{"id":471,"date":"2019-03-30T06:31:52","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T06:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking-the-silence.online\/index.php\/2019\/03\/30\/stigma-deterring-elite-athletes-with-mental-health-issues-sean-ingle\/"},"modified":"2024-09-14T06:25:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T06:25:03","slug":"stigma-deterring-elite-athletes-with-mental-health-issues-sean-ingle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amaliafoka.com\/breaking-the-silence\/index.php\/2019\/03\/30\/stigma-deterring-elite-athletes-with-mental-health-issues-sean-ingle\/","title":{"rendered":"Stigma deterring elite athletes with mental health issues | Sean Ingle."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"intro-text\">\n<p>Five <strong>years<\/strong> on the award-winning campaign is seeking to move the dial again by embracing some of the most <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> subjects in <strong>women<\/strong>\u2019s <strong>sport<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dropcap square\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; border-color: #ffffff;\">Sport\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/England\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">England<\/a> has also found it helps when sports create an environment where <strong>women<\/strong> can feel comfortable, such as offering <strong>women<\/strong>-only sessions.<\/p>\n<p>Their insights combined with ours helped us drive a higher proportion of less active <strong>women<\/strong> to our rides than our usual demographic.&#8221;Aggarwal says that at Olympic Gold Quest, an organisation working with Indian sportspersons, she consciously <strong>talks<\/strong> to junior <strong>athletes<\/strong> about menstrual health Aggarwal says that at Olympic Gold Quest, an organisation working with Indian sportspersons, she consciously <strong>talks<\/strong> to junior <strong>athletes<\/strong> about menstrual health<\/p>\n<p>The word period was such a <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> that <strong>coaches<\/strong> called it &#8220;ladies\u2019 problem&#8221; \u2014 the term itself is so negative. I got along well with my coach but when I had my periods, I just told him, &#8220;I\u2019m tired&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>But that practice isn\u2019t followed in sports.<\/p>\n<p>In the village that Manju comes from, <strong>women<\/strong> joining sports was a <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Manju\u2019s father\u2019s friend, Saheb Singh Narwal, who used to train village kids in sports decided to <strong>help<\/strong> her out.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of 2013, she ventured into sports.<\/p>\n<p>As part of its <strong>women<\/strong> empowerment initiatives, the company is engaged in promoting Indian <strong>women<\/strong> in sports via the Welspun Super Sports Women Programme, which aims to <strong>support<\/strong> potential <strong>athletes<\/strong> from difficult backgrounds and enables them to seek path-breaking career opportunities in sports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You cannot every year change the entire sports schedule worldwide for all the major federations.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018No <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>\u2019 \u2013<\/p>\n<p>The IOC has already set aside $800 million to <strong>help<\/strong> organizers and sports federations meet the extra costs of a postponed Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>But Bach said there should be &#8220;no <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>&#8221; in cutting costs for next year\u2019s Games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So this concentration on the essentials should be reflected in the organization of these Games\u2026 there should be no <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It had said nothing would be &#8220;<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>&#8221; as it reviewed its business, with the <strong>sport<\/strong>\u2019s commercial \u2018Concorde Agreement\u2019 expiring at the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-167 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/amaliafoka.com\/breaking-the-silence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sports-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Entine has written seven books, four on genetics and chemical risk, and has addressed a range of controversial <strong>issues<\/strong>, including the genetics of sports; the shared ancestry of Jews, Christians and Muslims; socially responsible investing; and why organic farming will not scale to produce sustainable food.<\/p>\n<p>Gr\u00e9goire Canlorbe: You carefully investigated the genetic underpinnings of the over-representation of <strong>blacks<\/strong> in many high profile sports.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Entine: I think it\u2019s phenomenal, really startling that if you look at the major sports around the world: track and field, football in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Europe<\/a>, American football, baseball, and basketball, which is an international <strong>sport<\/strong>, you see a very odd distribution of which <strong>athletes<\/strong> do the best in various sports.<\/p>\n<p>In many of the sports, the ones that require speed, quick reaction time, things like global and American football or basketball or sprinting, it\u2019s utter dominance by <strong>athletes<\/strong> of West African ancestry.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>differences<\/strong> in physiology and physique may be small in the case of some characteristics, and there is a great deal of overlap, but those <strong>differences<\/strong> are magnified at the elite level of sports competition where a fraction of a second can make the difference between winning a gold medal or being an also ran.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-left\"><p>I addressed many of these <strong>issues<\/strong>, along with the toxic history of \u2018race science,\u2019 in my book Taboo: Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports and Why We\u2019re Afraid to Talk About It.