In Australia, women are under-represented in organised sport—as participants, coaches, officials, administrators, and board members—when compared to their male cohort. A variety of strategies exist to help equalise opportunities for girls and women, however, concerns continue on how gender bias may prevent them from receiving the full benefits sport and physical activity (PA) can offer.
Read moreIn practical terms ‘sport’ is defined by its social interpretation as well as its strong association with physical exertion and performance measures. What we perceive as ‘sport’ in one instance may not be in another; sport takes on many forms and is constantly changing based upon societal norms, trends, and new directions.
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28 May 2021: 07 May 2018. Kristen Veal, Women's Head Coach, Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence.
27 Oct 2021: John Warmenhoven, Data Science Fellow, University of New South Wales and AIS Statistics in HP Sport Project Lead. ... Establishing a lab and performance science team. MLB women’s leadership program learnings-Navigating 162 games per season (per team!)
28 May 2021: 02 May 2017. Kirsten Veal, Head Coach, Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence Women's Program.
28 May 2021: Lucy ran a successful creative services firm for 20 years before she took on the start-up challenge as founding CEO of a brand new women’s health charity.
16 Nov 2023: Paul has undertaken several leadership roles in the Australian High-Performance Sport Industry. ... Alex is also an active researcher in the areas of talent identification and development, coach development, and women in sport.
5 Dec 2022: The report, written in collaboration with the Australia Sports Commission, is a decadal update on previous work on Megatrends in Australian Sport released in 2012. ... She was also the inaugural speaker in the Australian Women in Blockchain series.
11 Oct 2023: Mick Garnett, CEO, Wheelchair Sports NSW/ACT. Mike Fox, Participation Advisor, ASC and 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Volunteer. ... Meaningful check ins that minimise burnout. We know that for sport to increase and retain volunteers it will be important
28 May 2021: 04 May 2016. Jan Legg, Strength and Conditioning Coach, Australian Institute of Sport. ... Canberra. Having worked full time in the industry since 2007 she has experience with a vast array of sports including swimming, Paralympic rowing and water polo.
13 Nov 2023: Evolutions in Coaching. Event 4. Date: 23rd May 2023. Presenter: Shelley Nitschke, Australia Women's Head Coach, Cricket Australia. ... Biography. Shelley is the Head Coach of the Cricket Australia Women’s team, who recently won the Women’s T20 World
28 May 2021: has recently been expanded to relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) (4). ... people. Athletes in leanness-demanding sports have an increased risk for low EA, and for developing DE.