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The Politics of Football

Alex C. Gang

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Sexual Assault in Canadian Sport

Wen-hao Winston Chou

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Volume 38 (2024): Issue 6 (Nov 2024)

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Volume 13 (2024): Issue 4 (Nov 2024): 2024 American Kinesiology Association Leadership Workshop: Addressing Social Justice Imperatives—Exemplars of Inclusive Excellence

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No “Failures of Kindness”

David K. Wiggins

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Effects of Mental Fatigue on Depth Jump in Division I Female Soccer Players

Madison M. Gaffney, Robin Ammon, Jong-Sung Yoon, and Hyung Suk Yang

Mental fatigue has been shown to hinder physical performance, especially in endurance-based sports. However, little research has been done concerning the impacts of mental fatigue on shorter maximal effort movements commonly encountered in sports activities, such as the depth jump. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of mental fatigue on depth jump performance and lower limb kinematics in Division I female soccer players. Eighteen participants performed depth jumps before and after a mentally fatiguing Stroop task. Multiple paired t tests were used to examine differences in dependent variables across conditions. The findings revealed a decrease in jump height (p = .002), propulsive impulse (p = .004), and peak hip adduction angles on the left (p = .003), while knee kinematics remained unchanged. This study challenges previous research on maximal anaerobic exercises, revealing mental fatigue’s potential influence on jumping and landing movements. However, mixed results in lower limb kinematics warrant further investigation. The study provides insights into the intricate relationship between mental fatigue and athletic capabilities, emphasizing the need for tailored interventions and further exploration of sport-specific movements.

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Qigong Training Effects on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Cognitive Functions in Sedentary Middle-Aged and Elderly Females With Type 2 Diabetes

Sanita Singsanan, Nongnuch Luangpon, Sirirat Kiatkulanusorn, Patcharee Boonsiri, Martin Burtscher, and Kultida Klarod

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) heightens dementia and cognitive decline risk, notably impacting working memory and executive functions. This study investigates the impact of 8 weeks of qigong training on cognitive functions, blood pressure, plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor (pBDNF), antioxidant, and biochemical outcomes in sedentary middle-aged and elderly women with T2DM. Thirty-five sedentary middle-aged and elderly women with T2DM were assigned to qigong exercise (QG = 19) or control (CG = 16) groups. Qigong exercise group performed the qigong exercise three times per week, for 8 weeks. The cognitive functions and pBDNF as primary and secondary outcomes (blood pressure parameters, antioxidant, and blood cell indices) were measured at baseline and postexercise training. While cognitive performance did not change, there was a significant interaction (Group × Time), indicating reduced pBDNF levels postintervention in the qigong exercise group (p < .05). Both mean arterial blood and pulse pressure values decreased after qigong training (p < .05), but no significant interaction effects (Time × Group) were seen. There was a pulse pressure reduction after qigong training (p < .05), which was significantly correlated with the increase in longest digit span forward (r = −.34, p < .05). Antioxidant levels decreased from PRE to POST within both groups. This study demonstrated that 8 weeks of qigong training reduced pBDNF levels in sedentary middle-aged and elderly women with T2DM, which is unrelated to cognitive function improvements but possibly indicating a favorable response to exercise. Additionally, reduced blood and pulse pressure, potentially enhancing cognitive function by favorably impacting the autonomic nervous system by qigong training.

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Erratum. Interview With Rui (Blanca) Qi, Content Creator, Internet Celebrity, and Chinese Football Journalist in Europe

International Journal of Sport Communication

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A Multilevel Model to Explain the Opportunities for and Experiences of LGBTQ+ People in Elite American Football

George B. Cunningham, Kelsey M. Garrison, and Umer Hussain

American football holds immense cultural significance, from its impressive youth participation rates to the coverage of professional football. However, the reach of American football extends beyond cultural significance, as societal values and norms are frequently mimicked or even amplified in major sport settings. American football is a context that highlights the privileges of heterosexuality and cisgender people, effectively discouraging people from disclosing their lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) status. Because LGBTQ+ inclusion has received less attention in the American football context, and bias against LGBTQ+ people is common in sport, this paper aimed to explore LGBTQ+ inclusion in American football. Drawing on our related scholarship in this area, we present a multilevel framework, highlighting macrolevel (i.e., societal), mesolevel (i.e., organizational), and microlevel (i.e., individual) factors that shape LGBTQ+ inclusion in American football. The discussion includes strategies to implement LGBTQ+ inclusion in American football, as well as a call for further research.

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Director Selection: Drivers for the Adoption and Design of Nomination Committees by New Zealand National Sport Organizations

Tracy Molloy, Geoff Dickson, and Lesley Ferkins

Nomination committees (NCs) are a critical, yet under-researched, part of the good governance equation. This study contributes to baseline knowledge of NC adoption and design. Underpinned by critical realism, four national sports organization case studies explain the “why” and “how” of NC adoption through a multitheoretical lens. Change strategies are identified using Hampel et al.’s mechanisms (symbolic, relational, and material) approach to institutional (creation) work outcomes. Archer’s morphogenetic cycle helps to demonstrate the interplay between structure, culture, and agency in achieving the change with the study, providing a timely reminder of the power of morphostasis (inertia). The results are important for future NC design to better inform national sport organization NCs’ structures and processes (including case-appropriate balance between community and corporate logics in national sport organization governance re-configurations) and aid future evaluations of NC effectiveness. A critical realism multitheoretical and multicase approach is modeled for future sport management studies.