Grant Simms
The idiosyncrasies of sport: Part 1
November 3, 2019By: Grant Simms, SFU Student I love sports for a variety of reasons. The intensity of competition, the extraordinary range of athletic abilities on display, and the unpredictability are just some of the reasons sports are so popular. But, as fantastic as they are, there are bound to be some ugly patches. Like anything beautiful, sports has its imperfections. Some things that athletes and team managers partake in make no sense, yet, for whatever reason, these traditions and practices haven’t gone away (yet). Here’s a list of five annoying, pointless and/or irritating elements of sports. Fighting in hockey Why? Just,…
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Canadian Sports culture: the dilemma of four-on-four basketball
October 19, 2019By: Grant Simms, SFU Student One of the strangest things I’ve ever encountered was playing pick-up basketball in Vancouver for the first time. I’d previously been to Phoenix, where the pick-up culture is superb and there are a ton of…
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Peak Sports Mailbag: Week 4
September 22, 2019By: Grant Simms, SFU student Hey Peak sports readers, My name is Grant Simms, and I am your maitre d’ for the football themed Peak Sports Mailbag. Thanks so much to all of our readers for submitting their football-related questions,…
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