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The Price of Parity

For many years there has been debate as to whether the success of a sporting team, or the hosting of a global sporting event can impact the mood of a nation and ultimately have a result on the outcome of

Podcast #118 – Age Restrictions in Amateur Boxing, Trials or Scouting, and the new Language of Sport.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

On this show we have two special guests. Claire Ghabrial returned to boxing after a ten year gap, and according to her coach came back better than ever but as she turned 40 was forced to retire. Kaye Scott came

Family or Community?

How many sports refer to their participants, officials and supporters as being a part of ‘a family?’ This has become a modern trend. Rather than being a sporting community we are now told that everyone is part of ‘a family.’

Message On A Bottle: Retired.

If you look at teams that achieve success in knockout tournaments you will nearly always find that they have in their midst one or two special players. The really great teams have more than that. Pele and Garrincha for Brazil

Real Issues? Or a Storm in a Tea Cup?

There is no doubt that the world today has become a very confusing place as we see individuals and committees make decisions that they believe are in the public interest and are politically correct, but ultimately leave everyone shaking their