مقاله انگلیسی مدیریت ورزشی

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Sports Management

Can Sports Management Stop Steroid Use?

Sports Management Approach to Stopping the Use of Steroids

In the months prior to this fall, no one could browse through a newspaper sports section; tune a television set to ESPN; or listen to a sports talk radio station without being aware of facts, speculations and opinions regarding the recent revelations about the use of steroids in Major League Baseball.

We have been informed about parents who are outraged at the example steroid use sets for our youth. Journalists speculate about who has lied and what is the degree of alleged falsity in players' statements. Hall of Fame induction potential of alleged and proven steroid users has been debated. Former players have commented on the implications of such behavior. When Rafael Palmeiro returned to the field after his 10-game suspension resulting from a positive test for steroid use, the initial reaction of fans was analyzed as to the ratio of cheering and booing.

The larger question is: What is the solution to stopping what is widely believed to be a dangerous and unethical practice in all of sports? The purpose of this article is to analyze the situation from a sports management standpoint and define the roles professionals have in slowing if not stopping the spread of steroid use in professional sports and, more importantly, collegiate and scholastic sports.

As all of us who have studied the discipline of sports management know, management has been defined in many ways. For the purpose of this essay, the most appropriate definition can be referenced in Francis J. Bridge and Libby L. Roquemore's text Management for Athletics/Sport Administration Theory and Practice, fourth edition:"Management is defined as the achievement of predetermined objectives working through others."