Rethinking Physical Activity - new article

The language we use to describe the things that are important to us often reveals hidden assumptions.  It is interesting, then, that so much...

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How to become an Olympian

As the thrills of the 2012 London Olympic Games still linger in our minds and the excitement of the Paralympics beckons us on to hours mor...

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Representing sport and education: the Art of Infographics

We live in an information-rich understanding-poor environment.  There is so much  knowledge around that it can be difficult to make sense of...

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So What Is Developmentally Appropriate Sport?

I have written a guest blog for the sports coach UK site.  It's on a perennial, but challenging issue of Developmentally Appropriate Spo...

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Sport has still got a long way to go, Mr Gove

I don't think I was the only person surprised by the tone of the recent speech by Michael Gove, English Secretary of State of Education,...

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How should we feel about the 'feelgood factor' at the London Olympics?

Just because you feel good Doesn't make you right Just because you feel good Still want you here tonight. Skunk Anansie, Hedonism Prime ...

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Are the London Olympic Games Really Such a Good Idea?

Discussions of the legacy of the London 2012 Olympics have been an ever-presented theme of commentary since Sebastian Coe first made it a di...

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