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OUTDOOR SWIMMING IS BECOMING A SANCTUARY FOR FEMALE SWIMMERS IN THE UK
By Abi Lafbery, PhD Candidate, Sociology, Lancaster University
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Outdoor swimming is becoming a sanctuary for female swimmers in the UK
Female swimmers are rewriting outdated ideas of how women should behave outdoors.
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December 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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WHY ARE SOME PEOPLE EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE WHILE OTHERS ARE SO CHILL?
By Inge Gnatt, Psychologist, Lecturer in Psychology, Swinburne University of Technology, and Kathleen de Boer, Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Swinburne University of Technology
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Why are some people extremely competitive while others are so chill?
It’s not a single personality trait – lots of factors play a role.
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December 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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NEW JOURNAL ISSUE ALERT
Volume 13 (2026): Issue 1 (Jan 2026) in International Sport Coaching Journal
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December 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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NEW JOURNAL ISSUE ALERT
Journal of Sports Sciences, Volume 43, Issue 23 (2025)
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Journal of Sports Sciences
Volume 43, Issue 23 of Journal of Sports Sciences
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December 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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WHY OUR PHYSICAL BODIES MAY BE A CORE PART OF CONSCIOUS EXPERIENCE – NEW RESEARCH
B y Renzo Lanfranco, Principal Researcher, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet
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Why our physical bodies may be a core part of conscious experience – new research
The brain’s sense of “this is my body” is tightly bound to conscious awareness – far more than many theories assume.
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December 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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NEW RESEARCH ARTICLE
In this article, Gunn Engelsrud and Birgit Nordtug use the practice of well-known sport psychologist Britt Tajet-Foxell to elaborate on and theorize about how relationships become sources of embodied and verbalized knowing.
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The lived and intersubjective gendered body in sport encounters: An example from cross-country skiing
In this article, Gunn Engelsrud and Birgit Nordtug use the practice of well-known sport psychologist Britt Tajet-Foxell to elaborate on and theorize about how relationships become sources of embodied ...
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December 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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NEW JOURNAL ISSUE ALERT
International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, Volume 25, Issue 6 (2025)
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International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport
Volume 25, Issue 6 of International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport
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December 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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NEW JOURNAL ISSUE ALERT
Leisure Studies, Volume 44, Issue 6 (2025)
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Leisure Studies
Volume 44, Issue 6 of Leisure Studies
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December 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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NEW JOURNAL ISSUE ALERT
Journal of Sport and Health Science, Volume 14, December 2025
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Journal of Sport and Health Science | Vol 14, December 2025 | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
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December 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship, Volume 26, Issue 4, December 2025 | Artificial Intelligence and Sport Business
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Volume 26 Issue 4 | International Journal of Sports Marketing and Sponsorship | Emerald Publishing
One of the world’s leading journals for the sports marketing industry.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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WHY THE NORTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT IS SO INVESTED IN WOMEN’S YOUTH FOOTBALL
By Jung Woo Lee, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Leisure Policy, University of Edinburgh
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Why the North Korean government is so invested in women’s youth football
The authoritarian regime is making a soft-power play for dominance in the under-17s game.
theconversation.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Camilla Strömbergs doktorsavhandling «Att vinna utan att förlora» (Malmö universitet) handlar om barn- och ungdomsfotbolls­tränarnas balansgång mellan å ena sidan att låta alla få vara med, å andra sidan att vinna matcher.
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Offentligt försvar av en doktorsavhandling | Att vinna utan att förlora: barn- och ungdoms­fotbollstränarnas villkorade balansgång i en svensk idrottskontext, av Camilla Strömberg | Malmö universitet,...
Camilla Strömbergs doktorsavhandling Att vinna utan att förlora (Malmö universitet) handlar om barn- och ungdomsfotbolls­tränarnas balansgång mellan å ena sidan att låta alla få vara med, å andra sida...
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December 1, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT!
idrottsforum’s weekly newsletter gives you the past week’s on-site activities in your mailbox every Monday morning, in the form of a letter with a link to a web page presentation of new publications.
