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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15 Feb 2024: Linda Mackenzie Non-AIS: Elka Graham, Kirsten Thompson, Alice Mills - Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay 7:58.42, World Championships, Barcelona, Spain, 24 July 2003. ... Awards. Adam Pine - AIS Vocational Award. Image gallery. Please note - only a limited
6 Feb 2024: Esa Peltola - Sports Science/Medicine Coordinator and Sprints Coach. Athletes. Luke Adams. ... Jane Saville - Gold Women’s 20km Walk. Krishna Stanton (Former) - Silver Women’s Marathon.
11 Oct 2023: Mick Garnett, CEO, Wheelchair Sports NSW/ACT. Mike Fox, Participation Advisor, ASC and 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Volunteer. ... Meaningful check ins that minimise burnout. We know that for sport to increase and retain volunteers it will be important
12 Feb 2024: Australian Senior Women’s Team (World Championships – USSR): Donna Brown (Quinn), Sue Geh, Bronwyn Marshall, Marisa Rowe. ... Jenny Cheesman (Head Women's Coach). Phil Brown (Women's Coach). Phil Smyth (Men's Coach).
14 Feb 2024: Neilsen. Assistant Coach - Martin Clarke. 7th place. Australian Youth Women’s Team at U17 World Championships – Netherlands: Louise Brown, Tiana Mangakahia, Carly Turner, Abigail Wehrung. ... Support staff. Ian Stacker (Men's Head Coach). Phil Brown
12 Feb 2024: Support staff. Frank Arsego (Men's Head Coach). Phil Brown (Women's Head Coach). ... Debbie Cook (Women's Coach). Martin Clarke (Men's Coach). Brett Coxsedge (Scholarship Coach).
4 Apr 2024: The Australian Sports Commission’s research team recently spoke to a broad range of Australian adults from all walks of life about their relationship with sport. ... Australian sports, and the ways in which we engage with sport and physical exercise,
22 Feb 2024: The ability to host successful major events signals competence and projects positive perceptions of Australia.
4 Sep 2021: World Class to World Best (WC2WB) is Australia’s premium high performance sport conference. ... Themes. The Conference provided attendees with cutting edge insights for the future of elite sport.
4 Apr 2024: Project objectives: » Definitively establish the proportion of media exposure dedicated to women’s sport in Australia in both traditional and new media platforms » Analyse any emerging trends since the 2010 report ... Australian sports, and the ways