Watching the CFL up close and personal
MICHAEL TAUBE: It was the first CFL game I’ve attended in person in nearly three decades
Tag: Football
Coaches at all levels treat fun as a negative. It’s not
KEN REED: Humanistic coaches focus on encouragement and positive motivation. They believe humans seek out fun and want to actualize themselves
Head injuries and football go hand in hand
KEN REED: Modern helmets prevent skull fractures but don’t address the problem of a brain crashing against the side of the skull
NFL all talk no action until Kaepernick signed
SPORTS: Kaepernick remains blackballed from the league for protesting racism, social injustice and police brutality toward minorities in the U.S.
Don’t expect a pandemic to slow down the NFL
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: The league has a new deal with players, free-agency frenzy begins this week and big-time bargaining for TV rights is on the horizon (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)
Short and sweet: pro sports need to pare down the length of games
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: Fans are staying away from stadiums in great part because the games take too long to play. The new XFL is trying a number of modifications to cut the length of games (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)
NFL coaches need to embrace data and probability
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: If coaching has a capital offence, its ignoring the obvious probabilities that a good analysis could provide
Finally, NCAA must compensate its athletes
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: And it will have ramifications for Canadian student athletes and the hockey leagues that compete with U.S. colleges for talent (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $19)
Progress? Sport? The two shall never meet
BRUCE DOWBIGGIN: From disputed strike zones to goal-line uncertainty to bloody high-sticks, major-league officiating can’t seem to embrace high-tech (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $19)
Rising from the ashes to achieve greatness
GERRY CHIDIAC: It hurts to be rejected or see a dream come to an end, but it shouldn’t impact our ability to live with integrity and find success (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $16)
Fans’ expectations of athletes are out of whack
SPORTS: Those who booed retiring Indianapolis Colt Andrew Luck should be ashamed of themselves. Athletes aren’t warriors created by central casting for our weekend enjoyment
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