Draft-time pressure on player welfare
The road to glory in the Australian Football League (AFL) is highly competitive, with as few as 0.01% of more than 640,000 young footballers and athletes […]
Stronger parent-club relationships key to keeping kids in sport and rebuilding the volunteer workforce
Community sporting clubs must rethink how they engage parents if they want to stop the slide in young people dropping out of sport, according to new […]
Gather Round study sets goals
The 2025 dates for the next AFL ‘Gather Round’ series in South Australia have been announced, after this year’s round brought in economic benefits of more […]
Get parents and youth sport coaches on the same page
Parents and youth sport coaches need to have positive relationships to foster positive sporting experiences and enable young people to reach their sporting potential – but […]
Sport plays a part in helping youth mental health
Sports-based interventions show great promise in supporting positive change in mental health outcomes – but few mental health interventions have specifically targeted young males in sport […]
Rise in sports parent stresses during COVID era
Parents increased their involvement with children’s sport activities during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic – but new research shows that associated stresses had many […]