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Research: Sports help kids develop important trait linked to adult success
Here’s another good reason for kids to participate in organized sports: They can develop the “grit” that helps them overcome challenges as adults, a new study suggests.
Grit is defined as…
From The Conversation: Too hot to handle: Climate considerations for youth sport during the hottest years on record
At least 50 high school football players in the U.S. have died from heat stroke after falling ill on the field in the past 25 years. And high school athletes in other sports are not…
Research: Agyemang Study Recognized with Best Paper Award
Congratulations to SSI Affiliate and OSU Sport Management Prof. Kwame Agyemang for being recently awarded with a 2021 Best Paper honor from the Sport Management Education Journal.
His co-…
Study: Fights in Pro Hockey Don’t Deter Greater Violence
Allowing fights among players in the National Hockey Leagues does not deter greater violence in the modern game, according to a new study.
In fact, teams and players that fight more often…
Trevon Logan Discusses How Soccer and Formula One Are Winning Over American Fans
In this edition of "Scoreboard" on "In The Loop" with Christian Bryant, Bryant explores with Sports and Society Executive Director Trevon Logan how sports have adapted to a wider-than-ever…
Ohio State to Study Youth Football Head Impacts With Smart Mouthguards
Ohio State University’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences will lead a study on head impacts in youth tackle football in partnership with sensor technology company Athlete…
Knoester Addresses Cleveland Guardians Name Change, Based on SSI-Funded Research
SSI Research Chair and sociology professor Chris Knoester recently wrote in The Plain Dealer and on Cleveland.com about the Cleveland baseball team name change, the elimination of…
RESEARCH: SSI Undergraduate Student Research Fair draws entries from 7 schools
The fourth annual SSI Undergraduate Research Fair took place in-person and via zoom on April
14 with eight high-quality presentations from undergraduate students representing seven different…
More than 170 attend first-ever Creative Con
By Ashley Grimmer
More than 170 people in-person and virtually joined Creative Con April 14, the first-ever student sports creative conference held at Ohio State.
Creative Con was…