In challenging times, Play Like a Champion listened and responded with love and support. We continue to listen.
There are certain things that everyone who serves as a sports chaplain should embody and believe.
I feel uncertain about sport itself, the present and the future—remember, sport isn’t my original field of expertise.
Over time, something has happened in Medellin. The city didn’t die. It transformed.
As I began to experience healing from my pain and shame, I created The Tracy Hanson Initiative to provide safe opportunities for elite athletes to talk about their stories of trauma. I also provide training to those who serve them.
One of my research interests is the role of sport in the lives of marginalized and vulnerable young people: sport in prisons and young offender institutions.
Students are producers of knowledge, not just consumers. Take my Religion and Sport course at Baylor University as an example.