The Pro Sports Magazine July 2015
The Hannah’s
- world class Paralympians Rebecca Coales, The ‘Haka’, Dragons 7’s Rugby, Fran Kirby, Caroline Buchanan, Anita White, Netball World Cup Exclusive interviews and articles...
FIFA Women’s World Cup review, SIM Outstanding Athlete. Recipes, Top tips and more...
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International WELCOME The Football World Cup is now
to start in England amidst
photo-shoot and interviews
been with records broken for
ever evolving format and the
and disability. Such a fun day
over and what a success it has audiences and press around
the world amongst others. People the world over have been talking about the World
Cup as a sport rather than
‘a women’s game’; pundits have spoken about players as
being skilful and good rather than “she is a good female footballer,” and nations around
the world have watched as
much
excitement
and
an
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Netball World Cup in Australia launches in August. The world
is becoming more and more used to hearing, watching and
seeing women’s sport with TV
being huge supports, using ‘red button features’ and big
ad campaigns for women’s sport as never seen before.
These are exciting times for
tournament in the world.
urge everyone to enjoy what is
The Football World Cup has
to be done but rather than
now set the precedent of how
to do things going forward and
I look forward to seeing other sports and governing bodies learn from what was achieved in Canada.
As I sit and write this the women’s
Ashes
is
about
spent with them. To many we will be introducing a new
women’s sport and so I would
about how female athletes are bridging the business and
sport gap successfully as well as
previewing
the
Netball
World Cup and summarising the Football World Cup that
has just been. It’s packed with information and articles so please read it, share it and tell everyone about it!
happening. Yes there is more
Thank
moan about inequality let’s all
the magazine.
get involved to make what is
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sport in freediving and talking
International
networks like the BBC and Fox
their teams have competed for the largest women’s sporting
discussing all things Paralympic
you
as
always
for
reading and your support of
good better and enjoy what we never thought would be possible 10 years ago. This
issue
Paralympic
features
athletes
two
Myak-Paul Homberger - Editor
whom
I spent time with for their
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International Contents
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Contributors 6 The Hannah’s - world class Paralympians
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Rebecca Coales – Freediver 18 The Haka 26
International
Dragons 7’s International Invitational Rugby team
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Caroline Buchanan - the modern business woman athlete
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FIFA Women’s World Cup review. 44 Inspiring Women to Lead the Way
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Sport explained: Netball 58 Netball World Cup - Team Profiles
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FIFA World Cup in Numbers 76 Sports International Magazine’s Outstanding Athlete
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Pioneers - Dame Mary Peters CH, DBE
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Recipe - No Bake fruit, nut and seed bars
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Thankyou’s 95 Contact 98
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Contributors Myak-Paul Homberger
Nikki Richardson
Aside from being a huge
Nikki is the Media and
women’s sport, has numerous
the International Netball
sports nut and champion of
qualifications including being a BAWLA qualified weight
training coach, two martial arts black belts alongside
his instructor level in Urban
Krav Maga. He is also an NLP practitioner and sociologist with an HND in RAB.
Photography is his main
passion and he has been
Communications Lead for Federation. She is a member of the Females Achieving
Brilliance (FAB) management group and works with the
Women’s Sport Leadership Academy (WSLA) steering
group – organisations both
committed to helping women develop and make an impact in leadership roles in sport.
published internationally.
Nikki has 25 years’ experience
and women’s national teams,
communications, from
Myak has worked with men’s as well as with premiership
teams and individual players.
in sports marketing and
grassroots to elite level,
across many major sports and flagship global events. She is
passionate about using sport, particularly women’s sport,
as an enabler to change lives. Studying for an MBA, Nikki
is focusing on how women’s sport and business can link
positively through corporate social responsibility.
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Adam Barlow
Adam Barlow’s passion
FAWSL game at Lincoln
watching Lincoln City in the
the official fans’ blogger on
football league system. In
he became more engrossed in
and started watching more
game, writing articles for
order to gain an insight into
compose the player profiles
he was keen to develop his
regularly reports for Sports
at all levels. Watching the
and would like to help give
and beat Serbia in a European
deserves.
Doncaster in 2011, he was
Away from football his
the players and quickly made
Taekwondo, having trained
more about women’s football.
achieving the rank of third
In 2012 he attended his first
the running of classes.
for football began in 1994
Ladies and started writing as
lower leagues of the English
the website. As time went on
2008 he took up blogging
both writing and the women’s
semi professional football in
the website and helping to
the game at grass roots as
for the website. He now
understanding of the game
International Magazine
England Women’s team play
women’s sport the platform it
Championship qualifier at
very impressed by the skill of
other sporting passion is
the decision to learn and write
in the sport since 1989 and Dan Black Belt and helping in
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The Hannah’s - world class Paralympians talking all things disability and more
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Photo: Papaya Photography
Interview and article by Myak Homberger I feel incredibly privileged to count a Paralympian as a good friend
of mine. She has opened up a whole world to me that I was unaware of and she has taught me so much not only about myself but also
about disability and how people treat people with disabilities. My life is so much richer for her friendship.
As a result of this I have since interviewed many Paralympians, featured them on the cover of the magazine and I have the
greatest of respect for what they do and what they have achieved. The more I listen and learn the more it becomes obvious that there
is a huge gap in understanding and perception in the public eye towards Paraplympians. In part it is because people are scared to ask questions for fear of offending and so when I had the
opportunity to spend time with two Paralympians with such great status I thought what better an opportunity to spend time talking with them about the myths, frustrations and amusing things that the general public wouldn’t know.
Hannah Cockcroft is amongst other things a multi record holding gold medal Paralympian wheel chair racer and Hannah Russell is
one of the brightest stars in swimming, with multiple world records to her name at 18. We covered so much ground in our chat as well as during the photo shoot for the cover that I decided to list key subjects and write about them instead of a standard article. Types of Paralympian There are two types of Paralympians according to Hannah Cockcroft: “ones with a massive chip on their shoulder and second are those that aren’t bothered.” For her it isn’t about those who were born
disabled and those who have become disabled; interestingly, it’s about a mind set within each person and athlete. There are those,
like Hannah who compete because they enjoy it and because they
want to do it - as she says, “the winning is a nice positive, but I would still do it.” And then as she continues to explain, there are those who are ‘tortured souls’ who are doing it to prove a point
and gain something. As Hannah explains, “...they want people to feel sorry for them or they have the attitude that they are going to win gold because it’s their payment for being disabled”.
This is a side to Paralympics you don’t hear of, but one that is a
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familiar one to me: approaches and mindsets in Paralympics that are poles apart with very little middle ground - but very interestingly, not one
based on whether you are born with a disability or not, which would seem to be the obvious conclusion.
For Hannah and nearly all of the Paralympians I
have spoken with, it is about their mindset, their approach to life and how they view themselves.
What sums it up best for me is Hannah Cockcroft’s opening comment to me when we started our chat: “People think Paralympians are inspirational, but we are just people who
decided to get up and do something with our lives.” And Hannah Russell’s, “I don’t think of it as a disadvantage and that makes me a stronger person.”
Both athletes have the view that they are athletes
who happen to have a disability and they find a way of working around it, to them there is no baggage and no excuses. This makes them remarkable people to be around and dominant in their fields.
Common misunderstandings and treatment
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It seems that the biggest frustration with able bodied people is that so often their desire
to help over takes logic and all normal social etiquette. Hannah Cockcroft’s biggest bug bear
is people asking if she needs a push and when she declines still pushing her. As she amusingly
explains, “no one asks if you need help walking and then picks you up and walks along carrying
you!” We all laughed at the absurdity of this potential situation and yet this is how she feels.
This is the thing for so many Paralympians, they just want to be treated normally and given the
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“I don’t think of it as a disadvantage and that makes me a stronger person.”
