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Athletes from multiple NSO’s in Canada are rising up in hurt and anger to denounce toxic cultures and linking arms to demand a respectful, healthy and inclusive sport system for all.
This systematic devaluing of those most invested in the AFLW isn’t new. It’s time to ask if the AFL is up to the task of running AFLW.
Banning young athletes from the Olympics would mean we miss their spectacular performances, but considering all we know about overtraining, exploitation and abuse in sport, that might be OK.
What does it take to deliver a medal-winning performance in skeleton, which involves racing down a banked track faster than a car on a freeway, with your face mere centimetres from the ice?
A strong sport system allows for coordinated policy implementation, evaluation and outcomes related to health, citizenship and community development that are accessible and realized for all Canadians.
Simone Biles’ recent Olympics withdrawal is a reminder for all of us to balance our passions with our emotional well-being — as both work in unison.
Pressure to take on ever more high pressure work and ever more responsibility is familiar to many. But saying ‘no’ can be especially difficult for people from racially minoritised backgrounds.
Strict enforcement of COVID-safe regulations in the Olympic Village could affect athletes’ mental health. Their performance could suffer too
For elite athletes, even mild COVID-19 vaccine side effects can throw their training plans off course. But they can plan ahead.
Reform of New Zealand’s abusive gymnastics culture offers an opportunity to improve women’s sports in general.
Specialising in one sport early on in childhood carries greater risk of burnout, injury, and dropout from the sport.
Kenyan marathon legend Eliud Kipchoge is bidding to break the mythical 2-hour barrier in Vienna this week. Analysis of previous world records suggest he needs to find an extra 15 second from somwhere.
High-profile athletes have been speaking out against the eligibility of transgender women in elite female sporting competitions.
Be careful before you rush your kids into so-called “talent identification” sports programs – you might be putting a whole lifetime of enjoyable exercise at risk.
Retiring from a career in elite sports can be stressful in a number of ways, something the former tennis world number one understands very well.
Too often athletes are forced into a narrative in which their sport overtakes everything, to the detriment of their health and future happiness.
What does the sale of the ‘home of football’ have to do with grassroots development?
Why do big events that showcase elite sport fail to motivate people to get active?
New research with elite sportswomen found half use hormonal contraceptives.
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Senior Lecturer, First Year College, Victoria University
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Research Fellow, Institute for Health & Sport, member of the Community, Identity and Displacement Research Network, and Co-convenor of the Olympic Research Network, Victoria University
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Honorary Professor and Research Fellow, Victoria University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Business, UNSW-Canberra, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer in Coaching and Sports Performance, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior lecturer, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport & Fitness, The Open University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling
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Professor, School of Sport, Health and Human Performance, University of Waikato
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Professor of Sports Science, Aarhus University
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Lecturer in Sport Policy and Development, Durham University
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Senior Research Fellow, Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer in Skill Acquisition and Motor Control, University of Technology Sydney
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Principal Lecturer, Accounting and Financial Management, University of Portsmouth
