Category: Skieologians
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Skieologians: Risen from the dead
Our family’s new Easter tradition was — and I’m not making this up — my wife’s idea. The blank expression on my face at dinner, attempting to process my Minnesota Timberwolves’ first NBA playoff win since the Truman administration was the first clue. My tip-toeing around the house afterward, unsure of how my desire for […]
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Skieologians: How to succeed as an athlete
A recently published editorial in the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance outlined eight necessary elements for athletic success. The first seven ingredients mentioned — talent, health, development, consistency, coaching, opportunities, goal-setting — were essentially diminished under the umbrella of the final one: luck. And here is where we need the skieologian. Carl Foster, […]
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Skieologians: How America won all that gold (in 2030)
A call back to their plundering of the 2018 Olympics, three “architects of Norway’s sport system” shared key ideas for nationwide sport development in an Aspen Institute article titled, “How Norway won all that gold (again).” The Beijing Games saw Norwegian winter athletes win a record 16 gold medals. As Aspen Institute editor Tom Farrey […]
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Press Release: Sederquist will attempt 200k at 10,500 feet
Leadville, CO – The team captain of Seder-Skier.com Racing Project will attempt to ski 200k in a 24-hour period at the Equinox Challenge at Mount Massive Golf Course March 19-20. “Not sure if this is a good idea,” Ryan Sederquist said in a hastily arranged press conference via Zoom byway of Seder-Skier.com’s new interim promotional […]
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Something feels off
Something still feels off about the International Ski Federation’s decision to ban Russian athletes from the remaining 2021-2022 competitions because of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. War is awful, so obviously that part is “off,” but it’s not what I’m getting at. After an intense board meeting and external pressure from various organizations, including the […]
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Skieologians: The sport theology column
What really draws us to the Olympics are the shared human experiences One week into the Games, this skieologian’s space has been primarily dedicated to deeper dives into some of the darker aspects of the 2022 Beijing Olympics. While issues of human rights certainly deserve our attention, it occurred to me that no matter how […]
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CAIR Calls on U.S. To Protect Athletes’ Right to Free Speech During Olympic Games
U.S. has urged athletes to remain silent The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), called on the Biden administration to protect the free speech rights of American athletes during the Beijing Winter Olympics. The statement from the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization comes in the wake of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warning American […]
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Masquerading the Moment
Skieologians: The Applied Sport Theology Column The seminal Olympic moment for many starts in the family room, gathered around a television, awestruck by the parade of nations which opens every Games. It’s the “there she is, Miss America,” moment for dedicated athletes who have committed their entire lives to a singular pursuit. The grand spectacle […]
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Faith restored
Skieologians: The Applied Sport Theology Column “We’re going to make it, Ryan,” said the 80-something-year-old striding alongside me, his cross-country ski form belying his age. Our un-planned daily meetups at the remote, snow-laden gravel road were now at a streak of 35 days. I could trust him, the only person possessing an obsession for training […]
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Do you know if we matter?
skieologians: Applied Sport Theology By Ryan Sederquist Here is something you’ve probably heard a good coach tell an athlete: “You matter.” Here is a response you’ve probably never heard: “Says who?” Because 95% of practicing coaches and sport psychologists would not answer that question with a person’s name, they fail – in sufficiency and consistency […]
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