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to the next and possibly the most important and
yet frustrating of all issues. “People sometimes don’t realise that it’s my legs that don’t work,
not my brain,” says Hannah Cockcroft. A fine
example would be previous cover star Sophie Christensen, who is a triple gold Paralympian with a first class Masters in maths.
The list of examples and frustrations is long and somewhat embarrassing to listen to - yet
it seems that so many people are doing things
like this, not with malice but from a complete lack of understanding. “People talking to you in a child-like voice”! “I am an adult, I am normal,
I just need to sit down a lot,” explains Hannah Cockroft.
The interesting thing in all these conversations is that none of the athletes are angry, there
is a sense of frustration at times but by far the overwhelming sense and desire is to be understood and respected as people and
athletes. Paralympians want to do things
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themselves, they don’t always need help, they live full lives and enjoy them, on occasions they
may need help and for the most part they will ask.
Hannah Russell (who is partially sighted) explains
how she loves her independence, going to university and living on her own, but at times she is aware she needs to ask for guidance and this
seems to be the balance. They are very capable
and if they need help they know it and will ask, for the rest of the time they are just normal athletes and people.
Joking about disability One thing everyone around the world is aware of is that joking about people who are disabled
or joking about disability is a no go area, however behind the scenes at training camps and in Paralympic venues athletes joke with and
about each other and their disabilities. When I
first heard about this I was quite surprised, but as I spend more time with Paralympians it has become one of the common threads.
Both Hannahs laugh as we talk about this aspect of the Paralympic scene. “You have to do it!”
exclaims Hannah Cockcroft. She continues to
explain that for able bodied people to do it and even disabled people who you don’t know
to do it would be offensive, but among friends and fellow athletes it’s funny and part of the
glue that brings them together. It brings a light
hearted sense to something that maybe isn’t in everyday life and provides them with a way of
getting on with it. “It’s a way of accepting who we are,” Hannah says.
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to each other about their personal tragedies,
struggles, etc. with people who fully understand. “Surrounded by disabled people you are no longer different, it’s like therapy,” Hannah
explained about the environment that can be so helpful for Paralympians. Money I have been involved in women’s sport and
championed it for more than ten years now and I am fully aware of the challenges for the athletes,
the teams and womens sport around the world
and yet it pails into insignificance when you listen to the stories of female Paralympians.
I have not met one Paralympian that doesn’t train as hard, work as hard or sacrifice as much
as their able bodied female or male counterparts and yet the gap between female able bodied
and their disabled counterparts is huge and the
gap between them and the men is an ocean of difference. Sometimes pictures say a thousand
words and other times numbers do, so here are some numbers: Hannah
Cockcroft
MBE,
double
gold
Paralympian, multi-world champion, multi-world record holder last year competed in 54 races around the world, winning all 54 of them and yet was only paid for winning 3 of those races! In
so doing she ‘earned’ £6,000, with all her other
income having to come from sponsorship and
other activities that take her away from training.
By contrast, top male Paralympians can earn
£5,000 just to race in events, so the gap is huge.
“The perception is that because I have won gold medals there is money, the reality is there isn’t,” Hannah says of her dual frustration of having to
train and try and find a way to bring money in - but then also having to convince people that actually she really does need money.
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The thing I find interesting is that both the Hannah’s agree when I ask what the solution is: they say “come watch us compete”, buy a
ticket, because ticket sales boost income, more publicity brings sponsors, sponsors share with their customers, which means more fans and people realising what a great sport it is - and
the circle is complete. What’s important to them
is people being involved more than cold hard cash. Yes, it would help them, but that isn’t their
motivation. Getting people involved and raising
the profile of Paralympics is - and that says a lot about them as people and athletes. Message
for
‘the Hannahs’
fans
and
people
from
At the end of the interviews and photo shoot I
asked both ‘Hannahs’ if there was a message to
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give to readers and their response was this:
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“Please see us as the athlete not the disability.
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Look at me and think, ‘wow she must train hard
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to move so quickly’, and don’t pity or feel sorry
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for us. Come and support us,” said Hannah
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Cockroft.
“Ability, not disability is what I live by and I
want others to see that and appreciate it,” said Hannah Russell.
I love spending time with athletes like this, they
bring challenge to my life and show me how to look at things differently. They are hard working and committed people with the funniest sense
of humour ever! Take the time to watch an
Photo: Papaya Photography
see what an incredible aspect to a sport that is ‘underground’. Let’s make it mainstream.
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photographe Iris Velghe
event, go to an event and chat to them, you will
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Rebecca Coales – freediver
Interview and article by Myak Homberger Imagine holding your breath....how long could
a form of adapted underwater breast stroke.
what point if you were underwater would you
you come out of the water you do not remove
that could be....20 seconds....30 seconds? At start to panic?
“It’s relaxing once you have dealt with the urge to breathe,” says Rebecca Coales very matter of factly. Ranked 4th in the World and the holder of
5 UK records, Rebecca loves being in the water as much as she can, missing it when she is not near it.
There are a number of freedive disciplines divided into two main categories, open water
and pool based. There are three pool disciplines in freediving today:
- static apnea: a timed breath-hold underwater with no swimming
- dynamic apnea: the distance a diver covers swimming on one breath
- dynamic apnea no fins: the distance a diver covers swimming without fins on one breath.
Rebecca competes in the pool and in the distance apnea form of discipline; this means
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On top of this, if when you are competing and your goggles, give the ‘ok’ sign and say loudly
enough for the judge to hear, all in that specific
order, you will be automatically disqualified even if you have covered the most distance. As
Rebecca explains, “you have to show the judge that you are fully conscious and this is the real skill to push yourself and come up and do all of
the above in the right order”. This is so much about the mental and the physical and yet on a
different level to most sports, this is also about overcoming a basic human fear and completely
removing the one thing most athletes learn to use so well, oxygen.
So what sort of times and distance are we talking about being underwater for? Rebecca has swum
475ft underwater whilst holding her breath for 3 minutes. Whilst it’s not her disciple of choice
she has also held her breath in the static apnea for 5.27 minutes, a huge achievement and
remarkable to think that the human body is capable of doing that. Rebecca says, “it’s that
primeval fear of not being able to breathe and overcoming those thoughts.”
This seems to be the biggest challenge, the
mental one. Once this has been overcome, it’s
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“It’s relaxing once you have dealt with the urge t
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to breathe,�
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about relaxing into it and enjoying it Rebecca explains. It seems that for her it’s about slowing everything down, looking inside yourself and
your head and almost meditating. She finds peace here and as she talks it’s fascinating to
listen to her complete conviction in what she is doing and the sense you get that down there, holding her breath, she is truly herself.
Rebecca explains that after about 30 seconds people begin to have the urge to breathe, but it’s ‘just’ a signal the body sends to the brain
caused by the chemical changes. “Once you have got your head around that, it’s relaxing and enjoyable,” she says. It’s all about the rising C02 levels in your body, not because your body
doesn’t have oxygen, Rebecca explains, and continues
by
saying
that it’s about training your responses to deal with the higher levels of
C02 and lower levels of oxygen in your body. If
you have too much C02 then you start to get
headaches as a warning sign. “When you hold
your breath and put
“When you hold your breath and put your face in water your body is built so that it automatically slows your heart rate and starts to bring the oxygen from your extremities to the centre to conserve oxygen. We are designed to do this,”
your face in water your
body is built so that it automatically slows your
heart rate and starts to
bring the oxygen from your extremities to the centre to conserve oxygen. We are designed to
do this,” Rebecca explains of the technical side of freediving. I find it incredible that the human body can do this and that it is designed in this way.
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underwater, have made for a perfect place to learn about yourself and to deal with the stress of
life. But it’s a holistic approach - Rebecca is very clear that freedivers are incredibly conscious of
their diet and fitness. It is the key to being able to do the things they do, so it seems that this is more about a lifestyle and a way of life rather than a sport that you can somehow detach from. It isn’t the first time that athletes we have spoken
to talk about the peace that water brings, but
this is about a connection not to the water as such, but to everything else it brings to her and it all seems good.
