By Ken Reed
As with virtually every contemporary sports issue, win-at-all-costs (WAAC) and profit-at-all-costs (PAAC) mentalities are at the foundation of the numerous pitching injuries we’re seeing in baseball.
The American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) has called the rise in the number of professional pitchers requiring ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (“Tommy John surgery”) […]
By Ken Reed
Unlike their professional counterparts, most college football and basketball players aren’t making big money. While many college superstars are pulling in significant income from name, image and likeness (NIL) deals, most college role players receive little compensation for their efforts beyond tuition and room and board. As such, they are more […]
By Ken Reed
Some billionaires simply have no shame.
Take the Pegula family, owners of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, as an example.
According to Forbes, Terry and Kim Pegula have a net worth of $5.8 billion. Despite that wealth, they wanted taxpayers to help pay for a new football stadium for their […]
Fourth in a series on physical education …
By Ken Reed
It used to be the one place that all kids could participate in sports and fitness activities was in physical education class. However, with cutbacks in physical education (PE) classes over the past 30 years or so, that isn’t the case today. […]
Third in a series on physical education …
By Ken Reed
Well-rounded, cardiovascular-based physical education programs help students establish healthy lifestyle habits. As a result, children reap numerous physical fitness and medical benefits – in both the short and long-term.
However, the benefits of physical education and physical activity don’t stop there. […]
Second in a series on physical education …
By Ken Reed
Over 95% of our children and youth are in school. It’s the one place where we can reach nearly all our children, including those most at risk, with the critical lifetime health and wellness messages that are part of quality physical education […]
First in a series on physical education …
By Ken Reed
When it comes to the topic of preparing our children to succeed in life, we often use words and phrases such as “build self-esteem,” “empower students,” “provide tools for success,” and “create a foundation for the future.”
Those are all noble […]
Buddy Teeven’s legacy includes advocating for player safety and promoting gender diversity in football coaching
By Ken Reed
Originally published by Troy Media
Buddy Teevens was a progressive football coach in the best sense of the term.
Sadly, a tragic accident took him from us way too soon.
Teevens […]
By Ken Reed
Buddy Teevens was a progressive football coach in the best sense of the term.
Sadly, a tragic accident took him from us way too soon.
Teevens died from complications following a terrible bicycle accident last year. But before he passed, he left some important initiatives for football coaches at […]
By Ken Reed
Pro sports owners have the best business deal in the United States. They operate unregulated cartels and have a variety of antitrust protections. Basically, pro sports owners have been given free rein in this country. Moreover, their franchises appreciate at rates very few companies in other industries can match. Yet, they […]
Sports Forum Podcast
Episode #33 – League of Fans’ Sports Forum podcast: Ken Reed Announces His Retirement and Chats With League of Fans Founder Ralph Nader – Ken and Ralph talk about the history of League of Fans and the reasons it was created. They then move into a discussion of a variety of contemporary sports issues that League of Fans has been working on in recent years. Ken and Ralph end by talking about the need for sports fans, athletes, and other sports stakeholders to get involved in the sports reform movement and be activists and change agents on issues important to them, whether that be at the local, state, or national level.
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Episode #32 – League of Fans’ Sports Forum podcast: Prolific Author Joe Posnanski Joins the Show – Posnanski is one of America’s best sportswriters and has twice been named the best sports columnist in America by the Associated Press Sports Editors. We chat about his new book, “Why We Love Baseball,” his new Substack newsletter called Joe Blogs.
Episode #31 – League of Fans’ Sports Forum podcast: Foul Ball Safety Is Still an Important Issue at Ballparks – Our guests are Jordan Skopp, founder of FoulBallSafety.com and Greg Wilkowski, a Chicago based attorney. We discuss the historical problem of foul balls injuring fans and why some teams are still hesitant to put up protective netting in some minor league and college baseball parks.
Episode #30 – League of Fans’ Sports Forum podcast: The State of College Athletics with Dr. David Ridpath: Problems and Potential Solutions – Ridpath is a sports administration professor at Ohio University and a member of The Drake Group, a college sports reform think tank.
Episode #29 – League of Fans’ Sports Forum podcast: The Honorable Tom McMillen Visits League of Fans’ Sports Forum – McMillen is a former All-American basketball player, Olympian, Rhodes Scholar and U.S. Congressman. We discuss the state of college athletics today.
Episode #28 – League of Fans’ Sports Forum podcast: A Chat With Mano Watsa, a Leading Basketball and Life Educator – Watsa is President of PGC Basketball, the largest education basketball camp in the world. We discuss problems in youth sports today.
Media
"How We Can Save Sports" author Ken Reed appears on Fox & Friends to explain how there's "too much adult in youth sports."
Ken Reed appears on Mornings with Gail from KFKA Radio in Colorado to discuss bad parenting in youth athletics.
“Should College Athletes Be Paid?” Ken Reed on The Morning Show from Wisconsin Public Radio
Ken Reed appears on KGNU Community Radio in Colorado (at 02:30) to discuss equality in sports and Title IX.
Ken Reed appears on the Ralph Nader Radio Hour (at 38:35) to discuss his book The Sports Reformers: Working to Make the World of Sports a Better Place, and to talk about some current sports issues.
- Reed Appears on Ralph Nader Radio Hour League of Fans’ sports policy director, Ken Reed, Ralph Nader and the New York Times’ Tyler Kepner discussed a variety of sports issues on Nader’s radio show as well as Reed’s updated book, How We Can Save Sports: A Game Plan. Reed's book was released in paperback in February, and has a new introduction and several updated sections.
League of Fans is a sports reform project founded by Ralph Nader to fight for the higher principles of justice, fair play, equal opportunity and civil rights in sports; and to encourage safety and civic responsibility in sports industry and culture.
Vanderbilt Sport & Society - On The Ball with Andrew Maraniss with guest Ken Reed, Sports Policy Director for League of Fans and author of How We Can Save Sports: A Game Plan
Sports & Torts – Ken Reed, Sports Policy Director, League of Fans – at the American Museum of Tort Law
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