Creativity and Practising in Sport - Prof. Kenneth Aggerholm (Pt1) - Meaningful Sport Series

This conversation with Prof. Kenneth Aggerholm explores how existential philosophy can be used to shed new light on the development of talented youth athletes and the value of repetition and practising. Practising can sound like something boring and mechanistic; but could it be that it is actually intrinsically valuable and even a virtue?

Kenneth Aggerholm is a Professor at the Department of Teacher Education and Outdoor Studies at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. His work has explored various contexts including youth sport, physical education and adapted physical activity. Kenneth is also the president of the International Association for the Philosophy of Sport.

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Liked this episode? Applications of Kenneth's work in a talent development context has been discussed in a previous episode with Dr Andy Borrie.

Other episodes exploring existential philosophy in sport include the conversations with Prof. Gunnar Breivik (Heidegger), Dr Emily Ryall (Sartre), Dr Yunus Tuncel (Nietzsche) and Prof. John Kaag (Camus).