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“You never find yourself until you face the truth.” - Pearl Bailey
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The Haka
Photo credit Neil Kennedy
By Myak Homberger
The women’s Haka is not ‘the one the guys do’,
I have had the privilege of seeing the women’s
women and has a completely different meaning.
Haka on many occasions from a front row seat in my role as a photographer. I have also over the years talked with the players of what it means
to perform the Haka and be a part of it. This has been a story I have wanted to tell for some time given the unique and incredible nature of the story as well as the surprising lack of coverage it has had.
it’s completely different, it is specific to the The elders were approached and asked if they
could write a Haka specifically for the women and so one was born, unique to the women. The
Haka speaks of those who have gone before,
their ancestors, the sense of belonging and the honour of representing their country. It is about
celebration and pride. To watch the team do the
Haka is a spine tingling moment as you see the passion and emotion they put into doing it. Here
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is my video from the 2014 Amsterdam 7’s series to give you an insight if you haven’t seen it already http://youtu.be/tk6Vy9qfwMk Jordan Webber describes doing the Haka as “emotional, giving
everything you’ve got and hearing your sistas beside you doing Photo credit Neil Kennedy
the same....it’s really special.”
THE HAKA (as translated for Rio 2016)
“The clashing of the tides resound, it is the taste of victory that draws us here and we honour the legacy of the champions who precede us, the thrill travels down our spine and we feel the closeness of our ancestors as we alight the battlefield their chiefly cloak caresses the shoulders of this valiant team that roars in full force. We will not submit! Hit hard! Be swift! Fight to the end! In order that the legacy will endure into the future! Here we are! Seize it! It is done!” July 2015 27
Selica Winiata explains what it’s like to do the
Every now and then a player adds a little
where you get goosebumps”.
I like how New Zealand 7’s captain Sara Goss,
Haka: “it’s hard to describe, you get to a place
Every player I have spoken to over the
years has said pretty much the same thing about what the Haka means and
what it means to do it. This is not a derogatory thing but actually shows how imbedded it is in the culture and
that it comes from the grass roots
something that gives us another view of the Haka. whilst talking to me about the Haka, explained
“it’s hard to describe, you get to a place where you get goosebumps”.
through, as opposed to a gimmick that is rolled out for major events. There is
such a deep level of meaning to the women who do the Haka, who have done it and those who
aspire to do it in the legendary black jersey. Each player without exception talks with emotion
about it, you can see and hear how much it means to them.
how the jersey, the Haka and representing New
Zealand all mix into one. Sara talked about the
honours board they have in their changing room and how it showed the level of competition in the team and that it takes a special person to
Photo credit Neil Kennedy
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wear the jersey and that it’s not easy to get one.
Ruby Tui sums it up by saying “It is everything we
jersey there are a lot of tears as it shows what
it’s one of the most emotional and strengthening
As she continued, “when someone does get that it means.” She added, “we don’t play in New
Zealand and so we take our family name on the back of our shirts around the world with us.”
This is the same way as the players speak of taking their families and ancestors with them
stand for, it’s the highest honour you can give, things you can do. It’s of immeasurable importance to us. If it wasn’t for our ancestors
and family, our country wouldn’t be here and we wouldn’t have a country to play for and we wouldn’t be here.”
and that, that is part of what the Haka means
I don’t think you could sum it up better than
with not only their family but their ancestors
is about culture, heritage, thankfulness and a
to them. There is such an incredible connection and those who have gone before, but also the
responsibility that they have for those that are to come - and this is all borne out in the Haka.
It’s a sense of belonging and one of gratitude and humility.
that. For the players who perform it the Haka humility that recognises that they are the chosen few in this moment, that there will be those who are to come and those that have been - and in
this moment it is their responsibility and honour to do the Haka.
Photo credit Neil Kennedy
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Dragons 7’s
International Invitational Rugby team Doing, not talking
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By Myak Homberger I have been involved in women’s sport for many years now and for the last few I years have travelled, been invited to awards, been to many women’s sports events, networks etc. Some have
been incredible and others shocking, but the one theme that runs through all of these is that people need to get involved. Yes,
money is great and so much more can be done with money, but actually there has to be a desire and a vision to start with - and that you can’t buy.
I have always wanted to make a difference and in starting the
magazine I put both my money and a considerable amount of time where my mouth was and the feedback and support has been
great. In doing this the opportunity came up to become a partner
in a women’s rugby 7’s team. The exciting thing for me is that as a South African rugby runs through my veins and so to combine this with women’s sport is the best of both worlds.
The reason for writing this article is to encourage people to get involved in women’s sport at any level and say that by doing, things happen; by just talking nothing happens.
I have looked at everything in the same way I would look at any
business I am involved in and approached things as professionally
as possible. Along with founder and Coach Nigel Francis we started with a set of values and an ethos we wanted all the women who played for the team to uphold: • Enjoy playing and have fun • If you commit to play, keep your word or you are letting the side down
• This is about team not individuals • No second chances if you break your word • Professional in all our conduct
We looked at the players we had relationship with and approached
them, as relationship is what’s important. Having seen some of the smaller nations do incredible things because of relationship, we were clear this is how it needed to be done.
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Running alongside this we wanted to be respectful of the nations the athletes
played for and seek their permission to allow the players to play. We want to work with unions (national governing bodies) and support the good work they are doing. For me this is a key to women’s sport in general: if everyone worked together and supported each other, so much more would be done rather than working in silos or duplicating things.
Kit, kit, kit is something people are always talking about and the list of challenges is a long one and so again we looked at it and decided the best way to support what we are trying to do is create our own from scratch. I’m not saying this is for everyone, it’s only because of my contacts and previous sourcing experience I did it.
But what it gives us is a blank canvas for us to promote and do what we want to do with the kit. We steered clear of ‘pink it and shrink it’ and came up with something
that can work across the genders, appeal to everyone and be used across all the kit
we need. What I also wanted to do was thank the people and companies that have been so supportive of the magazine by putting their logos on the kit.
With all the above sorted I organised a professional photo-shoot with some of the
players in a studio wearing the new kit. I did this because I wanted the players to see that we were serious but also again to be able to give something back to all
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they are supporting women’s sport. With each person and company that talks about women’s
sport, the circle of new people who hear about it and want to know more expands.
It’s not a fairy-tale because the kit still needs tweaking, all the arrangements weren’t perfect and we have learnt a lot. One tournament we
were booked in got cancelled and we lost in
the dying seconds of the final in one but won
another, so a mixed start but what’s important is that everyone enjoyed themselves, everyone got on well and had fun playing the game they all love. Isn’t this what’s important? Yes, we all want to win, but not by doing it at any cost. We
Photos: Papaya Photography
now have a committed group of players who
have had a positive experience, we have learnt a lot and will continue to get better and more
professional as we go - but never loosing sight of why we’re doing it.
All of this has been achieved on less money
than anyone would believe, but we have done something - and if we can do this then think what you can do in your sport, your country or your team? Let’s do rather than just talk.
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Caroline Buchanan -
the modern business woman athlete Photo courtesy Caroline Buchanan
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By Myak Homberger Caroline Buchanan is a x5 World BMX Champion
The stories of athletes struggling are as old as
pinnacle of two sports. I have known Caroline
of sport and business and that she at no point is
and x5 World Mountain Bike Champion at the for a couple of years now and she has featured
in the magazine before. What stood out for me
then and it is something that I have observed
over the last couple of years, is how in a world
where getting hold of money for women’s sports is tough, Caroline has worked relentlessly to
build a business model that is finally working for
her. It shows that it can happen and that there are models other than the obvious out there that can allow female athletes to live their dream without living in debt.
time. What I like about Caroline is her perspective hard done by. This is an athlete who has found a way that works - but what I like is Caroline’s
perspective on all the tough years and getting where she is now. “For five years I said yes to
everything, over-giving to huge brands all to earn
my spot. I see it as an apprenticeship,” Caroline says of her five years creating a business and a
model that is paying off. This is a great way of looking at the early years - and actually a very
positive way for the next generation of athletes as they look to fund themselves and progress in
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their sports.
a better start than she did and that they don’t
To provide some perspective, Caroline says that
set up Buchanan Next Gen (featured in issue
even as a multiple world champion, x16 Australian champion representing her nation, she entered the 2012 Olympics with Aus. $50,000 debt; with
her biggest sponsor providing only $7,000 per
year and others providing product only. In 2014 Caroline finally made a profit, having started competing at the age of nine. This outlook
provides an alternative view to the glamorous one people so often see from the outside.