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That Was The Week That Was, November 24–30, 2025
idrottsforum.org’s weekly newsletter gives you the past week’s on-site activities in your mailbox every Monday morning, in the form of a letter with a link to a web page presentation of new publicatio...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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NEW JOURNAL ISSUE ALERT
Psychology of Sport and Exercise, Volume 82, January 2026
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Psychology of Sport and Exercise | Vol 82, January 2026 | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
Read the latest articles of Psychology of Sport and Exercise at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature
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November 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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The latest newsletter from Play the Game
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Behind the stadium boom: Why foreign-born players fill African football teams
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November 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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NEW JOURNAL ISSUE ALERT
Sports, Volume 13, Issue 11 (November 2025) – 44 articles
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November 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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NEW JOURNAL ISSUE ALERT
Journal of Motor Learning and Development, Volume 13 (2025): Issue 3 (Dec 2025)
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November 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Join us at Breaking Barriers, a transformative conference exploring Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Sports. Unveil the power of equality and sustainability, disrupting norms in the sports industry.
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Call for Papers | Breaking Barriers 2026: Reimagining Inclusion and Innovation in Sport | Weetwood Hall Estate, Leeds, June 12, 2026. Call ends April 1, 2026
Join us at Breaking Barriers, a transformative conference exploring Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Sports. Unveil the power of equality and sustainability, disrupting norms in the sports industry...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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HOW ENGLAND’S PREMIER LEAGUE IS TRYING TO STOP FOOTBALL’S FINANCIAL ARMS RACE – WITHOUT A SALARY CAP
By James Skinner, Professor of Sport Business, University of Newcastle, and Danny F Hill, Assistant Professor Finance, Providence College
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How England’s Premier League is trying to stop football’s financial arms race – without a salary cap
The Premier League’s new financial rules shift focus from backward-looking accounting to real-time cost control.
theconversation.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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NEW BOOK REVIEW
Our reviewer of Joseph Darda’s «Gift and Grit: Race, Sports, and the Construction of Social Debt» (Cambridge UP), Duncan R. Jamieson, finds that the author does not present a clearly organized and defined response to his title.
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Important issues, but ‘social debt’ needs further elucidation
In 1998, Bill Clinton hosted a town hall on race and sports. ‘If you've got a special gift,’ the president said of athletes, ‘you owe more back.’ The idea is that a gifted athlete who received somethi...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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NEW ARTICLE ALERT
“The Well-Being Value of Sport for Loneliness and Depression”, by Jelle Schoemaker, Willem De Boer, Larissa Davies and Themis Kokolakakis, available online ahead of print in Journal of Sports Economics.
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The Well-Being Value of Sport for Loneliness and Depression - Jelle Schoemaker, Willem De Boer, Larissa Davies, Themis Kokolakakis, 2025
This study examines the extent to which participation in sport has a causal effect on subjective well-being among individuals experiencing loneliness and depres...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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The University of South-Eastern Norway is looking for applicants with an exciting research idea who is motivated to pursue a doctorate in the fields of humanities, culture, and educational sciences in an academic and social scholarly environment.
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PhD studentship opportunities at the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) | Apply before February 1, 2026
We are looking for applicants with an exciting research idea who is motivated to pursue a doctorate in the fields of humanities, culture, and educational sciences in an academic and social scholarly e...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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NEW JOURNAL ISSUE ALERT
Sport Sciences for Health, Volume 21, Issue 4, December 2025
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Sport Sciences for Health
The journal Sport Sciences for Health publishes reports of experimental and clinical research on the physiology and pathophysiology of physical exercise. The ...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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NEW ARTICLE ALERT
“Exploring young children's enjoyment of physical education using the Write, Draw, and Tell method”, by Katie Fitton Davies and colleagues, available online and open access ahead of print in EPER
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Exploring young children's enjoyment of physical education using the Write, Draw, and Tell method - Katie Fitton Davies, Emma Ball, Farid Bardid, Lawrence Foweather, James R Rudd, Zoe Knowles, 2025
Although young children generally enjoy physical education (PE), little is known about what they enjoy and why. The aim of this study was to qualitatively explo...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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GEORGE PLIMPTON’S 1966 NONFICTION CLASSIC ‘PAPER LION’ REVEALED THE BRUISING TRUTHS OF DETROIT LIONS TRAINING CAMP
By Stephen Siff, Associate Professor of Journalism, Miami University
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George Plimpton’s 1966 nonfiction classic ‘Paper Lion’ revealed the bruising truths of Detroit Lions training camp
George Plimpton, then a 36-year-old literary editor, endured the brutal realities of a professional football quarterback despite barely ever playing the sport.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM