Why I am (mostly) glad I am a man. And why nice girls don't do sport

Every now and then I am overcome with a feeling of resentment towards women.  I look at them with their shoes and their scatter cushions, an...

Making Sport a Daily Habit: What Motivates Children to Take Part in Sport?

I am really pleased to present a Guest Post from Ed Cope, a specialist researcher in Yout h Sport at the University of Berdfordshire in the ...

Participant Development in Sport

LTAD? Core skills and capabilities? Early Specialisation? Talent Development? Critical Periods in Development? There is increasing demand on...

Can a woman be a sports personality?

2011 has not been a good year for women's sport.  So said Gary Lineker, in defence of the all-male shortlist for this year's Sport P...

Sporting Mythology - a request for help

One of the more interesting projects with which I was involved in recent years was a BBC radio programme called  Black Men Can't Swim . ...