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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3 Dec 2020: Vol.29 No.3 (2007) Gunning, L. How women lead.(PDF • 75.2 kb). ... Vol.29 No.2 (2006) Australian Sports Commission biomechanical bras.(PDF • 57.8 kb).
28 May 2021: Migration currently contributes over 50% of our population growth. Engaging with these new demographics will create challenges for sports in the coming years. ... CMY has been actively engaged for many years in providing training and working with
27 Aug 2020: Football Victoria (no date) Bouncing racism out of sport : a racial and religious tolerance program for Australian Football(PDF • 301.6 kb). ... Working Group on Sexual Assault and Football (no date) Discussion document re development of AFL response
28 May 2021: 03 May 2016. Peter Lonergan, Director of Coaching, Australian College of Sport, Basketball NSW Campus. ... Peter was Head Coach for the Jayco Australian U17 Women from 2009 to 2010 and was Basketball Australia’s Junior Coach of the Year in 2005 and 2009
2 Jul 2024: There are hundreds of factors that can influence sports participation or non-participation.
15 Dec 2022: This area contains documents published by Cricket Australia (previously known as the Australian Cricket Board) and Women's Cricket Australia. ... Cricket Australia (2007) Sport Science Sports Medicine Conference : proceedings(PDF • 1.2 mb).
25 Aug 2020: Fox, C. (1997) Women's perceived access to elite coaching positions in Australian sport. ... South West Sports Assembly (no date) Mastering sport : baby boomers are ready to play (PDF • 2.5 mb).
20 Mar 2023: There is currently no Australian national sport injury data that can provide information about the frequency and cause of sports injuries. ... cycling, trampolining, scootering) rather than organised sports activity. However, of the sport specific results
27 Jan 2022: De Rozario holds the world record in the Women's 800m T53 and formerly in the Women's 1500m T53/54.
15 Mar 2023: The following year VicHealth launched a quit smoking campaign and introduced sports sponsorship to effectively buy-out tobacco company sponsorship of sport. ... State legislation bans smoking in enclosed sports venues, as well as many outdoor sport and