• Cannabis use and the spirit of sport: a response to Mike McNamee 

      Waddington, Ivan; Møller, Verner (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-09)
      In a recent article in this journal, Mike McNamee (2012: 374–92) noted that “one particularly problematic aspect of present anti-doping policy relates to the existence of what are often and variously referred to as ‘social ...
    • 'No systematic doping in football': A critical review 

      Malcolm, Dominic; Waddington, Ivan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-01-01)
      This essay examines the degree to which football administrators are correct to believe that there is relatively little use of performance-enhancing drugs in elite football. In contrast to FIFA's reliance on the results of ...
    • On being ‘head strong’: the pain zone and concussion in non-elite rugby union 

      Liston, Katie; McDowell, Mark; Malcolm, Dominic; Scott-Bell, Andrea; Waddington, Ivan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-12-07)
      In recent years there has been growing concern about concussion in sport in general and rugby union in particular. The qualitative study reported here draws on interviews (n=20) with adult players in non-elite club rugby ...
    • Sport, health and drugs : a critical re-examination of some key issues and problems 

      Hanstad, Dag Vidar; Waddington, Ivan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-07)
      One of the major justifications for the ban on the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport has been that relating to the protection of the health of athletes. This paper subjects this argument to critical analysis by ...
    • Surveillance and control in sport: a sociologist looks at the WADA whereabouts system 

      Waddington, Ivan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-11)
      This paper draws upon the sociology of Norbert Elias to examine some central aspects of the whereabouts system introduced by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as part of its anti-doping policies. More specifically, the ...
    • The provision of medical care in English professional football: An update 

      Malcolm, Dominic; Scott-Bell, Andrea; Waddington, Ivan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Objectives: To compare the current methods of appointment, qualifications and occupational experience of club doctors and physiotherapists in English professional football with (i) those outlined in a study published in ...
    • The social management of medical ethics in sport: Confidentiality in English professional football 

      Waddington, Ivan; Scott-Bell, Andrea; Malcolm, Dominic (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-10-09)
      This paper examines one of the major ethical challenges in the practice of sports medicine, confidentiality. Drawing on interview and questionnaire data with doctors and physiotherapists working in English professional ...
    • Theorising unintended consequences of anti-doping policy 

      Waddington, Ivan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      There is a growing recognition of the fact that unintended consequences are a commonplace feature of everyday social life, not just in sport but in all aspects of social life (for a dramatic example, consider the many ...
    • WADA at twenty: old problems and old thinking? 

      Waddington, Ivan; Møller, Verner (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      The decision taken at Lausanne in 1999 to establish WADA representeda new start in anti-doping: a new organization under new leadershipwith new sources of funding, new headquarters and a new and wideranti-doping remit. The ...
    • ‘We can do it’: Community, resistance, social solidarity, and long-term volunteering at a sport event 

      Kristiansen, Elsa; Skirstad, Berit; Parent, Milena; Waddington, Ivan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-07-06)
      Much research on volunteers has focused on who the volunteers are, and what motivates them on an individual level. This study, however, aims to contextualize the long-term commitment found in a whole community of volunteers ...