The term used to describe assigning players to positions based on race-based stereotypes is

• A. Drafting
• B. Recruiting
• C. Stacking
• D. Positioning

Answer: (C)

Stacking is the term for assigning players to positions based on race-based stereotypes. In sociology of sport, stacking describes how athletes are placed into specific roles not because of their actual abilities or preferences, but because of racialized assumptions about what positions suit certain groups. This practice reinforces unequal opportunities, limits players’ development by narrowing the positions they’re exposed to, and sustains a racial hierarchy within the team.

Other terms describe different processes: drafting is about selecting players into a team from a pool, often through a formal process; recruiting is about attracting players to join a team; positioning is a general idea of placing players into roles, but it does not inherently entail racial stereotyping. Stacking uniquely captures the racialized allocation of positions.