League of Fans’ Sports Forum podcast
In this episode we talk coaching styles with veteran sports sociologist Jay Coakley. Jay is a former college basketball player who went on to earn a Ph.D. in Sociology from Notre Dame. He then became one of the nation’s preeminent sports sociologists. He is the author of the […]
Continue Reading →: Sports Forum Podcast: Coaching Styles with Sports Sociologist Jay Coakley
By Ken Reed
Several sports stars, including Naomi Osaka, Marcus Rashford, Megan Rapinoe and Lewis Hamilton, have seen their social followings and engagement rates soar after using their platforms for social justice causes this year. Socially-responsible brands have seen a similar boost.
The increases have been driven largely by younger, socially-conscious fans and consumers. […]
Continue Reading →: Athletes’ Social Justice and Cause-Related Marketing Efforts Are Booming
League of Fans’ Sports Forum podcast
In this episode, we chat with John Gerdy, a former college athlete and NCAA and SEC administrator who became a sports reformer later in his career. We talk about the current situation in college athletics amidst a pandemic; compensation for college athletes; big-time Power Five college sports vs. Division […]
By Ken Reed
The NCAA approved a mandate back in September which required all sports at NCAA-member college campuses to shut down for Election Day.
It was a forward-thinking move. It signaled to college athletes, in all sports, how important voting is in a democracy. A person’s vote truly is his/her voice.
Perhaps the […]
By Ken Reed
Originally published by Troy Media
According to a study from researchers at the Boston University CTE Center, each year a person endures repetitive head collisions from playing football the risk of developing degenerative brain disease increases by 30 per cent.
In addition, for every 2.6 years of play, the risk of […]
Continue Reading →: Head injuries and football go hand in hand
By Ken Reed
According to a study from researchers at the Boston University CTE Center, each year a person endures the repetitive head collisions from playing football the risk of developing the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) increases by 30 percent. In addition, for every 2.6 years of play, the risk of developing […]
By Ken Reed
During a recent NFL game telecast, announcers Joe Buck and Troy Aikman didn’t realize their mics were still hot.
What viewers heard were comments that made people recall the NFL’s paid patriotism scam.
Buck and Aikman commented on a military flyover during pregame activities for the Green Bay Packers – Tampa […]
Continue Reading →: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Paid Patriotism in the NFL
By Ken Reed
We’ve received great feedback regarding the first episode of our new League of Fans’ Sports Forum podcast.
Title IX expert Donna Lopiano was our guest. We talked about various Title IX and equal opportunity issues in the sports world.
Several people contacted us with complaints about local schools in their area […]
League of Fans’ Sports Forum podcast
The inaugural episode of the League of Fans’ Sports Forum podcast is now available. The topic is Title IX’s impact on the sports world through the years.
During this episode, League of Fan’s sports policy director Ken Reed chats with long-time Title IX and civil rights activist […]
Continue Reading →: Sports Forum Podcast – Sports and Title IX: Where Do We Stand Today?
From the Editor:
League of Fans’ sports policy director, Ken Reed, is the host of a new sports issues podcast called League of Fans’ Sports Forum.
Here’s the podcast description:
Sports Forum is an ongoing discussion about current sports issues. The goal of the podcast is to find ways we can improve the sports experience […]