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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22 Sep 2009: programsThe Women in Sport (WIS) initiative remains a priority for Bowls Australia in the coming years. ... initiatives such as Sports CONNECT and the Women in Sport program.
2 Feb 2021: TASMANIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT. ISSUE 69 – DECEMBER 2008. ONE hundred and twenty-two athletes represent-ing 25 sports have been awarded TIS scholarshipsfor 2009. ... Ben has worked at the VictorianInstitute of Sport with team sports and has a back-ground
13 Jan 2021: 6. Sports clubs - What role can sport and sport clubs play in building social capital and community capacity? ... The process of deciding whether to engage in sport, and specifically which sports, varies by age.
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6 Apr 2016: Awareness training. Year of Women in ultimate. o Increase amount of women actively. ... o Four women’s teams. participating at Division 2 AUC. Australian Ultimate.
10 Jan 2011: Indigenous sport, sport for people with a disability, sport for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and women’s sport development programs. ... speaker at various sport business seminars including the Australia New Zealand
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1 Jun 2009: Introduction. communities across Australia but we also recognise two other factors determine choice of sport. ... Participants should continue to play a range of sports for their all-round development.
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