletic experiences), mostly soccer, were more likely to demonstrated better performances of the CAMSA completion time, time score and total score. However, overweight and obese, also athletic experiences were not significantly contributed to the CAMSA skill score, although the association was slight (Adj R2 = 0.13). Besides, the CAMSA completion time has a strong correlation with the IAT, r = 0.77; RSS-1MD, r = − 0.76; and RSS-HHD, r = − 0.77, p < 0.01. The same pattern of correlation was also found between the CAMSA time score and three agility tests: IAT, r = − 0.79; RSS-1MD, r = 0.76; RSS-HHD, r = 0.78, p < 0.01. Discussion Overall, a few participants in the study were able to reach the recommended level of the total CAMSA score referring to the Canadian criterion. The strong concurrent validity was found between the CAMSA timing components and three selected agility tests, respectively.
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Jones, Nathaniel S., Neal Sethi, Kyle Wieschhaus, et al. "Medical Supervision of Illinois Public and Private High School Athletics." Physician and Sportsmedicine, December 31, 2020, 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00913847.2020.1868954.
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Geijer, Justin, William Pitney, and Jason Brandenburg. "Fluid Replacement Knowledge and Sources of Hydration Information among Illinois High School Athletic Coaches: A Pilot Study." Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.46743/1540-580x/2009.1256.
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine Illinois high school coaches’ knowledge of hydration and fluid replacement strategies. We also sought to identify their primary sources of fluid replacement information. Design: Descriptive Survey. Participants: 22 Coaches who were members of the Illinois High School Association were the survey respondents in this study. The mean age (±SD) of subjects was 37.4(±11.5) years with an average coaching experience of 11.4(±8.96) years. Intervention: A questionnaire was developed based upon the National Athletic Training Association’s Position Stand and the American College of Sports Medicine’s roundtable discussion of fluid replacement and hydration. The instrument contained three sections: 1) demographic information, 2) sources of hydration information, and 3) knowledge assessment of fluid replacement guidelines. The instrument was examined for face and content validity by three exercise physiology experts, one of whom had substantial expertise in sport nutrition. Main Outcomes Measures: Descriptive statistics were used to identify the sources of information and scores on the knowledge assessment. Consistent with similar studies, a score of 80% was used for the passing rate for the knowledge assessment. A chi square test with a significance set a priori at p <.05 was used to determine whether a difference existed between those with formal fluid replacement and exercise physiology training and those without in regards to passing the knowledge assessment. Results: 22 surveys were returned from 500 coaches that were randomly selected for mailing, resulting in a response rate of 4.4%. The mean assessment score was 12.7 (± 1.77) correct responses out of a possible 17. Only 12 participants (54.5%) obtained a passing score on the questionnaire, indicating nearly half of the spending coaches had an unacceptable level of hydration/fluid replacement knowledge. The chi square test revealed no significant difference in passing rates between those coaches with fluid replacement training (p= .394) or formal exercise physiology background (p= .088). The primary sources of information for the majority (>50%) of coaches was from magazines, conferences, and medical staff. Conclusions: The results from the hydration and fluid replacement questionnaire indicate that a large percentage of Illinois high school coaches do not posses adequate knowledge related to fluid replacement for their athletes. The nature of the survey may have contributed to the response rate. The low response rate for this survey should be taken into consideration and, thus, the results interpreted with caution. Practical Applications: Professional associations should consider targeting coaching magazines and conferences to share critical information related to fluid replacement. Coaches must also take responsibility and keep abreast of the latest information related to the safety of their athletes.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "School sports – Illinois"
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Swanson, William Russell Kennedy Larry DeWitt. "Perceptions of Illinois high school athletic directors relative to the effects of Proposition 48 upon selected elements of the academic preparation of Illinois high school athletes." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1989. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p8918626.
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Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 1989.<br>Title from title page screen, viewed October 12, 2005. Dissertation Committee: Larry Kennedy (chair), William Piland, Kenneth Strand, Joel Thirer, William Tolone. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 218-228) and abstract. Also available in print.
Books on the topic "School sports – Illinois"
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Glory days Illinois: Legends of Illinois high school basketball. Sports Pub., 2006.
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Solarz, Steve. Aurora's East-West football rivalry: The longest-running series in Illinois. The History Press, 2014.
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Dusty, deek, and Mr. do-right: High school football in Illinois. University of Illinois Press, 2010.
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Nelson, Campbell, ed. Illinky: High school basketball in Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. S. Greene Press/Pelham Books, 1990.
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Campbell, Nelson. Illinky: High School Basketball in Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. Stephen Greene Pr, 1990.
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Sweet Charlie, Dike, Cazzie, and Bobby Joe: HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL IN ILLINOIS. University of Illinois Press, 2004.
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Sweet Charlie, Dike, Cazzie, and Bobby Joe: HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL IN ILLINOIS. University of Illinois Press, 2004.
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Chudacoff, Howard P. What’s to Become of College Sports? University of Illinois Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.5406/illinois/9780252039782.003.0009.
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This chapter reflects on the future of college sports. It discusses the controversial issues swirling around college sports and the role of NCAA. It argues that despite the persistence of scandal or antitrust litigation, sports has remained the activity most identified with college student life and the strongest link between an institution and the public. In the end, the great majority of college athletes are genuine college students and should be treated as such. Rather than simply paying them for what they do on the field of play, the school that admits them—not the NCAA, not the government, not the media—should shoulder the responsibility for stimulating and feeding their intellectual curiosity and developing them into productive members of society.
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Surdam, David George. Professional Sports Teams Grapple with Radio and Television. University of Illinois Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.5406/illinois/9780252039140.003.0010.
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This chapter examines professional team sports' history with radio and television. Congress played an active role in the marriage of sports and television by passing legislation concerning national television contracts and television blackout rules. Legislators denounced Major League Baseball (MLB) for broadcasting and telecasting their games into minor league territory as well as National Football League (NFL) owners for their blackouts of telecasts of home games. Legislators also worried about the effects of NFL telecasts on college and high school football games, although little evidence was presented regarding these effects. This chapter first considers the early history of television in sports before discussing the effects of televising home games upon attendance and gate receipts, the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust suit against the NFL regarding its policy of blocking telecasts of home games, and the controversy surrounding the NFL's blackout policy. It also explores the issue of national television contracts and television revenue sharing.
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Cahn, Susan. Finding My Place. University of Illinois Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.5406/illinois/9780252037610.003.0013.
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In this chapter, the author shares her sports odyssey that began in suburban Chicago and ended in Buffalo, New York. The author recalls the time when, as a young girl, she spent many hours by herself. Her tomboy persona simply didn't fit in with the girl culture at her school and there were no alternative girl playmates in her neighborhood. Yet even as hery tomboyish love of sports contributed to her isolation, it also helped solve it. The author explains how sport provided her solace and joy. Her story is about sports played for different reasons in different communities. It is about coming to terms with her lesbian identity, finding supportive spaces comprised of people who respect difference, and a regular pickup basketball game at the Bob Lanier Center, known as “The Bob.” According to the author, “basketball at the Bob is about familiarity, a sense of belonging, meaningful activity, and ties that bind.” She concludes by reflecting on a contrasting vision of sport and community linked to sport spectatorship.
Book chapters on the topic "School sports – Illinois"
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Tamte, Roger R. "Besides Medical School." In Walter Camp and the Creation of American Football. University of Illinois Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.5622/illinois/9780252041617.003.0014.
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A magazine article by Princeton president James McCosh supports Harvard’s Eliot: college sports interfere with more important college priorities——the “enthusiasm of the college is visibly in favor, not of literature or science … but of muscle and bones.” Camp responds in a newspaper letter, contending that athletics and academic achievement can coexist and documenting with Yale student records that college athletes have significant academic achievements. Camp meets and dates Alice Sumner.
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Tamte, Roger R. "Career Realities." In Walter Camp and the Creation of American Football. University of Illinois Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.5622/illinois/9780252041617.003.0015.
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Camp fails his final medical school exams and seeks other employment, first in the watch business in New York (Manhattan Watch Company) and then, at the invitation and support of Yale graduates and students, as a supervisor and instructor or “coach” of student-managed sports at Yale.
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Tamte, Roger R. "“What Does Walter Think?”." In Walter Camp and the Creation of American Football. University of Illinois Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.5622/illinois/9780252041617.003.0028.
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Over a two- or three-year period, sports equipment manufacturer and retailer A. G. Spalding & Bros. replaces Wright and Ditson as publisher of American football’s rules and in 1891 begins a new publication called Spalding’s Official Football Guide, with Camp as editor and writer. Though possibly wanting to stay above the fray, Camp becomes embroiled in a conflict over the eligibility of graduate players, especially at Pennsylvania, which uses a high percentage of graduate school players. With Penn’s increasing success, students and alumni from Yale and other schools in 1892 and 1893 press the Intercollegiate Football Association to ban graduate school players. As president of the IFA, Yale’s captain, McCormick, leads passage of such a ban. Camp supports McCormick’s action but also suggests a one-year-residency requirement as another way to limit transfer of students just to play football. Pennsylvania and Wesleyan resign from the IFA in November 1893, leaving only Princeton and Yale as members.
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Ehrlich, Matthew C. "“Triumph and Tragedy”." In Kansas City vs. Oakland. University of Illinois Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.5622/illinois/9780252042652.003.0007.
