Category: Healthy Living
Pride Party 2023, One on One with Downtown Tempe Authority’s Tamia Scott on Organizing Tempe’s First Ever LGBTQ+ Pride Event
By David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) Following the announcement of Downtown Tempe Authority...
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Rain City Soccer Club in Thriving on Building Inclusion Through Intersectionality and Athletic Development. One on One with Club President, Salem Lemmon
By David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) Our own Managing Editor of Sports, David “Dirk” catches...
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Pride Lending is Building Diversity Through Home Ownership
By David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) Our managing editor of sports, Dirk Smith caught up...
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Düssel-Cup Comes Roaring Back After Four Years
By David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) When I first moved to Germany in late 2018, one of the...
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Emotional Regulation Strategies for Endurance Sport Athletes
By David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) Endurance sports are some of the most challenging and...
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Rhonda Rajsich: From Racquetball to Motivational Speaker Thanks to a Set of Brass Knuckles
By David (Dirk) Smith, M.Sc, SDL (he|him) Our managing editor of sports, Dirk Smith, recently...
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#FacesOfSports: Valina Eckley, Cheering with Spirit for Trans People in Sport
First/ Last Name/ Pronouns: Valina Eckley (She/Her) Age: Many laps around the sun Hometown: Green...
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Participation. Inclusion. Personal Best? Four Considerations in Developing Athletes within Inclusive Sports
By Dirk Smith, MSc, CSCS, SDL (He/Him) The Gay Games are built upon three tenants, participation,...
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World AIDS Museum Executive Director, Terry Dyer, Builds Discussion Around HIV/AIDS Through Legacy and History
By David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) Recently our managing editor of sports and associate...
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Helping Your Athletes and Sports Teams to Understand and Heal from Collective Trauma
By David “Dirk” Smith, M.Sc., SDL (He/Him) This is an article I never wish I had to write, but...
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As the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar Approaches, Human Rights Activists Call Foul
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) It is no secret that the 2022 FIFA World Cup was awarded to...
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#AuthenticMe Elevates Grassroots LGBTQ+ Sports Inclusion and Pioneering Research on Transgender Athletes
By Dirk Smith, M.Sc, SDL (He/Him) Following the first panel which discussed how authenticity in...
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