Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
4 hours agoMy Daughter's Sport Has Taken a Sudden Turn. She's Too Young for This.
Introducing skill testing in sports for young children can be appropriate if they have prior experience and are ready for growth.
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Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoSome people don't fear failure. They fear succeeding and then being expected to sustain it, because the version of them that achieved it was running on adrenaline and desperation, and the person who shows up on Monday is someone quieter who doesn't know how to replicate what the emergency produced. - Silicon Canals
The fear of success stems from the pressure to replicate high performance, not from a desire to avoid good outcomes.
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LA Kings
fromDefector
2 days agoThe Wild Card Race Gives Me A Tummy Ache | Defector
The NHL playoff race is intense, with many teams vying for the final spots and showcasing desperate, flawed hockey as the season nears its end.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 days agoPsychology suggests the most attractive person in the room is almost never the one trying hardest to be - because effort in the direction of attractiveness is visible, and visibility of effort is the one thing that reliably cancels the effect it's trying to produce - Silicon Canals
Authenticity is more appealing than effortful perfection in social interactions.
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Toronto Maple Leafs
fromMaple Leafs Hotstove
5 days agoKeith Pelley on the Leafs' rebuild vs. retool question: "We have the foundational pieces in place, which gives me the confidence we can contend very quickly"
Keith Pelley announces the firing of Brad Treliving, emphasizing the need for new leadership to achieve championship goals for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Running
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week agoReaders reply: American football takes for ever. In which other sports do you spend most of your time not playing the game?
Many sports involve significantly more downtime than actual gameplay, with activities like golf and sailing exemplifying this phenomenon.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks agoMen who say "we" when referring to their favorite sports team aren't delusional - they've found one of the last remaining places in adult life where belonging is unconditional, identity is shared without negotiation, and nobody asks them to explain why it matters so much - Silicon Canals
Men's identification with their sports teams fosters a sense of community and identity without the need for qualifications or conditions.
fromPuck Prose
4 days agoA New Congressional Bill About Sports Team Relocations Might Affect the NHL More Than Other Sports
The 'Home Team Act' would require that any sports team owner looking to move their franchise, or sell to a new owner with the intention of relocation, first be required to offer the sale of the franchise to a group keeping it in its current location.
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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
4 days agoThere's a specific kind of loyalty that keeps people in jobs, cities, and friendships years after the reason they stayed has disappeared. It's not inertia. It's that leaving would require admitting the time already spent wasn't building toward something, and that admission costs more than staying another year. - Silicon Canals
People remain in unfulfilling situations due to the fear of admitting past investments were unproductive, not because of passivity or fear of change.
fromwww.bbc.com
5 days ago'Scotland fans can fret - but they need to keep perspective too'
This crew - smallish in number but sufficiently large to assault the eardrums of the management and players - are an odd bunch. It's true that Scotland should be beyond the point of just being happy going to the World Cup - and these players are way past that notion.
Liverpool FC
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks agoCross-Cultural Psychology in Baseball
The rules of the sport itself are pretty much the same around the world, but the behaviors of the people-both fans and players-often illustrate some of the key differences between collectivism and individualism. The emphasis on both hierarchical connectedness (vertical collectivism) and interconnectedness with others (horizontal collectivism) is apparent whenever I attend baseball games in Korea, in contrast to the MLB games that I have attended in the U.S.
Psychology
Boston Bruins
fromBoston Herald
1 month agoBruins must find inner road warrior
The Bruins dominate at home with an 11-game winning streak but struggle significantly on the road with an 11-13-4 record, the worst in the Eastern Conference playoff bracket, creating a critical concern with 13 of 22 remaining games away from Boston.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoEverton fans left in the dark with need to find home comfort at new stadium
Everton's fixture schedule of predominantly weeknight matches at their new stadium is hindering fan adaptation and attendance, particularly affecting supporters from distant locations, children, and elderly fans.
fromPsychology Today
2 months agoIs Sports Fandom Play?
In this playoff season, I try to shut my eyes to products featured in commercial time-outs. You've seen them? The cryptic medicines to treat unspecified ailments? The pickup trucks and beer brands that signal ruggedness and romantic success. Or more tempting, the gooey-delectable double-cheese-pepperoni pizzas with yet more cheese stuffed in the crust. But one other caught my ear for novel English usage. Namely, the new infinitive "to fan."
Marketing
fromPsychology Today
2 months agoThe Super Bowl Mentality
After 18 weeks of the NFL regular season, the moment is almost here. The Super Bowl represents the pinnacle of pressure. For the athletes that take the field, it's the moment they've been waiting for. The culmination of years of preparation for that one game. There is little margin for error and the moment is unforgiving. Yet, the psychological demands of Super Bowl game day aren't as unique as we think.
Mental health
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month agoAre football fans booing their team more?
With Tottenham having won just two of their past 17 league matches, Frank himself acknowledged he understood the frustration of fans in one of his final interviews. "I understand the frustration, I also understand the easiest thing is to point at me." Frank is not alone. Arne Slot and his players have had similar treatment at times this season, albeit from a much smaller number of the Liverpool faithful.
Soccer (FIFA)
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