Working as an applied sport psychology practitioner in professional football is a challenging task. Dr Francesca Champ shared her stories from working as a practitioner-researcher and how she has found ways to support youth players in developing a broader identity not exclusively tied to sporting success. In the UK and elsewhere, becoming a professional footballerContinue reading “Dr Francesca Champ: Working with Talented Youth Athletes in a Football Academy”
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Dr Anna Kavoura (Pt1) | Gender | Discourse | Femininity | Non-binary Athletes | Alternative Meanings
https://paresearcher.podbean.com/e/kavoura/ Sport is a very gendered institution. Although there has been a lot of effort to tackle gender-based inequalities in the past few decades, a lot of work remains to be done. This episode explores how gender informs meaning in sport. How does gender identity intersect with athletic identity? What discourses are dominant in sportingContinue reading “Dr Anna Kavoura (Pt1) | Gender | Discourse | Femininity | Non-binary Athletes | Alternative Meanings”