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Entries by Michael J. Critelli from 04/2011

The Good, Bad and Ugly About the Commercialization of Amateur Sports

| Posted 04.05.2011 | Sports
Read More: Sports, Athletes, College Sports, Commercial Sports, Amateur Athletes, Sports News

Commercialization radically changes the economic benefit of winning for the young athlete. An adult can decide to risk injury; an 11-year-old should not be pushed to use athletic techniques that create risks he does not understand.

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Why Golf Matters

| Posted 04.26.2011 | Sports
Read More: Diversity in Golf, Golf Exclusivity and Diversity, Golf Diversity, Diversity and Exclusivity Golf, Diversity Golf, Golf, Sports News

Golf is finding ways to expand into communities in which it has not been played, such as the three-hole course in an industrial section of Cleveland, where the First Tee Foundation has created an oasis of natural beauty.

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