Should Bichette be playing in the World Series? Although he is hurt is it in the teams best interest for him to play or should he consider his health instead? I think he should play because this is such an amazing, rare opportunity. @kin110uofr.bsky.social www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/...
Sue Bird played many games with a broken nose; this is a repeated injury showing she is disrespecting and depersonalizing her pain. This also implies that she doesn’t want to show weakness and disproving that she’s not a “suitable athlete” @kin110uofr.bsky.social
Should athletes be able to participate while injured? Yes and no. In this era of sport, safety is a must. Although, I believe participation in out of competition events they can and should participate to the best of their ability. @kin110uofr.bsky.social
An example of alienation to one’s body is Matthew Tkachuk playing, finishing and winning the Stanley Cup finals this previous season with a torn adductor muscle from the bone and a sports hernia. He scored the cup winning goal in game 6. @kin110uofr.bsky.social
@kin110uofr.bsky.social Health and sport. The NHL and hockey culture in general has had a long history of overlooking and ignoring injuries. Often being proudly refered to as a 'mans sport' it is not uncommon for hockey players at any level to downplay or even ignore both minor and major injuries.
For Week 5, introduce the class to a Canadian Indigenous athlete or coach OR a Canadian BIPOC athlete or coach in a predominately white sport (e.g., ice hockey, curling, swimming, skiing).
For Week 4, use your sociological imagination. Consider what your physical activity, recreation, or sport opportunities will look like with a full time career.
For Week 3 (youth and sport), you can provide evidence of what sport and recreation organizations are doing to make sport fun for youth OR to make it safe for youth. This could be policies, programs, or resources.
For week 2, find an article or video where one of the following theories has been used (conflict, interactionism, feminist, critical race) in a sport, leisure, recreation, or physical activity context. Identify the theory used.
Week 1 topic: How do you define a sport? What activities are leisure but not sport? What is an activity that someone might say is sport, but you disagree? Please answer one of these questions.
