Nice ideas being explored by J. P. Ribas, J. Hernández-Moreno... and team. Looking forward to the deep dive into Motor-expression games: “Sports and traditional games whose goals of game imply to obtain motor-forms”. frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Had our 1st community of practice meeting tonight discussing implementing a Wheels-based curriculum in PE. This is going places (literally). Love to have you ‘on board’ Wayne (also literally)

281: ⁦@LauraAlfrey⁩ joins me to discuss transforming traditional fitness testing in health and physical education: student voice, feelings and hopes. We talk about the perspective of secondary students toward fitness testing practices. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pla…

G3 “On Wheels Mini Unit” Today we tried to move in different spaces at school. A few Ss were riding bikes under the shade by the field area. Different entry points depending on the equipment 🛹 🛴 🛼 🚴🏻‍♀️🚴🏻‍♂️ #PhysEd #Wheels Love to see Ss teaching each other ISPP Cambodia

latest Informal Sport article examining informal sports introduced by migrants to countries of resettlement. Informal sport central in resettlement, providing space & resources for belonging. Led by Ramon Spaaij open access! Dr Justen O'Connor (follow on Bluesky) Dawn Penney tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Professor Positions Aplenty! Here are three fun & unrelated facts: 👉#1 Faculty of Education in Australia 👉Our VC ⁦Margaret Gardner⁩ appointed Governor of Victoria 👉Located near Chadstone, the largest shopping centre in Australia monash.edu/education-work…

if I were creating a sporting organisation, rather than start with formal competition, fixed teams, schedules and filtering people out, I would build it around informality and only introduce formal competition if and when people really wanted it. The exception not the norm.

Our latest Informal Sport project report has been published focusing on benefits and impact of informal sport on communities monash.edu/__data/assets/… Takeaways - Informal sport can contribute to a $3.24 million annual health savings….

Presenting Informal Sport findings today at #Nysc2023 with @ Professor Ruth Jeanes. Sport should embrace informality. It contributes important social and economic benefits.

Within AUS, excluding childhood and part way through the teens, few people play in formal club-based sport competition (<10%).

Consider the causes for formal sport drop-out (perceived competence, game time...) & the rate at which young people drop out of sport. We quickly go from near the center of the social sporting group to its edges. From there we see less complicated spaces for social connection.

When the goal of sporting competition is overtly focused comparison & rankings based on ability, it sends clear cues that this context is becoming increasingly socially unstable. Drop-out is the manifestation of an embodied response to being pushed closer to the edge of belonging

Does informal provide health benefits for communities? Yes! Our article outlines the significant health and social benefits afforded by informal sport and it’s importance to health promotion doi.org/10.1093/heapro… Dr Justen O'Connor (follow on Bluesky) Ramon Spaaij Dawn Penney VicHealth @CMSport_Aus

🔔NEW at Health Promotion International "The article demonstrates the physical, social and mental health benefits that can occur from informal sport participation." Read: doi.org/10.1093/heapro… Professor Ruth Jeanes Dr Justen O'Connor (follow on Bluesky) Dawn Penney Ramon Spaaij Dr Eibhlish O'Hara Lisa Lymbery

Sharing findings of Informal Sport project at EASS, focusing on resistance by sports policy actors to engaging with this form of community sport, despite the benefits it provides Ramon Spaaij Dr Justen O'Connor (follow on Bluesky) Dawn Penney

Informal sport is getting popular. But what does ‘informal’ mean? Here’s our attempt to explore this question: Reconceptualising informality in sport participation: Towards understanding (in)formalisation of sport governance Dr Justen O'Connor (follow on Bluesky) Professor Ruth Jeanes journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

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What is informal sport and why should we care? This paper unpacks what 'informal sport' is with implications for understanding and supporting key decisions participants want to make in their sporting experience. It's online and it is free. Check it out: lnkd.in/gqwbx2BQ

The further you are from decisions about the game the more likely you are playing formal sport. In PE this can mean skills and tactics become a priority. In sport, it can mean being locked into a format that lacks flexibility. Read here👇#https://doi.org/10.1177/01937235251321855