ASU partners with Miami Dolphins for athlete education
There is an inside joke among professional football players that NFL stands for “not for long” in career endurance. It’s why athletes and NFL franchise teams are putting in some off-season overtime, pivoting toward education and player development through the Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University.
Tackling career transitions before the clock runs out on their playing careers, 38 members of the Miami Dolphins recently participated in the fourth annual Dolphins Business Combine (DBC) in Miami. Created by Dolphins owner Stephen Ross to provide unique opportunities for his players’ development off the field, this year’s event was led by NFL alumni and ASU professors.
Native American communities are missing sports during pandemic pause
The suspension of sports has taken away a happy part of Native American culture as the world deals with the COVID-19 pandemic, according to several experts on an Arizona State University panel on Friday.
But the public health crisis also has shown the resilience of Native American people, the panelists said during the “COVID-19 and Native American Sport” Zoom discussion sponsored by the Global Sport Institute at ASU.
Q&A: How America will rethink sports following the pandemic
More than two months after Covid-19 shutdowns began, large parts of the economy are opening back up, but many questions abound regarding the return of professional and college sports. The Business Journal spoke to the CEO of the Global Sport Institute and an ASU professor about the effect of sports cancellations and what's coming next.