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100	1		_aCovell, Daniel, _d1963- _eauthor. _920652
245	1	4	_aThe New England Small College Athletic Conference : _ba history / _cDan Covell ; foreword by Stephen Hardy.
264		1	_aJefferson, North Carolina : _bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, _c[2022]
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aForeword by Stephen Hardy -- Introduction: "The sweatiest of the liberal arts" -- An ideal Is born: The future NESCACs in the emerging intercollegiate athletics landscape -- Establishing the Pentagonal Agreement: -- The challenges of formalization and self-interest -- Alex Schulten, the 1.6 rule, and the artifice of the ideal image exposed -- The "Potted Ivy" conference: from the pentagonal agreement to NESCAC -- The new conference faces immediate challenges -- "When all hell broke loose": The realities of postseason play -- No longer so pure and simple: managing the ap-era ideal -- Recruiting: the realities of athletics resource acquisition -- Epilogue: the cultivation of a new image era -- Chapter notes.
520			_a"The New England Small College Athletic Conference has won glowing appraisals in the sporting press since its founding in 1971. Established to strengthen intercollegiate sports in harmony with the high academic standards of its members--11 prestigious liberal arts colleges--the NESCAC is committed to equity and inclusion in athletic programs, and to providing only need-based financial aid. The conference's reputation attracts many of the most gifted student athletes in the U.S. Drawing extensively on campus archives, media reports and interviews, this book compares the NESCAC's lofty strategy to reality, with a focus on recruiting, admissions, financial aid and diversity goals"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"The New England Small College Athletic Conference has won glowing appraisals in the sporting press since its founding in 1971. Established to strengthen intercollegiate sports in harmony with the high academic standards of its members--11 prestigious liberal arts colleges--the NESCAC is committed to equity and inclusion in athletic programs, and to providing only need-based financial aid. The Conference's reputation attracts many gifted student athletes. Drawing extensively on campus archives, media reports and interviews, this book compares the NESCAC's lofty strategy to reality, with a focus on recruiting, admissions, financial aid and diversity goals"-- _cProvided by publisher.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
590			_aOCLC control number change
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650		7	_aCollege sports _2fast _920657
651		7	_aNew England _2fast _920658
655		7	_aHistory _2fast _93689
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aCovell, Daniel, 1963- _tNew England small college athletic conference _dJefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022]. _z9781476688503 _w(DLC) 2022022481
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