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This chapter examines the highs and lows that would be experienced by Kansas City and Oakland and the athletes who played there. The Kansas City Royals won their first division title in 1976, the same year that Kansas City hosted the Republican National Convention. The Oakland Raiders won their first Super Bowl in 1977, the same year that Oakland elected its first African American mayor. But the two cities were scarred by violence from organized crime and the Symbionese Liberation Army, as businesses were dynamited and a school superintendent was assassinated. Players on the cities’ sports teams were enmeshed in charges of thuggery and racism, and some football players sustained profound injuries that would not become fully apparent until years later.
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Tamte, Roger R. "Impossible to Ignore." In Walter Camp and the Creation of American Football. University of Illinois Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.5622/illinois/9780252041617.003.0013.
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Though valuing physical education and college sports for improving students’ physical condition and discipline, Harvard’s president, Charles W. Eliot, had come to believe in 1882 that college sports are demanding too much time and effort from students, brought on by a drive toward a “professional standard of excellence.” Eliot wants college sports at the level of “amateurs who are amusing themselves.” He tries to interest other college presidents in faculty oversight of intercollegiate competition with interinstitutional cooperation. Yale and other schools refuse, but Harvard sets up a faculty athletic committee to regulate Harvard’s athletics, and the committee begins to impose the limits Eliot is seeking.
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Kemper, Kurt Edward. "Introduction." In Before March Madness. University of Illinois Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5622/illinois/9780252043260.003.0001.
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The introduction begins with a thumbnail sketch of some of the schools that played in the 1958 NCAA College Division Basketball Championship and the varying identities with the NCAA that each represented. The 1958 tournament included liberal arts colleges, regional and small state schools, and historically black colleges, each of which pursued athletics differently from, and often in opposition to, the big-time commercialized model that gained the majority of media and public attention. These varying groups and their agendas ultimately created conflict within the NCAA and all of college athletics over the function of college sports within American higher education and American culture. The chapter examines the historiography of early college sports and reform efforts, showing the primacy that college football plays in existing scholarly interpretations while also noting the fairly limited examinations and scholarly depth of early college basketball. Both strains of scholarship tend to imply a certain inevitability of the varied roles of college football and college basketball, an inevitability rejected by Before March Madness.
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Kanter, Deborah E. "Red, White, and Blue and Mexican." In Chicago Católico. University of Illinois Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5622/illinois/9780252042973.003.0004.
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In the 1940s a new Mexican American generation emerged. The children of immigrants grew up as Chicagoans, attending ethnically diverse schools and living in mixed neighborhoods. The parish anchored the community, and children grew up with a positive grounding in Mexican and US Catholic traditions. This chapter explores how they experienced World War II on the home front and as soldiers stationed all over the world. The parish newspaper vividly illustrates Chicago Mexican Americans’ talents and passions, especially in the realms of music, movies, and parish sports teams for women and men. A new parish gymnasium became the center of a lively social scene. These young people lived at ease with their hybrid identity: Mexican, American, and Catholic.
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Tamte, Roger R. "Rivalry Demands Rules." In Walter Camp and the Creation of American Football. University of Illinois Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.5622/illinois/9780252041617.003.0022.
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Harvard alleges Princeton’s 1889 football team includes professional players, paid for playing baseball in the summer. Camp proposes the first eligibility provision in the Intercollegiate Football Association constitution, barring professionals (paid for any sport, not only football) from IFA teams, and the Graduate Advisory Committee approves the provision. Later, by a 3–2 vote, the GAC refuses to apply the provision against Princeton because Harvard’s action was filed too late for Princeton to prepare a defense. Harvard leaves the IFA, and some supporters of both Harvard and Yale promote a “dual league” limited to those two schools; negotiations proceed but do not result in an agreement, and Camp says it was never contemplated that the schools would limit their contests to only one another.
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Goldsmith, Thomas. "Early Professional Days." In Earl Scruggs and Foggy Mountain Breakdown. University of Illinois Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.5622/illinois/9780252042966.003.0004.
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Scruggs played around Cleveland County through his schoolboy and teen years, wherever and whenever there was a spot available. Not yet a professional, he played with his brother at a fish camp, or open-air restaurant, on the broad river near the Flint Hill neighborhood. Times were hard and Earl got a job at Lily Mills in Shelby to help support his mother. He continued to play locally with groups such as the Orange Blossom Hillbillies and the Carolina Wildcats. Playing during breaks at the mill gave him his first sense that others would enjoy his music. Graduating from Boiling Springs High School, he took a job with regional favorites, the Morris Brothers, and then worked with Lost John Miller and the Allied Kentuckians in Knoxville as his last job before joining Bill Monroe on the Grand Ole Opry.