Caroline’s desire and determination to ensure
that the next generation of BMX riders have
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have all of the challenges she faced, saw her
8). She explains that she didn’t want the girls to face the same challenges that she had faced. With three riders on the team now aged 8, 12
and 14, Caroline says that they are on a better
sponsorship deal than she was in the 2012 Olympics.
Not only has Caroline created a business model
for herself that works, she also wants to give back and is creating an environment where the
young girls can aspire and achieve whilst being supported financially. This is a huge credit to
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Caroline in what she has achieved here. These
The cornerstone of Caroline’s success is summed
watching the 2024 Olympics look out for the
active and not waiting for opportunities to come
things don’t happen overnight, so when you are Next Gen girls riding in Australian colours.
The one thing that Caroline repeats throughout
our conversation is “be true to yourself, staying true to yourself, staying true to me”. Part of her success is that people are believing in Caroline
because she is real, she doesn’t compromise because of a lucrative off that doesn’t fit with
who she is, she does it it because it fits with her. Caroline may be a businesses woman but it’s
secondary to having values and being an athlete - and it seems like this in part is the secret of her success. As Caroline says, “it’s about cementing your brand.”
up in her comment about “being super pro-
to me. I made the opportunities”. She explains how she learnt to do Photoshop and design
packages as well as video editing - all so that she could send content to people and media
outlets. She would (and still does) send post-
race reports and content as well as as well as create video to sponsors and media around the
world. Caroline explains, “I am literally handing
content to sponsors, saying ‘look at all this stuff I am providing you’ “. This ‘stuff’ provides value
for sponsors over and above the obvious TV coverage and brand placement: it allows them to use the content and redistribute it.
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The wonderful thing about this is that because multiple media outlets and sponsors suddenly
have content, they use it and talk about it - and
sport and how many more sponsors would participate?
what this does is bring Caroline’s name to the
We can talk for hours about pay equality but
things, but a very effective one. As Caroline
about being pro-active, but it’s also about more
I met Caroline a couple of years ago when she
generation have a better foundation.
fore. It’s a very clever and simple way of doing
Caroline is doing something about it and it’s
says, “...it’s the 1 percenters that all add up”.
than that: it’s about ensuring that the next
contacted me - and this is her point, that she has contacted media all around the world as
has expanded her reach, pushing herself and her brand and making it as easy as possible for media and sponsors to work with and promote
her, her brand and Buchanan Next Gen - genius. As a media person wanting to promote female
athletes and women’s sport you would be shocked to learn how much I struggle at times
to get anything out of athletes. If more athletes took Caroline’s model and pushed content, how
much more would we see in the media, how many more people would talk about women’s
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FIFA Women’s World Cup review. By Adam Barlow The best 24 sides from around the world came together in Canada in June and July to contest
the FIFA Women’s World Cup and all 24 treated the world to some spectacular football and
fascinating matches. Before the tournament
kicked off, much of the talk centred on two issues; would the artificial turf being used in all the stadiums affect the matches, and secondly
would expanding the tournament to 24 teams lessen the quality of the tournament? Thankfully the answer to both was no. Group stages The hosts Canada got things underway in Group
A against China and although they weren’t at their best, got off to a winning start with a 1-0
win. As predicted beforehand, group A was
one of the closest in the tournament. Canada
collected 5 points to top the group with China taking the runners up spot on goals scored
from the Netherlands who claimed one of the best 3rd place qualifier spots. New Zealand
finished bottom and will look back on a missed penalty against Canada when the score was 0-0 late on as a huge missed opportunity to make 44 July 2015
Photo credit Myroslava Terlecky
headway. Group B was in contrast the most one sided group of all with both Germany and Norway being far too strong for Thailand and Ivory Coast. Germany won the group on goal
difference from Norway largely helped by a 10-0
win over the Ivory Coast in their opening game. The 1-1 draw between Germany and Norway was one of the better of the first round while
Thailand’s 3-2 win over the Ivory Coast was one of the most entertaining.
Holders Japan won all three matches in group
C as expected but what was not expected was
Cameroon beating Switzerland to second place
and becoming the only African side to make the second round. The Swiss did however scrape
through in 3rd place. Group D was another
very competitive group which was won by the USA with Australia upsetting the form-book
to finish second. Sweden drew all 3 games to
also qualify for the second round. Brazil led the way in group E with a 100% record with
South Korea in second. Spain finished bottom
of the group, only getting one point and thus becoming one of the biggest disappointments
of the whole tournament. France won group F but only after being on the end of the biggest
shock result of the tournament when they lost to 2-0 to Columbia. England took second spot with Columbia in 3rd. Second round Most of the last 16 games were close as
the action started to hot up. Canada beat
Switzerland 1-0 to set up a last eight clash with
England who came from behind to stun Norway late on. Australia won a knockout game for the
first time at a World Cup beating Brazil 1-0. This
booked a date with Japan in the quarter finals who had eased past the Netherlands 2-1. Over on the other side of the draw Germany thrashed
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Sweden 4-1 to set up a heavy weight showdown
with France who were far too good for South
Korea dispatching them 3-0. Cameroon had won many friends in Canada with their style of play
and attitude, and many were sad to see them eliminated at the hands of China who won 1-0.
The last quarter final saw the USA end Columbia’s progress; running out 2-0 winners. Quarter finals The heavyweight showdown between France and
Germany lived up to the hype. France dominated the match and took the lead with a stunning
strike from Luisa Necib. However Germany drew level late in the game with a penalty from Sasic. The teams couldn’t be separated in extra time
and became the only match to be decided by penalties in the tournament. There had to be a
fall guy and sadly for France Clair Lavogez saw
her penalty saved as Germany prevailed 5-4 on
penalties. There was no such worry for the USA who beat China 1-0 in a one sided contest. Japan won the battle of the Asian qualifiers by beating
Australia. Canada had failed to really hit top
gear in the tournament and the last eight was
to be the point when they left their own party as
England stunned them with 2 early goals in front of over 54,000 fans in Vancouver. Sinclair did pull one back for the hosts but it wasn’t enough. Semi finals Penalty taking has often been the strength of
German football so when they had a penalty against the USA in the second half of their
semi final game there only seemed to be one outcome. However Sasic dragged it wide. Minutes later the USA were awarded a spot
kick and this time Lloyd made no mistake. The Americans added another later on to reach their 4th final in 7 attempts. The second semi final saw 46 July 2015
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another two penalties with Japan striking first
based approach. Japan however were totally
the Lionesses. With the game heading to extra
after only 16 minutes, with Lloyd hitting a hat-
through Miyama with Williams hitting back for
time Laura Bassett diverted a cross into the back of her own net in heartbreaking fashion. England had been the revelation of the tournament and
won many admirers for both their style of play
and the cruel way by which they were eliminated. England weren’t quite done though as they
over whelmed as the US raced into a 4-0 lead trick for the US including a fantastic 50 yard
strike. There was simply no way back for Japan
even though they got some credibility back in
the second half, as the US ran out 5-2 winners
and became the first side to win the Women’s Word Cup 3 times.
claimed the bronze medal by beating Germany
The USA may have got their hands on the trophy
had ever beaten Germany and underlined their
and the fans all over the world who were treated
1-0 in extra time. This was the first time England status as one of the world’s best.
but the real winner was the Women’s game itself to a month of fantastic football.
