In chapter four of the book titled, ?Sports in Society?, Jay. J. Coakley examines some of the differences between ?power and performance? sports, versus ?pleasure and participation? sports. The ?power and performance? model is geared for more of a ?die hard? athlete, while a ?pleasure and participation? model stresses a relaxed, laid back attitude. For the most part, the majority of the sports games played today seem to fall in the gray area of these …showed first 75 words of 977 total…

…showed last 75 words of 977 total…the most part, no matter what the skill level is, the athletes engaging in sports seem to fit in this gray area of two extreme models. That is, that they seem to mix and match the criteria?s between the two models as to how they fit in with the sport. From my experiences with sports, I would have to say that the main motive for most athletes is that special ?love? for the game