
Associate Professor @flinders | Coach at West Adelaide FC |Co-host of @beyond_the_club
Adelaide, South Australia
Joined November 2013
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What makes sport genuinely fun for young people, and how do we design for it? 🏆
I'm recruiting a PhD student to join my lab.
Applications are open for a fully funded PhD scholarship with @Flinders & ORSR.
See here: flinders.edu.au/scholarships…
#youthsport #fun
I had a lot of fun joining the wonderful @libby_trickett on @ABCaustralia to discuss all things on sideline behaviour in youth sport. See link below:
Kids sport is all fun and games — until it isn't abc.net.au/listen/programs/l…
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Over time, inappropriate behaviour at junior sports can become normalised. Leagues and clubs need to ensure this doesn't happen. @Sam_ElliottFU @FlindersUniNews theconversation.com/in-junio…
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📣 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗣 𝗪𝗘𝗗! 📣
@Sam_ElliottFU & @benhook1 explore how clubs can engage w/ parents - from relationship-building to recognition, and viewing parents as valued partners.
Catch up with #BeyondtheClub:
Spotify: tinyurl.com/yfwzm9cv
Apple: tinyurl.com/3kbnwned
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✨EP48 IS LIVE✨
@Sam_ElliottFU & @benhook1 welcome Alyson Crozier to talk social norms. From unspoken rules & subtle pressures that influence behaviour; social norms sit at the heart of club culture.
Listen HERE:
Spotify: tinyurl.com/4xkytj28
Apple: tinyurl.com/y5aymuzb
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✨ EP 49 IS LIVE ✨
Today, @Sam_ElliottFU & @benhook1 welcome Dr Maarten Immink who discusses training & adaptability, and breaks down how athletes develop and apply their skills for real performance.
Listen HERE:
Spotify: tinyurl.com/2y8yktwe
Apple: tinyurl.com/hhk5rssv
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✨NEW EP WED✨
Hosts @Sam_ElliottFU & @benhook1 welcome Dr Maarten Immink to explore modern approaches to cognition and learning in sport and athletic performance.
Catch up with #BeyondtheClub:
Spotify: tinyurl.com/yfwzm9cv
Apple: tinyurl.com/3kbnwned
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✨Episode 45, coming soon✨
On Wednesday, hosts @Sam_ElliottFU & @benhook1 are joined by @JKay_Flinders, who shares insights on girls’ disengagement from sport and re-engagement🏀
Catch up with #BeyondtheClub here:
Spotify: tinyurl.com/yfwzm9cv
Apple: tinyurl.com/3kbnwned
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⭐ RELIVED EP coming this Wed ⭐
@Sam_ElliottFU & @benhook1 discuss the growth of sporting codes for girls, like AFLW, and the consequences for sports such as netball 🏉
Catch up with #BeyondtheClub here:
Spotify: tinyurl.com/yfwzm9cv
Apple: tinyurl.com/3kbnwned
🚨 New paper out in @SESJournal
We explored how clubs engage parents at the start of the season in 4 sports.
Better onboarding may be key to strengthening volunteerism, improving parenting involvement & strengthening adult alliances
Open access: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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🏅 EPISODE 44 IS LIVE 🏅
Prof. Shane Pill joins @Sam_ElliottFU and @benhook1 to discuss coach and player development through using a Games-Based approach.
🎧Listen HERE:
Spotify: tinyurl.com/yjhxe87w
Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/2uawywj3
#BeyondTheClub
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🎙 Beyond the Club Podcast is BACK🎙
We’re joined by Kate Rasheed, diving into her research about supporting athlete mental-health in clubs with hosts @Sam_ElliottFU & @benhook1
Catch up with #BeyondtheClub here:
Spotify: lnkd.in/g-jT52H5
Apple: lnkd.in/g62gmizp
2️⃣ NEW PHD SCHOLARSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE ⤵
⭐PhD Scholarship: Promoting Mental Health in an Elite Sporting Setting: flinders.edu.au/scholarships…
⭐PhD Scholarship: Making Headgear a Habit: Promoting Protective Headwear for Children in Contact Sports: flinders.edu.au/scholarships…
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"Although the gap grows and shrinks at various points, it is consistently in favour of more men and boys participating in organised sport than women and girls."
Via @JKay_Flinders and @Sam_ElliottFU at @Flinders
theconversation.com/how-to-t…
Great to collaborate with @JKay_Flinders on this piece in the conversation: How to tackle the gender play gap.
@ShapeResearch
@Flinders
theconversation.com/how-to-t…
Our sport research continues to evolve at @Flinders in partnership with industry. Today, we had the chance to progress a research agenda with @AdelaideUnited and @psveindhoven. Exciting times ahead ⚽
@FIMHWell
@ShapeResearch
@DylHicks
@MurrayDrummond4
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New review - organised sport interventions for female adolescents
🔎5 articles selected - shows research gap
🙌Multi-level interventions tailored to norms of female adolescents more effective
🚀Future research - consider org. sport participation pathways
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
📣Latest published work by PhD student @JKay_Flinders:
Organized sport engagement interventions for female adolescents: a systematic review using the Youth Sport System tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
@ShapeResearch
@Flinders
@FIMHWell
📢Latest paper by the wonderful @sarahecrossman from @Flinders @ShapeResearch published now.
Game on or game over? A cross-sectional study of factors impacting sport-active and sport-inactive Australian adults tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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