Tag: Claire-Marie Roberts

Progressive and broad-ranging, The Routledge Handbook of Gender Politics in Sport and Physical Activity edited by Győző Molnár and Rachael Bullingham, offers a comprehensive overview of the complex intersections between politics, gender, sport and physical activity. In her thorough, competent and highly useful review of this 32 chapters anthology, Anna Sätre highlights the underlying aims of the collection, some detectable trends among the contributions, and several of the chapters that stand out for their critical and innovative approaches.

The edited collection Women’s Football by Jacky Forsyth and Claire-Marie Roberts (Routledge) provides a thorough, yet straightforward and accessible, analysis of the key physiological, biomechanical and social-psychological issues that can be applied to achieve women’s footballing development. Our knowledgeable reviewer Payam Ansari in turn provides a useful introduction to this rich tome which offers cutting-edge insights into all aspects of women’s football, including match play, talent identification, eating disorders, and breast health.

IRSEP is the first scholarly, peer-reviewed journal that publishes critical reviews of research literature in sport and exercise psychology. Typically, these reviews evaluate relevant conceptual and methodological issues in the field. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Extraversion in sport: a scoping review by Mark S. Allen, Erin A. Mison, Davina A. Robson & Sylvain Laborde.

Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal (WSPAJ) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal devoted to advancing the understanding of women in sport and physical activity. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Double Punch to the Glass Ceiling: Career Experiences and Challenges of Ethnic Minority Female Athletic Directors by Natalie M. Welch, Jessica L. Siegele, Robin Hardin.

Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal (WSPAJ) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal devoted to advancing the understanding of women in sport and physical activity. Editor’s pick from the current issue: “IT’S JUST A LOT DIFFERENT BEING MALE THAN FEMALE IN THE SPORT”: AN EXPLORATION OF THE GENDERED CULTURE AROUND BODY PRESSURES IN COMPETITIVE FIGURE SKATING by Dana K. Voelker, Justine J. Reel.

Kajsa Gilenstam is both really excited by and somewhat disappointed with Jacky Forsyth & Claire-Marie Roberts’ edited work The Exercising Female: Science and Its Application (Routledge). While the chapters together give us a better insight into the topic and really make for an important book for those interested in sport and exercise for women, she writes, there are also instances of gender biased assumptions.

Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal (WSPAJ) is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal devoted to advancing the understanding of women in sport and physical activity. WSPAJ is the official journal of the Program for the Advancement of Girls and Women in Sport and Physical Activity, housed in the Center for Women's Health and Wellness at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.