Tag: Coaching
5 ways pressuring young athletes to perform well does them harm
Eva V. Monsma, University of South Carolina
When Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed during a Jan. 3, 2022,...
‘Nobody said anything because they feared being benched’ – how abuse...
Rick Eckstein, Villanova University
As someone who has been researching, writing and teaching about women’s and girls sports for...
Bill Russell’s legacy of NBA championships and cerebral fight for equal...
Aram Goudsouzian, University of Memphis
On May 1, 1968, Bill Russell led the Boston Celtics to another NBA championship,...
New evidence of discrimination against Black coaches in the NFL since...
Joshua D. Pitts, Kennesaw State University
Boldly going where no NFL coach has gone before, recently fired Miami Dolphins...
The war on women coaches
Laura Burton, University of Connecticut and Nicole LaVoi, University of Minnesota
During the past women’s college basketball season, two prominent head coaches, University of...
Belichick versus McVay: An age-old question of leadership
Megan Gerhardt, Miami University
Super Bowl LIII will pit the Los Angeles Rams against the New England Patriots, but the sidelines will be the setting...
DJ Durkin’s firing won’t solve college football’s deepest problems
Joseph Cooper, University of Connecticut and Jasmine Harris, Ursinus College
Maryland college football coach DJ Durkin was ultimately fired after the death of a player...
Trump’s dog whistle: the white, screwed-over sports icon
Kyle W. Kusz, University of Rhode Island
While athletes and coaches can be overlooked vehicles of political ideology, they often play key symbolic roles in...
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When it comes to mental health, parents shouldn’t worry who…
When it comes to mental health, parents shouldn't worry who their children are friends with
Edward Hill, University of Warwick
When you’re a teenager, what your...
