Jay J. Coakley

Jay J. Coakley is a Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, and a preeminent sports sociologist known for authoring the widely used textbook 'Sports in Society: Issues and Controversies.' With over fifty years of research on sports, culture, and society, he is an internationally respected scholar, award-winning author, and former journal editor whose work focuses on youth sports participation and the sociology of play.