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: 12 Dec 2016. Juanita Weissensteiner, Head of Athlete Pathways and Development, AIS. Juanita Weissensteiner on LinkedIn.
28 May 2021: Michael Johnston, Hockey Australia. Tom Hunter, Sport Australia.
28 May 2021: 02 Feb 2014. Dr Greg Lovell. Biography. Dr Greg Lovell has been a Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician at the AIS since 2003. ... He is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Sports Physicians and Sports Medicine Australia and has been the medical
28 May 2021: 13 Nov 2015. Dr. Steffan Eriksson, Team doctor for Illawarra Hawks Basketball & St George Illawarra Dragon’s U20s Holden Cup. Biography. Dr. Steffan Eriksson is doctor for both the Illawarra Hawks basketball team and the St. George Illawarra
21 Nov 2023: Physiology support at an Olympic & Paralympic Games. Ideas meetings. Date: 25th June 2021. Presenters: Various.
28 May 2021: 04 May 2016. Adam Caporn, CoE Associate Coach Men's program, Basketball Australia. Biography. Adam is currently the Head Coach of the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence men’s program and U19 Australian “Emus” National men’s team. In
28 May 2021: Powerpoint Slides(PDF • 1.4 mb). Biography. Kate Wensley has worked at the Australian Institute of Sport for the past four years as a Senior Psychologist. ... In addition, she is currently leading the AIS Mental Health in Sport project, which aims to
28 May 2021: Her current sports science research interests include identifying risk factors for sports injuries, adaptations to resistance training in adolescents, and dietary influences on exercise-related immune responses (in collaboration with Prof
28 May 2021: 11 Dec 2015. Courtney McGowan, PhD Candidate, UC RISE. Synopsis. In the lead up to a major event, much time is spent preparing athletes for competition. On competition day however an additional window exists where performance can be acutely enhanced
28 May 2021: This speed, running 100m in 20 seconds or 3m20s per kilometre, is a common training pace for many athletes in individual and team sports.