Living out of bounds : the male athlete's everyday life / Steven J. Overman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Overman, Steven J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Sociological aspects.

Sports.

Athletes--Social life and customs.

Athletes.

Manners and customs.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 227 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2009.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Athlete's Family and Youth 1

Roots 1

Opening Rounds 6

The Influence of Parents 10

Coaches and Father Figures 17

Looking Backward 19

Chapter 2 The Narrow World of Sports 21

Part I Sport as Sanctuary 21

Home Away from Home 22

Sanctum Sanctorum 28

Part II Sport as Neverland 30

From Peter Pan to Peter Rose 30

Living in Neverland 33

Coaching as Paternalism 35

The Wider World 38

Chapter 3 Public Life, Private Space 43

Coping with Celebrity 44

Chapter 4 In the Arena's Shadow 59

Gladiator's Holiday 59

Practice Time 61

On the Road 64

Hotel Living 68

Time in; Time out 70

Filling Leisure Time 73

Playing Cards and Gambling 75

Recreational Drugs 78

Lifestyles of the Nouveau Riche and Famous 80

Teammates and Buddies 83

Revealing the Inner Man 88

Chapter 5 Sex and Sexuality 91

Male Enclave 93

Cheerleaders, Temptresses, and Centerfolds: Marginalizing Women 96

Home and Away 103

Sexual Athletes 107

The Evolving Status of Gay Athletes 109

Chapter 6 Team Colors: Sport and Race 111

A Century of Change 111

Chapter 7 The Athlete and His Body 135

The Toll of Training 138

Better Living through Chemistry 143

Getting Hurt 145

The Three R's of Injuries: Repair, Rehab, and Recovery 152

No Pain, No Gain 156

Chapter 8 Retiring from Sport 159

One Game at a Time 161

"One-More-Year" Syndrome 163

Transition and Adjustment 166

The Ex-athlete in Search of Identity 170

Representative Retirements 172.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-213) and index.

ISBN:

9780313346682

0313346682

OCLC:

233591857