Meg and Dr. G. welcome Dr. Sophia Jowett & Ian Goldberg to discuss coach-athlete relationships. Sophia is a Professor of Psychology at Loughborough University, specializing in coach-athlete relationships. Ian Goldberg is the Founder and CEO of iSport360, an app that allows coaches to set goals, p...

Tianna Madison is an Olympic Gold Medalist and a renowned American track and field athlete. She achieved global recognition in the long jump and sprinting events. With an illustrious career, Tianna clinched the gold medal in the women's 4x100 meters relay at the 2012 London Olympics. In addition ...

Inaugural Ballers: The True Story of the First US Women's Olympic Basketball Team
by Andrew Maraniss

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Strong Inside comes the inspirational true story of the birth of women’s Olympic basketball at the 1976 Summer G...

Singled Out: The True Story of Glenn Burke
March 2, 2021

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On October 2nd, 1977, Glenn Burke, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, made history without even swinging a bat. When his teammate Dusty Baker hit a historic home run, Glenn enthusiastically congratu...

Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South
December 1, 2014

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2015 RFK Book Awards Special Recognition
2015 Lillian Smith Book Award
2015 AAUP Books Committee "Outstanding" Title

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Games of Deception: The True Story of the First U.S. Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany
By Andrew Maraniss

September 9, 2020

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Strong Inside comes the remarkable true story of the bir...

Athlete activism has been on a steady incline the past few years, most likely due to the joy that service brings to those that participate in it. Joanne Pasternack, an accomplished entrepreneur and philanthropist, guides athletes to use their talents and treasure to connect with social causes the...

Four of the players on the 1998 Stanford cardinals share how their friendship carried them all the way to the final four. Through packed stadiums, screaming fans, and performance anxiety, these teammates supported each other and their common goal. The four share their thoughts on the final game i...

As the perception of parenting moral worth has changed, so has parents' emphasis on their children's success in youth sports. Dr. Jay Coakley and Meg reflect on these sociological changes and the real implications to youth athletic enjoyment, injury, and self-worth.

With many retired athletes hired as coaches, John O'Sullivan calls for a deeper look into the qualifications of a coach, and shares how our culture is rapidly changing coach education. Professionalization in sport is progressing in an upward trend, and youth sport as we know it is about to change...

The Sporting News once called Foster “the most interesting man in the NFL.”
This All-Pro NFL running back had a distinguished career with the Houston Texans and Miami Dolphins. An force on the field, Arian is also an accomplished musical artist, actor, writer, and podcaster.
How do our beliefs a...

In this episode of SPORTLiGHT’s Sport Report, Meg and Dr. G interview the University of Denver’s head Men’s Lacrosse coach, Bill Tierney. Coach Tierney’s lifetime accomplishments include thirty-six years of coaching, seven national championships, twenty-seven regular season and conference tournam...

Alison Foley shares her experience of becoming a parent while being a coach at a D1 school. However, she is far from limiting herself to just those two roles. Foley found that her starting experience as a coach transferred not only to parenting, but to writing, starting a yoga program for soccer ...

Meg and Dr. G welcome award-winning sport sociologist Dr. Jay Coakley, Professor Emeritus (i.e., retired with achievement) at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Dr. Coakley is the author of the textbook Sports in Society: Issues and Controversies, which is thought to be the most widel...

Meg and Dr. G welcome award-winning sport sociologist Dr. Jay Coakley, Professor Emeritus (i.e., retired with achievement) at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Dr. Coakley is the author of the textbook Sports in Society: Issues and Controversies, which is thought to be the most widel...

Parents, coaches, and athletes themselves are facing a reckoning with a culture of sports success models, and hyper specialization in youth sports. The negative effects are having an effect on the future of sport. Dr. Jay Coakley lends his insight to help all sports professionals make informed...

Dr. Jay Coakley relays the fascinating historical influences on organized sports in the early 20th century. Political motivations for assimilation and patriotism fostered youth leagues and the gave rise to the massive institutions we see today. This insight full context is not to be missed.

What kind of athlete are you? Let the three models of youth sport decide!

[8:25] “Developing a sustainable form of community integration” - Dr. Jay Coakley

Dr. Jay Coakley discusses theory and methodology, old and new, around youth development, including the need to be informed and intentional in program development. Long term athlete development model is discussed an example of successful theory in practice.

Dr. Jay and Meg discuss the emphasis on organized youth sport over spontaneous play. With institutional regulation and an emphasis on competition, are we inhibiting our children from developing skills of cooperation and fair rule making?

Family first. The Hochevar family shares what it was like to grow up in an athletic family as well as the benefits or pressures that might come with it. Learn which brother built a baseball mound when he was just a kid, and how often the family would sneak into the high school gym to play pickup ...

Family first. The Hochevar family shares what it was like to grow up in an athletic family as well as the benefits or pressures that might come with it. Learn which brother built a baseball mound when he was just a kid, and how often the family would sneak into the high school gym to play pickup ...