The final The final was a contrast of styles; the high energy
style of the USA and the Japanese possession
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Inspiring Women to Lead the Way By Nikki Richardson In June 2014, 36 outstanding women from 14 countries, representing every continent, came together for the Women’s
Sport Leadership Academy (WSLA) - a week-long residential course
designed to forge the future leaders of women’s sport worldwide. Building on the success of last year’s event, WSLA is taking place again this month, hosted by the University of Chichester in the UK, and facilitated by the Anita White Foundation and Females Achieving Brilliance (FAB).
WSLA 2015 will see more than 40 leaders from women’s sport in 18 countries participating in a unique residential learning environment,
which includes high-profile guest speakers, workshops, personal development planning, national and international support groups, as well as physical activities.
A towering force in the international women and sport
movement, former England Women’s Hockey captain and Sport 52 July 2015
England Director Anita White explains that
the importance of WSLA is helping women in middle and senior management positions in national and international sports organisations
to overcome barriers and move into senior
decision making positions: “Essentially WSLA is about empowering and inspiring women to go back to their organisations in their own countries
and make a difference. The motivation they get
from attending a week-long intensive residential course is really to feel they can do it.
“For many years we have thought sport was missing out because there weren’t enough
women leaders. It’s only recently that more women leaders have emerged in this country,
and in a lot of other countries sport is very much a male domain. We feel that this situation disadvantages
sport
and
disadvantages
women. What’s remarkable is that when you get a group of women together, even though
they come from different situations, locations and cultures, you find that they share a huge
amount. A lot of them have experienced many of the same things and have found their way
through barriers. They share these things with
each other, and it creates a really interesting dynamic.”
“It’s only recently that more women leaders have emerged in this country, and in a lot of other countries sport is very much a male domain.”
White passionately believes that,
given the opportunity, women’s sport has the power to improve
lives: “We have quite a lot of women coming from sport for development
organisations, where sport is being
used as a tool for personal and social development, and for international development. For example we have
women running their own projects geared to
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their leadership skills – more about personal development than simply developing their sporting abilities.”
Hugely improved media coverage of women’s sport in the UK seems to indicate a sea-change in the attitude of broadcasters and
will undoubtedly attract investment from commercial partners. White is optimistic, and salutes the work of others raising public awareness of women’s sport: “There’s been a huge change. It
seemed that a lot of the spotlight was on women during the 2012
London Olympics. I think women really came through in terms of the public consciousness, women presenters on TV, people
like Clare Balding and Gabby Logan are right up there in the mainstream. There are women like Denise Lewis speaking for
sport, and a lot of very, very good women involved in sport in the media. Of course the women’s performances at the Games were excellent as well, and that really helped.”
Of course women’s sport extends far beyond the Olympians, as
White points out: “Women’s cricket has come up hugely, women’s hockey, women’s football, women’s rugby, netball, all those team
sports that for so long have been Cinderellas, have come up in
terms of what is offered to sports women, especially at elite level. They’ve suddenly got much, much more backing financially and they’re doing really well.”
Clean sport and sporting excellence is crucial, but so are the
women in sports federations that drive inclusive sport forward. White believes that WSLA provides a unique opportunity for these women to meet and share learning: “I don’t think there are too
many other opportunities to get the kind of personal development
experience WSLA provides, alongside an international networking experience. That’s something very special and I think the notion of sharing with people from around the globe is attractive, and for many of
these women there won’t be these
kind of leadership opportunities in their countries. The applicants show a great deal of initiative in
raising a proportion of the funds themselves. We then try and help
“There’s been a huge change. It seemed that a lot of the spotlight was on women during the 2012 London Olympics.”
with scholarships, top ups and travel grants.”
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A week seems a very short time to change the world, but WSLA’s effect is deliberately long-reaching, White explains: ‘”It’s not just about the residential week – we stay in touch with the women,
to provide mentoring and guidance. We ask them to let us know
what they are doing, so we can measure the impact of what we are doing. It’s not just that when they go away they feel more
confident and skilled-up in their abilities – it is also about what they do when they get back.”
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White is understandably proud of what WSLA
brand image, they would be associated with
the need for further work. WSLA is joint effort
global women’s sport development, which is a
is achieving, but characteristically candid about between the Anita White Foundation (AWF),
Females Achieving Brilliance (FAB), led by Pauline
Harrison and Lucy Faulkner, which provides a forum
network
and
for
support high-
flying females in sport
organisations in the UK, and the University of Chichester. White identifies missing is
a
that
the
element
commercial
something that was very positive, particularly in real ‘good news’ story’. We will be looking out
for an organisation that is interested in women
and sport, and the women’s sport market. It is
“I don’t think there are too many other opportunities to get the kind of personal development experience WSLA provides”
obviously attractive to be
associated
with
WSLA by name, but from
social
a
corporate
responsibility
perspective we can offer the opportunity for the
staff of a commercial
partner to share skills
partner: “We are very committed to securing
and experience with women engaged in life-
really generous in supporting us with their staff
a better personal development opportunity
a commercial sponsor. The university has been
and facilities, but it’s unrealistic to expect that they can do that ad infinitum. We need to be self-sufficient in a business sense.”
White has a clear idea of the kind of partner
WSLA will be looking for – and the opportunities
and benefits a commercial partner would gain: ‘We would be looking for an organisation
that shares our values and can go along with our objectives. Of course they will benefit
from access to a global network. In terms of
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changing projects globally – and you don’t get than that.”
The 2015 Women’s Sport Leadership Academy will be underway by the time these words are
read. 43 women, decision makers, ‘doers’, will be sharing their experiences, learning from
each other, networking and returning to their organisations energised. The success of WSLA
is evidence that this an exciting time to be in women’s sport – and that women are making change happen.
Photo Credit: Huw Williams
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Netball Netball is a fast, skilful team game based on running, jumping, throwing and catching. Teams may include up to 12 players but only 7 may take the court at any one time. 58 July 2015
Sports Explained
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Each player has a playing position determined by the areas on the court where they may move. The playing positions are shown by
identification letters worn above the waist, on both the front and
the back of the player. Those positions are GS, GA, WA, C, WD, GD and GK.
The major aim of the game is to score as many goals as is possible
from within an area called the Goal Circle, which is a semi-circle centred on the goal line and measuring 4.9 metres in radius (16
feet). Only two players from each team may score goals, the Goal Attack and Goal Shooter.
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A Netball is made of leather, rubber or similar
material, weighing 400 - 450 gms (14 - 16 ounces) and measuring 690 - 710 mms (27 - 28 inches) in circumference.
The Court is 30.5 metres (100 feet) long and 15.25 metres (50 feet) wide, which is divided into thirds. There is a center circle with a diameter of 0.9 metres
(3 feet) and two goal circles which are semi-circles measuring 4.9 metres (16 feet) in radius.
All lines are part of the court and measure 50mm (2 inches) in width.
The Goal Posts are placed mid point of each goal line and measure 3.05 metres (10 feet) in height. The goal rings have an internal diameter of 380mm (15 inches).
The goal ring projects horizontally from the post on
a single attachment measuring 150mm (6 inches) in length.
A game consists of 4 x 15 minute quarters with an
interval of 3 minutes between the first and second and third and fourth quarters and a 5 or 10 minute half time interval.
The Rules of Netball may be placed into two generic
groups, those which infringe only a rule and are called minor rules although they make up the majority of the rules, and those which infringe the rights of an opponent and consequently are called major rules.
The minor rules, among which are the infringements
of held ball, stepping, breaking, offside and over a
third, are penalized with a free pass. The major rules, which mainly consist of obstruction, intimidation, contact and discipline are penalized with a penalty
pass or penalty pass or shot. In this penalty, the offender must stand out of play until the ball has left the thrower’s hands.
