Out of Left Field #11 - Enhanced Games, “Holistic Coaching,” NAACP, and the World Cup
About this episode
The episode discusses Enhanced Games, critiques holistic coaching, and addresses issues related to racial capitalism and the FIFA World Cup.
In this episode of Out of Left Field, Anna announces a HUGE professional change and the group chats about all things “Enhanced Games,” problems with putative “holistic coaching,” the NAACP Statement on Black athletes, and FIFA World Cup. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Personal Updates 02:58 Transitioning from Florida State to Illinois 06:04 Critique of Holistic Coaching in Sports 08:55 The Enhanced Games: A New Era in Sports 11:57 The Capitalist Nature of Sports and Performance 28:08 The Dehumanization of High-Performance Sports 30:28 Health and Safety in Sports 32:08 Racial Capitalism and Athlete Activism 39:44 The World Cup: A Dystopian Event 49:11 Capitalist Contradictions in Sports Keywords: sports capitalism, Enhanced Games, academic transition, systemic critique, sports activism, racial capitalism, mega-events, sports governance, naacp Hosts in this episode: Anna, Derek, Nathan ________________________________________ Support & Follow The End of Sport Patreon: patreon.com/Theendofsport (Support the show!) Bluesky: @endofsportpod.bsky.social Instagram: @endofsportpod Twitter/X: @EndofSportPod YouTube: The…
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