The Thing About Sport

R U OK is a day held every September. While this day is the national R U OK day, we should remind everyone that every day is the day to ask R U OK. The suicide prevention driver is now promoting Hey Sport, R U OK at sporting and community clubs around the country.

In this Podcast we speak with Chris Newman, an ambassador with the group. Chris tells us his story and how important is to ask people R U OK. We look at the Yorke Peninsula and what happens when someone says they R not OK. We also dig deep on Hey Sport, R U OK.  

Communication is so important, the main way to get the message across is to communicate with each other.

https://www.ruok.org.au/

It doesn't matter how we pronounce it, Windara Reef is a Yorke Peninsula gem. It's situated 7 kilometres south of Ardrossan or 1 K off Rogues Point. The coordinates for the reef are easily found. Letitia Dehl-Helm from the Yorke Peninsula Council takes us for a deep dive of the Windara Reef.

https://yorkepeninsula.com.au/windara-reef

The Bute Football Club has a new senior coach. Matthew Rose takes the helm from Chad Bourke. Rose has been involved with Bute for years, now it's the senior coaching job. How will be go? You be the judge.  Gary Wehr  will be his assistant and both guys are ready for what's ahead.   

Matthew Goldsworthy has been at Woodville - West Torrens in the SANFL for a very long time. He’s the Club’s Football Manager and has played more than 200 senior games for the Eagles. He knows the Club on Oval Avenue very well. Recruited from the CMS Crows on the Yorke Peninsula, Matthew has played as a small forward and in defence and won the big prize. His life has been dedicated to playing football, but was cricket ever a serious option? He played in his first premiership at SANFL level in 2011. At the time we reordered this interview Matt was 29, a veteran of the club playing is yet another finals campaign for Woodville – West Torrens.         

Today we hit the netball circuit in this podcast and speak with a mother and son combination. They are netball gurus when it comes to umpiring at a high level. Emma and Lucas Gulin are well known netball umpires. But what creates more interest is the fact that Lucas is just 14 years of age. He has the ability to go all the way and represent his country as a netball umpire. He’s well on the right path thanks to his mum. Remember, when we conducted this interview at Crystal Brook, some 80 plus Ks away from Kadina on the Yorke Peninsula, he was just 14 years old.     

How important is volunteering, how would we get by without our volunteers. The volunteer is the back bone of any association. Ask anyone, no volunteers, no association. SA Ambulance, is on a recruitment drive. Daniel Kenny from the service is our guest, he tells us about volunteering for SA Ambulance on the YP.  What does it take, what's expected? Daniel, a Team Leader, explains. 

Bob Scott is a member of the Bute Bowling club. He's the reigning Men's Country Carnival Player of the year. To say he's a country legend of the sport in South Australia isn't over rating him. Bob has played on most rinks around the Yorke Peninsula. He's been invited to join clubs in Adelaide, but he says, a firm thanks but NO thanks. He started his bowling career in Kimba, the former school Principal loves the game and apart from his family, bowls is number one. In this podcast we look at the game of bowls and try to cover everything including natural grass versus artificial turf. 

This is what sport is all about. Having a crack as Hugo Taheny puts it. In this podcast we talk with champion field athlete Hugo Taheny from Point Turton. The Down Syndrome 20 year old is the backbone of the local community. I doesn't matter where you go on the Yorke Peninsula everyone knows Hugo Rockstar, a self appointed nickname, I might add. He's an ambassador for Down Syndrome and speaks around the country.  This bloke is as honest as the day is long. His Mum and Dad (Louise & John) deserve a massive pat on the back. They have given him every opportunity along with his siblings. Hugo offers so much to everyone he meets, he has that infective nature. But what he loves most of all is throwing a shot-put or discuss, even the javelin. He's a master of them all.  Before this interview Hugo spent a week in Royal Adelaide Hospital with a mystery illness. He's fine now and back training. 

Kiteboarding, what's it all about. In this podcast we speak with Brij Daniel the main link between us and kiteboarding in South Australia. We look at everything the sport has to offer. He discusses his favorite spots on the Yorke Peninsula and all the safety requirements. 

https://kiteboardingsa.com.au/

Walk the Yorke. It's a magnificent place the York Peninsula, but did you know you can walk it, run it or cycle it. It's more than 500 kilometres around the circumference or the leg as it's called. You'll get to see some of the most interesting life the YP has to offer. Take your time and hit 'the Walk the Yorke' trail.  Taylor Gray from the York Peninsula Council gives us the inside word on the Walk the Yorke organised trail developed by Stephen Goldsworthy at the Council.