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Sport in Society, Volume 28, 2025, Issue 9

Academics in various disciplines are writing about sport. Sport in Society is a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary forum for academics to discuss the growing relationship of sport to significant areas of modern life. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: The emergence of new mountain biking media practices: toward a culture of inclusive mountain biking by Fiona Spotswood, Martin Hurcombe & Maria Moxey (open access)

International Review for the Sociology of Sport, Vol. 60, 2025, No. 6

IRSS is a peer reviewed academic journal. Its main purpose is to disseminate research and scholarship on sport throughout the international academic community. The journal publishes research articles of varying lengths, as well as book and media reviews. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Navigating the double bind – gendered attitudes towards appearance-based exercise in Finland by Anna Grahn (open access).

Alternative coaching pedagogies in higher education

Natalie Barker-Ruchti & Laura G. Purdy’s edited volume Sports Coaching Education and Alternative Pedagogies: Approaches in Higher Education (Routledge) theorizes alternative pedagogies and presents examples of what such teaching looks like in sports coaching higher education. Sanna Erdoğan’s review provides a comprehensive overview of each chapter in the book and concludes with suggestions of the book’s potential contributions to the field of higher education, accompanied by a set of reflective observations intended to stimulate further consideration and dialogue.

Sport in Society, Volume 28, 2025, Issue 3

Academics in various disciplines are writing about sport. Sport in Society is a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary forum for academics to discuss the growing relationship of sport to significant areas of modern life. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Placing community at the heart of community sport development: introducing the community sport development framework (CSDF) by Kate Mori, Haydn Morgan, Andrew Parker & Iain Lindsey (open access).

Sport, Education and Society, Volume 30, 2025 Issue 1

Sport, Education and Society encourages contributions from social scientists and educationalists studying the relationships between pedagogy, ‘the body’ and society, The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Structuring play in physical education by Sondre Sæther, Jorunn Spord Borgen & Petter Erik Leirhaug (open access).

European Journal for Sport and Society, Vol. 21, 2024, Issue 3

EJSS’ function is to enable an international discussion about current issues and to foster collaboration between researchers from all social scientific sub-disciplines. It’s published 4 times per year. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: ‘Women play football, not women’s football’: the potentials and paradoxes of professionalisation expressed at the UEFA women’s EURO 2022 Championship  by Anne Tjønndal, Sigbjørn Børreson Skirbekk, Stian Røsten & Egil Trasti Rogstad.

Managing Sport and Leisure, Volume 28, 2023, Issue 4

Managing Sport and Leisure is a refereed journal that publishes high quality research articles to inform and stimulate discussions relevant to sport and leisure management globally. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Redesigning the Games? The 2020 Olympic Games, Playbooks and new sports event risk management tools by Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen & Daniel Parnell (open access).

Sports Coaching Review, Volume 12, 2023, Issue 2

Sports Coaching Review is an international peer-reviewed medium for the publication of articles related to sports coaching. It aspires to be a major focal point for the publication of sports coaching research throughout the world. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Combining coaching with family life. A study of female and male elite level coaches in Norway by Mari Kristin Sisjord, Kari Fasting & Trond Svela Sand (open access).

Sports Coaching Review, Volume 11, 2022, Issue 1 | New possibilities: extending research and practice in sports coaching

Sports Coaching Review is an international peer-reviewed medium for the publication of articles related to sports coaching. It aspires to be a major focal point for the publication of sports coaching research throughout the world. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Philosophy for coaching rather than philosophy of coaching: some conceptual clarifications by Chris Hughes (open access).

Significant contribution to the literature, providing unique insight into pertinent issues in elite sport coaching

Natalie Barker-Ruchti is Associate Professor in sport management and sport coaching, Örebro University, Sweden, and the editor of Athlete Learning in Elite Sport: A Cultural Framework (Routledge) in which fifteen international scholars offer the first sociological-pedagogical text to conceptualise athlete learning in elite sport and across athletic careers. Our reviewer is Benjamin Moreland, and he finds the book praiseworthy in a number of ways and from many perspectives.