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: As a result of his efforts, the Confederation of Australian Sport named Ric as Australian Sports Coach of the Year in 1996, 1997 and 2000. ... Ric later took on mentoring roles with the AIS, the Fremantle Football Club, the New Zealand cricket team and
16 Nov 2023: Their mother Kerrye Katz (nee Daniels) represented Australia when women’s judo was a demonstration sport at the Seoul 1988 Olympics, coached by their dad Rob. ... Their mother Kerrye competed at the Seoul 1988 Olympics, when judo was a demonstration
28 May 2021: Julian held an AIS weightlifting scholarship from 1982 to 1988. Julian has worked in strength and conditioning since 1985, both in voluntary and professional capacities with sports such as basketball, rowing ... Currently, Julian is the Strength and
28 May 2021: 07 May 2018. Kristen Veal, Women's Head Coach, Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence.
5 Dec 2022: She has been an ambassador for the Australian Drug Foundation Good Sports Program. ... She still sits on the Australian Sports Foundation Board. Kim won the prestigious Thomas Keller award for lifetime contribution to World Rowing (one recipient awarded
1 Dec 2023: of Science and Technology, and was one of just four Australian women named as GovInsider's Women in GovTech in Asia in 2018. ... She was also the inaugural speaker in the Australian Women in Blockchain series.
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.
28 May 2021: Basketball Australia presented the inaugural Coaches Conference over two days at the Centre of Excellence at the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra. ... This event signalled the intention of the Centre of Excellence to lead the sport to ensure that
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.
28 May 2021: He was also awarded the New South Wales Most Outstanding New Research Talent in Applied Sports Medicine at the New South Wales Sport Safety Awards in 2003. ... David was recently awarded the F.E.Johnson Fellowship for Outstanding Achievement by an