Social Media of Sport Custom Ebook: Rio Hondo College (Woods)

This custom ebook includes chapters from Social Issues in Sport, Third Edition. It is specifically designed for students taking the course Social Media of Sport at Rio Hondo College.

Audience

Custom ebook for students taking the course Social Media of Sport at Rio Hondo College.

What Is Sport and Why Do We Study It?
Participants Versus Spectators
Media and Sport
Youth Sport
International Sport
Sporting Behavior
Women and Sport
Politics and Sport
Violence and Rule Breaking in Sport
Future Trends in Sport

Ronald B. Woods, PhD, is an adjunct professor of health science and human performance at the University of Tampa. He was a professor of physical education and men’s tennis coach at West Chester University in Pennsylvania for 17 years and was inducted into their athletic Hall of Fame. He has more than 40 years of experience as a professor, coach, and sport administrator.

Woods also spent 20 years with the United States Tennis Association and was the first director of player development, a program that assisted in the development of top junior players into successful playing professionals. He was also honored by the International Tennis Hall of Fame with their Educational Merit Award in 1996.

He has been honored by the United States Professional Tennis Association as National Coach of the Year in 1982 and named a Master Tennis Professional in 1984. A lifelong member of SHAPE America, Woods was a member of the U.S. Olympic Coaching Committee for eight years and the Coaches’ Commission of the International Tennis Federation.