Monday, September 5, 2016

Two College Sports Documentaries

There have been a number of college sports documentaries.  Two recent ones that examine the business of college sports include:

Schooled: The Price of College Sports, inspired by an article by Taylor Branch and available on Amazon and other online sites:


The Business of Amateurs which was just released on Amazon and elsewhere.


If you are planning to write about college sports, these would be a good place to start.  I would also strongly recommend you get a copy of Indentured: The Inside Story of the Rebellion Against the NCAA by Joe Nocera and Ben Strauss.

The Hunting Ground

This film is now available on Amazon and other online sites.


If you are interested in the subject of campus rape, watching this film would be a good place to start.  I would also strongly recommend the book Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer.