Sport Psychology in Film Collection

  Citizen Ashe  is a biography of Arthur Ashe , a professional tennis player turned activist. Ashe was one of the first black professional tennis players and was a trailblazer (along with Althea Gibson ) for other  black people to participate in a sport predominately played by rich white people. But he was not always an activist. This documentary interviews several of his friends and contemporaries, and includes footage of Ashe himself, speaking about his growth both as a tennis player and as an advocate for the rights of black people around the world and for HIV/AIDS awareness. Released 2021; Runtime 94 minutes Concepts Race & Ethnicity Issues : Early in Ashe's career, despite facing racism (particularly in the South, where he was from), he largely shied against calling it out. It was not until he experienced success on the court that he started to feel more comfortable speaking out, but once he began, he did not stop calling it out for the rest of his life. Politica...

Icarus , which won the 2018 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, is about the shadowy world of doping in international sport. Bryan Fogel, an amateur cyclist, sets out to show that anyone can game the system if they have the desire. Shortly after beginning his doping regimen, he is put in touch with Grigory Rodchenkov , the director of RUSADA (Russian Anti-Doping Agency), who helps him to mask his performance enhancement drug use. But what unfolds after is an international thriller as RUSADA is investigated and Rodchenkov flees to the United States. The information that Rodchenkov reveals to the world helped cause the partial ban of Russian athletes in the 2016 and 2018 Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Released 2017; Runtime 121 minutes Concepts Doping : Bryan Fogel uses testosterone, HGH, and EPO, (a similar regimen to that of Lance Armstrong), and actually shows the injections; Through working with Rodchenkov, he is also able to mask his use. Confidence : Bryan feels...

Miracle  is about a coach, Herb Brooks, who embarks on a mission to assemble the perfect hockey team to beat the Soviet Union in the 1980 Olympic Winter Games held in Lake Placid, New York. The team goes through some initial growing pains, but soon comes together to attempt the seemingly impossible task of beating the best hockey team in the world. Based on a true story. Released 2004; Runtime 135 minutes Concepts Commitment : Herb Brooks talks about commitment multiple times in the film, notably when he tells them they can't win on talent alone, that whoever doesn't give 100% won't make the team, and that they need to give more if they are going to beat the Soviets. Inspirational Moments : Prior to the semi-final game against the USSR, Coach Brooks gives the famous "Great moments...are born from great opportunity" speech. Leadership : Mike Eruzione shows his leadership when he tells Herb Brooks that he plays for the USA after they had been made to s...

Victory  stars soccer legend Pele as he leads a team of allied prisoners in a soccer game against their German captors during World War II. Simultaneously, the allied officers are plotting an escape. Released 1981; Runtime 116 minutes

Rocky IV  continues the story of Rocky, this time as he boxes for his country against the Soviet Union's top fighter. Released 1985; Runtime 91 minutes

The Boxer  is about a boxer who attempts to leave the Provisional Irish Republican Army after being released from prison. Released 1997; Runtime 113 minutes