100 MOST INFLUENTIAL SPORTS EDUCATORS |
| Published: October 17, 2007, 4:51 pm |
| Tags: andre woodson, myles brand, tiger woods, bill russell, influence, kyle smith, sports awards, phil jackson, andre agassi |
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by Kyle Smith, Doberman On The DiamondWhat is a "sports educator?" Good question. I have no idea, but apparently there are a lot of them, because something called the Institute for International Sport has just named it's "100 Most Influential Sports Educators", along with it's "15 Most Influential Sports Education Teams in America."The thing is, the criteria is a bit, well, vague: "The core criteria for selection in each category was the effective use of sport as a means to educate.Educate people how? On the proper way to swing a golf club? The history of water polo? It's a bit unclear. Some are obvious, like athletes who started foundations, and others are not so obvious, like philosophy professors and Vivian C. Stringer.And selecting this list wasn't just some minor undertaking. According to the press release, the institute took three years to determine the list.Apparently, this was quite a big deal as well. At least it was to Mike Krzyzewski, who wrote this letter in appreciation [ Full article ] |
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