By Ken Reed
In March, Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians said parents are “fools” if they won’t let their kids play football.
Last week, he decided he’d only attack female parents. Male parents are now apparently okay in his wandering mind.
“We feel like this is our sport,” said Arians at a high […]
Continue Reading →: Arians’ Old-School Football Mentality is Dangerous
By Ken Reed
The US women’s national soccer team has filed a wage discrimination lawsuit through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against US Soccer.
I say Godspeed ladies.
It’s about damn time something like this happened.
The women’s soccer team has been treated shabbily and unfairly — relative to the US men’s team […]
Continue Reading →: U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Being Treated Unjustly
By Ken Reed
The Huffington Post
April 3, 2016
Imagine the world of sports without ego.
No more trashtalking, showboating, cheating, cheap shots or running up the score. No more wackadoo parents and coaches ruining youth sports. No more prima donna professional athletes.
The win-at-all-costs mentality? Gone. The me-first athlete? History. Greedy […]
Nicholas Sweedo recently interviewed League of Fans’ sports policy director, Ken Reed, for his podcast with leading authors.
Sweedo and Reed had a nice, wide-ranging, discussion about contemporary sports issues.
Continue Reading →: League of Fans’ Reed Interviewed for “Outstanding Authors” Podcast
By Ken Reed
For the first time ever, the men’s NCAA basketball championship game will be on cable TV instead of network television. That means millions of fans that don’t have cable or satellite TV in their homes won’t have access to the title game.
The NCAA chose to go for the deal that provided […]
Continue Reading →: By Going With TBS, NCAA Leaves 22 Million Out in the Cold
By Ken Reed
There were a couple new lows in SportsWorld this week.
Here’s the quick synopsis:
Kirby Smart Disallows Transfers to Miami
Mark Richt is now the head football coach at the University of Miami. He formerly was the head coach at Georgia. Kirby Smart left a coordinator position at Alabama to […]
Continue Reading →: Sports Cavemen on Full Display This Week
By Ken Reed
Sonny Vaccaro was once considered one of the most ethically-challenged people in sports.
Today, he says he’s seen the light and now fights passionately for economic justice for college athletes.
Last month, The New York Times ran an excerpt of a new book called “Indentured: The Inside Story of the Rebellion […]
Continue Reading →: One-Time ‘Sneaker Pimp” Now Fights for College Athletes’ Rights
By Ken Reed
Seton Hall guard Derrick Gordon’s stay in the men’s NCAA basketball tournament didn’t last long. The Pirates were eliminated by Gonzaga Thursday night.
Nevertheless, Gordon, the first openly gay player to play in the NCAA tournament, has made a positive difference by coming out.
“I did it because there were a […]
Continue Reading →: Gordon’s Stay at Big Dance Short But Impactful
By Ken Reed
The league came kicking and screaming, but Tuesday finally reached this point of admittance: Football can cause chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
During a congressional panel hearing, Jeff Miller, the league’s senior vice president for health and safety, said brain research on former NFL players “certainly” shows a connection between football and […]
Continue Reading →: NFL Finally Admits Football-CTE Connection
By Ken Reed
One of the arguments some coaches have had against positive coaching techniques is that the positivity approach might work at some younger youth levels but not at highly competitive older levels. The thinking is that a positive, humanistic coaching style won’t translate into wins for big-time college and professional sports teams.
Well, […]