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There is a biocultural feedback loop in sports in which culture helps magnify small but meaningful biologically-based <strong>differences<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>People say, &#8220;Oh, there are few <strong>blacks<\/strong> in ice hockey,&#8221; for instance. Well, ice hockey is played in northern climates, and there have been relatively few <strong>blacks<\/strong> in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canada<\/a> or in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Europe<\/a>, historically. So, the number of <strong>blacks<\/strong> is almost representative of the number of <strong>blacks<\/strong> in those regions. And some sports, like gymnastics, for instance, or swimming, require a lot of training. They require facilities, pools that are very expensive. Social opportunity has largely excluded minorities. The more factors that cost a lot of money, like the availability of expensive facilities, then, cultural and social factors come into <strong>play<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The sports that I cited: running, football, soccer, and basketball which are usually state sponsored or sponsored by schools\u2014sports like those represent a level playing field. It doesn\u2019t require special financial advantages to be a great long-distance runner or sprinter. It\u2019s really natural talent that comes to the fore. So, it\u2019s best to think of sports as a biocultural phenomenon\u2014sports success. And the lower the cultural barriers to entry, the more genetic factors come into <strong>play<\/strong>. And those genetic based <strong>differences<\/strong> are not distributed equally among populations. In running, <strong>blacks<\/strong> of West African ancestry dominate the sprints, totally. In long distance running, <strong>blacks<\/strong> of East African ancestry dominate. And that\u2019s purely a result of our genetic history.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Entine: Well, there has been some speculation on that controversial issue by evolutionary psychologists and others, as well as some geneticists, that some <strong>people<\/strong> embrace and some <strong>people<\/strong> do not. One of the suppositions is that evolution does shape who we are physically, and there are group <strong>differences<\/strong>\u2013overlapping but real. We know that. And so, some <strong>people<\/strong> have asked, if genetics shape us physically, and we see the examples in sports, it must shape us psychologically and intellectually, as well. And there\u2019s belief among many scientists that there are patterns of <strong>differences<\/strong> based at IQ tests\u2014although many <strong>people<\/strong> like to dismiss them as unimportant or pseudo-science or racist. I think there\u2019s profound evidence and belief within the psychometric community that IQ tests are very real measurements of a kind of intelligence. But how much of the <strong>differences<\/strong> are the result of evolutionary factors versus environmental and cultural factors, including those that impact biology, such as natal and childhood development. Obviously environmental factors predominant in explaining patterns of <strong>differences<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since my father was a cricketer, everybody knew a bit about me coming into the U14 set-up in Karnataka. I felt there was some sort of pressure on me to perform as they would usually end up comparing me with my father because most of the <strong>coaches<\/strong> have seen my father <strong>play<\/strong>. It was the biggest challenge I faced as everybody would be like, \u2018Oh he has to perform like this\u2019 and everything,&#8221; Aryan told SportsCafe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have always believed the issue regarding <strong>mental health<\/strong> has always pushed to the back-burner in the fragmented idea of mental toughness. It\u2019s time we need to talk about it and I am extremely proud that Aryan is trying his bit,&#8221; Sunil Joshi told SportsCafe.<\/p>\n<p>It was always his choice whether he wants to take sports seriously or sort of whether he wants to take academics seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Like be honest with yourself and that\u2019s what he has been always with academics and sports and he balanced it quite well.<\/p>\n<p>After chalking out the plans, Aryan got in touch with <strong>athletes<\/strong> from various sports to tell stories of how they overcame tough challenges in their life and how mental strength helped them overcome those phases. Sourcing those videos, Joshi put them up on his <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> page called &#8220;Mental Strength Matters&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am lucky that a few of my close friends and relatives are sportsmen so they were very open with me and I could question them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I myself tried to understand what mental strength is. I personally took videos of <strong>athletes<\/strong> so I could share with anyone of my age or younger who wanted to become professionals. But then when there were so many varieties from cricket, football, driving, golf and other sports. I realised that everyone faced different challenges and those were not pertaining only to their <strong>sport<\/strong>. So we could\u2019ve faced much bigger challenges in personal life. So I realised that not only <strong>athletes<\/strong> but most <strong>people<\/strong> can learn from this project.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto has said the 206 national Olympic committees, dozens of sports federations, sponsors, <strong>broadcasters<\/strong>, media and hospitality providers, have been asked to find ways to reduce the size of their delegations arriving in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tokyo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tokyo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Muto said organizers are &#8220;reexamining service levels and <strong>requirements<\/strong> in every possible area.