Elyse’s Point Elyse Gorrell

Episode 1: Let's get into some of the Philosophy of Sport. This helps set the stage for how there are aspects of our sport that are amazing and how there are aspects that might be killing it. The first episode sets up the background for the topic, and I don’t talk about the actual sport in much detail. The focus for you is to try and listen to the episode and apply it to your personal experience within the point sparring aspect of sport karate. Especially the difference between the traditional karate aspects as well as the sport of karate aspects
Elyse Gorrell
PhD Candidate; MPC (CSPA-ACPS)
www.embodiedmentalperformance.com
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(Karate; Sport Karate; Sport Martial Arts; Martial Arts; Point Fighting; Point Sparring)
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References
Beamish, R. (2017). Social Structure and Human Agency: An Integrated Introduction to Contemporary Society. Mc-Graw-Hill Press.
Hoggart, R. (1970). Why I value literature. In R. Hoggart (Ed) Speaking to Each Other Vol. 2 (pp 11-18). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
Murakami, S. (2020, February 20). ‘All about the spirit’: Japanese kendo master readies for Olympic torch relay. Reuters. Retrieved from https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-2020-kendo-idUSKBN20F0CS
Olympic.org (2019). Gymnast Nadia Comaneci became the queen of the 1976 Montreal games when she was awarded the first perfect score. Retrieved from: https://www.olympic.org/nadia-comaneci
Soeiro, D. (2011). : Mind, body and ethics. Japanese archery (Kyudo) and the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze. Enrahonar, 47, 199-210.
Spacey, J. (2015, August 22). What is Kyudo? Japan Talk. Retrieved from https://www.japan-talk.com/jt/new/kyudo
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Episode 2: What is the purpose of sport?
What is this idea of "real fighting"?? Why is it that when I tell people "I do karate" that they say "oh.. so that means you can beat me up?"
Uhmm... No? But it does mean that I have dedicated time and effort into a sport to try and excel at the highest level I can. Just like any other athlete!! 
Let's get into the WHY of sport. Why do I do the sport that I do?
Elyse Gorrell
PhD Candidate; MPC (CSPA-ACPS)
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References
Cavendish, R. (2004). The first sub-four-minute mile: May 6th, 1954. History Today, 54(5), 61.
Denison, J. (2006). Inhibiting progress: The record of the four-minute mile. Sport in History, 26(2), 280-288.
Grenier, N. (2019). Pickleball: Injury considerations in an increasingly popular sport. Science Perspective, 116(6), 488-491.
Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Fight. In Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fight
World Records. (n.d.). World Athletics. Retrieved from https://www.worldathletics.org/records/by-category/world-records
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Episode 3: Let's talk about rules.. and rules in rules. What marks the line between participant and nonparticipant in sport AND what makes rules so important (Who knew!)
Not to worry! We also talk about the two mistakenly similar types of fighting taught in karate: Kumite and Point Sparring
This is the last episode where we talk about the structure of sport (which can be challenging if you have never thought about it before).. next we talk about some different groups in the sport!
Elyse Gorrell
PhD Candidate; MPC (CSPA-ACPS)
www.embodiedmentalperformance.com
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References
Beamish, R. (2017). Social Structure and Human Agency: An integrated Introduction to Contemporary Society. Mc-Graw-Hill Press.
Downey, G. (2007). Producing pain: Techniques and technologies in no-holds-barred fighting. Social Studies of Science, 37(2), 201–226. doi:10.1177/0306312706072174
Kim, M. (2010). Mixed Martial Arts: The evolution of a combat sport and its laws and regulations. Sports Lawyers Journal 17(1)
MLB Communications [@MLB_PR]. (2016, February 25). Slide rule on double plays adopted for 2016 season. [Tweet]. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/MLB_PR/status/702907797235744769
Russell, J. S. (2004). Moral realism in sport. Journal of Philosophy of Sport, 31(2), 142-60. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/00948705.2004.9714657
Santos, C. A., Tainsky, S., Schmidt, K., A., Shim, C. (2013). Framing the octagon: An analysis of news-media coverage of mixed martial arts. International Journal of Sport Communication 6, 66-86.
World Association of Kickboxing Organization. (2020). WAKO Rules v17.4: Chapter 2. Tatami rules - general. http://wako.sport/en/page/new-rules/64/
World Association of Kickboxing Organization. (2020). WAKO Rules v17.4: Chapter 3. Point fighting rules. http://wako.sport/en/page/new-rules/64/
World Karate Federation. (2020). Karate Competition Rules: Effective from 1.1.2020. https://www.wkf.net/pdf/WKF_Competition%20Rules_2020_EN.pdf
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Episode 4: Let's talk about one of the most taken-for-granted groups. Specifically in competitive sport. What makes a good coach? Topics include:
- The difference between coach and teacher
- Coaching for live matches
- Coaching Adults
Elyse Gorrell
PhD Candidate; MPC (CSPA-ACPS)
www.embodiedmentalperformance.com
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References
Brusser, J., A., & Carruthers, C., P. (2010). Youth sport volunteer coach motivation. Managing Leisure, 15, 128-139.
