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ERIC Number: EJ740597
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0892-4562
EISSN: N/A
Anti-Hazing Strategies for Coaches and Administrators
Crow, Brian; Ammon, Robin, Jr.; Phillips, Dennis R.
Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, v17 n4 p13-15 Mar-Apr 2004
Despite recent public attention and nationwide media coverage, hazing by members of sport teams in high schools and colleges continues at an alarming rate. Coaches and administrators who naively think hazing does not occur (or worse, overlook team initiations) are often surprised when a hazing problem is uncovered in their program. Hazing is defined as "any activity expected of someone joining a group that humiliates, degrades, abuses, or endangers, regardless of the person's willingness to participate." These activities are often encouraged as a form of team building, when in reality they can lead to more deviant and potentially harmful acts of hazing. Several effective anti-hazing strategies have been developed in light of the increased number of reported hazing incidents. It is imperative for coaches and administrators to not only develop an anti-hazing policy that is continually communicated to all athletes, but to also strictly enforce the proscribed consequences when any hazing incident occurs. This article presents a general format to follow when implementing an anti-hazing program in an athletic program.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education
Audience: Administrators
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
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