{"id":1081,"date":"2019-04-25T19:34:04","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T23:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vpms1.humber.smartmanagedservers.com\/scribemag\/?p=1081"},"modified":"2022-08-18T11:59:34","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T15:59:34","slug":"but-make-it-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humberjournalism.com\/scribemag\/lifestyle\/but-make-it-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"BUT MAKE IT FASHION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

| Sean Marco<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Saying but does an athlete really play better when they \u201clook good?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some play to win games, some for individual accolades, but others believe there is more to just suiting up and playing to win. In the pros, there are athletes that garner more attention based on how they look rather than their performance during games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wearing rare and exclusive sneakers during games, PJ Tucker of the Houston Rockets has been crowned by Nice Kicks as \u201cKicks On Court\u201d<\/a> champion for the 2017-2018 season. Although his play and role on the Houston Rockets isn\u2019t eye catching, he is still one of the more known players on the team because of his sense of style on and off the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Nourus Yacoub from the Royal Chiropractic and Sports Injury Clinic in Brampton, Ontario believes looking good does affect a player but mostly the athlete\u2019s attitude. As a recreational player, Yacoub said he enjoyed having the latest and greatest equipment. \u201cIn my personal experience, it didn\u2019t increase my performance but I did feel pretty cool out there,\u201d he said. Yacoub added he is live and die for Nike solely for the look and the fit of the products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sports psychologist Sean Poitras of Focus North Performance grew up playing junior hockey around the GTA and was a walk-on for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology hockey team where he also studied. He says looking good is more of a reflection of one\u2019s confidence and it affects someone\u2019s decision. \u201cI don\u2019t think it is the underlying factor but it could be a good insight of what their confidence is,\u201d Poitras said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poitras mentioned Conor McGregor and his rags to riches story. McGregor was a lesser-known fighter coming up but as the lights got brighter around him, his fashion did as well. \u201cWhen looking at big name athletes, they are no longer athletes, they are brands,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to professional athletes, they have a reason to look the best because they have to look the part. But what is an amateur athlete\u2019s reason to be flashy during games?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While working in the Laurentian basketball program in Sudbury, Poitras remembers a Lithuanian player who preferred Chuck Taylors while playing basketball over a pair of the hottest Jordans or Iversons at the time. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t really accepted as the norm but he<\/p>\n\n\n\n

wanted to play in Chuck Taylors and enjoyed doing so,\u201d Poitras said. \u201cDo players wear what is accepted by the norm or do they use what they want? In this case, the player was wearing what he felt comfortable in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the Humber Hawks capturing their twelfth OCAA soccer championship and seventh CCAA championship this past season, defenseman Cody Green was an important part of the team but it didn\u2019t show in his stats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green says soccer isn\u2019t really a sport that gives you freedom to express your style through your kits. \u201cYou can wear arm sleeves and headbands but I don\u2019t really like doing that unless I have a reason to, like when it\u2019s cold, the only thing that truly could pop is your cleats,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With soccer requiring protective shin guards that forces players to wear long socks, Green allows his natural look to catch the attention of others. \u201cI started growing my hair back in high school to separate me from the typical male athlete with short hair,\u201d he said. Green believes looking good adds confidence to an athlete\u2019s game but he doesn\u2019t really try to look good during games. \u201cI\u2019m just there to play the game and win,\u201d Green said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baseball outfielder Canice Ejoh of Canisius College in Buffalo, New York believes looking good does play a role when it comes to playing better. \u201cIf you look good, you play good because good looks give you confidence,\u201d he said. He adds many accessories not only for looks but also for extra protection and comfort. From sliding guards and face masks to tapes around the wrist, Ejoh mainly adds special accessories to stand out but also for safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although there are many great brands to choose from, one rule Ejoh swears by is not mixing brands when it comes to accessories and staying with one brand for the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For defenseman Everett Flewelling of the Caledon Golden Hawks in the OHA is on the opposite side of the spectrum. Although Flewelling also agrees that looking good does help, his reasoning and personal style is much different. \u201cHockey isn\u2019t really a sport where you can add special equipment to,\u201d he said. \u201cI mainly just add a different colour tape for certain times of the month; pink for breast cancer awareness and yellow for the playoffs because it is my team colour.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Much like the Lithuanian player mentioned by Poitras earlier, Flewelling is more into preferred comfort than style. \u201cAs long as the product performs to my needs and gets the job done, I am satisfied,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m very superstitious so I try to do and keep everything the same.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poitras also believes a player\u2019s style is not necessarily based on the newest and flashiest product. There are some players who are very superstitious and it is well known. \u201cWhether it is their lucky pair of socks or underwear they\u2019ve had for 10 years it comes back to the brand,\u201d he said. Things deteriorate over time and an athlete\u2019s favourite pair of shoes might not be the most comfortable thing anymore but somehow, someway, athletes always find a way to be connected to these special items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poitras says Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs is signed with Bauer even though bigger brands probably offered more or just as much money. But sticking to whatever made him feel good and get him to the point where he is now, decided where he signed. \u201cIn this case, this speaks more of performance rather than the look,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mental health advocate and Peace of Mind founder, Loizza Aquino believes looking good affects a person\u2019s confidence on and off the court. Aquino is a Winnipeg native and was part of multiple basketball teams growing up. For her, standing out during games didn\u2019t<\/p>\n\n\n\n

come from what she was wearing but rather she let her performance do the talking. \u201cI like to stand out by doing one thing extremely well,\u201d Aquino said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For someone who doesn\u2019t play competitive sports anymore, Aquino takes us back to her high school days when her coach firmly believed in \u201clook as a team, play like a team.\u201d In situations like these, an athlete can\u2019t really express their own style but rather a collaborative style for all players of the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aquino believes looking good is essential for a person on and off the court. Being only<\/p>\n\n\n\n

five-feet tall \u201csome people don\u2019t really take me seriously,\u201d she said. \u201cSo, looking good can really help get me some respect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All in all, the athletes looking good does help an athlete play better. Not in the sense of looking the best means you will play the best \u2013 looking good gives their confidence an extra boost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt the end of the day, you\u2019re looking at the reflection of confidence,\u201d Poitras said. \u201cWhether you possess the skills that you want or the ones you have, it is the idea of fake it until you make it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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