Stories of Indigenous Success in Australian Sport
Book launch: Professor John Evans' new book traces the development of Indigenous sporting expertise.
Please join us for the official book launch of "Stories of Indigenous Success in Australian Sport" written by John Evans, Professor of Indigenous Health Education in the school of Sport and Exercise Science, Faculty of Health, UTS and Richard Light, Professor of Sport Coaching in the College of Education, Health and Human Development at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
The book presents the journeys of sixteen Indigenous Australians athletes from their first touch of a 'footy' to the professional and elite levels of Australian football and rugby league. The authors challenge simplistic explanations of Indigenous success in Australian football and rugby league, centred on the notion of the 'natural athlete'. It traces the development of Indigenous of Indigenous sporting expertise as a lifelong process of learning situated in local culture and shaped by the challenges of transitioning into professional sport.
There will be a Q&A with the authors and words from former Indigenous All Star and NRL Premiership winning player George Rose.
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