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Netball World Cup - Team Profiles Australia (Diamonds) - World ranking: 1 Australia will contest their 14th consecutive Netball World Cup in Sydney. They are one of only 4 nations participating in Sydney along with England, Jamaica & New Zealand who will continue their
record of having played at every World Cup since 1963. On top of this, Australia has never finished lower than 2nd at a Netball World
Cup, an amazing result but equally one that puts huge pressure on the team. This will be the 3rd time Australia has hosted the Netball World Cup, with their first hosting of the Netball World Cup in Perth in 1967 and then Sydney in 1991.
Barbados (Bajan Gems) - World ranking: 10 Barbados will compete at their 8th Netball World Cup in Sydney in 2015. Barbados first participated at the 1979 World Cup in Port of
Spain, Trinidad, where they finished 8th out of 19 nations. Sydney will be the 6th consecutive World Cup Barbados has appeared at. Barbados’ highest World Cup finish was 6th in 1987 in Glasgow. England - World ranking: 3 England are one of 4 nations participating in Sydney along with
Australia, Jamaica & New Zealand that will continue their record
of having played at every World Cup since 1963. England has
never finished lower than 4th place at the World Cup with its
highest ever finish being 2nd behind Australia in 1975 in Auckland, New Zealand. England has hosted the Netball World Cup on 2
occasions, the first tournament in 1963 in Eastbourne and then in 1995 in Birmingham. England has had a different coach at all 13 previous World Netball Cups.
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Fiji - World ranking: 7 Fiji will compete at their 8th Netball World Cup in Sydney in 2015. Fiji first participated at the 1975 World Cup in Auckland, New
Zealand where they finished 8th out of participating 11 nations.
Sydney will be the 5th consecutive World Cup Fiji has appeared at. Fiji’s highest World Cup finish was 6th in 1999 in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Jamaica - World ranking: 4 Jamaica is one of 4 nations participating in Sydney along with Australia, England & New Zealand that will continue their record
of having played at every World Cup since 1963. Jamaica’s highest
World Cup finish is 3rd on 3 occasions (2007, 2003 & 1991) and their lowest finish is 6th in 1967 in Perth, Australia. Jamaica has hosted the Netball World Cup twice, 1971 and 2003 both in Kingston. Malawi (Malawi Queens) - World ranking: 5 This will be Malawi’s 5th Netball World Cup appearance. Malawi first played at the World Cup in 1995 in Birmingham, England
where they finished in 8th out of 27 participating nations. Malawi’s highest ever World Cup finish was 5th at the 2007 World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand.
New Zealand - World ranking: 2 New Zealand is one of 4 nations participating in Sydney along
with Australia, England & Jamaica that will continue their record
of having played at every World Cup since 1963. New Zealand has won the Netball World Cup on 4 occasions, 3 times outright
(1967, 1987 & 2003) and in 1979 jointly with Australia and Trinidad & Tobago. New Zealand has never finished lower then 3rd place at the Netball World Cup. New Zealand has hosted the Netball
World Cup on 3 occasions (1975 Auckland, 1999 Christchurch & 2007 Auckland)
Samoa - World ranking: 13 Samoa will compete at their 7th Netball World Cup in Sydney. Samoa first participated at the 1991 World Cup in Sydney where
they finished 8th out of 20 participating nations. Sydney will be the 66 July 2015
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7th consecutive World Cup Samoa has appeared at. Samoa competed as Western Samoa at the
1991 & 1995 World Cups. In 1997 it formally changed its name to Samoa. Samoa’s highest
World Cup finish was 6th out of 24 participating nations in 2003 in Kingston, Jamaica. Scotland - World ranking: 12 Scotland will compete at their 13th Netball World Cup in Sydney. Scotland missed just the last World
Cup in Singapore in 2011, but has played in all 12 other World Cups. Scotland first participated
at the 1963 World Cup in Eastbourne, England
where they finished 8th out of 11 participating
nations. Scotland’s highest World Cup finish is 6th on three occasions, outright in 1983 in Singapore & 1971 in Kingston, Jamaica and
equal 6th with Wales in 1975 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Singapore - World ranking: 18 Singapore will compete at their 9th Netball World
Cup in Sydney. Singapore first participated at the 1967 World Cup in Perth, Australia where
they finished 8th out of 8 participating nations. Singapore’s highest World Cup finish was 8th at
the 1967 World Cup but its best positional finish
was 12th at the 1999 World Cup in Christchurch, New Zealand where 26 nations participated. South Africa - World ranking: 6 This will be South Africa’s 8th Netball World
Cup appearance. South Africa first played at
the World Cup in 1963 in Eastbourne, England where they finished 6th out of 11 participating nations. South Africa played at the 1967 World Cup in Perth and did not reappear until 1995 in
Birmingham, England after South African sports
teams were again allowed to compete on the
world stage post-apartheid. This will be South 70 July 2015
Africa’s 6th consecutive World Cup appearance. South Africa’s highest ever World Cup finish was 2nd at the 1995 World Cup in Birmingham,
England. South Africa played Australia in the final losing the match 48-68. South Africa is the only
nation other than Australia and New Zealand to have played in a World Cup final. Finals were
introduced in 1991 in Sydney, Australia and South Africa’s appearance in that final against
Australia remains the only time any other nation has been part of the 6 previous Netball World Cup finals.
Sri Lanka - World ranking: 24 Sri Lanka will compete at their 9th Netball World Cup in Sydney. Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon
when it participated at the 1963 World Cup in
Eastbourne, England. They finished 9th out of the 11 participating nations. Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon until 1972 when it gained independence
and was renamed. Sri Lanka’s highest World Cup finish was 9th out of 11 participating nations at the 1963 World Cup. Their best positional finish
was 12th place at the 1999 World Cup where there were 26 nations.
Trinidad & Tobago World ranking: 9 Trinidad & Tobago will compete at their 13th Netball World Cup in Sydney. Trinidad & Tobago Photo courtesy Netball World Cup
missed just the 1991 World Cup in Sydney but
have played all 12 other World Cups. Trinidad & Tobago are the only other nation other than Australia and New Zealand to be crowned World Netball Champions. Trinidad & Tobago were joint
winners with Australia and New Zealand in 1979 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Trinidad & Tobago’s
lowest Netball World Cup finish was 11th out of 16 participating nations at the 2007 World Cup
in Auckland, New Zealand. Trinidad & Tobago hosted the 1979 Netball World Cup in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
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Uganda World ranking: 15 They were undefeated winning all 5 tests. Uganda has qualified for their 2nd Netball World Cup. Their last appearance was in 1979 in Port of Spain in Trinidad & Tobago. Uganda finished 13th out of 19 participating nations at their only
World Cup appearance in 1979 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Uganda is one of four African nations with Malawi, South Africa & Zambia to qualify for the Netball World Cup 2015 in Sydney. Wales - World ranking: 8 Wales will compete at their 13th Netball World
Cup in Sydney. Wales missed just the 1967 World Cup in Perth, Australia but they have played in
all 12 other World Cups. Wales first participated at the 1963 World Cup in Eastbourne, England where they finished 10th out of 11 participating nations. Wales’ highest World Cup finish was 6th on two occasions, outright in 1979 in Port
of Spain, Trinidad and equal 6th with Scotland in 1975 in Auckland, New Zealand. Zambia World ranking: 22 Zambia has qualified for their 2nd Netball World Cup. Their
last appearance was in 1999
in Christchurch, New Zealand
where they finished 17th out
of 26 participating nations. Zambia is one of four African
nations with Malawi, South
Africa & Uganda to qualify for
the Netball World Cup 2015 in Sydney.
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NETBALL TAPING GUIDE THE 4 MOST COMMON FLEX TAPE APPLICATIONS FOR NETBALL
The Basic FLEX TAPE Techniques 1.
2.
3.
1.
2.
3.
End-To-End Taping Technique
Centre Taping Technique
This is the most common application technique. Tear and remove the backing tape 2-3cm from one end and apply the tape to the skin with 0% stretch to create an anchor. Then lay the tape with the desired stretch, finishing with 0% tension at the end.
