Hi there!

Yes I've been away for an eternity (a fourth baby will do that to you) but I'm back!

And even better, I'm back with more than just All That Glitters....

Libby x

Host: Libby Trickett

Instagram: @beingsportish and @libby_trickett

Contact: hello@playonmedia.com.au

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If you've listened to any of these episodes, you'll know how absolutely passionate I am about people staying connected with sport and movement, in any form. So when I saw the facts about the drop in participation in kids sport (it's so bad it's called a participation cliff), I wanted to be part of a solution. A movement. To keep kids in the game. 

I'm jumping into your feed to bring you an episode of a new podcast I've been working on with Rebecca Sparrow (tween/teen author and advocate) and Georgie Trickett (kids coach and my cohost on The Sport Social). It's called Play On: Helping teens stay in the game, and I'd love you to take a listen. 

Off the back of the Matilda's epic World Cup campaign, a wave of tweens and teens are thinking about starting a new sport. That can be tricky, and often, no one's as good as they'd like to be. Stick around and let us unpack that for you.....

What to do when...you're the worst player in the team

Ouch. What do you do if you’re the worst player on the team? Bec, Georgie and Libby offer solutions for staying in the game including asking yourself to check the story you’re telling yourself about your performance. Libby shares how sucking at netball helped her find swimming and Georgie discusses the pain of being moved UP a level and being the weakest and youngest link. 

If you love this episode, we have more!

Available as a limited series here: https://rebeccasparrow.com/play-on/ (All That Glitters listeners can get a 10% discount using PLAY10. You're welcome).  Just follow the link and Play On will load into your preferred podcast app. 

Or.....

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here: apple.co/PlayOn and receive the limited series + ongoing content (interviews with experts, athletes and Q&A episodes with Libby). 

You can also follow all things Play On on Instagram at @playonaustralia, Georgie Trickett at @georgietrickett, and Rebecca Sparrow at @rebeccasparrow72 and on Facebook.  

And if you love it, please give us a review and share it with your friends! 

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When Aidan Toua left his home in Papua New Guinea and landed in Brisbane to start highschool, he quickly figured out that the connections forged through sport were of critical importance. And so began his relationship with rugby. What started out as a way to make friends quickly became an opportunity to play professionally. In 2011, Aidan was recruited into the Queensland Reds and also went on to play for the ACT Brumbies and the Japan based Honda Heat. Unfortunately, a string of injuries meant that he sometimes spent more time rehabbing with the physios then with his teammates.

Why does this matter? Because Aidan was forced pretty early on in his career to confront the fact that rugby might not be the only thing in his life. That didn’t mean that he missed being told what to wear and where to be when he retired. And he’s honest about the fact that he couldn’t work out why no was just offering him a job. But when retirement slowly dawned on him, it was almost out of necessity - rugby actually became the thing that needed to end to create space.

Understanding what your motivations are as an athlete is everything. To know what drives you makes the transition into the next stage of life just that little bit easier. Go listen - I think you’ll be able to hear Aidan’s enthusiasm for what comes after sport.

Libby x

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Host: Libby Trickett

Instagram: @allthatglitterspod

Produced by: Strozkiy Media (@strozkiymedia) www.strozkiymedia.com

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