By sharing this program, I truly wish for young queer kids to find a welcoming space in the sport where they can enjoy playing what they love. Often (misunderstanding leads to ignorance or misinformation), I believe. She shared with SBS News — ‘For a long time, I knew I was gay, but I certainly didn’t feel comfortable coming out, especially in the sporting world.’ Andrew Purchas — co-founder of Pride in Sport Index, expressed strong support for the program and commended the AIS for its initiative in utilizing high-performance athletes to connect with sporting communities.
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Brown burst on to the scene last December and quickly collected three medals in her first three World Cup events including gold on familiar terrain in Calgary. And I’ve certainly seen it in my experience, particularly where you haven’t seen a child for an extended period of time and maybe they’ve grown just in height. So prevention and the environment that that the coaches are creating play an important role, and early identification as well. So (I see impacts on health and performance both ways), both in the positive and the negative. So we know that having a positive relationship with their body actually really sets them up to have really positive and, thriving experiences in school, study and also sport.
What actions can coaches take to help prevent ACL injuries among their participants? Returning to the club as an injured player who was sidelined for at least a season (I felt somewhat distanced from the happenings since I couldn’t fully engage), even during training. In the 2023 season (the NRL reported ten knee injuries that ended seasons), while nine players in the AFL suffered torn ACLs. In recent years (numerous high-profile athletes), including Ellie Carpenter, Sam Kerr, and Katrina Gorry, have made headlines due to their injuries.
A few years ago, you encountered an ACL injury while playing a sport you cherished. Brooke and Kamahl, we are excited to have two individuals with extensive personal and professional experience join us on the podcast today. We will delve into how the injury has affected individuals personally and discuss prevention strategies that coaches can incorporate into training sessions and on game days. During each podcast — a special guest or guests will join us to share their experiences and practical advice on various topics. Here is where parents can play a significant role by exposing children to the broadest array of movement experiences possible. Versatility and adaptability must be cultivated (even at the professional level in team sports), where a significant amount of this is clearly observed.
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Gear up in style this winter with the official event merchandise for the 2026 Australian Athletics Cross Country Championships now available for pre-order. “We’ve witnessed a real shift (not just in performance), but in national relevance,” Faichney said. At just 17-years-old, Gout Gout (QLD) will make his senior national team debut following a record-breaking season that’s already attracted global attention.
Rachelle Rogers discusses how her evolution from an Olympic-aspiring Alpine skier to a commercial pilot revealed to her the true essence of self-worth and the nature of failure. Anastasia Polách — a former world No. 206, shares her insights on balancing professional tennis with full-time education, the feelings of stepping away from the sport, and the journey of rediscovering her passion for it. ‘It’s a subtle distinction. It’s not about needing it for your self-worth or seeking validation from others, but about wanting to give it a try. I’m willing to be tough, and if it doesn’t turn out, the sun will still rise tomorrow, but let’s take the chance,’ she noted.
Danni (it’s essential for coaches to AFL injury news sometimes comment on a participant’s physique to offer technical feedback), a topic we’ve discussed extensively today. I’m certain many young women and girls will connect with those experiences as well. Would you prefer to have that experience in a more holistic and enjoyable social setting? Often, the focus is on developing match fitness and similar aspects.
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And yet there’s a lot going on in their mind and there are so many decisions actually taking place, but there’s only a few that actually get called because the official has decided it’s not requiring a call. So yes, so there is a lot of education, not just on the rules, but also just etiquette in general. Like a lot of them don’t come from a tennis background.
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Two years ago World Athletics did away with the split between outdoor and indoor records, and the 60m has traditionally been one of the features of the indoor season. In the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it distance of 60 metres, the Australian ran a world-leading 6.43 seconds in Canberra in January, one of the top-10 fastest times in history. Sprinter Lachie Kennedy triggered one of world athletics’ biggest dramas in 2025, and he has loved every minute. “I think she’s done a great job holding everybody together, and raising everybody the right away.”
She became a global meme, and while a medal eluded her, she successfully showcased breaking on the world stage! Regrettably, she did not score any points, and her moves, one resembling a kangaroo’s hop, did not impress the world stage. Sometimes (you might just look at it and think), ‘I really have no clue how to climb this.’ Let’s hope that doesn’t occur in Paris, where Oceana will participate in her second Olympics. Climbing may not be a high-profile sport in Australia, yet it is a significant accomplishment for 21-year-old Oceana Mackenzie to be ranked seventh in the world. For a teenager at her debut Games, it was a promising performance that highlighted her potential on the global stage.
The truth is — everyone goes through it because you’ve got to unlearn a lot of things and learn and a lot of new things. We talked a lot about the ways that we can get over some barriers and things like that when it comes to the first few weeks. So if you had any experience in this yet, have you had to adapt to anything.
And so (I approached a lot of people who had Guinness World Records for weighted pull-ups and people who did street lifting competitions for pull-ups and dips), etc. “That pivot then allowed me to lean on and take a lot out of the strength world (the athletics world), so how the athletics guys train for the 100 and the 200, particularly the 200 because that’s similar in time. “That was the light-switch-on moment that led me to further investigate general strength philosophies, general power development philosophies, how I could put that within swimming and within my event,” McEvoy said. Even as a sprinter (he would swim 30 to 40 kilometres per week on average year-round), and sometimes as much as 60 kilometres per week. Now with the announcement that three 50m events will be added to the swimming programme at LA28, the physics and mathematics major is eager to test out his methods in other strokes for the first time in an Olympic career that spans more than a decade. “We’ve witnessed a real shift — not just in performance, but in national relevance,” Faichney said.
And I can remember playing in Kalgoorlie and it was a big, you know, big event on the calendar to come to Perth on the bus and play all the other, you know, regional towns etc. You actually sound a little bit like me I — I had the same sort of passion you had, but it was for gymnastics and I although I didn’t make state level or anything like that, I absolutely loved it. And and that’s really why the (the Sports Commission is leading this modern approach to transform the sporting experience and encourage more people to participate), officiate, coach and physically enjoy sport. Now (the world’s changed a lot since), since you and I first became involved in sport as children and even sport itself has changed. And it actually seems like quite a common theme with some, some other officials who have eventually made it to a really high level but have had to face challenges along the way.
“Changing my mindset around that, the word gets thrown around a lot these days, mental health is an excuse in some cases and it’s not a sympathy for me thing it’s just more to raise awareness that you can put your hand up. Smith moved to Geelong during last year’s trade period following six seasons at the Western Bulldogs. “I’m super grateful to be here through the support of my family, my manager Robbie , D’Orazio,, been there through the shocking times. Smith has previously detailed challenges with depression and anxiety, but said his mental health deteriorated after a knee injury ruled him out of the entire 2024 season. “I was one of these athletes who competed with people; I needed to feel people and that human experience. Ever the perfectionist, Freeman’s only regret from her incredible Olympic gold medal-winning race is that she didn’t break either of the world or Olympic records.