A MUPPS x Tribune collaboration: For the past two years, I have been given the opportunity to cover McGill’s varsity games and, as a farewell to my time at McGill, this is what I will leave behind: photos of people enjoying their sports and celebrating their wins with their friends and teammates.
Tag: Student Athletes
McGill makes waves at season-opening invitational
On Nov. 18, artistic swimming teams from universities and CEGEPs across Ontario and Quebec reconvened for the first time in the season at the McGill Invitational. This yearly exhibition, hosted annually by McGill University, marks the beginning of the Canadian University Artistic Swimming League (CUASL) season, uniting in the Western[Read More…]
North American men’s soccer is ready to take on the world
Average, competent soccer players fit into pre-existing systems; great, tactically advanced players develop new ones. Tactical development in soccer has always centred elite-level players: Lionel Messi revolutionized the false 9, and Cristiano Ronaldo popularized the position of inside forward. As a fullback with pace and power that can take over[Read More…]
Team building is essential to the success of first-year athletes
Team building is often regarded as trivial and little more than a way to “get to know people.” Sure, icebreakers can become repetitive, but there is a valid reason for the constant emphasis on team synergy, especially in sports. The reason is pretty simple: Teams that know and understand each[Read More…]
Supporting student athletes through COVID-19
Sporting events around the world have been halted due to the spread of COVID-19. Among North America’s major leagues, the NBA was the first to suspend its season on March 12 when Utah Jazz centre Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus. Since then, nearly every professional sports league has[Read More…]
NCAA puts right foot forward
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Board of Governors voted unanimously on Oct. 29 to soon allow student-athletes to monetize their name, image, and likeness. The vote was in light of a bill recently passed in California that also allows NCAA athletes in the state to be similarly compensated. NCAA[Read More…]
Exploitation of student athletes should not be a part of the business model
The NCAA is an example of unfettered capitalism that is only sustainable if athletes remain under the guise of amateurism–preventing them from being compensated at fair market value.
