Toward an Anthropological Analysis of New Sport Cultures: The Case of Whiz Sports in France

Midol, Nancy; Broyer, Gerard

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“…Traceurs expressed feeling connected to and 'oneness' with their environment, similar to practitioners other lifestyle sports such as climbing, surfing and snowboarding (Midol and Broyer 1995). Yet as an urban practice, traceurs described a connection to man-made, city surfaces and objects, including concrete, stucco, granite, rain gutters, rails, walls, roofs and scaffolding.…”

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An existential phenomenological examination of parkour and freerunning

Clegg

Butryn

2012

Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

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Therefore, the purpose of this study was to expand sport and edgework research by qualitatively examining the lived, sporting experiences of parkour practitioners.Phenomenological interviews were conducted with 11 (9 male, 2 female) intermediate-to-advanced traceurs (parkour practioners) ranging from 18 to 33 years old.Two dimensions emerged: bodily experience and interactive experience. Several supporting themes also emerged, including play, movement, and risk within the bodily experience dimension, and community, public, and world within the interactive experience dimension. The findings of this study provide new perspectives on the experiences and meanings associated with participating in parkour and freerunning.v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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An existential phenomenological examination of parkour and freerunning

Clegg

Butryn

2012

Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

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“…Participant motivations have been explained through a range of analytical frameworks, including edgeworks (Laurendeau, 2008), sensation seeking (Rossi & Cereatti, 1993;Zuckerman, 2000), psychoanalysis (Hunt, 1995a), neotribe or sub-cultural formation (Midol & Broyer, 1995), and masculinity theory (Pollay, 2001;Wheaton, 2003). These perspectives argue that a combination of personality traits, socialisation processes, and previous experiences induce a desire for a participant to put their life at risk through extreme sports.…”

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Extreme sports are good for your health: A phenomenological understanding of fear and anxiety in extreme sport

2012

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hpq.sagepub.com 'Extreme sports' have become a universal descriptor for a multitude of non-traditional independent and organized adventure sports. Terms such as 'action sports', 'whiz sports', 'urban sports', 'free sports', 'lifestyle sports', 'alternative sports' and 'fringe sports', are used interchangeably to describe similar activities. We take a narrow view on extreme sports and define them as independent leisure activities where the most likely outcome of a mismanaged mistake or accident is death (Brymer, 2005). The magnitude of difference from other sports was highlighted by an extreme skier (Ulmer in Koerner, 1997: 2) who offered a comparison with basketball: 'Imagine if every time you missed a basket, somebody would shoot you in the head.' Traditional theoretical perspectives on extreme sports suggest that they are an outlet for 'crazy' individuals with an unhealthy relationship to fear, who are pathological in their search for risk or living out a death wish

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“…The term 'girl' may appear in quotations from Norwegian participants as well as other (non-English) participants employing the term in the interview. 4 Snowboarding can also be traced to the 'whiz sports' movement in France in the1970-80s, which according to Midol & Broyer (1995) constitutes new sport forms, very different from the official one promoted by sport institutions. The whiz sport culture was championed by avant-garde groups that challenged 'the existing order through which French society has defined itself for the last two centuries.'…”

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Women’s snowboarding – some experiences and perceptions of competition

Sisjord

2013

Leisure Studies

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This article focuses on female snowboarders' experiences with, and perceptions of, snowboard competitions. The article is based on a study conducted at an international women's snowboard camp. The purpose of the camp was to discuss strategies for promoting females' participation in the snowboard organizations and in snowboard competition. Interviews were held with a eight participants aged 18-31 years. Most of the participants had been previously involved in competition. Their experience had been both negative and positive. Most of the participants perceived snowboard facilities (Big Air and Half-pipe) as being too large for females and a possible constraint on participation. Moreover, the study's findings reveal ideas concerning alternative competition formats as well as arguments for "women-only" sessions as a feasible way to reach more female snowboarders, to provide skill enhancement, and to increase participation in the competitions. The findings are discussed in light of the development of snowboarding and Bourdieu's theoretical framework.

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Toward an Anthropological Analysis of New Sport Cultures: The Case of Whiz Sports in France

Cited by 69 publications

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An existential phenomenological examination of parkour and freerunning

An existential phenomenological examination of parkour and freerunning

Extreme sports are good for your health: A phenomenological understanding of fear and anxiety in extreme sport

Women’s snowboarding – some experiences and perceptions of competition

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