This technique is used to apply SPORTTAPE over a point of pain or around a joint. Tear the centre of the backing paper and peel back either side leaving 2-3cm at each end. Apply the exposed tape to the skin with the recommended stretch leaving 0% tension at both ends.
Top Tips
Round the corners of the tape before applying to skin.
Requires: 2x Long <I-Strip> 1x Short <I-Strip> Position: Standing and Calf Stretched
Calf Pain 1. Anchor the base of a long <I-Strip> to the lower calf just above the Achillies Tendon. Stretch the calf and apply tape with 0% tension.
2. Repeat with the other long <I-Strip> but on the otherside of the calf.
Requires: 1x Long <Y-Strip> 1x Short <I-Strip> Position: Standing
AC Joint Start with clean dry skin, and preferably trimmed or shaved hair.
1.
Bend arm behind back. Anchor the <Y-Strip> midway down the arm and apply the first tail around the front of the shoulder with 0% tension.
Never apply to broken or frail skin.
2. Raise arm forwards and across body. Apply the second tail with 0% stretch around the back of the shoulder.
Handle the backing paper, not the glue.
3. Using the centre technique, apply the final <I-Strip> over the AC joint with 50% stretch.
Requires: 2x Long <I-Strip> Position: Lying Down
Ankle Swelling Apply 30 minutes before activity.
3. Using the centre technique, Apply the short <I-Strip> across the point of pain with 50% stretch and anchor both ends.
Cut and prepare lymph 1. fan. Anchor with 0% stretch and apply tails with 15% tension in a wave pattern towards the ankle and over the swelling.
1. Repeat step 1 and anchor the strip from the opposite side of the leg.
Knee Pain
Requires: 1x Long <Y-Strip> 1x Short <I-Strip> Position: Seated and Knee Bent
1. Anchor the <Y-Strip> to the thigh and run down to the knee with 0% stretch.
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Bend knee and apply with 50% stretch around the knee cap and anchor both ends.
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2.
Using the centre technique, Apply the short <I-Strip> below the kneecap with 50% stretch and anchor either end.
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COMPET 7-16 AUGUST 2015
We invite you to peruse the Com
DAY ONE - Friday 7 August
DAY FIVE - Tuesday 11 August
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Allphones Arena
Allphones Arena
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Preliminary Round Matches
Doors Open at 9.30am
Qualification Round Matches
Doors Open at 9.00am
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10.50am
Jamaica v Samoa
10.20am
Qualification Round Match
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12.50pm
Malawi v South Africa
12.20pm
Qualification Round Match
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2.50pm
England v Scotland
2.20pm
Qualification Round Match
4
4.50pm
New Zealand v Barbados
4.20pm
Qualification Round Match
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7.00pm
Opening Ceremony
6.20pm
New Zealand V TBC
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8.50pm
Australia v Trinidad & Tobago
8.20pm
Australia V TBC
Netball Central
Preliminary Round Matches
Netball Central
Qualification Round Matches
Fiji v Wales
Two Qualification Round Matches
Singapore v Sri Lanka Uganda v Zambia
DAY TWO - Saturday 8 August Allphones Arena
Preliminary Round Matches
Doors Open at 10.00am
DAY SIX - Wednesday 12 August Allphones Arena
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Doors Open at 9.00am
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New Zealand V TBC
5.20pm
England v Jamaica
8.20pm
Australia V TBC
7.20pm
Malawi v Sri Lanka
Netball Central
Qualification Round Matches
Netball Central
Preliminary Round Matches
One Qualification Round Match
Scotland v Samoa
Doors Open at 9.00am 10.20am
Wales v Zambia
12.20pm
Trinidad & Tobago v Barbados
2.20pm
Australia v New Zealand
4.20pm
England v Samoa
6.20pm
Malawi v Singapore
DAY FOUR - Monday 10 August Allphones Arena
Preliminary Round Matches
Doors Open at 11.00am 12.20pm
South Africa v Sri Lanka
2.00pm
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7.20pm
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DAY EIGHT - Friday 14 August
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should this occur.
Doors Open at 11.00am Qualification Round Match
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2.20pm
Qualification Round Match
4.20pm
Qualification Round Match
6.20pm
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Allphones Arena
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0.00am
Play Off Match
2.10pm
Semi Final 1
2.20pm
Semi Final 2
4.30pm
Play Off Match
Netball Central
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Allphones Arena
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8.50am
Placing Game
1.00am
Placing Game
.10pm
Bronze Medal Match (3 & 4)
3.20pm
Gold Medal Match (1 & 2) , World Cup Decider, followed by Closing Ceremony
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FIFA World Cup in Numbers For those of you that love stats then here it is!
Competition Stats
been a huge success not just with the number
Total of 146 goals scored
The FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 has
of records that were broken but the feel good factor it created around the world and all the
media coverage and “chat” online. As well as this the support and way that FIFA have run this
World Cup is an example to other sports as to
how it should be done, they are a true credit to women’s sport.
With all 52 matches played over 30 day
tournament a total of 1.35 million fans attended. So aside from the USA claiming a historic third
title here are some FIFA stats to enjoy and see
just how far the game has come for women, its incredible and exciting to be a part of. Attendance Stats Total attendance: 1,353,506 Average attendance: 26,029 Biggest attendance: 54,027 for the Canada vs. England quarter-final in Vancouver
Seven matches had over 50,000 spectators in attendance
Canada 2015 set a new total attendance record
for a FIFA competition other than the FIFA World Cup™
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Average of 2.81 goals per match compared to 2.69 in 2011
Average of 173.7 duels per match compared to 155.5 in 2011
Average of 374.3 short passes per match
compared to 332.2 in 2011 (England achieved
a historic first victory over Germany after 18 defeats and two draws.
USA vs. Japan beat the previous record set in 2011 for the highest scoring Final in FIFA Women’s World Cup™ history
Carli LLOYD (USA) scored the first ever hat-trick in a FIFA Women’s World Cup™ Final
USA surpassed Germany as the top scoring team in FIFA Women’s World Cup™ history with 112 goals
TV stats Canada: CTV and RDS broke the Canadian
viewing record for any FIFA Women’s World Cup™ match (quarter-final: average audience 3.2 million)
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USA: FOX scored its biggest ever audience for a football match (semi-final: average audience 8.4 million)
France: W9 achieved its best figures on record and set a new French digital terrestrial viewing record (quarter-final: average audience 4.1 million)
Japan: Fuji TV attracted more than twice the number of viewers for the semi-final than in 2011 (semi-final: 9.3 million)
Broadcasters in the following countries beat
the highest TV audience for any match from the
2011 edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™: Australia, Brazil, China, Korea Republic and Norway
Digital Stats 20 million unique visitors to FIFA.com FIFA
Women’s World Cup™ section, consuming 225
million pages and spending 7.8 billion seconds engaged
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178% increase in daily visitors to FIFA.com FIFA
Women’s World Cup™ section compared to 2011
130% increase in followers for the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ Facebook Page to 662,000
81% increase in Twitter followers for @FIFAWWC to 222,000
37% increase in followers for FIFA on Instagram to 1.37 million
9 billion impressions of Tweets about the FIFA Women’s World Cup™
FIFA’s YouTube channel smashed its all-time monthly views record in June (28 million views vs. 19 million in June 2014 during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™) Photos credit Myroslava Terlecky
Canada 2015 attracted 19 million views on FIFA’s
YouTube channel, with 38 million minutes of
content consumed. 7 million views in the United
States, 2 million in Canada and 1.75 million in Japan during the competition. Plus, 15 hours of the 6th FIFA Women’s Football Symposium live streamed
Source: FIFA and Prozone Sports GmbH
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SUPPORTING THE FUTURE OF
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL The Live Your Goals campaign is part of FIFA’s long-term commitment to support women’s football worldwide and encourage more young women and girls to participate in the sport.
