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Author David Shields discusses the roles of competition in sport in the first section of this two part interview. David Light Shields, PhD, is an affiliate associate professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and author of True Competition: A Guide to Pursuing Excellence in Sport and Society. Is there evidence showing that athletes can actually increase their performance when engaging in true competition?
Author David Shields continues his engaging discussion of true competition and its application in today’s society. David Light Shields, PhD, is an affiliate associate professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and author of True Competition: A Guide to Pursuing Excellence in Sport and Society. How does true competition apply to other aspects of society, beyond the sport environment?
David Stern became the fourth commissioner of the NBA in 1984, a golden age for the league with its “Showtime” Lakers, led by Magic Johnson; archrivals Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics; and star rookies Charles Barkley, John Stockton, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Michael Jordan. David Stern celebrated his silver anniversary as NBA commissioner in 2009—although his association with the NBA started way back in 1966, when, as a newly minted Columbia University lawyer, he began providing outside ...
These include Claude Bouchard, author of Physical Activity and Health, Costas Karageorghis and Peter Terry, joint authors of Inside Sport Psychology, Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey, author of Wheelchair Sport, Dan Gould, author of Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Sophia Jowett and David Lavallee, joint authors of Social Psychology in Sport, Mike Gleeson, author of Sport Nutrition and Greg Whyte, author of Practical ECG for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine. Thursday 19th JulyGertrude ...
