Sport in Focus
Sport in Focus takes a closer look at a sport through the eyes of athletes and coaches.
Episodes
September 16, 2021 • 31 mins
Cass Cross is is a national-level synchronized skating coach and the Director of Skating for the Team Ashburn Synchronized Skating teams. Cass has participated in the sport since 1995 earning many national and international medals with The Colonials Synchronized Skating teams as a member of Team USA. She also won two national championships with the Esprit de Corps Adult synchronized skating team representing the Hayden Recreation...
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September 16, 2021 • 32 mins
Our guest is Patricia Gregory, an historian of women’s football in the UK who is writing a book on its history. Patricia became the Hon. Assistant Secretary of the Women’s Football Association from its inception until taking over as Hon. Secretary from Arthur Hobbs in 1972. A position she held until 1981 when through her encouragement a full time official was appointed – a full time job, running a club and a league as well as du...
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September 16, 2021 • 30 mins
On this episode of Sport in Focus Chris Stafford talks to boxer and author Malissa Smith who is the author of A History Of Women's Boxing which will be in its second edition in time for the 202 Tokyo Olympic Games,. Malissa is a speaker and writes frequently on the topic of women's boxing. She is also a practitioner of the sport herself and as she puts it has a keen understanding of the demands of the sweet science on the women who...
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September 16, 2021 • 33 mins
Double Olympic bronze medal wrestler Sally Roberts founded Wrestle Like A Girl in 2016 to provide opportunities for girls to take up the sport while empowering them to do much more beyond the mat. Given her background enduring a challenging childhood which saw Sally struggling with petty crime she was offered the choice of juvenile detention or find an after school sport. Hence her introduction to wrestling and the start of what ...
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September 16, 2021 • 40 mins
On this episode our Sport in Focus is golf and joining me to explain the subtleties of the sport is South Asian professional golfer, three time All American and All Region West Player in Div 3, NCAA Maya Reddy. Maya turned pro in 2015 and played consistently on the mini tours plus the LPGA Monday qualifiers, and gained some status to the Symetra tour. Sadly Maya ultimately stopped playing in events because of the mental and emotio...
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September 16, 2021 • 29 mins
Australian Football is growing in popularity and there will be eight nations taking part in this year’s International Cup in Melbourne from August 5-19th. Hilary Perry will return as Vice-Captain for Team Canada and will be joined by ruck Patricia Jaworski. Both women had diverse athletic careers before taking up the sport and they share their experiences of how they became converted to the sport. We also learn some basic rules of ...
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September 16, 2021 • 32 mins
Kitesurfing is a sport that catches the eye for its spectacular images and daring athleticism as kitesurfers parry with the wind and the waves yet it remains in the shadows compared to mainstream sports. Daniela Moroz is a sophomore at Campalindo High School in Moraga, California. She is also the 2016 Kitesurfing World Champion at the tender age of 15. Her training beaches are within the reflection of the Golden Gate Bridge in San...
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September 14, 2021 • 26 mins
Moira Lassen is the first woman to be elected to the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and is also Chair of its Women’s Commission. A recent decision by the IWF to add a weight category thus ensuring female weightlifters achieve gender parity was the result of her work to continually develop the sport for women. Moira explains where the sport is now and how women are making their mark for athletes today and future genera...
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September 14, 2021 • 49 mins
Our Sport in Focus this week is Roller Derby and among us are Gotham Girls Roller Derby Blocker & Pivot Danielle Flowers, aka OMG WTF, Finnish player Joanne Koskinen and the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) Marketing & Communications Manager Jenna Cloughley.
Host: Chris Stafford
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Host: Chris Stafford
Sport in Focus is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Spreaker, Podbean, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Deezer and...
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September 14, 2021 • 38 mins
The current World Champion; American Gretchen Johnson explains that Speedgolf is a relatively new sport in which the USA is leading the way and her main goal this year is to defend her title. British newcomer Kathy Leppard talks about her introduction to the sport and its accessibility for women of all ages to participate at some level.
Host: Chris Stafford
For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world o...
Host: Chris Stafford
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September 14, 2021 • 24 mins
Olympic gold medalist in sailing turned Crossfit competitor Anna Tunnicliffe is the head trainer at her gym in Lebanon, PA. She has competed in three Crossfit Games and is aiming for another attempt to break her own records. Anna explains the sport of Crossfit, what's involved in training with the variety of workouts and the opportunities for competition.
Host: Chris Stafford
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September 10, 2021 • 54 mins
Great Britain's 2012 Olympic Games Silver Medalist Samantha Murray @samanthamurray is back in training following the recent World Championships with an eye to qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games and shares her plans in the sport and beyond. Britain's Youth A Pentathlete 18 year old Georgina ('George') Summers @george7summers is one of five girls involved in the sport and is already making her mark as she aims for the 2015 Youth A...
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September 9, 2021 • 46 mins
Lacrosse is our featured sport with US Team members Danielle Etrasco @DanielleEtrasco and goalie Devon Wills @devon3wills who each also have coaching roles at Westpoint's Army team and University of Southern California @USC respectively.
Host: Chris Stafford
For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is ...
Host: Chris Stafford
For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts visit wispsports.com. WiSP Sports is ...
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September 9, 2021 • 39 mins
The Olympic sport of Handball is featured on this episode with Reita Clanton who was a member of the US Team that finished fourth in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, and Sarah Gascon, Captain of the U.S. Team @USATH. Both Reita and Sarah are based at Auburn University in Alabama, which is the Olympic Training Center for U.S. Handball.
Host: Chris Stafford
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September 9, 2021 • 41 mins
In this episode of Sport in Focus we hear from two USA athletes; two-time Paralympic Silver Medalist Katie Holloway @ksholloway from Sitting Volleyball, and Indoor Volleyball rising star Kim Hill, both of who have their sights firmly set on the Olympic Games and their campaigns to get to Rio in 2016.
Host: Chris Stafford
For more information, links and resources plus conversations from the world of women’s sport including articles, b...
Host: Chris Stafford
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September 9, 2021 • 45 mins
Aussie Stingers goalkeeper Lea Yanitsas, 26, and Chloe Barr, 20, have just returned from the FINA World League Super Finals in Shanghai, China with a silver medal following a 7-8 defeat by the USA. Their focus now is on the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia this summer and their Olympic campaign to make the squad for the 2016 Rio Games. Find out more about the Aussie Stingers team here and Water Polo here. Follow them on ...
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September 9, 2021 • 70 mins
We focus on shooting for this first episode as we hear from three leading ladies who between them have garnered multiple medals at Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games, World Championships and World Cups as well as breaking records and collecting prestigious awards: Great Britain's Anita North (Clay Pigeon Shooting) and Amber Hill (Olympic Skeet Shooting) and Australian Natalie Smith (Paralympic Air Rifle).
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