RESEARCH 2 PRACTICE If School Is For All, Why Isn’t School Sport? A Focus on Participation, Development & Inclusion Lauren Sulz, Jared Schubert & Douglas Gleddie I’ve written about school sport before and have also written about the practice of cutting (and here) with… Continue Reading “Sport for All.”
The 2018 Winter Olympics came and went with the tiny country of Norway dominating the field. According to the head of their Olympic team, much of their success can be attributed to their approach to youth sport: In Norway, children are encouraged to join… Continue Reading “We (respectfully) disagree.”
This guest post is a direct result of a Twitter conversation about school sport opportunities. We were discussing re-imagining school sport and Steve Friesen reminded us of the value that intramural sport can provide. So, I asked him to write a guest post! Steve’s… Continue Reading “Guest Post: Why Intramurals? Why Not!”
Wrong. It feels wrong. The following is the ‘non-edited for newspaper’ version of an OpEd that @Lauren_Sulz and @LouiseHumbert and I wrote for the Edmonton Journal’s Opinion Page. (Image to the right is from Active for Life – more good reading over there!) The… Continue Reading “Cuts like a knife – but it feels so…”
I have a problem. Ok, I have lots of problems but I want to blog about this one… You see, I want to love school sport and in fact for many years I did. But my love light is flickering and is in danger… Continue Reading “A Sporting Chance”
I know. My Canadian friends are thinking, “What the heck is he writing about Track and Field (T&F) in November for?” Hey – it’s never to early to start planning your T&F or activity day for the Spring! As well, my friend Mel (@mjhamada)… Continue Reading “Track and Field Ramblings”
OK – time for the first rant of my blogging career… Why do we tolerate / allow coaches (especially, but not exclusively, in school sport) to yell at youth? Allow me to share the impetuses for my rant. Exhibit#1: I was watching a junior… Continue Reading “Ol’ Yeller”
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