Management Theory and Practice in Physical Activity Education (Including Athletics)

A new text in management thought, theory,
and practice applied to physical activity education and
athletics required justification. Management Theory and
Practice in Physical Activity Education (Including
Athletics) has been planned primarily for administrators of
physical education and athletics at several levels of
educational institutions. However, much that is included
here can be very helpful as well to the sport and physical
recreation manager in public and/or commercial sport and
physical activity. In other words, it is the underlying
"thought, theory, and practice" that is fundamentally
important. The twentieth century has been characterized as
a transitional one in human history. Moving into the
twenty-first century, we start down the path to finding the
answer to this assumption. At any rate, changing times are
occasioned by the impact of a variety of social forces on
society. Additionally, such change has its accompanying, but
often unsteady, influence on the professional training of
leaders in the large number of fields that make up the
society in which such change occurs. The caliber of young
people recruited into the field within education is
paramount, as is the way they are prepared for leadership
roles as managers, teachers, coaches, performers,
supervisors, or exercise specialists. This is OUR
responsibility. We should carry out these assignments in a
way that is comparable to that used in the finest professions.