CR Journal
More money may be pouring into womenβs sport, but there’s still a dearth of female coaches
Participation in womenβs sport has grown exponentially in recent years. There are 80,000 more females playing Australian rules football in 2017; females now account forΒ 30% of all participants. And there are now 1,690 dedicated female teams β an increase of 76% on 2017 numbers.
Club vox pops
βHow has your club culture been impacted by COVID?β – Riddells Creek Tennis Club
People have stayed hopeful and connected and have continued to contribute to the committee and do non-tennis playing tasks that keep the club operating, even though there has been little to no actual tennis played.
Club vox pops
“How do you build team culture at your club?” – Western Districts Youth Club
This allows our community to set their own version of βwinningβ that is relevant to them, be it at a competitive event or one of our youngest members jumping with 2 feet off a box for the first time ever.
Club vox pops
“How do you build team culture at your club?” – Coburg Little Athletics Centre
This is how we practice respect at the Coburg Little Athletics Centre and hope our standards reflect the respectful behaviours we would like our children and parents to demonstrate beyond the sports field.
CR Journal
Esprit sportif: Top 30 moments of respect from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (Moments 21 to 30)
We've compiled the top 30 respect, leadership, and 'esprit sportif' (sportsmanship) moments from the 2024 Olympics Games that brought the world closer through the power of sport. We end the series by looking at the Moments 21 to 30.
CR Journal
‘Iβm no longer proud to say I love rugby league’: The NRL’s women problem is deep-seated
Marina Go was staggered when she realised the sheer volume of sex videos of rugby league players doing the rounds on social media. The former chairwoman of the Wests Tigers remembers how the moment came in a casual conversation last year with one of the club's coaches.
CR Journal
NRL’s ‘blokey culture’ targeted in Club Respect trial at 27 Victorian youth clubs
19 March 2019: For the NRL it's been a disastrous off season, with allegations of violence against women reaching crisis levels. North Queensland's Ben Barba received a lifetime ban after a video emerged of him allegedly assaulting his partner at a Townsville casino during the Australia Day weekend.
Panel of Expertise
Broadening club roles for women
Ross from Ballarat asks "We've been trying to get our community to get different roles for women other than at the canteen. What can we do to change the attitudes of men and women in the club to achieve this?"
Panel of Expertise
Challenging homophobia at your club
Steve from Keilor East plays Aussie Rules football and asks "We've had a problem with homophobia in our club. The club has never had a player that has come out so they don't see it as important enough to address. How can we address this in ways that doesn't piss people off?"
Panel of Expertise
Finding a middle ground with mediation
Anonymous plays tennis in Victoria and asks "As a club weβve had a member verbally abuse another member of the club, the victim would like the club to take this further, but the club currently has no process on how to deal with. This attack is out of character for the member and thus the club would like to punish them without having to expel the member. Do you have any advice on the best way forward for the club?"