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Play On: Helping teens stay in the game Play On +
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Join Olympian Libby Trickett, kids coach Georgie Trickett, tween & teen author Rebecca Sparrow as they give tips and strategies to teens to navigate everything from lack of motivation and self-confidence, to difficult coaches and embarrassing parents.
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Episode 13: Ask Libby...If I want to make it, should I just focus on one sport?
Is your coach filling up your weekly schedule with training sessions? Here are some reasons to (respectfully) push back.
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Episode 12: Ask Libby...What's with all the attitude towards referees and umpires?
Libby's passionate about this, and Georgie is too, but for very different reasons...
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Episode 11: Ask Libby...What age did you start training for the Olympics?
The question Libby gets asked at least once a week - at the school gate, at swimming club, over socials and to this inbox! The answer? Well, it's not what you might expect.
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Bonus Episode: Point or Run
Bec pulls out a little tip from Abby Wombach's book 'Wolfpack'.
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Episode 10: Ask Libby...Why does my athlete daughter fall to pieces during team events?
A mum writes in to ask Libby about why her daughter, who is a brilliant rower, falls apart when participating in team events.
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Episode 9: What to do when...you're starting a new sport
Having watched the Matildas, are now thinking about trying soccer? And does it feel, well, a bit scary to start something new? LISTEN IN! Bec's got some timely reminders for schools, coaches and adults, we unpack all those things you might be feeling (spoiler: it's totally normal) and get very practical about joining a sport for the first time.
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We LOVE hearing from you! Want to ask Libby a question? Or share a sporting story? Send us a message at playon@playonmedia.com.au
Customer Reviews
TRIO OF LEGENDS!!! :)
Just had the pleasure of listening to these 3 wonderful humans at a FOGS event today and took a lot of value from what they said. Have taken some wonderful tips and insights with how to approach my daughters on the challenges they will come up against when growing into women. Thanks for your time today it is truely appreciated and I know that alot of the fathers in the group resonated with what was said. Cheers 😀
Great work, love the podcast
Awesome podcast, so real and relatable!
Thank you Georgie, Libby and Bec for discussing this important topic in such a refreshing way, Clare
All of the feels
Brilliant podcast guys! It made me laugh, it made me cry & it also provided some fantastic tips and a necessary wake up call! Thank you and well done guys!