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Upcoming Sports Events

SafeClub was officially launched on 25th June 2009 with the support of the NSW Department of Sport and Recreation. Over 40 people representing sport from across NSW attended the luncheon launch to hear how SafeClub makes safety easy for community sport. A presentation from SafeClub’s Jane Nethery and Kristy Abbott included an overview of the program and the research evidence while Michelle Hanley from Football NSW covered the benefits of SafeClub from a sport perspective. Sports from across NSW are now signing up to partner with SafeClub to make their sport safer.

If you missed the launch and would like information on SafeClub click here.

Sunshine Coast Launches Girls Rugby League Competition

On Sunday, 10 May, ARL Development and the Sunshine Coast Gympie Rugby League will launch their inaugural U15's and U17s Girls Competition at the Beerwah Bulldogs JRL (Roberst Road, Beerwah) between 10am and midday. The Launch will involve Under 15 teams from Caboolture, Bribie Island, Coolum and Beerwah whilst the Under 17s will involve Nambour, Bribie Island and Beerwah.

Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience

Inspiring Youth Cricketer Jack Manning-Bancroft has helped University of Sydney Students get underway a mentoring program linking Indigenous year 9 and 10 school students from with mentors from across all university faculties. The underlying philosophy of AIME is to empower young indigenous people through positive role modelling and relationships, building self esteem and resilience, encouraging schoolattendance and progression to tertiary education.

Refugee Youth Soccer Development Program

This innovative program seeks to assist young refugees in their immigration and integration to Australia through sport. Check out their website for more information.

Upcoming Research

The third round of focus groups and fieldwork has been completed and a General Summary is being collated. Thanks to The Southport School, AB Paterson College, Rockhampton Girls Grammar School, Sapphire Coast Anglican College, Wagga Wagga Christian College, Al-Faisal College Auburn, Football United and the Burwood and Mosman Cubs for their participation. Preparation for further focus groups with parents, coaches and PDHPE teachers is underway.

News and Media

Bowled Over

by Lauren Hilbert
AllWomenSport.com
Australian sport news & lifestyle
November 2005
http://www.guidomedia.com/aws/youngbowls05.html

Lauren Hilbert reports that young women are making their mark in a most unlikely sport…

Australia is used to producing teenage sporting prodigies. Lleyton Hewitt, Ian Thorpe and Cathy Freeman were all household names before the tender age of 16. At the age of 15 Kelsey Cottrell (pictured) is another young gun to be stepping up to the plate, or in her case, the mat. However, what's different about Cottrell when compared to Hewitt, Thorpe and Freeman is that we expect young stars in tennis, swimming and athletics, but not in lawn bowls.

Winners and Losers

ABC Sports Factor
Transcript
28/03/2008

Is it really about how you play the game, or is it simply about winning and losing? And should children specifically who play sport, be rewarded with trophies just because they participate?

For more information:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/sportsfactor/stories/2008/2201843.htm

Sport and Vietnamese Australians

The Sports Factor
ABC Radio National
04/04/97

Just how open are our Australian sporting institutions to our Vietnmese population?

This radio transcript contains interviews with a Vietnemese youth worker, a government project officer of an ethnic sports program, a sports administrator, as well as Vietnemese youth in exploring some of the issues and obstacles faced by ethnic minority young people, including new arrivals, in accessing sport. Strategies for greater inclusion of ethnic minorities in organised sport are also raised.

AFL is a girl's game, Tribunal rules

From: news.com.au A 14-year-old girl has won her bid to play with the boys in her local Aussie rules side.
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AFL tells Illawarra girls to get lost

From: Illawarra Mercury

Madison Giffin and Jessie Mulholland just want to play footy with their mates, but AFL officialdom has ruled the 14-year-old girls are now too old to take on the boys.

The Figtree Kangaroos team-mates have been told they can not finish the season because of an AFL national policy which prevents girls aged 14 and over from playing boys of the same age.

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