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Amateur Athletes

The Money Games

David Potter | Posted 07.10.2012 | Sports
Read More: London Olympics, Amateur Athletes, Olympic Sponsorship, Olympics, Corporate Sponsorship, Sports News
David Potter

The London Olympics are unthinkable without their corporate sponsors, both for the site itself and for the teams that are going to compete. But what would a person connected with the ancient version of the Games think?

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

Michael J. Critelli | Posted 06.05.2011 | Sports
Read More: Sports, Athletes, College Sports, Commercial Sports, Amateur Athletes, Sports News
Michael J. Critelli

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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The Hypocrisy of College Athletics

Larry Hirsch | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Read More: College Athletes, Amateur Athletes, College Sports, Sports Agents, Sports News
Larry Hirsch

Universities, administrators and coaches earn millions dollars due to the exploits of student athletes. Yet anything done to help the athletes is seen as an outrageous breach of the amateur code.

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