The Sport and PA Policy Podcast

Sport and PA in Catastrophic Environments

Dr Jim Cherrington and Dr Jack Black from Sheffield Hallam University in the UK connect our everyday experiences of sport and activity with living in an age of catastrophe. Drawing on 13 case studies from their new edited book, they explore the consequences of this age, and what individuals and communities can do in the face of omnipresent catastrophes. 

https://www.routledge.com/Sport-and-Physical-Activity-in-Catastrophic-Environments/Cherrington-Black/p/book/9781032125411

 

Dr Sheree Bekker - Gender, Harm and Sport

Dr Sheree Bekker from the University of Bath (UK) discusses how assumptions about gender in sport continue to work to the detriment of girls and women, and by extension, everyone. With insightful examples from sport science, sport policy and sport practice, Dr Bekker encourages us to think differently to ensure all participants both are safe, and feel safe. This will involve actively challenging deep-set, often historical ideas about gender, as well as confronting remaining harmful structures and policies in the world of sport. She sees some positive momentum for change, with organisations adopting human rights approaches for their policies, and with young people in particular increasingly unwilling to accept the ways things are.    

Reclaiming the Streets for Children

How can we ensure that children feel safe and free to play in their own neighborhoods? How can we help them connect with their friends and with the outside world? The Co-Directors of "Playing Out", Alice Ferguson and Ingrid Skeels, show us that a better future is possible, and that we can all play a part. For more inspiration, visit https://playingout.net

Schools, Corporations and PA Policy

Dr Powell discusses his research into how companies form partnerships with schools to influence children about physical activity and health. He discusses some of the tensions, problems and possible responses to the evolving corporate involvement in sport and physical education programmes.