Gunston, Robin,

Play Ball!. Robin Gunston. - Futurist, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 46, Institutions, 1522-3256; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Play Ball!, Jan./Feb. 2005; pp. 31-36.

"Welcome to the twenty-first century's wide world of sports--a rapid-paced world where technology is as much a part of the game as muscle, where sports celebrity rivals religious worship, and where winning at all costs is the name of the game." (FUTURIST) The author describes how "politics, celebrity, and other forces have undermined organized athletics and what the playing field will look like in the coming decades."

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Professionalism in sports
Sports--Economic aspects
Sports--Forecasting
Sports--Political aspects
Sports--Sociological aspects
Sports--Moral and ethical aspects
Sports teams
Sports technology
Twenty-first century--Forecasts

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