There are varied approaches that have been used in sport for development (SFD) projects. This article is focused on the move by sport and exercise psychology researchers toward community-based SFD projects where marginalized groups are centralized. The authors have chosen two of their projects to exemplify different approaches to SFD. An initial…

In this article, the author talks about canoeing and shares his experience canoeing with a group of trippers in Canada. He also discusses how he developed an understanding of where canoeing in Canada has come from. He contends that the way individuals canoe sends a deep, unconscious message to the brain, and it defines the canoeing experience for…

Dr. Rick Albrecht's article, titled "Drop and Give Us 20, Seifried: A Practical Response to Defending the Use of Punishment by Coaches," argued that I held a disregard for the unintended negative consequences of punishment and pointed out several items of concern he felt obligated to communicate to the scholarly and professional community to…

This article presents ideas and views of educators regarding the role of dance in the secondary physical education program. One educator believes that dance education is an excellent complement to the traditional physical education program at the secondary level. Another educator defines physical education as the "art and science of human…

This article analyzes the meaning of ritual and reviews the literature on the relationship between sport and ritual. It suggests the sport-as-ritual model, which tends to denigrate the significance of sport as a distinctive cultural behavior, is of limited use in understanding this relationship. (IAH)

Through sports and games, anyone can reach states of extraordinary intensity, and through literature, nonathletes can also approach those states. Literature dramatizes, captures, and preserves the experiences encountered in sport better than any other medium. (MSE)

Provides background information about sports counseling for student-athletes. Presents a proposal for a Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs specialty training area for sports counseling. (Author)

This paper points out the affinity of two basic elements of human existence--religion and sport--and then attempts to explain why they should be separate. It addresses the nature of religion, religion in America, the nature of sport, sport as religion, and reasons for the incompatibility of sport and religion. Similarities between sport and…

Kinesiology has a long and storied tradition and history. The growth of our discipline and what might be called our subdisciplines has been the shining achievement of the 1970-2006 era, spurred on by Henry's (1964) call for an academic discipline. In this short thought paper, we argue that we have lost sight of the discipline in a quest to become…

Because sport psychology has so recently been recognized at the United States Olympic Training Center, sport psychologists have had little systematic access to Olympic athletes. Intervention strategies used with elite athletes were developed from studies using primarily male athletes. Further research should include a focus on female athletes. (MT)

Presents data suggesting that phenomenon of home teams losing decisive championship games in professional sports is only true for championship series involving New York Yankees, Boston Celtics, and Montreal Canadians. Argues that home audiences of recurrent champions expect their teams to win. Pressure is communicated to members of recurrent…

This article suggests ways in which coaches, through their coaching and behavior, may preserve, encourage, or improve the integrity and ethics of sports. If coaches model ethical behavior, fans and players may exhibit it as well. Suggestions for promoting sports ethics are given. (JL)

Explores factors by which people attempt to establish identities which will be remembered beyond their lifetimes. Provides a conceptual and theoretical analysis of sports success as an auspicious arena for immortalizing oneself. (JDH)

Pursuing excellence in sport discriminates against women. Alongside the primary texts of the glories of excellence runs a subtext of inequality and discrimination. The paper traces the idea of sport as a quest for excellence through various interpretations of the meaning of sport, discussing excellence as a socially constructed concept. (SM)

Competitive athletes' scores on the Profile of Mood States (POMS) test create an iceberg-like pattern known as the "Iceberg Profile." Their scores for tension, depression, anger, fatigue, and confusion are low while their scores on vigor juts upward creating the "Iceberg Profile." Persons in a cooperative relationship are often…