Racial Stacking Among Special Teams Units in American College Football

Racial stacking refers to a form of racial discrimination structured within the organization of sports teams and franchises. It is a persistent and pervasive social problem. The concept, first introduced in the 1970s, documents the active process of selecting and assigning players to particular posi...

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Main Author: Coutts, Steven (Author)
Contributors: Rheenen, Derek van
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Race and social problems
Year: 2021, Volume: 13, Issue: 3, Pages: 182-194
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Special teams
American college football
racial discrimination
Centrality
Racial stacking

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