Participants & Families Resource Hub
Backing Yourself: Abbie Genders on Coaching, Umpiring & Creating Opportunities
Swimming coach and football umpire Abbie Genders shares her journey across two male-dominated sporting spaces, exploring confidence, visibility and creating opportunities. From coaching to officiating, Abbie shows the many ways women can build meaningful careers and pathways in sport.
You Can Be Both: Kate Kelleghan on Femininity, Strength & Sport
Yosemite Triple Crown climber Kate Kelleghan shares her journey through climbing, confidence and identity, challenging stereotypes around what an athlete should look like. A conversation about belonging, representation, embracing femininity in sport, and creating space for girls and women to participate on their own terms.
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Why motherhood made me a better athlete
Kaity Fassina shares her journey of returning to elite sport after becoming a mother, challenging outdated perceptions of athlete motherhood. Discover how resilience, supportive environments and embracing motherhood can strengthen performance, leadership and create more inclusive sporting pathways for women.
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From Tasmania to Olympics
Maddi Brooks reflects on her journey from Tasmania to the Olympic stage, sharing lessons on resilience, setbacks and high-performance sport. Discover why playing multiple sports, embracing challenges and building strong support networks are key to long-term success for athletes and their families.
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Journey into Para Rowing for Australia
Ella Marshall shares her journey as a Paralympic rower, advocate and leader, reflecting on resilience, identity and the power of inclusive sport. This inspiring conversation explores overcoming challenges, embracing opportunity and creating pathways for more women and girls to thrive through sport.
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Junior Travel Assistance Program
The Junior Travel Assistance Program provides financial assistance to eligible Tasmanian athletes aged 12–18 selected to represent Tasmania at interstate national sporting championships, helping reduce travel costs and support young athletes on their sporting pathway.
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Relative Energy Deficiency in sports REDs
Learn how REDs affects performance, recovery, bone health and wellbeing in this podcast with Professor Margo Mountjoy. Discover early warning signs, why adolescent girls are particularly vulnerable, and how parents, coaches and organisations can better support athletes.
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Body Image resources for families
Evidence-based resources for parents and caregivers to help children develop positive body image. Access practical guides, videos, podcasts and expert advice to support healthy conversations, build confidence and foster lifelong wellbeing at home and beyond
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Are you an athlete considering Pregnancy?
Health check list for athletes considering pregnancy
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Period & Disability education resources
Support period-inclusive sport with practical resources that help clubs, coaches and communities improve menstrual equity. Access education, campaign tools and guidance to reduce stigma, increase product access and create environments where everyone can participate with confidence.
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Creating your own adventure
Nicola Hughes from Swag Family shares the incredible story of taking her family on an adventure around the world. From stepping away from everyday life to embracing uncertainty, travel and adventure, Nicola reflects on what the experience taught her about family, courage and living differently.
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Building body confidence in sport
Dr Zali Yager from Embrace Collective explores body image in sport and why the environments we create matter. Discover how coaches, parents and sporting organisations can help young people build healthier relationships with their bodies and create sporting cultures where everyone feels they belong.
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You don’t need to use a wheelchair to play Wheelchair Basketball
Katherine Reed from ParaQuad Tasmania shares her remarkable journey from life-changing injury to representing Australia in wheelchair basketball. Discover who may be eligible for para sport, why you don’t need to use a wheelchair every day, and the opportunities opening up for women and girls.
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World Table Tennis Champ at 77 years
At 77, Kim Holcombe is a world champion proving there’s no expiry date on sporting ambition. Kim shares her remarkable table tennis journey, competing internationally later in life, and why staying active, connected and competitive can open doors at any age.
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Periods, Participation & Disability in Sport
Professor Clare Hanlon, Rochelle Courtenay and wheelchair basketball athlete Catherine Reed explore menstruation as a barrier to sport, including period product access, disability and accessible facilities, education for coaches and practical steps sporting organisations can take to better support women and girls.
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Female Performance & Health Education – AIS Resources
Free education modules for athletes, coaches, parents and support staff covering menstrual health, puberty, breast and pelvic health, body image, bone health, nutrition, RED-S, contraception, fertility, pregnancy and coaching female athletes.
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Golf Fore Her: Female Health Resources
England Golf’s Golf Fore Her hub provides practical education on female health in sport, covering topics including menstrual cycles, breast health, pelvic health, pregnancy, menopause, nutrition and injury prevention, helping athletes, coaches and clubs better understand and support women and girls.
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Female Athlete Health & Menstrual Cycle Resources
Swimming Australia’s Ignite Athlete Program provides evidence-based resources on female athlete health, including menstrual cycles, period pain, endometriosis, PCOS, amenorrhea, RED-S and fertility. A useful education resource for athletes, coaches and sporting organisations supporting women and girls in sport.
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Interviews – Paula & Page Malau-Aduli
Twin sisters Paula and Page Malau-Aduli share their journey from being born abroad and raised in Tasmania to becoming trailblazers in elite football refereeing. In this powerful feature from The Female Athlete Project, they reflect on identity, cultural heritage, and navigating spaces in sport that historically lack representation.
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WSRT Podcast Interview – Roxy Perry
Roxy speaks openly about what climbing has given her beyond physical strength, including community, mental wellbeing and self-belief. She reflects on the importance of inclusive environments, supportive coaching, and creating spaces where women and girls feel welcome to try, fail, progress and grow at their own pace.
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Pregnancy exercise guidelines
Safe and informed approaches to exercise during pregnancy. Guidelines that prioritise maternal health alongside fetal safety, covering topics such as supine positioning, balance and fall risk, pelvic girdle pain, running, and resistance training. Designed to support pregnant women, coaches and exercise professionals with transparent, evidence-informed recommendations.
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How much is too much for child/youth athletes?
A practical, evidence-based guide exploring how early specialisation, training load and competition pressure affect children’s long-term wellbeing and participation in sport. This resource helps parents, coaches and clubs support healthy development by encouraging multi-sport participation, appropriate rest and lifelong enjoyment of movement.
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