&#8221; IOC President Thomas Bach has said &#8220;nothing is <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>&#8221; as billions in costs pile up.<\/p>\n<p>IPL 2020: To break <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>, Rajasthan Royals to <strong>sport<\/strong> logo of a sanitary pad brand on their jersey<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/India\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">India<\/a> has a long history with social <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">taboos<\/span><\/strong> involving menstruating <strong>women<\/strong>. On many occasions, especially in the rural areas of the country, menstruating <strong>women<\/strong> are made to sleep separately and are even banned from entering temples.<\/p>\n<p>After all, we\u2019ve had storylines of gay footballers revealing their sexuality in mainstream TV <strong>shows<\/strong> such as Coronation Street and CBBC\u2019s Jamie Johnson, and Stonewall\u2019s Rainbow Laces campaign has worked hard to promote equality and inclusivity in the sports for the last seven <strong>years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In December last year, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Graeme_Souness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graeme Souness<\/a> went viral after speaking about the issue on Sky Sports prior to the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brighton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brighton<\/a> vs Wolves match, which was being played as part of a weekend of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Premier_League\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Premier League<\/a> games to celebrate Stonewall\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The sports pundit went on to say that he came from a generation \u2018where it was extremely homophobic, the banter in our dressing room. \u2019 However, after attending Pride events and becoming the \u2018boss\u2019 of Proud United, he admitted he\u2019d learned so much. \u2018It changed my attitude,\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Things will change eventually if the <strong>support<\/strong> is there,\u2019 Jay adds. \u2018But it\u2019s naive to think that just because one <strong>player<\/strong> comes out a whole load will follow. Just look at the other sports where <strong>people<\/strong> have come out, they haven\u2019t seen a stream of <strong>people<\/strong> follow suit, either.<\/p>\n<p>The Sports Bra gives every woman <strong>support<\/strong> and protection whilst playing any form of <strong>sport<\/strong>. Yet that very armour is considered <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> by certain sects of society in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/India\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">India<\/a> &#8211; still seen by some as a negative western influence on traditional ideals.<\/p>\n<p>To defy this judgement, a host of celebrities gathered to lend their voice for the movement. Among them was Shaleena Nathani, a leading celebrity stylists in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/India\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">India<\/a> and a member of Nike running club. Sportskeeda caught up with her to get her views on the movement and how wearing the right gear is important when gaging in fitness activities.<\/p>\n<p>What are the benefits of wearing a sports bra for fitness activities?<\/p>\n<p>Wearing a sports bra is a necessity, it gives you the most imp <strong>support<\/strong> that you need. It\u2019s extremely necessary to wear a sports bra, you can harm yourself if you don\u2019t and it adds such a cool quotient as well \u2013 you can wear just a sports bra or club it with a t-shirt, so yes, it is essential. In the absence of LGBT trailblazers such as Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova in the <strong>women<\/strong>&#8216;s game &#8211; and more recent openly gay players, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belgium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Belgium<\/a>&#8216;s Alison Van Uytvanck &#8211; Vahaly looks to have his work cut out. Because the question is not whether there are more gay male players, but why there is still a <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> around homosexuality. The reality is that homosexuality in men&#8217;s tennis will be most discussed this year in relation to Margaret Court, the 24-time grand-slam winner. Court, a Pentecostal minister, regularly denounces homosexuals, but the second-biggest arena at the Australian Open still bears her name, despite pleas from King and others to rebrand it. Former tennis <strong>player<\/strong> and current Pentecostal minister Margaret Court, who has been vocally homophobic. Credit:AAP According to the players themselves, men&#8217;s tennis has never been more welcoming. Speaking to 25 players at the elite level, from world No. 1 Novak Djokovic to doubles players further down the hierarchy, the majority insisted the locker room would <strong>support<\/strong> someone coming out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s far greater understanding of the <strong>issues<\/strong> now, and there would likely be a great deal of interest from commercial backers,&#8221; says Nigel Currie, a sports marketing consultant. Tennis also benefits from the absence of partisan crowds, which could reduce the fear players have in coming out. And yet, in spite of this supposedly hospitable climate, tennis&#8217; wait for a first openly gay active male <strong>player<\/strong> since the 1940s continues. Why?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-right\"><p>Indeed, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Andy_Lane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andy Lane<\/a>, a sports psychologist at the Centre for Health and Human Performance, one of the most consistent traits in sportspeople is hiding any characteristic that could be seized upon as a point of differentiation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s just going to take the right person at the right time.