harmed the entire sports industry, the impact is particularly acute for youth sports, given the sheer volume of participants and the attending substructure that funds this market. In this commentary, we discussed the psychological, developmental, and economic fallout from an unprecedented stoppage in
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Douglas Hartmann, Teresa Toguchi Swartz, Edgar Jesus Campos, Amy August, Alex Manning, and Sarah Catherine Billups
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Internal and Social Assets, Weight-Based Bullying, Sport, and Activity Among Female Adolescents
Sarah M. Espinoza, Christie L. Martin, Marla E. Eisenberg, Iris W. Borowsky, Barbara J. McMorris, and Laura Hooper
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Nikolaus A. Dean, Andrea Bundon, P. David Howe, and Natalie Abele
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“Who Am I ... a Hockey Player”: Indigenous Generosity and the Transformative Power of Education in Hockey Spaces
Davina McLeod, Sam McKegney, Darren Zanussi, and Shane Keepness
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A Critical Examination of Race and Antiracism in the Sport for Development Field: An Introduction
Meredith A. Whitley, Joseph N. Cooper, Simon C. Darnell, Akilah R. Carter-Francique, and Kip G. O’Rourke-Brown
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-profile attendees and notable GCFs: Donna deVarona, former Olympic swimmer; Dr. Carole Hooven, an evolutionary biologist and lecturer at Harvard University; Dr. Emma Hilton, a developmental biologist and founder of Sex Matters; Dr. Ross Tucker, an exercise physiologist and science consultant for World Rugby; and
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, developmental, and moral” ( Duncan & Hasbrook, 1988 , p. 19). Notable in this article is the call to action, namely: We can never be content with the way things are, nor can we lay the blame on society or the mass media for the exclusionary and discriminatory policies of sport. That would be missing the point