Teachers.netPlaying the Game: Inside Athletic Recruiting in the Ivy League
In our sports-crazed culture, few are surprised by the all-out athletic recruiting that takes place at such collegiate sports powerhouses as Notre Dame, Michigan, UCLA, Stanford, Duke, and other Division I schools offering athletic scholarships. But what about athletic recruiting at the elite academic Division I schools of the Ivy League, which have no athletic scholarships? Playing The Game offers readers the first detailed, inside look at exactly how the athletic recruiting game is played by coaches, athletes, parents, administrators, admissions officers, and even college presidents in the Ivy League.
"It's a fun read for anyone interested in the inner workings of college sports; and a must read for anyone interested in being an Ivy League athlete." —The Nashua Telegraph, May 9, 2007
"Student athletes and parents considering participation in collegiate athletics in all college and univeristy settings would enjoy Playing The Game. Coaches will find the book essential reading." —Kliatt
"A thought-provoking book about athletics and Ivy League admissions." —White Plains Journal News
"Casts a unique light on Ivy recruiting." —Harvard Crimson
"In-depth look at recruiting in this elite league." —Publishers Weekly
"Chris Lincoln hits the nail on the head regarding Ivy League and NESCAC athletic recruiting. It's rare to read such a daring and informative book that manages to walk the line between "exposing" hidden practices and representing the coaches' side of things. He points out all the unfair practices along with the games coaches and students play, but at the same time he is quick to suggest solutions that seem eminently feasible. The bottom line is that athletic recruiting at these top colleges is an incredibly complex and at times indecipherable system that Mr. Lincoln manages to make clear and logical." —Dr. Michele Hernandez, author of A is for Admission and former admissions officer at Dartmouth College
"Anyone interested in the connection between college athletics and academics should read Chris Lincoln's Playing The Game. This is a well-researched and rigorous examination of the ways in which sports shape, for good and ill, the culture of higher education. Lincoln writes with verve, revealing the complexities of a subject at the center of our national discourse. Here is the story behind the story of what we see on the field. A fascinating look at the world of sports." —Christopher Merrill, author of The Grass of Another Country: A Journey Through the World of Soccer
