Even with teams’ embrace of analytics, the number of scouts employed by MLB teams had stayed remarkably consistent. That all changed with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The coach’s legendary terseness and his rejection of technological trends belie a wealth of knowledge about the game and its history.
Given the unique demands and pressures of competing in elite sport environments, it is imperative that we pay attention to elite youth athletes’ mental health needs.
Stereotypes continue to provide excuses to executives for not exercising what likely constitutes the most critical skill for leadership.
The emotional realities experienced by women coaches are adversely impacting their ability to thrive in a culture that doesn’t recognize or support key parts of their work.
Well-publicized professional sports stars’ injuries draw attention to dangerous influences on young athletes.
While Sanders deftly played the game of Black respectability politics during his short tenure, Jackson State had motives of its own when it hired the former NFL star.
The US National Women’s Soccer League was recently rocked by revelations of sexual abuse. But research shows that physical and verbal abuse is also disturbingly common in organized sports.
You can go to a psychologist for ADHD coaching or to an ‘ADHD coach’. Whichever option you choose, this should be just one aspect of your care.
The muscle benefits of a brief ‘priming’ workout seem to last longer than a last-minute warm up.
Bill Russell leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of winning championships and civil rights activism during a time of racial segregation.
Often dismissed as ‘horseplay,’ sexual assaults perpetrated by boys athletes against their teammates persist in high school sports, a researcher observes.
Moving towards an athlete-centred approach to sport is one step in the right direction
An analysis of 267 NFL offensive and defensive coordinators since 2003 finds that the Chiefs’ Eric Bieniemy’s odds of being hired as a head coach would have gone up significantly if he weren’t Black.
Creative problem-solving using metaphors can help us deal with the long-term anxiety and challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.
Allegations of abuse and harassment are not uncommon in Canadian sport. The closure of the Montréal site for Canada’s artistic swimming team is in part due to a lack of oversight for young athletes.
How sports coaches can inspire their team to defy the odds and win.
Why do female college coaches seem to be held to a different standard than their male counterparts?
Sponsorship, whereby a mentor in a powerful role advocates for a mentee, is what’s needed for women to advance in coaching.
Sports training often involves exposure to challenging situations to boost performance. But this can cross the line into emotional abuse. Here’s how to recognise when that happens.
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Dean of Business, University of Wollongong
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Professor in Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate professor & Scientia Fellow, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, Human Development and Family Science, The Ohio State University
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Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto
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Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State
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Professor, Cultural Studies of Sport Media, University of Rhode Island
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Director of Sport, Performance and Health, Heriot-Watt University
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Associate Professor in Psychology, Southern Cross University
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Former Professor of Management and Business History
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Lecturer of Exercise and Sports Science, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Sociology, Villanova University
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Assistant Professor in Coaching and Sport Psychology, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, department of paediatrics, The University of Melbourne
