Ruth Jeanes, Justen O’Connor, Dawn Penney, Ramon Spaaij, Dr Jonathan Magee, Dr Eibhlish O’Hara and Lisa Lymbery, report on the need for informal sport opportunities in Australia Statistics show a continued decline in organised sport participation over the past decade, with the Intergenerational Review of Australian...
Kids’ fitness is at risk while they miss sport and hobbies— but mums are getting more physical! Report Tim Olds, Carol Maher and Verity Booth. For most of our lives, the rhythms of our days are governed by crystallised routines: we get up, have breakfast, go...
The term 'sporting parent' has had a negative connotation for too long. It paints the picture of enraged parents turning up for battle at their child's weekend sporting fixture, writes author Nathan Parnham. What's wrong with wanting the best for your child if you go...
Not sure how to broach the sometimes tricky post-game conversation? We get a sport-parenting expert to share some of his top tricks. ...
How do you stay 1.5 metres apart in a rugby scrum? And have we seen the end of communal showers? asks Philip Russo. As we emerge from lockdown, so does our sport. And many sporting bodies are grappling with the best way to do this while...
Tossing up the idea of coaching your kid's sports team? We look into the right and wrong reasons for parents to pick up the whistle and take on the role of team coach....
What do a male ballet dancer and a female AFL player have in common? Easy. They're both challenging gender stereotypes....