Côté, J., Salmela, J., Trudel, P., Baria, A., & Russell, S. (1995). The coaching model: A grounded assessment of expert gymnastic coaches’ knowledge. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 17(1), 1-17.
Dieffenback, K. (n.d.) The good coach: From beginner to expert. Association for Applied Sport Psychology. Retrieved from https://appliedsportpsych.org/resources/resources-for-coaches/the-good-coach-from-beginner-to-expert/
Gyllensten, K. (2018). The coach-coachee relationship. In M. E. Bernard & O. A. David (Eds.) Coaching for Rational Living (pp. 105-116). Springer International Publishing.
Rynne, S., & Cushion, C. (2017, February 7) Playing is not coaching: Why so many sporting greats struggle as coaches. The Conversation. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/playing-is-not-coaching-why-so-many-sporting-greats-struggle-as-coaches-71625
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Episode 5: Let's cooperate and understand females in sport and females in point sparring. Why do females drop out of the sport? This is not males vs. females. This is not solely a female issue.
Elyse Gorrell
PhD Candidate; MPC (CSPA-ACPS)
www.embodiedmentalperformance.com
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References
Hall, M., A. (2002). Early Beginnings: The “New Woman” and Athleticism. In The Girl and the Game (p. 15-40). Peterborough: Broadview Press.
Lenskyj, H. (1990). Common sense and physiology: North American medical views on women and sport, 1890-1930, Canadian Journal of History of Sport, 21(1), 49-60.
Morrow, D. & Wamsley, K. (2017). Gender, Body, and Sport. Sport in Canada: A History. Don Mills: Oxford University Press.
Roth, A., & Basow, S., A. (2004). Femininity, sports, and feminism: Developing a theory of physical liberation. Journal of Sport & Social Issues, 23(3), 245-265.
Soong, K. (2017, April 17). Kathrine Switzer was attacked 50 years ago as she ran the Boston Marathon. The reason? She was a woman. The Washington Post. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/04/17/fifty-years-ago-kathrine-switzer-was-attacked-as-she-ran-the-boston-marathon-the-reason-she-was-a-woman/
Switzer, K. (2007, March 26). The girl who started it all. Runner’s World. Retrieved from https://kathrineswitzer.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Girl-Who-Started-It-All-Runners-World.pdf
Young, I., M. (1994). Gender as seriality: Thinking about women as a social collective. Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 19(3), 713-738.
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Episode 6: Let's discuss those karate kids (8-25 year olds)! This episode is speaking to competitive sport and NOT recreational sport. Youth sport and early sport specialization can be heavy topics -- and I'm using extreme examples (that do occur) to illustrate my point. Keep in mind I'm not stating "kids can't play competitive sport", but I am discussing how: 1) kids need to grow (mentally and physically) with the sport, and 2) what athletic identity is. It's good information, and a good compass for if you have youth athletes in sport karate!
I include early 20s as "kids"... because research shows that the part of the brain that creates rational processes isn't fully developed until around 25 years old; the "act first, think later" mentality.
Elyse Gorrell
PhD Candidate; MPC (CSPA-ACPS)
www.embodiedmentalperformance.com
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(Karate; Sport Karate; Sport Martial Arts; Martial Arts; Point Fighting; Point Sparring)
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References
Carter, C., W., & Micheli, L., J. (2011). Training the child athlete for prevention, health promotion, and performance: How much is enough, how much is too much? Clinical Sports Medicine, 30, 679-690.
Donnelly, P., & Petherick, L. (2010). Workers’ playtime? Child labour at the extremes of the sporting spectrum. Sport in Society, 7(3), 301-321.
Horton, R. S., and Mack, D. E. (2000). Athletic identity in marathon runners: Functional focus or dysfunctional commitment? Journal of Sport Behavior, 23, 101-119.
Johnson, S., B., Blum, M., D., and Giedd, J., N. (2009). Adolescent maturity and the brain: The promise and pitfalls of neuroscience research in adolescent health policy. Journal of Adolescent Health, 45(3), 216-221. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.05.016
Kerr, R., Barker-Ruchti, N., Schubring, A., Cervin, G., & Nunomura, M. (2019). Coming of age: Coaches transforming the pixie-style model of coaching in women’s artistic gymnastics. Sports Coaching Review, 8(1), 7-24.
Myer, G., D., Jayanthi, N., DiFiori, J., P., Faigenbaum, A., D., Kiefer, A., W., Logerstedt, D., & Micheli, L., J. (2015). Sport specialization, part II: Alternative solutions to early sport specialization in youth athletes.  Sports Health, 8(1), 65-73.
Ottum, B. (1979, November 19). The search for Nadia: The author plunges into the mists of Transylvania in quest of the world’s favourite gymnast, Nada Comaneci. She had been perfect. Then she had faded from view. Now, it develops, there is a new Nadia. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved from https://vault.si.com/vault/1979/11/19/the-search-for-nadia-the-author-plunges-into-the-mists-of-transylvania-in-quest-of-the-worlds-favorite-gymnast-nadia-comaneci-she-had-been-perfect-then-she-had-faded-from-view-now-it-develops-there-is-a-new-nadia
Smith, E. (2014, February 21). If you want a child prodigy, crack the whip early. But for longer-term success, parents should back off. New Statesman. 40.
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