Synopses & Reviews
The Handbook of College Athletics and Recreation Administration (HCARA) provides a practical and informative resource for athletics administration, recreation, and fitness practitioners of all levels in both 2 and 4-year institutions, public and private. It is also a resource for graduate students and faculty in sports management programs with an emphasis in collegiate athletics.
HCARA addresses the broad functional areas of collegiate athletic enterprises: intercollegiate athletics, health and fitness, and recreation and covers such foundational issues as ethics, legal issues, and governance; functional skills such as managing students and staff, budgets, events, facilities, fundraising, marketing and media relations, and managing relationships and political environments; and contemporary issues such as diversity, health and wellness, and professional development and advancement.
Part One: Foundations 1- College Athletics: Continuity and Change Over Four Centuries; 2- An Overview of Fitness and Recreation in Collegiate Settings; 3-Theoretical Foundations; 4-Ethics and Professionalism in College Athletics and Recreation; 5- Legal Issues in Intercollegiate Sports and Recreation ; 6-Title IX; 7-Governance of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation
Part Two: Skills; 8- Managing, Leading, and Supervising Student Employees and Staff; 9-Financial Management and Budgeting; 10- Planning and Managing Facilities; 11-Managing Events; 12-Managing Friends and Raising Funds; 13-Managing Marketing and Media Relations; 14-Managing Relationships and Political Environments; 15-Managing Assessment and Evaluation
Part Three: Issues; 16-A CEO’s Perspective of Athletics and Recreation; 17-Dimensions of Diversity; 18-Health and Wellness Issues; 19-Professional Development and Advancement; 20-Looking to the Future; Summing Up and Looking Ahead
Synopsis
The Handbook of College Athletics and Recreation Administration provides a practical and informative resource for athletics administration, recreation, and fitness practitioners of all levels in both 2 and 4-year institutions, public and private. It is also a resource for graduate students and faculty in sports management programs with an emphasis in collegiate athletics. The book addresses the broad functional areas of collegiate athletic enterprises including intercollegiate athletics, health and fitness, and recreation.
Synopsis
Praise for The Handbook of College Athletics and Recreation Administration"The Handbook of College Athletics and Recreation Administration provides insiders' in-depth and firsthand perspectives on issues in the contemporary professional administration of intercollegiate athletics and recreation, as well as practical solutions to these issues. It is a must-read for anyone who is interested in pursuing a career in college athletics and campus recreation administration." Ming Li, professor and chair, Department of Sports Administration, College of Business, Ohio University
"The Handbook of College Athletics and Recreation Administration is a useful text for undergraduate students preparing for sport management careers within postsecondary institutions. This book effectively blends historical perspectives, theoretical foundations, and practical illustrations in a relevant format that addresses key issues in intercollegiate sports and campus recreation. Of particular value is the focus on people and importance of building relationships based on integrity, trust, and mutual respect." Tom Collins, associate professor of sport management, chair of Sport Studies and Physical Education, Chowan University
About the Author
George S. McClellan is the vice chancellor for student affairs at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.
Chris King is the director of intercollegiate athletics at the University of Texas-Pan American.
Donald L. Rockey, Jr. is associate professor in the Recreation and Sport Management Program at Coastal Carolina University.
Table of Contents
Figures and Tables xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xv
The Authors xix
PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS 1
1 College Athletics: Continuity and Change Over Four Centuries 3
John R. Thelin
2 An Overview of Fitness and Recreation in Collegiate Settings 21
Donald L. Rockey, Jr. and Robert J. Barcelona
3 Theoretical Foundations 44
Mary F. Howard-Hamilton and Joy Gaston Gayles
4 Ethics and Professionalism in College Athletics and Recreation 66
Michael L. Buckner
5 Legal Issues in Intercollegiate Sports and Recreation 83
Barbara Osborne
6 Title IX 107
Valerie M. Bonnette
7 Governance of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation 127
B. David Ridpath and Robertha Abney
Part One Case Studies 153
PART TWO: SKILLS 155
8 Managing, Leading, and Supervising Student Employees and Staff 159
Colleen A. McGlone and Stephen Rey
9 Financial Management and Budgeting 175
Timothy D. DeSchriver and Edgar N. Johnson
10 Planning and Managing Facilities 196
James E. Greenwell
11 Managing Events 212
Heather J. Lawrence
12 Managing Friends and Raising Funds 232
David F. Wolf
13 Managing Marketing and Public Relations 246
Scott Branvold
14 Managing Political Environments and Relationships 266
Jeremy Stringer and Bill Hogan
15 Managing Assessment and Evaluation 287
George S. McClellan
Part Two Case Studies 299
PART THREE: ISSUES 301
16 A CEO’s Perspective of Athletics and Recreation 303
Michael A. Wartell
17 Dimensions of Diversity 321
C. Keith Harrison, Scott Bukstein, and Walter Brock
18 Health and Wellness Issues 336
David A. Shor, John H. Dunkle, and Carrie A. Jaworski
19 Professional Development and Advancement 355
Chris King and David P. Synowka
20 Summing Up and Looking Ahead 367
George S. McClellan, Donald L. Rockey, Jr., and Chris King
Appendix: Resources for Leadership, Management, and Supervision of Staff and Volunteers 377
Name Index 379
Subject Index 383