008 | Vice & Virtue in Sport: Why do we really play?
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There are many outcomes of sport. Does sport build character? Reveal it? Should we evaluate actions by athletes differently in a sport environment than in our walk around world? Dr. Brian Bolt and Dr. Chad Carlson reflect on these things while discussing the rescue of the youth soccer team in Thailand and the World Cup. They challenge us to unpack the details and context of a specific sport before we arrive at a conclusion of what is good and what is bad. And in the end, give ourselves a gut check on the main question of intent—the questions of how of why we play.
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