ABSTRACT
Although it is apparent that different masculinities are constructed in a range of social spaces, bodily practices formulated in sport continue to reinforce hegemonic masculinity at the expense of other versions and consequently contribute to gender and bodily based discriminatory practices. At the same time, the pressures which are placed upon young people to accommodate socially prescribed gendered identities prevent the possibility to experience a broader range of ‘ways of being’ (Hunter 2004).
