1. Decisions about College Football during Covid-19: An Ethical Analysis.
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Baugh, Christine M., Glantz, Leonard, Mello, Michelle M., and Ulrich, Michael R.
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COMPETITION (Psychology) , *SPORTS participation , *HEALTH policy , *SAFETY , *ORGANIZATIONAL ethics , *COVID-19 , *ETHICAL decision making , *ATHLETIC associations , *PUBLIC health , *SCHOLARSHIPS , *MEDICAL screening , *MENTAL health , *COLLEGE sports , *RISK assessment , *UNIVERSITIES & colleges , *FOOTBALL , *ATHLETIC ability , *SOCIAL distancing , *CONTACT tracing , *COVID-19 pandemic - Abstract
This manuscript uses competitive college football as a lens into the complexities of decision-making amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Pulling together what is known about the decision-makers, the decision-making processes, the social and political context, the risks and benefits, and the underlying obligations of institutions to these athletes, we conduct an ethical analysis of the decisions surrounding the 2020 fall football season. Based on this ethical analysis, we provide key recommendations to improve similar decision processes moving forward. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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