Gordon A Bloom
Biographic Data
| ID | 6507565 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gordon A Bloom |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gordon A |
| FAMILY NAME | Bloom |
| SIGNATURE | BLOOM G A |
| AFFILIATIONS | McGill University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4679-9922 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Understanding the career experiences and reflections of Special Olympics Canada’s National Team Program coaches
The most prominent competition for athletes with intellectual disabilities is the Special Olympics; however, there is surprisingly little research focusing on what it means to be an effective Special Olympics coach. The purpose of this study was to explore the career experiences and reflections of Special Olympics Canada’s National Team Program coaches. Thirteen Special Olympic coaches participated in individual semi-structured interviews. Guided…
A critical discourse analysis of the dominant discourses being used to portray parasport coaches in the newspaper media
The media is a powerful outlet capable of influencing our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours about a particular phenomenon, including parasport. Despite the limited empirical research, parasport coaches play an active role in raising awareness, education, and exposure for parasport, and thus it is important to study how they are portrayed in the media. The purpose was to examine how newspaper media portrayed dominant discourses surrounding parasp…
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Community Exercise Experiences after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health concern due to its growing incidence and resulting long-term or lifelong impairments. Exercise is a non-stigmatising approach proposed to alleviate the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional consequences after TBI. We used Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to explore the exercise experiences of seven individuals living with a severe TBI, 5–31 years after rehabilitation. We eng…
Intercollegiate coaches’ experiences and strategies for coaching first-year athletes
University student-athletes have reported difficulties balancing the rigours of academic study, athletics, and their personal lives. These challenges may be exacerbated for first-year athletes who are transitioning from secondary school into university. Given that coaches significantly influence their athletes’ experiences, their coaching styles and support may ease this transition process. Thus, the purpose of the current study was to investigat…
The role of coaches of wheelchair rugby in the development of athletes with a spinal cord injury
Wheelchair rugby allows individuals living with quadriplegia to compete in an elite-level sport. It is currently one of the fastest-growing disability sports in the world and is the only full contact sport played by athletes with a disability. The purpose of this study was to explore the personal experiences of wheelchair rugby coaches in the development of their athletes who had entered their sport after acquiring a spinal cord injury. Four elit…
Hockey Violence
Cultural spillover theory holds that the more a society tends to legitimate the use of violence to attain ends for which there is widespread social approval, the greater the likelihood of illegitimate violence. This study was a test of cultural spillover theory as it applies to hockey violence. Based on data from a representative sample survey of Toronto hockey players and a comparison group of nonplayers, we tested the proposition that violence …
Hockey Violence
Cultural spillover theory holds that the more a society tends to legitimate the use of violence to attain ends for which there is widespread social approval, the greater the likelihood of illegitimate violence. This study was a test of cultural spillover theory as it applies to hockey violence. Based on data from a representative sample survey of Toronto hockey players and a comparison group of nonplayers, we tested the proposition that violence …
Hockey Violence
Cultural spillover theory holds that the more a society tends to legitimate the use of violence to attain ends for which there is widespread social approval, the greater the likelihood of illegitimate violence. This study was a test of cultural spillover theory as it applies to hockey violence. Based on data from a representative sample survey of Toronto hockey players and a comparison group of nonplayers, we tested the proposition that violence …
The role of coaches of wheelchair rugby in the development of athletes with a spinal cord injury
Wheelchair rugby allows individuals living with quadriplegia to compete in an elite-level sport. It is currently one of the fastest-growing disability sports in the world and is the only full contact sport played by athletes with a disability. The purpose of this study was to explore the personal experiences of wheelchair rugby coaches in the development of their athletes who had entered their sport after acquiring a spinal cord injury. Four elit…
Intercollegiate coaches’ experiences and strategies for coaching first-year athletes
University student-athletes have reported difficulties balancing the rigours of academic study, athletics, and their personal lives. These challenges may be exacerbated for first-year athletes who are transitioning from secondary school into university. Given that coaches significantly influence their athletes’ experiences, their coaching styles and support may ease this transition process. Thus, the purpose of the current study was to investigat…
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Community Exercise Experiences after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health concern due to its growing incidence and resulting long-term or lifelong impairments. Exercise is a non-stigmatising approach proposed to alleviate the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional consequences after TBI. We used Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to explore the exercise experiences of seven individuals living with a severe TBI, 5–31 years after rehabilitation. We eng…
A critical discourse analysis of the dominant discourses being used to portray parasport coaches in the newspaper media
The media is a powerful outlet capable of influencing our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours about a particular phenomenon, including parasport. Despite the limited empirical research, parasport coaches play an active role in raising awareness, education, and exposure for parasport, and thus it is important to study how they are portrayed in the media. The purpose was to examine how newspaper media portrayed dominant discourses surrounding parasp…
Understanding the career experiences and reflections of Special Olympics Canada’s National Team Program coaches
The most prominent competition for athletes with intellectual disabilities is the Special Olympics; however, there is surprisingly little research focusing on what it means to be an effective Special Olympics coach. The purpose of this study was to explore the career experiences and reflections of Special Olympics Canada’s National Team Program coaches. Thirteen Special Olympic coaches participated in individual semi-structured interviews. Guided…
Psychology (6 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Applied Psychology (3 works) · Coaching (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Sports injuries and prevention (3 works) · Athletes (2 works) · Medical education (2 works)