Listen to the episode here. Can we become more authentic through high-risk sports such as skydiving? And why are discontinuities and breakdowns important when we try to understand meaning in human life? In the second part of our discussion with Professor Gunnar Breivik, we delve deeper into Heidegger’ philosophy and key ideas including being-towards-death, authenticity,Continue reading “Professor Gunnar Breivik (Pt2) | Skydiving | Authenticity | Breakdown | Heidegger | Sport Philosophy”
Author Archives: Noora Ronkainen
Positive and Negative Experiences – Part 2
I had an earlier post on the role of positive and negative experiences in living a meaningful sport-life. I mentioned that we might have focused too much on positive experiences when thinking of meaningfulness in sport. In this post, I will look into a couple of more studies on how the emotional tone of ourContinue reading “Positive and Negative Experiences – Part 2”
Dr Mark Nesti (Pt2) | Sport Under COVID-19 | Existential Psychology | Applied Sport Psychology | Joy | Beauty
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to bring uncertainty concerning the future of sports and reveals the underlying uncertainty of our lives and life projects. In the second part of the discussion with Dr Mark Nesti, we explore applied sport psychology with athletes during the pandemic. Mark has worked with a number of athletes and coaches duringContinue reading “Dr Mark Nesti (Pt2) | Sport Under COVID-19 | Existential Psychology | Applied Sport Psychology | Joy | Beauty”
Drs Déirdre Ní Chróinín and Tim Fletcher (Pt2) | Meaningful PE | PE Teacher Education | Youth Sport | LAMPE project
https://paresearcher.podbean.com/e/meaningfulpe2/ All physical education teachers most likely aim to facilitate meaningful movement experiences. But when asked how they do that, it is not so easy. After all, meaning and meaningfulness are elusive concepts and we cannot assume that what is meaningful for one participant is meaningful in a similar way for another participant. So, givenContinue reading “Drs Déirdre Ní Chróinín and Tim Fletcher (Pt2) | Meaningful PE | PE Teacher Education | Youth Sport | LAMPE project”
Is Sport Still a Project of Youth?
Developmental theories are not only descriptive, but also prescriptive: it is not only that one typically completes education, finds a job and gets married at a certain age, but that one is expected to do these things at this ‘right time’. The normative ideas about life course that circulate in our societies have massive implicationsContinue reading “Is Sport Still a Project of Youth?”
Dr Yunus Tuncel (Pt2) | Nietzsche and Sport | God is Dead | Suffering | the Overhuman | Values
https://paresearcher.podbean.com/e/tuncel2/ Nietzsche’s thought has been applied to many aspects of culture (art, theatre, etc.) but less often to sport. This second part of our discussion with Dr Yunus Tuncel addresses a number of intriguing questions: What did Nietzsche mean by declaring that God is Dead? How can sport contribute to meaningful lives in this worldContinue reading “Dr Yunus Tuncel (Pt2) | Nietzsche and Sport | God is Dead | Suffering | the Overhuman | Values”
On finding or losing our (athletic) self
Different strands of psychology and philosophy have ended up with different conclusions about the importance of ‘finding’ or ‘constructing’ a coherent and strong identity, or a sense of who we are. Should we develop this strong identity, or realise that identity and self are illusions that distort our view of the nature of reality? AndContinue reading “On finding or losing our (athletic) self”
Dr Matteo Luzzeri (Pt2) | Meaning in Sport Questionnaire (MSQ) | Writing Interventions | Sport Psychology | Existential Psychology
https://paresearcher.podbean.com/e/luzzeri2/ Sport and exercise psychology has been somewhat behind other fields of psychology in the study of meaning and meaningfulness. Fortunately, Dr Matteo Luzzeri has taken up the challenge and his research has focused on studying meaning in sport. I met Matteo in the FEPSAC conference in Munster (July 2019), where we presented in theContinue reading “Dr Matteo Luzzeri (Pt2) | Meaning in Sport Questionnaire (MSQ) | Writing Interventions | Sport Psychology | Existential Psychology”
Dr Emily Ryall (Pt2) | Sport Philosophy | Authenticity | Existentialism | Being a Substitute
What does it mean to be authentic in sport? The idea of authenticity has been central to many existential philosophers, but it has been also highly contested and debated. Dr Emily Ryall shared her take on the notion of authenticity in sport in the Meaningful Sport podcast and the implications it has for the organisationContinue reading “Dr Emily Ryall (Pt2) | Sport Philosophy | Authenticity | Existentialism | Being a Substitute”
Dr Colum Cronin (Pt1) | Being a Coach | Phenomenology | Care | Teaching | Meaningful Work
https://paresearcher.podbean.com/e/ccronin/ What does it mean to be a sport coach? How does coaching show up as a meaningful life project? What is the essence of being a coach? These are questions that are is best addressed using a phenomenological research approach. This exciting episode focuses on the phenomenology of sport coaching and what coaching isContinue reading “Dr Colum Cronin (Pt1) | Being a Coach | Phenomenology | Care | Teaching | Meaningful Work”
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