&#8221; The Telegraph, LondonA sports coach who recently featured in a BBC documentary about the UK\u2019s first all-Asian girls cricket team has called on the wider Asian community to no longer consider girls playing <strong>sport<\/strong> a <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> subject.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As long as there is a safe environment for them to <strong>play<\/strong> and train it is good,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It\u2019s a positive thing and it needs to be promoted. It\u2019s not something that should be frowned upon or seen as a <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>. It\u2019s only fair that they get their chance.<\/p>\n<p>Sports Co-editor<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-169 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/amaliafoka.com\/breaking-the-silence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sports-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Formerly <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>, selling beer and alcohol at college sporting events has become prominent across the country in the last few <strong>years<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don\u2019t know why it was <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> before; it certainly was,&#8221; Hendricks said. &#8220;I think <strong>people<\/strong> were initially concerned that you\u2019re going to just open up a can of worms from a standpoint of fan behavior.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Soon, the Athletic Department may look to expand beer sales to other sports.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday night the NBA\u2019s commissioner, Adam Silver, made a statement that was both shocking and profound: many of the league\u2019s players, who have an average salary of $7m a year, were &#8220;truly unhappy&#8221;. He told the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference: &#8220;The outside world sees the fame, the money, all the trappings that go with it, and they say: \u2018How is it possible they even can be complaining?\u2019 But a lot of these young men are genuinely unhappy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Silver\u2019s willingness to address the subject was welcome given how <strong>mental health<\/strong> <strong>issues<\/strong> remain largely <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> in elite <strong>sport<\/strong>. No Alpha Dog wants to be seen as being soft, weak or a little barking. But there is increasing evidence that it is a bigger problem than might have been thought.<\/p>\n<p>Tellingly the authors of another study \u2013 among footballers in five European leagues \u2013 suggested that <strong>mental health<\/strong> <strong>issues<\/strong> might be higher compared with the rest of the population but pointedly added: &#8220;We would like to emphasise how difficult it is to gather scientific information about <strong>mental health<\/strong> in professional football, since such a topic remains a kind of <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of decades ago sports stars could make mistakes that were the equivalent of bears defecating in the woods, given that no one heard about them.<\/p>\n<p>Other leaders \u2013 including in British <strong>sport<\/strong> \u2013 would be wise to follow his lead. The below article is the first in an occasional series on sports betting and broadcasting.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Anik always wondered why the sports world was so hesitant to acknowledge the obvious: Sports fans bet on sports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just feel like my whole generation, we\u2019ve been betting on sports. I\u2019ve been scratching that itch for 22 <strong>years<\/strong>. Once some of us got into position where we could affect some change, I think we did.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After Anik took his place cage-side, he helped champion that shift. With the UFC headquarters in <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Las_Vegas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Las Vegas<\/a>, fight promotion was always a little more willing to acknowledge betting lines on pay-per-view and cable partners such as Spike, Fox Sports and now <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ESPN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN<\/a>. To Anik, relaying that betting information before a big fight was a no-brainer.<\/p>\n<p>When the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act in May 2018 and opened the door for states to join Nevada in legal sports betting, <strong>broadcasters<\/strong> saw an opening.<\/p>\n<p>But according to Charlie Dixon, Fox Sports\u2019 executive vice president of content and original programming, conceptual discussions for the daily Lock It In sports betting show on FS1 began a few months even before the PASPA repeal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ve been taking pitches for as long as I\u2019ve been in sports television about gambling in this space,&#8221; said Dixon, who previously produced poker broadcasts. &#8220;The two biggest pitches I\u2019ve got in my career are gambling focused and \u2018I want to do The Daily Show for sports. \u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t the first sports betting show, but it certainly had the biggest platform.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TVG_Network\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TVG Network<\/a>, a small cable and satellite channel owned by FanDuel Group and dedicated to horse and greyhound racing, partnered with Barstool Sports in September to launch a series of Sunday morning programs devoted to sports betting.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CBS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBS<\/a> Sports\u2019 streaming service <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CBS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBS<\/a> Sports HQ hopped on the betting bandwagon that same month with its launch of Sportsline Edge.<\/p>\n<p>Sportradar and SportsGrid even recently announced a partnership to develop a 24-hour network on a proprietary platform dedicated to sports betting.<\/p>\n<p>But Fox Sports\u2019 Lock It In was the highest-profile project of its kind upon its launch.