Athletes often hide injuries due to pressure from fans and media that glorify playing through pain. We should celebrate recovery instead of sacrifice—true strength isn’t ignoring pain but knowing when to rest and heal.

Sarah Fuller became the first woman to play and score in a Power 5 NCAA football game as a kicker for Vanderbilt. She challenged the norm that football is a male-only sport (ESPN
).

Carey Price, an Indigenous NHL goalie from the Ulkatcho First Nation, plays for the Montreal Canadiens. He supports Indigenous youth and promotes hockey participation in a mostly white sport (NHL.com
).

Using my sociological imagination, I see my physical activity in the future as structured but flexible. I might jog or do yoga before work, take short walks at lunch, and join weekend rec leagues or classes to stay active while balancing a full-time career.

Safe Sport Canada and national orgs (volleyball, swimming, athletics) offer free courses for youth on abuse, boundaries, and healthy relationships (athletics.ca
). Programs like Hockey Sask’s “Where Fun Wins” focus on fun, skill-building, and safe participation.

I’d define a sport as an activity that requires skill and a physical component, plus usually some form of competition. For example, I see chess as more of a leisure activity than a sport because while it needs strategy and skill, it doesn’t involve the physical demands that sports typically have.

I looked at Jess Carter’s experience with racist abuse during the World Championship. I tied it to Critical Race Theory because it shows how racism in sports doesn’t just happen on the pitch but also through constant online harassment.
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