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: 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.
4 Jul 2023: Active. Communication, Co-creation and Culture: A comparative study of inter-sport relationship quality in team sports versus individual sports in Australia. ... To better understand sleep patterns and readiness to perform. Active. Analysing the barriers
4 Jul 2023: To better understand sleep patterns and readiness to perform. Active. Analysing the barriers to integration for refugee women and the role of sport in the integration process. ... As the world of sport continues to evolve, competition has not only
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
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 Jul 2023: Search the ASTARI register. Title, description, organisation, sport, partners, etc. Field of Research. -- ... As a result of increased professionalism of female sport, women can play sport for longer and are now looking to return postpartum.
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
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).
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.