Tag: sports

  • Two Decades Behind the Bench: A Coach’s Perspective on Youth Hockey

    By Brad Church As a former first-round NHL draft pick, professional head coach and GM, and someone who has spent the past 20 years coaching youth hockey, I’ve seen the game from just about every angle. I know the excitement of chasing the dream, and I know the sacrifices it takes to reach the highest levels. But I’ve…

  • Tennis as Meditation

    A hidden gift of sport: How competition cultivates mindfulness By Peter Carlisle Nearly fifty years ago, Timothy Gallwey’s Inner Game of Tennis popularized the idea that quieting the mind is key to peak performance. With tennis as his framework, he argued that to enter “the zone,” players must move beyond the self-interference of internal chatter,…

  • One Year Later: Why Jordan Chiles’ Appeal Won’t Address the Flaws in Her Case

    By Peter CarlisleAugust 15, 2025 One year ago, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) issued its written decision stripping American gymnast Jordan Chiles of her Olympic bronze medal. She appealed, but not to a court that can reexamine the facts, law, or reasoning. Under the rules governing Olympic disputes, the Swiss Federal Tribunal (SFT)…