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Oct 05, 2023

With aligned missions to leverage the power of sport to drive positive change, Global Sport Institute at ASU and Green Sports Alliance team up to launch the sport + sustainability venture challenge.

Sitting the bench the No. 1 issue between parents, coaches

Aug 30, 2022

In competitive youth sports programs, getting playing time is the number one issue for parents and players. This goes hand-in-hand with our emphasis on win first, individual achievement and stardom.

Serena Williams: The cost, benefit of being a strong black female athlete

Aug 30, 2022

Serena Williams is arguably the greatest athlete of all time. Yet her earnings have not been commensurate with her professional achievements.

More than T-shirts and hashtags: Measuring social justice impacts in the NFL

Aug 30, 2022

At the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University, we were curious about the actual impact the NFL was having in this “2.0” phase of athlete activism. We asked the NFL for, and received, internal reports on this activism.

Winning ASU Global Sport Venture Devils Named at GSI Annual Summit

Aug 30, 2022

Global Sport Venture Devils, the partnered program between the Global Sport Institute and ASU’s Entrepreneurship & Innovation, presented final pitches at GSI’s annual event, the Global Sport Summit.

Global Sport Institute & Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Fest Debut Partnership

Aug 30, 2022

The Global Sport Institute at ASU has partnered with the 17th Annual RSF Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival presented by Run & Shoot Filmworks for the inaugural competition in celebration of the annual theme, Race and Sport...

3 Thought Provoking Quotes from 2019 Global Sport Summit Speakers

Aug 30, 2022

The 2019 Global Sport Summit spanned two days in downtown Phoenix, fully packed with insights around our theme of “Race and Sport Around the Globe.” Here are three thought-provoking quotes we heard from just some of our speakers:

2019 Global Sport Summit Examines Race and Sport Around the Globe

Aug 30, 2022

On March 28-29 the Global Sport Institute at ASU brought together individuals and organizations from a diverse set of disciplines. Conversation, ideas, and actions were discussed around the Institute’s annual theme: Race and Sport Around The Globe

Representation of Women Dominates 2019 Global Sport Summit

Aug 30, 2022

ASU Global Sport Institute’s 2nd annual Global Sport Summit proved to be an event that follows the 2019 societal shift in the celebration of women. It also hosted a vast number of women industry professionals, panelists, academics, and students.

6 Athletes Land on the #TIME100 List

Aug 30, 2022

6 sports figures have made the #TIME100 list of most influential people in 2019, demonstrating that athletes have an impact beyond sport and into deeper levels of society.

Global Sport Venture Devils: Spring 2019 Demo Day

Aug 30, 2022

Global Sport Venture Devils, a partnered program between the Global Sport Institute and ASU’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation, took place last week at Skysong and featured ten innovative pitches.