politics

Crossing The Floor From Politics to Sport

Despite the oft used phrase ‘politics and sport should never mix,’ it is quite common that sports and politics do. Currently many International Sporting Federations are prevaricating over what to do in relation to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Few have

Being Democratic Is the Right Thing.

Where has the democracy gone in sport? Why is it so hard to do what is right? The sporting environment has had alarm bells ringing loudly in some sports for over a decade. Why have they been ignored? Is it

Podcast #101 – The Coach Who Is Changing Lives for Free, Have Athlete Protests Ever Worked, and Whose Job Is It Today to Market Sport To Fans and Viewers?

Not the Footy Show Podcast

In today’s world there are few people who will give up their time for nothing. That is what makes our guest on this show so special. Heidi Scheunemann originally comes from Germany but moved to Papua, Indonesia with her husband

Crossing The Line – Politics and Sport

“It used to be all about winning,” those were the words uttered by a top athlete from the United States about sport in his era, the 1980’s. “Now it’s about entertainment,” he added with a tone of regret. Few would

More Questions Than Answers

“Leaders are not born. … They are made” is a theory that many will attest to. There are some who take the opposite approach, and believe that “leaders are born and cannot be made.” It was famed American Football Coach