Moving towards an athlete-centred approach to sport is one step in the right direction
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Sport policy and practices to support pregnant athletes impacts athletes across all levels of sport. We have an opportunity to change the future for athletes.
Some reports suggest around 24% of Olympians and Paralympians suffer with poor mental health after the Games.
As the Los Angeles Rams prepare to take on the Cincinnati Bengals, The Conversation takes a critical look at some of the biggest news stories from the past NFL season.
Accepting and embracing stress may just help us improve our mental health.
A strong sport system allows for coordinated policy implementation, evaluation and outcomes related to health, citizenship and community development that are accessible and realized for all Canadians.
How clubs and support teams can help deflect the negative impact of social media.
Student math skills dropped during the pandemic. A business professor believes using sports cards in class could help turn that around.
Throughout the pandemic, sporting organisations have proven they can organise large-scale events in a safe and responsible way, without mandated vaccines for athletes.
While the style and fit of sport apparel may seem like a minor detail in the broader scheme of things, what if it’s not? Let’s let women and girls dress for the role they want to play in women’s sport.
The sporting world is finally opening up for all athletes.
Athletes must seek other ways to finance their careers beyond state and private sponsorships.
Black women played a central role in the 2021 Olympic Games. And that role was more than just resistance and resilience.
Many elite athletes turn to alternative therapies to improve performance and enhance recovery. But are these treatments helping or hindering their quest for sporting success?
For too long uniforms have been designed for the male gaze, leading to women being judged for their aesthetic appeal alongside their athletic talent.
Canadian women’s success at the Tokyo Games bodes well not only for our future generations of athletes, but for our nation as a whole.
Heat endurance specialists have warned for years that temperatures at Tokyo 2020 events would be extreme. Should future Summer Olympics become the Autumn Games?
A scholar of ancient Greek literature explains what the Olympics of modern day have in common with the 776 B.C. games at Olympia.
Athletes and spectators were lured to Olympia by a longing for contact with their compatriots and their gods.
A researcher who studies physical skills explains how getting your conscious thoughts out of the way lets your body do what it knows how to do, better.
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Assistant Professor, School of Media, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Business, University of Stirling
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Head Of Department in Department of Sport & Event Management, Bournemouth University
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Professor in Neuromuscular Physiology and Head of Sport Sciences, Nottingham Trent University
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Bruce Kidd is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor Emeritus of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto
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Professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology, West Virginia University
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Professor Emeritus of Sociology of Sport, University of Toronto
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Senior Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University
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Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, Penn State
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Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University
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Professor & Director, School of Kinesiology, Western University
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Clinician Scientist, Canada Research Chair in Injury Prevention and Physical Activity for Health, Sport Medicine Physician, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
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Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, Western University
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Head of Centre for Professional and Economic Development, University of Chester
