Table of Contents
Section 1: Significance of Sports
- Taking Sports Seriously - Elliot J. Gorn and Michael Oriard
- Expectations for Fairness in Sport - FPT Sport Ministers
- The Politics of Globalization, Ideology, Gender, and Olympic Sport - Varda Burstyn
- Excellence in Sport and Other Circuses - Irvin Studin
Section 2: Socialization and Sports
- Olympic Dreams and Fairy Tales -
Douglas Brown
- Sport and Character Development Among Adolescents -
Jay Coakley
- Hockey Dad’s Diary -
Peter Cheney
- NHL Trade Deadline: The Blueline Blues -
Wendy Berg
- 5, 6, Pickup Sticks -
Daniel Sanger
Section 3: Children and Sports
- The Hockey Act - Thomas G. Keast
- Pantathlon Declaration on Ethics in Youth Sport
- Training the Elite Child Athlete -
IOC Consensus Statement
- Red-Carded -
Hayley Mick
- In Thrall to David Frost -
Christie Blatchford
- Reshuffle Your Priorities and Play with Your Kids -
André Picard
- On Kids and Sports: A Manifesto -
Jay Coakley
Section 4: Deviance and Sports
- Unforgiven -
Stephen Brunt
- Death or Glory - Stephen LaRose
- Un-Levelling the Playing Field - Richard W. Pound
- The Hypocrisy Game -
Douglas Brown
Section 5: Violence in Sports
A: Player and Spectator Violence
- Hockey Doesn’t Need Fighting -
Mark Moore
- Enough Brain Damage Already -
John Allemang
- The Barbarians are in the Living Room -
Stephen Brunt
- Violence in Sports Backgrounder -
Law Connection
- Five and a Half Myths About North American Sports Crowd Disorder -
Kevin Young
B. Hazing, Harassment, Bullying, and Abuse
- When Rites Go Wrong - Daniel Drolet
- McGill University Interim Provost’s Report
- Anthony C. Masi
- Coaches Cornered -
Erin Anderssen
- When You’re Asked About the Kobe Bryant Case -
Jackson Katz
- Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Sport
- IOC Consensus Statement
Section 6: Gender, Sexuality, and Sports
- Someone’s Gaining on You, Boys -
Justine Blainey-Broker
- “We are Coaches”: Program Tackles the Under-Representation of Female Coaches -
Guylaine Demers
- Vancouver 2010 and Women’s Ski Jumping -
Ann Travers
- Cracking “The (Male) Code” of Player Violence -
Michael Atkinson and Kevin Young
- Transgendered and Transitioned Athletes in the Sport System -
Rachel Corbett
- “I’m a Woman on the Move” -
Anne McIlroy
- Tewksbury Foresees Bright Future for Gay Jocks -
James Christie
- Bucking the System -
Gordon Laird
- Throwing in the Towel on Homophobia -
Erin Anderssen and Jeff Blair
Section 7: Race, Ethnicity, and Sports
- The Healing Power of Hockey -
John Stackhouse
- VANOC Draws on Indigenous Symbols but Fails to Support Indigenous Athletes -
Laura Robinson
- Loneliness of the Native Athlete -
Laura Robinson
- Where Have you Gone, Jackie Robinson? -
Bob Levin
- Muslim Woman Wears Her Hijab and a Black Belt with Pride -
Tu Thanh Ha
- Where are the Minorities? -
Lindsey Craig
Section 8: Social Class and Sports
- Minor Hockey’s Increasingly Major Costs -
Mary Ormsby
- Making the Case for Youth Recreation -
Dr. Gina Browne
- It’s for the Kids -
Patti Edgar, Paul Egan, and Leah Janzen
- Factors Affecting the Uptake of Community Recreation as Health Promotion for Women on Low Incomes -
Wendy Frisby and Larena Hoeber
- Straight Facts About Making it in Pro Hockey
- Jim Parcels
- Down and Out—But Competing for Canada
- Dave Bidini
Section 9: Economy and Sports
- Olympic Sweat -
Bruce Kidd
- Pink Ribbons Go Corporate -
Samantha King
- The Economic Significance of Amateur Sport in the City of Edmonton in 2000 – Executive Summary -
Tim Berrett
- The Economic Significance of Amateur Sport in the City of Calgary in 2002 – Executive Summary -
Tim Berrett and Russell Reimer
- New Stadium as “Urban Renewal” is More Fantasy than Fact -
Jesse Hajer
- Mathletics -
Kim Hart-MacNeill and Jasmine Rezaee
- Boosters’ Millions: Better Ways than the Olympics to Spend $6.1 Billion -
Dawn Paley and Isaac Oommen
Section 10: Media and Sports
- My Nike Media Adventure -
Jonah Peretti
- Sports Consumption Will Undergo Revolution in the Decade Ahead -
Stephen Brunt
- The World’s Best Advertising Agency: The Sports Press -
SØren Schultz JØrgensen
- Playing on the Same Page -
Robert Gilbert
- Women on TV: Looks First, Knowledge Later -
William Houston
- Women in Sports Media: Time for a Victory Lap? -
Alina Bernstein
Section 11: Politics and Sports
- Sport and Citizenship Policy -
Jean Harvey
- Politicians Can Score by Making Sport an Issue -
Ian Bird
- Athletes Urged to Voice Concerns - Jeff Blair
- The Rules of the Games - Kevin Wamsley
- The Olympic Games as a Force for Social Change -
Jakob Staun and Kirsten Sparre
- Canada Needs a Two-Track Strategy for Hosting International Games -
Bruce Kidd
- Class-War Games: The Financial and Social Cost of “Securing” the 2010 Olympics -
Christopher A. Shaw and Alissa Westergard-Thorpe
- Own the Podium or Rent It? -
Peter Donnelly
- Rent the Podium Revisited: Reflections on Vancouver 2010 - Peter Donnelly
Section 12: Education and Sports
- Selling the Olympics in the Schools -
Jenn Hardy
- Is it Time for Examinations in Physical Fitness? -
André Picard
- A Sporting Chance -
Richard Young
- Hoop Dreams—Bound for Glory -
Michael Grange
- When a Career Reaches a Crossroads -
James Mirtle
Section 13: Disability and Sports
- Why Won’t You Let Me Play? -
Lauren McKeon
- Everyone Deserves the Right to Reach for the Sky -
André Picard
- Hoop Dreams at Arm’s Length -
James Mirtle
- His Name is Earle -
Grant Robertson
Section 14. Future and Sports
- The Killing Field -
Randy Turner
- The Power of Sport for Development -
Bruce Kidd
- Hunting Waves—and Peace—with the Gaza Surf Club -
Grant Shilling
- Faster, Higher, Sneakier -
Alex Hutchinson
- “We’re Not Developing as Many Kids as We Used To”
- Brandon Hicks