Panel of Expertise Paul Zappa

Club values: how can kids contribute?

For junior players especially, encourage coaches and adults to continuously refer to the club values and consider how to establish formal opportunities to recognise players who are demonstrating the values around the club and on the field.
Sport at the crossroads Patrick Skene

Sport at the crossroads: Netball leading the way

The incident begged the question. How did a professional sport get to the stage where respect is so deeply and intrinsically embedded, that criticising an umpire is considered a shock that upends the sport?
Podcast: Smart Plays

Men, sport, violence prevention (Part 1)

In part 1 of our chat with Jackson Katz, we speak about the crucial role men play in addressing gendered violence and the powerful opportunity for change through sport.
Podcast: Smart Plays

Men, sport, violence prevention with Jackson Katz

Part 1 and 2 combined: In our chat with Jackson Katz, we speak about the crucial role men play in addressing gendered violence and the powerful opportunity for change through sport.
Podcast: Smart Plays

Officiating – A modern view

In this episode, we chat with Brooke Kneebush about the crucial role of match officials in the Australian sports ecosystem and the important role of the Australian Sports Commission.Β 
CR Journal Patrick Skene

Sport’s ugly blind spot – abuse of officials: The cost

What drives an otherwise upstanding sports fan to scream abuse at a match official? Or turn an otherwise loving parent into a seething, foaming, resentful ball of fury at an 11-year-old boy who has made a refereeing decision that did not favour their child?
Global Resistance Patrick Skene & Dr. Tom Webb

Global resistance to referee abuse: Dr. Tom Webb (U.K.)

"We seem to have moved towards this dichotomy where it's acceptable for players and coaches and managers to make errors during the course of the game, but it's not acceptable for officials. Why is that?"
CR Journal Patrick Skene

12 of the Best from the ‘Respect’ Olympics

Here are 12 examples of the Olympic Spirit in which respect was shown and the world brought closer through the power of sport. #StrongerTogether
CR Journal Sarah Rowe

What makes a winner?

You can hardly talk about Australian culture without talking about sport. Whether it’s surfing down the coast on the weekend, playing a game of backyard cricket with your mates, or cheering on your team at the MCG, most Australians participate in sport in some way.