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: 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.
6 Jul 2021: 20 Mar 2018. Megan Fritsch. Wendy Harmer. Sideline Champs Megan Fritsch interview with ABC Radio.
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
28 May 2021: 10 Apr 2017. Dr Philo Saunders, Senior Physiologist, AIS. Synopsis. This presentation provided considerations for altitude exposure to those charged with developing periodised plans for elite athletes. Dr Philo Saunders is not only a senior
28 May 2021: Areas covered included: working with German Olympic athletes in determining their strength and conditioning requirements, development of German Olympic athletes, scientific research in East and West German sport systems and the
28 May 2021: Johan Pion began as a professor at the HAN Institute of Sports and Exercise Studies in 2016. ... Biography. Johan Pion is Professor of Talent Identification and Development in Sports at HAN University of Applied Sciences.