Behind The Sport

At the recent Our Sporting Future conference run by the Australian Sports Commission, I tried to catch up with one of the organisers, Tim Arnold. Tim was very busy during the conference but luckily we were able to catch up this week over the phone (so I apologise for the difference in sound quality!). I highly encourage any sport administrators to attend the next conference in 2017.

Conference website: www.oursportingfuture.com

Australian Sports Commission website: www.ausport.gov.au 

Sean Callanan was a speaker at the Australian Sports Commission's Conference (Our Sporting Future 2015) and I had a chance to catch up with him regarding his business 'Sports Geek' that specialises in fan engagement through digital marketing. Sean also hosts his own successful podcast 'Sports Geek Podcast'.

To get in touch with Sean, head to:

Website - http://sportsgeekhq.com/# 

Twitter - @sportsgeek

Email - [email protected] 

In Episode 23 I speak with Ben Scales, the CEO of Netball SA, and discuss what is involved with a professional sports team!

 For more info on Ben and Netball SA, head to:

Netball SA Website

Adelaide Thunderbirds Website

In Episode 22 I spoke with Ben Scales, the CEO of Netball SA, about how he became a sports administrator.

For more info on Ben and Netball SA, head to:

Netball SA Website

Adelaide Thunderbirds Website

Paul Anderson, Executive Director of the Office for Recreation and Sport, joins me again to share his journey to sports administration and how his skills from the 'corporate world' have trasitioned into his role with ORS.

Office for Recreation and Sport website:

www.ors.sa.gov.au

When I first started the podcast, I had a dream guest list, one of which I spoke with for Episode 20. Paul Anderson is the Executive Director for the Office for Recreation and Sport in South Australia and he shares the current role and direction of the department.

Visit the Office for Recreation and Sport website:

www.ors.sa.gov.au

I chat again to Michael Woods from Swimming Australia and finish our discussion on using sport as a community development tool!

Michael can be conotacted through:

Email - [email protected] 

Linkedin - https://au.linkedin.com/pub/michael-woods/69/2b7/391 

In my first ever 'Skype' podcast, I chat to Michael Woods from Swimming Australia about how he became a Sports Administrator and ended up at an Olympic Games!

Michael can be conotacted through:

Email - [email protected] 

Linkedin - https://au.linkedin.com/pub/michael-woods/69/2b7/391 

In this episode I look at the research from the La Trobe University’s Centre for Sport and Social Impact/AFL Victoria titled 'Value of a Community Football Club' (follow this link for a hard copy).

With the horrific passing of Adelaide Football Club Senior Coach Phil Walsh on July 3rd, this week's episode is a sad and tragic reminder of the importance of Crisis Management.

Vale Phil Walsh...