Hosts Ben Hook and Dr Sam Elliott dive into Sam’s published work on participation and retention of female youth in sport and the things your club can do to attract, facilitate and retain players this season.

Sam proposes a blueprint for keeping players by discussing the phases of attraction, facilitation and retention developed from his research in AFLW.

By exploring how and why AFLW has been able to capture the hearts and minds of girls around the nation, practical advice is offer for other sporting codes to maximise participation and retention in youth sport.

Practical tips for clubs, parents and players are provided.

Beyond the Club - bringing the latest research to community sporting clubs

Show Notes: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/2159676X.2019.1602560

Time Stamps:

(00:00)-(02:06) Intro

(02:06)-(03:19) Club of the Day

(03:19)-(10:35) Engaging Girls in Sports

(10:35)-(11:12) Good Sports Ad

(11:12)-(23:28) Unlocking Success

(23:28)-(24:14) Sammy D Ad

(24:14)-(34:54) Fast Eight

(34:54)-(35:41) Outro