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p>EST and features host Rachel Bonnetta, as well as panelists &#8220;Cousin Sal&#8221; Iacono , analyst Clay Travis and former oddsmaker Todd Fuhrman. They <strong>focus<\/strong> on the biggest games and biggest sports, with each panelist wagering virtual dollars. That way, Dixon said, there\u2019s a winner and loser \u2013 some friendly competition. And who doesn\u2019t like bragging rights?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Shortly after the PASPA repeal, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ESPN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN<\/a> teamed up with the Action Network to roll out I\u2019ll Take That Bet. Former <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ESPN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN<\/a> Editorial Director Chad Millman hosts the sports betting show, which is focused heavily on giving out picks, on the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ESPN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN<\/a>+ streaming platform. But with Daily Wager, the worldwide leader gave sports betting a home on regular cable TV.<\/p>\n<p>Doug Kezirian hosts the studio show, which airs daily at 6 p.m. EST on ESPNews. It features dozens of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ESPN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN<\/a> staffers and contributors and focuses heavily on data and analytics. The go-to descriptor for Daily Wager is that it\u2019s SportsCenter through a sports betting eye.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think the biggest compliment I could pay Daily Wager is I feel like it\u2019s been on the air for a long time, even though it\u2019s only a couple months old at this point,&#8221; said Ilan Ben-Hanan, who oversees sports betting initiatives as <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ESPN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN<\/a>\u2019s vice president of programming and scheduling. &#8220;It feels smart, it feels engaging, the graphic-look is really interesting, and the information is top notch. I think, really, while it\u2019s information for those who engage in sports betting, I think it\u2019s good information, in general, if you\u2019re a sports fan and want a different kind of lens to view an upcoming game.&#8221;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-167 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/amaliafoka.com\/breaking-the-silence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sports-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think sports fans can always sense authenticity, and sports betting fans are no different,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You know that Doug knows what he\u2019s talking about. You know that he is comfortable in his space. He knows the <strong>people<\/strong> he\u2019s talking to. He knows the right kinds of questions to ask.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, Joe Lucia, managing editor of Awful Announcing, which covers the sports media space, said casual gamblers will probably always be the <strong>focus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Showtime\u2019s recent four-part docu-series, Action, found that out with dramatic results. The series focuses on folks from all walks of life in the multibillion-dollar sports betting world: professional gamblers, handicappers, content creators and even an illegal bookmaker.<\/p>\n<p>The social media savant calls himself a &#8220;sports information consultant,&#8221; but most folks in the industry refer to him as one of the dirtiest four-letter words in sports betting: tout.<\/p>\n<p>When the show aired, sharps and other sports betting proponents decried Oancea\u2019s involvement, with vitriolic tweets often directed at Action producer Bradley Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s like, well he\u2019s part of that sports betting industry, whether you like it or not.<\/p>\n<p>Claim Your $520 At DraftKings DFS 1 Visit DraftKings DFS $520 Bonus Total Bonus Offer DraftKings DFS Review $20 Free Play On First Deposit Plus 20% deposit match up to $500 #1 in Daily Fantasy Sports.<\/p>\n<p>Bet on future sports betting programming<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ESPN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN<\/a> and Fox Sports executives said they\u2019re open to additional programming but currently focused on their existing <strong>shows<\/strong>. Although, smaller players are also likely to continue entering the space.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, with PASPA repealed and sports betting no longer such a <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>taboo<\/strong><\/span><\/strong> topic, even non-betting programming is likely to have more betting references. A few regional <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NBC_Sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBC Sports<\/a> affiliates, for example, have offered alternative, gambling-focused feeds of NBA broadcasts.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, only nine US states have passed legal and regulated sports betting, although legislation is underway in many others. Awful Announcing\u2019s Lucia is optimistic about the future of sports betting programming, though he\u2019s not sure it\u2019ll ever reach its full potential until legal sports betting is nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would be more optimistic if, nationally, everyone on the same playing field.&#8221;Stigma is the main reason why elite <strong>athletes<\/strong> with <strong>mental health<\/strong> <strong>issues<\/strong> don&#8217;t seek the <strong>help<\/strong> they need, finds a summary of the available evidence, published in a special issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine devoted to the topic.<\/p>\n<p>Coaches and sports governing bodies have a crucial role in helping to de-stigmatise mental ill health and promote a culture of mental wellbeing, say the researchers.<\/p>\n<p>Mental illness affects up one in three elite <strong>athletes<\/strong> every year. 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