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“Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it with use.” Ruth Gordon
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O U T S TA N D I N G
AT H L E T E Fran Kirby
By Myak Homberger There are so many reasons why Fran Kirby should
match, a dream start to her career.
of the people/athletes who when you first meet
Fran has only been involved in the England senior
The humbleness, the smiley face and genuine
been player of the match, been to a World Cup
such a great athlete and person.
Not a bad start for someone who only came back
Fran started playing at a young age and joined
I love about Fran was the story surrounding her
be our outstanding athlete this issue. Fran is one you instantly warm to, it’s hard not to like her.
squad for a year and yet in that time she has
love of the beautiful game is what makes Fran
and scored England’s first goal in the World Cup.
her hometown club, Reading, at the age of
seven and made her debut for the first team at the age of sixteen. Amongst her accolades, she was top division 2 scorer in her first year back in football after a break, won a gold medal with Team GB at the Uni Games, achieved 24 goals in
to football a couple of years ago. For me, what come back to football was her starting to play
Sunday league and doing it because she loved it. To me that’s the story and the role model, Fran
loves playing and she exudes that happiness and delight that’s contagious.
sixteen appearances in the 2014 season, ending
Aside from all the stuff fairy tales are made of, she
at the 2014 FA Women’s Awards she was named
division club (Reading WSL2 division) - the first
Fran took nine goals in her first two league
from the second division. Add to this that she
to the World Cup, showing what superb form
Messi, regarded by many is the best footballer
the season as the league’s top goal scorer and
also until the middle of July, played for a second
the inaugural WSL2 Players’ Player of the Year.
player to be picked to represent their country
appearances for Reading this year prior to going
was dubbed ‘mini Messi’ (reference to Lionel
she was in. She scored in her first international
of the generation) during the World Cup as well
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as signing to Chelsea for a record £50,000 fee
From Fran’s first appearance I and the team have
doing it at speed, but with a smile and relishing
grow and succeed as she has, it’s been a pleasure
in July. This is someone who is doing it all and it. As she said to me, “I’m taking the challenges
and loving the pressure,” and this she does full-on. To watch her train or listen to how she
pushes herself even by her own admission, “...
working hard is part of being at an international level and I take it very seriously, week in week out giving 110%”.
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been fans and I have so enjoyed watching her
to witness. Her passion for life, her love and
enjoyment of football and the tangible love and closeness for her mother and all that she did and gave to her and how she holds that memory is
moving. So for all this and more to come, this is the reason Fran Kirby is our outstanding athlete of this issue.
Congratulations to ... Fran Kirby
our outstanding sportswoman! We’re proud supporters of women’s sport around the world!
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Pioneers
Dame Mary Peters CH, DBE By Myak Homberger The stories of pioneering women in sport
have always fascinated and inspired me, hence starting a feature in the magazine on pioneers.
What I have found so incredible is to be able to
meet and spend time with some of these living
Photo courtesy Dame Mary Peters
legends; words can’t explain what it is like to sit with such amazing athletes and trailblazers of the modern era.
Dame Mary Peters is by no means an exception to this. She represented Northern Ireland in pentathlon and shot putt at every
Commonwealth Games between 1958 and 1974. What an incredible amount
of time to represent your country and aged 33, in her third and last Olympics Mary won gold in Munich in the pentathlon. As well as this she won 3 gold and a silver
“I went to Munich believing I could win and that I wanted to.”
Commonwealth games medals in her career.
There are so many things that make Mary’s story so amazing, she finished 4th in 1964 and 9th in 1968, so to then win gold in 1972 was a huge
comeback. Not only this, but in winning she set
two new world records. First, she beat the local favourite Germany’s Heide Rosendahl by the
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smallest number of points (10) and gained the
separate buses across the city to go and train, as
As Mary recounts, “I went to Munich believing I
whilst working full time!
most number of points for the pentathlon 4,800. could win and that I wanted to.”
Although she was so focused on winning the thing I like whilst talking with her is that she
still enjoyed it and it was an experience she was clearly enjoying and made her enjoy every
minute. She knew how hard she had trained and
the sacrifices she had made to be there. Mary recalls how because there were no training facilities in Belfast she had to walk and catch two
she says, “all whilst bombs were going off” and
Mary’s victory was marred by the troubles in
Northern Ireland though and once again she
proved what an amazing person she is. Death
threats were phoned into the BBC after her winning saying: “Mary Peters is a Protestant and
has won a medal for Britain. An attempt will be
made on her life and it will be blamed on the IRA ... Her home will be going up in the near future.”
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“it’s been a wonderful life, I couldn’t change a thing. We did it for the travel and success and fun.”
Photo courtesy Dame Mary Peters
Belfast. She was greeted by fans and a band at
and offered her the equivalent of £1,000 to
but was not allowed back in her flat for three
“I didn’t take it, I wasn’t going to take it and
the airport and paraded through the city streets,
months. Mary speaks so fondly of how she was welcomed and as she does you get the sense she
sees people as people rather than a religion or
cover her expenses and she refused point blank. I didn’t want anyone to say I lost my amateur status,” she said.
sect or colour - and it’s this view that allowed her
These were times that are so different to
Northern Ireland.
prize money parity and the low pay and money
This was the era of the non-professional, the
people like Mary funded their sport themselves
and continues to see her help so many people in
amateur and Mary was adamant that if she was an amateur that’s how it should be. She recalls a
story to me of how after one event a gentleman who had promoted the event approached her
today. There is so much talk about pay parity, in general for female athletes today and yet
whilst representing their countries as complete
amateurs. One of the many things that stands
out about Mary is her attitude to the women
earning a living as athletes now and all that goes
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Photo courtesy Dame Mary Peters
with it from sponsorship deals to agents etc. “I
She finishes by saying, “I was in the red when I
from it now. You can only sleep in one bed, as
change a thing. We did it for the travel and
have no resentment for those earning a fortune
long as they are putting something back,” Mary said.
As we continue to talk she is clear that the modern
era and the last couple of years in particular have seen a lot of positives for women’s sport but she balances it with a caution to this generation
that putting money over country and money over enjoyment and love of the sport isn’t right
and that giving back is vital. She appreciates
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retired, but it’s been a wonderful life, I couldn’t success and fun.”
To Mary giving back is the key to it all and the
passion and enthusiasm with which she talks is wonderful to listen to and be a part of. What I
like as well is that she would do it all again in
a heartbeat and not change a thing, not even money. What a great way to look back on your life and career, a truly remarkable pioneer.
“If I had to live my life again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner.” Tallulah Bankhead
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Thank you’s It’s amazing to me that we are at issue 16 and 3 years down the road from the idea of doing a magazine, so firstly a huge thank you to all those who have read the magazine and passed it on. To all the athletes, coaches and support staff that have given their time so graciously. To all the governing bodies that have seen the vision and been so supportive, thank you.
you are now. To Dame Mary Peters, such a pleasure to spend time with you and learn from you. Ian and the 17 Management team for conducting themselves in such a different way, a real breath of fresh air! To “the Hannah’s,” such fun spending time with you and knowing that you have such a future ahead still is exciting.
A huge thank you to all our sponsors who are such great supporters of women’s sport and all they do behind the scenes - Laurent-Perrier, Spur Restuarants, The Biltongman, Performance Mouthwear, The Haricot Bread Company, Rugby Spy, Sporttape. You are a shinning example of people you believe in and are passionate about women’s sport, thank you.
To Nikki and INF, you are a shining example of how passionate and supportive governing bodies can be and to The Netball World Cup, thank you for all your info and help. Adam and Myroslava such legends, so committed to women’s sport and football in particular, thank you for all your help and positivity. FIFA thank you for not only providing access but also your support and the media packs you produce have been amazing. The World Cup was sublime, thank you!
As far as this issue goes, I would like to thank the whole of the New Zealand team both present and those past that I know and have spent time with, it’s been a privilege to watch you develop and grow into the amazing team
So once again thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy this issue.
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