Sportish

Gambling reform is everywhere at the moment - in the media, on your feed, and possibly, your what's a group. And in our opinion, that's sparking a very overdue conversation about gambling and it's relationship with sport. We also cover an amazing inclusive program being rolled out by Netball Queensland PLUS we get all academic (we'd appreciate it if you could hide your shock) and discuss a research article in The Conversation about...

Season 11 of AFLW is upon us and to kick things off with a bang (pun intended!) held the first ever AFLW International between Australia and Ireland. We wanted to know what it was like to be a part of history so joining us on the pod this week is one of Australia's most decorated and respected figures in Australian Rules Football, Libby Birch. 

You can grab a copy of Libby's book Libby's Footy Adventures here and follow her In...

You know how much we love a sporting doco. Can't get to them fast enough. And the Scott Miller swimming documentary was no exception. Except, it's taken Libby a couple of weeks to actually talk about it. Miller was a swimming poster boy of the 90s who fell from favour and the public eye after he was arrested and jailed for his involvement in drugs and trafficking. And it's more relatable to than Libby had anticipated. 

Deep En...

The lead athletes in the Tour de France are being woken up in the middle of the night and Libby is unimpressed thank you very much. Georgie is baffled about how to feel about the Commonwealth Games and we get stuck into how we talk about umpires and referees off the back of some World Cup behaviour. Come join us! 

PS Sporties - don't forget about the Active Industries First Start Traineeship Program ($20k to bring on a staff m...

The FIFA World Cup is on and we have some confessions to make. Georgie's family went on an active holiday that was wonderful and slightly disasterous all at the same time. We experience the critique levelled at women who dare to discuss sport and unpack all our feelings about Rafael Nadal's documentary. 

PS Sporties - don't forget about the Active Industries First Start Traineeship Program ($20k to bring on a staff member for ...

It's cycling Christmas! The Tour de France has just started and we wanted to make sure you had ALL the information, we've asked SBS Tour de France commentator and former Australian cyclist Dr Bridie O'Donnell to join us. Don't know cycling? Consider this your easy breasy access point into this fascinating world. And you're not alone - as Bridie reminded us, 40 to 50% of viewers are just tuning in to watch the postcard of France.&nb...

The pressure from different sports, all the school sessions, and possibly a teen that wants to play it all. How do you know what's enough and what's too much? Nathan Parnham works specifically in teen athlete development, and knows the simple things you can look at as a family to work out where the line needs to be. And you can bet that we'll be asking our kids to jump on one leg and do some forward rolls after this chat! ...

Sharyn Donaghy works with elite athletes on a daily basis and will tell you that a lot of them are missing the foundational skill sets to thrive outside their sport. It's nothing to do with their physical skills or their times. Instead, it's everything to do with the structures, practices and belief in yourself outside of sport - mental health, sleep, career development, financial literacy and social connection. 

If you have a...

83 percent of Australians are concerned about the influence of the manosphere on boys and young men. In 2008, Neil Davis lost his 17 year old son, Sam, to an unprovoked one-punch attack at a party in May 2008. Since then Neil and his wife, Nat Cook, have channelled their profound grief into a mission of prevention. They established the Sammy D Foundation in Adelaide and for over two decades have been working with schools,...

If you're anything like us, when you're watching your child playing a contact sport from the sidelines, concussion is something that you'll have in the back of your mind. To make sure you have all the information you need, this week we're talking to Dr David Hughes - AIS Chief Medical Officer and the Chair of the Australian Olympic Committee Medical Commission. He takes us through it all - head injury vs concussion, the way concuss...

Do you have a child or teen playing sport in your household? Then this series is for you!  We know that families are busy, that the school year is racing by, and it's hard to find time to source the experts. So we've brought together some of Australia's brightest minds to talk about the issues that impact sport loving families, and give you some easy tips to help everyone stay playing.

Our first guest is Accredited Practising ...

The Enhanced Games happened this week and do we/Libby have thoughts. Bottom line? It actually did sport a great service. Maybe we're saying thank you this whole circus? We'll get back to you on that. Libby is being honest about her sideline feelings (she's only human) and Georgie has gone off one sports documentary but found another. Come join us (and tell us all your thoughts about Enhanced Games!). 

PS Sporties - if you'd li...

Do you know the story of how parkrun ended up in Australia? Or that dogs used to be registered to run? Or that Australia has made it our own? Neither did we until we caught up with parkrun Australian's founder, Tim Oberg. Tim was the person who brought largest free running activity to Australia and grew it to what it is today. And now he's ready to help kids find a love of moving their body through the RAD Run Club.

On any given Sa...

The ABC and Deakin University recently released the findings of a survey of elite female athletes and the results say a lot about the work still to be done in women's sport. In some parts, there seems to be progress. In others, the results are grim. Regardless, we wanted to bring in the ABC's Deputy Editor Amanda Shalala to unpack the numbers for us and remind us why these sorts of surveys are so important in the women's sport land...

Brisbane City Council is the 2nd biggest council in the southern hemisphere and part of the team pulling together one of the largest sporting events in the world, Brisbane 2032. And you know how much we're into the Olympics. Soooo, this week we asked Brisbane's Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner to drop into the studio and talk to us about how we involve kids in parks and what legacy we can expect from Brisbane 2032. Not from Brisbane? DO...

It's been a while since it's just been us on the mics so we wanted to take a minute to give the Sporties (who have sent so much love) a full update on what's been going with Libby's health. PLUS we wrap up of our Play Well season with the Australian Sports Commission (do you have a favourite? Don't make us choose!), unpack the gambling reforms coming to sports match near you and discuss the two Sportish things we learnt this week. ...

It’s round one of the AFL season in 1999. 28,000 fans pack the Sydney Cricket Ground as a fresh-faced Adam Goodes runs out for his first game with the Sydney Swans. 

You probably know what came next. 

What you haven’t heard before is this side of Adam Goodes - a busy dad of four, giving an insight on how he’s constantly finding new way...

Saturday sport can bring out the best in our kids… and the loudest in us. One minute they’re chasing the ball, the next they’re sitting in the grass making daisy chains. As a sideline parent, something in us flicks. Suddenly we’re “just giving tips” at a volume the entire suburb can hear. 

Gen Muir is a parenting educator and mum of four boys. She shares her top tips on how you ca...

Kieren Perkins knows what it takes to win (Atlanta 96, 1500m, ICONIC), but he’s far more interested in whether Australians are still playing sport at all.  

As an Olympic champion and now CEO of the Australian Sports Commission, Kieren is urging us to be a nation of “doers” rather than just “watchers”.  

If you want kids to love sport for life, it starts with participation, cur...