Dr. Shawn Arent is the Professor and Chair of the Department of Exercise Science at University of South Carolina Sport Science Lab. Shawn has worked with a multitude of teams, coaches and athletes including professional baseball, hockey and soccer players. In this episode Meg and Dr. G learn about proper training methods, as well as what crafting a scientific hypothesis and experiment for athletes looks like. Dr. Arent describes how using science can be a way to discover new avenues of performance and how it can be used to recontextualize the information that coaches use in order to prove a more nuanced understanding of their athletes.
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CLARISSE MACHANGUANA | Educating Youn...
Clarisse Machanguana is a professional basketball player from Mozambique. She played in the WNBA (1999-2002), as well as internationally representing Mozambique. In this episode, Meg and Dr. G learn about Clarisse’s journey to becoming a professional basketball player and how important sport was ...
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KAWSER AMINE | Elevating Women's Spor...
Kawser Amine is a former member of the historic Afghanistan Women’s National Soccer Team and currently serves as an activist for women’s rights. Kawser explains what has changed in women’s sports since the fall of Kabul in 2021, and how it has impacted young women growing up in Afghanistan. Kawse...
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DR. HELEN LENSKYJ and ALI DURHAM GREE...
Dr. Helen Lenskyj is Professor Emerita at University of Toronto. Helen works as a researcher, writer, public speaker and community activist. She has authored several books highlighting the adversity women and LGBTQ+ athletes face in the Olympics and sports culture. Ali Durham Greey is a doctoral ...
