80 Girls, No Season: How a Footy Headcount Left Smythesdale's Netballers Stranded 80+ junior netballers in Smythesdale face a 2026 season without competition after the BFNL cut the Woady Yaloak Warriors for lack of footballers.

80 Girls, No Season: How a Footy Headcount Left Smythesdale's Netballers Stranded

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Birmingham hosts the 100th British Junior Open (2–6 Jan 2026) with 700+ players, five venues, and a glass-court exhibition match.

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Parents the most likely source of abuse on Australia’s sporting fields, new study finds Facing abuse, bullying, racism and even inappropriate sexual advances, the plight of Australia’s coaches has shocked even researchers behind a new survey

Parents the most likely source of abuse on Australia’s sporting fields, new study finds

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Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) Positive Behaviours in Sport Study
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Gymnasts allege body shaming, humiliation, before being forced out Gymnasts as young as 13 say they were bullied, fat-shamed and humiliated at a Queensland gymnastics club, then forced out when their families complained.

Gymnasts allege body shaming, humiliation, before being forced out

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Gymnasts as young as 13 say they were bullied, fat-shamed and humiliated at a Qld gymnastics club, then forced out when their families complained.

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Why it pays to wait before playing contact sport – University of Auckland Neuroscientist Dr Helen Murray has research news you can use: delay children's involvement in contact sport until they are older.

Neuroscientist Dr Helen Murray has research news you can use: delay children's involvement in contact sport until they are older.

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Youth athletes, not just professionals, may face mental health risks from repeated traumatic brain injuries On July 28, 2025, a 27-year-old gunman entered a New York City office building that is home to the National Football League's headquarters. He shot and killed four people and injured one other before ...

Youth athletes, not just professionals, may face #MentalHealth risks from repeated Traumatic Brain Injury

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Boy, 11, allegedly choked by adult at Perth soccer game A 46-year-old man has been charged over the incident.

Abbeville Park: Parent of Whitford FC player charged after allegedly choking 11yo boy from Mindarie FC

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Sideline parents asked to 'watch, enjoy, keep your mouth shut' What might feel like a helpful cheer or a warning against the mistake of last week's game can take the fun out of a kids' game of football.

Sideline parents asked to 'watch, enjoy, keep your mouth shut'

What might feel like a helpful cheer or a warning against the mistake of last week's game can take the fun out of a kids' game of football.

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Brain injury in young athletes examined in new Oxford study Researchers use MRI scans to uncover why some children have worse outcomes after a head injury.

Researchers at the University of Oxford will use cutting-edge MRI scans to uncover why some children have worse outcomes than others after suffering a head injury during sport.

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The Heart of Coaching Why Relationships Matter More Than Reps

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Many coaches seek the "perfect" training program.

"What's the formula for success?"

There is no formula. There is only connection.

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'When she learned to walk, she ran': meet Wollongong's latest world record-holder Athletics Wollongong starlet Harlow Pate smashes another record.

Wollongong's latest world record-holder, Harlow Pate, was only six years old when she was spotted by a running coach who approached her parents and told them their daughter was very talented and could benefit from coaching. links.acm.media/FXUsQy #IllawarraMercury #Wollongong #GoodNews #JuniorSport