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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2 Nov 2023: The Swimmer's Phenomics Project. Applied Research / Case Studies. Date: 19th October 2023. Presenters: Andrew Govus, Senior Lecturer, La Trobe University. Laine Heidenreich, PhD Candidate, VIS & La Trobe University.
27 Apr 2023: Presenters: Nicole Burratin, Australian Sports Commission, Rosemary Purcell, Orygen/University of Melbourne, Matt Butterworth, Australian Sports Commission, Matti Clements, Australian Sports Commission. ... Facilitator: Loryn Ettridge, Australian Sports
28 May 2021: 10 Apr 2013. Lara Hayes, Australian Sports Commission.
28 May 2021: 14 Dec 2017. Tim Kelly, Research and Innovation, AIS. Simon Rogers, AIS/Southern Cross University. Erin Smyth, AIS/University of Canberra. Claire Tompsett, University of Sydney.
28 May 2021: 19 Apr 2012. Ben Hartung, Hockey Victoria. Synopsis. Fair go, sport!
28 May 2021: 08 Mar 2016. Dr Matthew Bourne, Queensland Academy of Sport. Synopsis.
28 May 2021: 09 Mar 2016. Lucy Turnbull, Chief Commissioner, Greater Sydney Commission. Key topics include: Purpose and function of the Greater Sydney Commission, opportunities to help facilitate health promoting communities and future priorities.
28 May 2021: 01 Aug 2016. Greg Blood, AIS Emeritus Researcher. Powerpoint Slides(PDF • 1.3 mb). Synopsis. This talk looked into the makeup of the Australian Team participating at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Areas examined included: age distribution, Olympic
28 May 2021: 22 Mar 2017. Prof. David Lloyd, Griffith University’s Menzies Health Institute. Synopsis. A revolution in the rehabilitation of tendon and other musculoskeletal injuries is on its way with the development of a ground-breaking new intelligent
28 May 2021: 07 Dec 2015. Alexis Lebedew, National Pathways Coordinator, Gymnastics Australia. Synopsis. NSOs are using digital technology in a variety of high performance fields including the monitoring of athlete training loads, the management of video in