Investigates the abuse of black basketball players by coaches, the AAU, sports companies, and even parents Playing Time first looks at black youths’ love for basketball—their passion is innocent and naive. The author describes all the people and companies that view black ballplayers as another meal ticket, and unfortunately, some parents are also contributors to this abuse. There are a large number of coaches at every grade level— including colleges—that take advantage of black ballplayers, and the AAU and sports companies are the worst. This book will empower the reader to protect black ballplayers.

Playing Time: Tough Truths about AAU Basketball, Youth Sports, Parents, and Athletes

Politics & Social Sciences

McNutt, Kevin

Social Sciences

African American Images

Chronicling and critiquing the passion African American males have with the NBA, this thoughtful dialogue challenges athletes, parents, educators, the media, and the larger society to examine the obsession with basketball. With 91 percent of NBA players being African American and only two percent of African American community becoming doctors, dentists, and engineers, a solution for the future is desperately needed, and this book tries to answer some of the tough questions posed by these alarming figures. Among the questions addressed is What happens to all the athletes who are unable to go into the NBA? and Has this obsession with basketball robbed the African American community of talent needed in other professions? These questions are accompanied by an examination of the attitudes and perceptions of the black sports culture.

Hooked on Hoops: Understanding Black Youths' Blind Devotion to Basketball

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Playing Time: Tough Truths about AAU Basketball, Youth Sports, Parents, and Athletes

Hooked on Hoops: Understanding Black Youths' Blind Devotion to Basketball