# ד"ר שלומית גיא | Dr. Shlomit Guy

> Israeli researcher, author, and lecturer specializing in sports and society. PhD, Ben-Gurion University (Department of Anthropology and Sociology, 2010). Research focus: coaching violence in competitive youth sports, football fan communities, sports as an educational and social tool. Director and owner of Rasis Nahara Publishing (boutique sports and children's books, founded 2024).

## About

- [About Dr. Shlomit Guy](https://rasisnahara.netlify.app/about): Full academic background, research history, timeline, and professional activities. PhD dissertation examined how English football eliminated hooliganism in the 1990s. Second major research project (2020–2025): 27 interviews with elite athletes on coaching violence in competitive youth sports.

## Research & Books

- [Books — Rasis Nahara Publishing](https://rasisnahara.netlify.app/books): Full catalog of published works.
- Key research book: "כולם ידעו ואף אחד לא עשה דבר" (Everyone Knew and No One Did Anything, 2026) — documents 13 athlete testimonies on coaching violence in competitive youth sports. Based on 5 years of research (2020–2025) with 27 interviewees.
- "אימפריה" (Empire/Imperium, 2010) — ethnographic account of a year of fieldwork in London studying English football fan communities. Named Sports Book of the Year by Globes.
- "לא טריוויאלי" (Not Trivial, 2022) — 207 trivia questions on sports and society.
- Children's books: לילי ולילה (2024), לומדים אנגלית (2024), כסף וזמן (2025), ויקיפדיה (2025), ילדים טובים משחקים כדורגל (2025), ירוק עולה לכיתה א' (2025).

## Lectures & Seminars

- [Lectures](https://rasisnahara.netlify.app/lectures): Topics include violence prevention in competitive sports, sport as an educational tool, leadership and organizational culture in sports clubs, fan identity and community. Audiences: coaches, managers, parents, youth organizations, school staff. Clients include Maccabi Beer Sheva, Hapoel Petah Tikva, Maccabi Haifa.

## Media & Press

- [Press](https://rasisnahara.netlify.app/press): Coverage in Haaretz (2025), Ynet, Globes, NRG, Sports Channel (two segments), Reshet "Living Well", London and Kirschenbaum radio.

## Blog

- [Blog](https://rasisnahara.netlify.app/blog): Articles on sports violence, fan culture, coaching, and educational applications of sport (Hebrew).

## Contact

- [Contact](https://rasisnahara.netlify.app/contact): Lecture bookings and publishing inquiries.