By Michael Crawley In a two-part series in the New York times entitled ‘Man vs Marathon,’ http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/sports/two-hour-marathon-yannis-pitsiladis.html?_r=0Jeré Longman has taken a thorough look at Janos Pitsiladis’ project to accelerate the process which will, almost certainly, eventually… Continue Reading The Two Hour Marathon: Who is it for?
By Dr Paul Widdop and Dr Dan Parnell Golf is a multi-million pound industry. We have just seen the open in Scotland that will do much for raising the profile and interest in the sport. Indeed,… Continue Reading Golf: widening the gap between those who can and cannot
By Dr Paul Widdop and colleagues A preliminary study into the trading networks of English Premier League Football Clubs suggests that West Ham United might have the most to learn from this data. Dr Paul Widdop,… Continue Reading English Premier League Trading Study – Preliminary Findings
By Grant Jarvie and Paul Widdop What does Brexit mean for Scottish sport? The landscape of Scottish sport will be changed as result of the Brexit decision to leave Europe. As at June 2016 Approximately 50… Continue Reading Brexit and sport: who is keeping the score?
By Grant Jarvie Although he won 56 out of 61 fights, the Olympic title, was crowned world champion three times and acclaimed athlete of the 20th century, it was the combination of athleticism. humanitarianism and activism… Continue Reading Athlete and Activist – Muhammad Ali (1942-2016)
By Grant Jarvie Access to sport can alter life chances and advance educational achievement. Sport provides for both formal and informal education. The potential of sport to improve lives, help with the means to escape poverty… Continue Reading Sport, poverty and education
All three parts have been produced as a result of systematic auditing of the Olympic Games. The research team for the Gender Audits of the London (2012) and Sochi (2014) Olympic Games was: Professor Peter Donnelly,… Continue Reading Gender equity, audits and the Olympic Games
By Dr Dan Parnell and Dr Paul Widdop Austerity has impacted upon the real life experiences of communities. Sport and recreation has not been immune from austerity. Against a volume of evidence citing the rising number… Continue Reading Austerity and sport for health
By Grant Jarvie It may have been a spirited 3-2 on the pitch but the morning after Scotland v Germany European Championship qualifier the National stadium hosted another event that examined not only Scotland and Germany… Continue Reading Football, creating influence and shaping how others see us.
By Hugh Dan MacLennan and Grant Jarvie One of Scotland’s oldest and most valuable cultural assets is to be showcased from October 2015, for six months, in the award winning Scottish Football Museum at Hampden Park,… Continue Reading Shinty and football bring the past into the present
