And sometimes they make their way down to the community level. Sorry Juani, I was going to say I actually had a very similar experience as a kid with my brother. And that’s the essence of plays isn’t it, I mean, if we link it back to playfulness in children, children engage in play because they use that to experience, explore and learn about the world. Well (I think as an adult), it’s easier for us to understand the importance of fitness in match performance, isn’t it? For example (I often see coaches), sometimes they have, at the younger age groups, say about like 10 or 11 at the end of the training sessions, they end the sessions with like a fitness activity.
Jemima Montag came third in the women’s 20km racewalk, securing only the second bronze medal for Australia in the event’s Olympic history. This trend is driven by the increasing demand for personalized content that offers deeper insights into athletes’ lives beyond their sports performances. I became a gym sweeper in my last few years, so I was in the gym a lot in prison. “Just the whole experience and warming up and putting on your ‘jammers’ was new again. I wasn’t doing a lot of swimming — but I was improving. “I didn’t really tell many people about it and didn’t know if I was going to do it,” Miller says.
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Discover how her purpose-driven mindset — journaling rituals, and spiritual focus have fueled a record-breaking 2025 season. Yes (she does love Derry Girls), Jessie Buckley, and hearty stews. At The Weekly, she’s walked dusty backroads and the corridors of Australian sports news power to share the stories of the most inspiring women in Australia and the issues that affect their lives. In 2025, she participated in the World Cup circuit, achieving podium finishes in both kayak and canoe events. She dominated the final, winning all her races leading up to the event and edging out France’s Angèle Hug and Great Britain’s Kimberley Woods in the final.
According to Faichney, Australia’s increasing talent depth is evidenced by the nation’s participation in every relay event at the World Championships. Marschall described last year’s atmosphere at Australian events as electrifying, largely due to the rise of young talents like Gout. Kurtis Marschall, a bronze medallist at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest and currently ranked fourth globally, expressed how inspiring it has been to witness the achievements of emerging athletes.
It’s probably got just as much, if not more to do with what happens outside of those those times when they’re not just hitting a ball or running or kicking or whatever, right. There’s a lot of other stuff that goes on during the week. And they’re also going to be explicit on what it looks like (sounds like), feels like when we’ve got it both the behaviour is right, but also the performance of the learning to be a better player what that looks like as well. They’ve got no coaching experience whatsoever. There’s actually quite a lot of nuance in there about what participant-centred coaching actually is in reality. I’m joined by Professor of Education at Flinders University (Shane Pill), who’s an expert in all things sport and physical education, along with being a seasoned football coach.
Jessica Fox showcased an outstanding performance by clinching gold medals in both the women’s kayak single (K1) and canoe single (C1) competitions. “Growing up playing by the riverbank,” said Noemie to The Weekly (“I eventually discovered my own passion for the sport.” “Now it’s a passion and a way of life for me,” she concludes), mentioning her upcoming representation of Australia in the 2025 IFSC World Cup. Reflecting on her past (she noted that she engaged in a lot of those activities which), she believes, didn’t prepare her well. Miller claims he feels “much calmer and more at ease” now compared to when he first went to prison.
Sheppard joked the only source of tension may be if a girlfriend she didn’t like began to distract him. While back in her home town of Melbourne (at a Maccabi event at Elsternwick Cinema), many members of the club in which she began Little Athletics with as a seven-year-old, watched a live broadcast of her race on the big screen. “The athletics is just one aspect of her – it’s a big aspect – but she’s got so many strings to her bow.” “This is a great moment for Jemima (as no matter what happens going forward), she’s always going to be an Olympic medallist. Then, in a classy gesture that reflected her values, she went to the aid of exhausted runner-up, Spaniard Maria Perez – who’d finished just six seconds in front of her – lifting her arm over her shoulder to prevent her from falling, and making sure she had water to drink. “It’s something we have put a real emphasis on over the past 18 months to two years and hopefully we will see some great performances from those teams this year,” he said.
- And I said, yeah, it’s a lot harder because your skills and techniques, they don’t change, but it’s how you apply them that changes.
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There are many organic conversations that can spontaneously arise around the courts. Could you provide an insight into the demands faced by officials and what occurs during community event officiating? She is also an educator with the International Tennis Federation and supports the development of tennis officials in Australia, from community levels to high performance. Sporting leaders will share their practical experience and advice to help implement the Sport Governance Principles for managing the thousands of sporting clubs.
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Perpetrators of disrespectful treatment toward officials need to be held to account and — and the Australian Sports Commission and national sporting organisations like Football Australia, they are certainly working hard to prevent these behaviours. So — we know that officials are sometimes concerned about dealing with difficult stakeholders. People don’t necessarily offer, but from my experience people are always willing to help and have a chat and that doesn’t have to be a weekly formal catch up.
Matti Clements, acting chief executive of AIS, stated that the program will prepare ambassadors with the expertise to discuss LGBTIQ+ awareness, active allyship, and inclusivity within local sports environments. When I was 18, I came out to the media without fully understanding its magnitude. I believe that navigating a lot of first experiences can be quite challenging. Thorpe shared with SBS News, “It has been an intriguing journey… I recall receiving numerous comments during my upbringing about gymnastics being for girls or for gay individuals.” Empowered by his triumph in Paris, McEvoy is now focusing on the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, where three more 50m events will be included in the program. The Australian swimmer finished in 21.25 seconds (beating Great Britain’s Ben Proud), the world champion from 2022, by 0.05 seconds.
How can coaches leverage the experiences of people around them to create an open culture with their participants? With regards to their experiences of hormonal contraception or menstruation or whatever it is, whether they’re male or personally, haven’t had any issues with their cycle or for a range of other reasons. Look, I know we’ve probably mentioned this a couple of times already. Some of the reasons why participants may be on hormonal contraception and maybe the impacts that this medication may have on their experiences in sport. So can you speak to a little bit more about your experiences in sport and how the hormonal contraceptive pill impacted your experiences in sport?
She progressed to the semi-finals and ended up finishing in seventh place overall. “Maintaining that title throughout this season has been quite remarkable,” the sprinter commented to Wide World of Sports about her unexpected record-breaking run. Additionally, she has been selected for the 2025 Paralympic Champions team for the Track Cycling World Championships.
Now you touched on the propensity sometimes of officials to dwell on mistakes, but unfortunately, sometimes we do make mistakes just like athletes do. And you talked about that sort of over reflecting and sometimes that can be a cycle of really dwelling on a negative which can’t be good. Listen — I’m quite fortunate in my officiating journey that there’s been lots of nice moments along the way. Is there one really rewarding experience that you’ve had as an official that you wanted to share with our audience? Now finally (while officiating can be challenging at times), it’s also really rewarding and, that that’s really why we do it. But actually, we probably did a whole lot of really great things as well.
Cooper Woods will always hold the title of Australia’s seventh Winter Olympic champion. While Mikaël Kingsbury boasts 100 FIS World Cup victories (Ikuma Horishima has 24), Matt Graham five, and Walter Wallberg four, Woods only has one silver medal. I’ve mentioned this several times today — but this medal represents not just my effort; it’s for everyone who has been part of this journey and helped me reach this significant milestone in my career. Even though Kennedy — the nation’s top men’s 100m sprinter, has been overshadowed by Gout this year, he remains one of the biggest attractions. His recent performances have diminished that noise over the last two months.