No game for boys to play : the history of youth football and the origins of a public health crisis
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Author
Published
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2019].
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
796.33262 BACHY
1 available
796.33262 BACHY
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Published
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2019].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiv, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"In 2016, the NFL admitted a link between degenerative brain disease and injuries resulting from tackle football. This admission sparked a new safety debate in professional football. However, the concerns about players' health do not start at the professional level, but at the beginning and intermediate levels of play. In this book, Kathleen Bachynski tells the story of youth tackle football and the debates over player safety in the United States. In the postwar United States, high school football was celebrated as a "moral" sport for young boys, one that promised the creation of the honorable male citizen. However, Bachynski shows that throughout the twentieth century, coaches, sports equipment manufacturers, and even doctors were more concerned with "saving the game" than young boys' safety. By connecting the study of sport, health, childhood, and masculinity, Bachynski shows the social and physical vulnerability of young football players and how commonly held ideas of masculinity shape sport"--,Provided by publisher.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Football for children -- Health aspects -- United States.
Football injuries -- Public opinion -- History -- 20th century.
Masculinity in sports -- United States.
Tackling (Football) -- Health aspects.
Youth league football -- Health aspects -- United States.
Youth league football -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Football injuries -- Public opinion -- History -- 20th century.
Masculinity in sports -- United States.
Tackling (Football) -- Health aspects.
Youth league football -- Health aspects -- United States.
Youth league football -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bachynski, K. (2019). No game for boys to play: the history of youth football and the origins of a public health crisis . The University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bachynski, Kathleen. 2019. No Game for Boys to Play: The History of Youth Football and the Origins of a Public Health Crisis. The University of North Carolina Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bachynski, Kathleen. No Game for Boys to Play: The History of Youth Football and the Origins of a Public Health Crisis The University of North Carolina Press, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bachynski, Kathleen. No Game for Boys to Play: The History of Youth Football and the Origins of a Public Health Crisis The University of North Carolina Press, 2019.
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