Cultivated Disinterest in Professional Sports

Opinion | I’m the Wife of a Former N.F.L. Player. Football Destroyed His Mind. (Published 2018)

He chose the sport, but he did not choose brain damage.

The Collision Sport on Trial

Of the many sayings attributed to Vince Lombardi, the legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers, the one that seems most relevant to football today is not about winning, the pursuit of excellence, or the importance of will and character, but rather this: “Football is not a contact sport; it is a collision sport.”

Trans athletes in sports | The Paper Pilot

The Paper Pilot's digital garden of thoughts on philosophy, politics, and sociology

Moneyball

Michael Lewis&#8217;s instant classic may be 'the most influential book on sports ever written' (<em>People</em>), but 'you need know absolutely nothing about baseball to appreciate the wit, snap, economy and incisiveness of [Lewis&#8217;s] thoughts about it' (Janet Maslin, <em>New York Times</em>).<br /><br />One of <em>GQ</em>'s 50 Best Books of Literary Journalism of the 21st Century • A <em>Kirkus Review</em> Best Book of the 21st Century (So Far), Moneyball, The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, Michael Lewis, 9780393324815

Politics Is for Power

A groundbreaking analysis of political hobbyism—treating politics like a spectator sport—and an urgent and timely call to arms for the many well-me...

A Philosophical Game: An Interview with Saul Steinberg by Lauren Kane

November 4, 2021 – Steinberg and George Plimpton discuss how the form of sports reflects on nationhood.

How the Daily Fantasy Sports Industry Turns Fans Into Suckers (Published 2016)

While FanDuel and DraftKings look the other way, a small set of sophisticated high rollers is preying upon millions of innocent newbies — like me — every day.

I coach soccer professionally and soccer season is coming up; AMA

51 votes, 137 comments. I own and run a successful youth soccer academy for the past 2 and a half years. I am also the technical director of a soccer…

Politics? In My Fandom? - Dhole Moments

I dislike politics in general. That doesn’t mean I don’t write about it when it’s relevant, but I’m always less happy with any of my writing that touches on these subjects. …

How Fanatics cornered the sports collectibles market

As FIFA's exclusive collectibles licensee, Fanatics is set to tap a rapidly growing market in the world's largest sport, but longstanding criticisms follow.

Home Field Advantage — Oakland Public Library

Home Field Advantage — Brekke-Miesner, Paul — In Home Field Advantage, historian Paul Brekke-Miesner examines why one relatively small American city produced not only an amazing number of professional athletes but individuals who changed the landscape of sports in America.--back cover.

Camus's Absurd Love of Football — M. M. Owen

In football, one of the greatest French authors of the 20th century located the most potent and valuable forms of consciousness. In the game’s drama of the flesh, he felt himself witness to the fullness of life, in all its pathos, and all its saving graces.

The esports pipeline problem

Unlike regular sports, esports are missing a formal process for turning amateur players into professionals. We look into why

Expert consensus on skill acquisition in sport: A Delphi study

Skill acquisition is a rapidly evolving field in sport, but its definitions, roles and professional practices remain inconsistently articulated. Despite growing recognition of its importance, there...

Starting Point

You compete with others, on an unfair playing field. Are you aware of this? Are you good at games? Starting equally Starting unequally Advantages in Games Life is Competitive Seeing Life as a Game What to keep in mind When to use this View Your Starting Point Starting equally You...