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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27 Aug 2020: ABS (2006) Migrants participation in sport and physical activity(PDF • 177.5 kb). ... ABS (2006) Women's participation in sport physical activities(PDF • 175.5 kb).
28 May 2021: 02 May 2017. Kirsten Veal, Head Coach, Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence Women's Program.
28 May 2021: 14 Nov 2013. Tricia Heberle, High Performance Director, Hockey Australia. Adam Commens, Women's Head Coach, Hockey Australia. ... Tricia has been involved in high performance sport, and particularly hockey, for more than 20 years.
28 May 2021: Some excellent results were rapidly achieved, with a crew selected from various rowing schools winning a junior world championship in the women’s coxed four, and some previous non-rowers achieving ... selection in national junior teams less than 18
16 Dec 2022: 12 Oct 2022. Joseph Coyne, Director of High Performance and Sports Development, Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar. ... Rene Olsen, Women’s Sprint Kayak Coach, Paddle Australia. Simon Cusack, Mentor Coach & State Technical Lead, Swimming Australia.
28 May 2021: Biography. Dr. Grace Bryant OAM is a sports and exercise physician and has been a medical officer for the Australian teams at five Olympics and five Commonwealth Games. ... She is team doctor for the Australian women’s water polo team - the Aussie
4 Sep 2021: 23 Feb 2021. Katrina Powell OAM, Head Coach, Hockey Women, NSW Institute of Sport. ... Ken Wallace OAM OLY, Head Coach, Canoe/Kayak, QLD Academy of Sport.
11 Nov 2021: Active Australia (1998) Harassment-free Sport : guidelines for sports administrators (PDF • 8.9 mb). ... Active Australia (1999) How to include women and girls in sport(PDF • 2.6 mb).
26 Aug 2020: The good the bad and the ugly of how young women move (2002)(PDF • 218.2 kb). ... Who wants to sweat? Influences on competitive sports participation for primary school children in Wodonga, Victoria (2002)(PDF • 330.1 kb).
28 May 2021: with a Master of Science in Sports Medicine and a PhD in Exercise Physiology. ... prevention of osteoporosis and fracture in adolescents, young to middle age and postmenopausal women, and development of instruments to assess the effects of physical