Center on Sport and Policy

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12/27/2023

Women’s sports are on the rise- what is in store for this strong trend?

Dr. Lynn M. Jamieson, Professor Emerita ​The sport world is undergoing a very dynamic series of changes brought, in part, about by the rise of popularity of women’s sport participation and spectator interest in attending the many triumphs of female athletes. As stadia become packed with fans of

08/03/2021

Officiating, is it fair?

In an earlier blog post, the role of officials was discussed and included the issue of attrition, pressure, and problems occurring when officials are involved in clashes with players, fans, and others. In this post, I am sharing levels of abuse that have resulted in injury to officials during and a

08/03/2021

https://www.sportpolicycenter.com/news/2021/7/30/abuse-of-officials-a-sign-of-poor-sports-management

In an earlier blog post, the role of officials was discussed and included the issue of attrition, pressure, and problems occurring when officials are involved in clashes with players, fans, and others. In this post, I am sharing levels of abuse that have resulted in injury to officials during and a

05/21/2021

https://www.sportpolicycenter.com/news/2021/5/21/officiating-what-is-happening-to-all-the-good-officials

OFFICIATING: What is happening to all the good officials?

11/30/2020

New Blog on managing conflict in sports.

Dr. Lynn M. Jamieson  Background   Addressing the subject of how to avoid conflicts in sport, particularly among participants, is a bold task to undertake.  There are so many ways that have been reported where conflicts exist, that it is often too easy to presume that

11/05/2020

What is an example of a good fan?

Love sports? Are you an ultimate fan? Why do we worship sports and gameplay? Are we living through other athletes' lives and dreams? Are we truly fans of the game, or do we want to win? Do we need to belong?

09/18/2020

https://www.sportpolicycenter.com/news/2020/9/18/sports-as-affordable-opportunities-for-participation

Being involved in sports is not just a matter of buying equipment and heading to an open field court or another playing area in one’s neighborhood.

08/31/2020

New BLOG post outlining the history of racial injustice and sports worldwide.

www.sportpolicycenter.com/news/2020/8/30/sport-policy-and-radical-injustice-have-a-long-history

Black Lives Matter and the protests to gain greater equity and inclusion in society are on everyone’s mind as we share and listen to the divergent opinions on the topic in the United States. Mike Trico, NBC Sports Analyst has called the current professional sport game boycotts around radical injus...

08/24/2020

New blog on Covid and sports!

According to the United Nations, “To safeguard the health of athletes and others involved, most major sporting events at international, regional and national levels have been canceled or postponed – from marathons to football tournaments, athletics championships to basketball games, handball to ...

08/09/2020

With the vagaries and challenges of the COVID19 pandemic and its surges currently affecting every aspect of people’s lives, it is an appropriate time to rethink many aspects of our lives. In this blog, I am discussing what I believe is a real need to REEXAMINE youth sports, particularly those that involve expensive seasons and travel. This is not the first time that there have been voiced concerns regarding youth elite sport that involves travel. In fact, Tom Brady stated his concerns about it with these words:

https://www.sportpolicycenter.com/news/2020/8/2/covid-and-the-future-of-sport-and-violence

Written By Lynn Jamieson.