The Future of Sport and Coaching
Current social trends are likely to affect the future of sport in American society as is the ongoing conflict that exists between performance and participation sport. Although performance sport clearly has had an edge for much of the 20th century, things may change in this century as a result of changing demographics, the shift to an older population, a national crisis in health care, and in some cases, disinterest in performance sport. Discuss what you believe sport and coaching, from recreational to elite levels, will be like at the mid-21st century (e.g., trends, organization, political economic structure, fanship, ethics). Be sure to include in your analysis the following areas of sport: youth sport and interscholastic/intercollegiate sport, and non-mainstream sport.