Exploring Alternative Models of Sports Development in America — an Excerpt

(Editor’s Note: The following is adapted from B. David Ridpath’s new book Alternative Models of Sports Development in America: Solutions to a Crisis in Education and Public Health, published in January by Ohio University Press. Ridpath is an associate professor and the Kahandas Nandola Professor of Sport Business at Ohio University in the College of Business and Department of Sports Administration. Ridpath was named a Fulbright Scholar in 2015 and also serves as adjunct professor at the Univ