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Podcast: Physical Activity Researcher
Episode: The Allure of Useless Play - Prof. R. Scott Kretchmar (Pt2) - Meaningful Sport Series
Description: This is the second part of our conversation with Prof. em. R. Scott Kretchmar on meaningful movement experiences. In the first part, we explored why sport could be valuable as a "mere" hobby, and three approaches to physical education - prudential, affective and intellectual - and why they might be problematic when we are seeking to promote meaningful experiences.
In the second part, we start exploring why challenging experiences are valuable, why the work of Eleanor Metheny is important for our understanding of meaningful movement, and storytelling and identity in sport. We then move on to discussing S...