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NRL Scandal: Schools Threaten To Ban Visiting Players
The NRL sex crisis has deepened since we reported on the story three days ago. The ex-player at the centre of the scandal, Matthew Johns, has been stood down from both his job with The Footy Show and his coaching job with Melbourne Storm. Our opinion that the culture has to change from boyhood to stop this ongoing disrespect toward women ha...
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How To Raise Boys to Respect Women
The National Rugby League is under fire today, after the airing of an extraordinary Four Corners documentary last night lifting the lid on the culture of sexual assault and group sex in the sport. Particularly troubling was the case of a young girl called Clare, who has become suicidal after a sexual encounter in a hotel room with members of the...
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Game On!
"It's too hot," Declan whined at the first practice. "It's too cold," he whined at the last. In between, my four-year-old son proffered every excuse in the book for why he couldn't play soccer that day, despite having begged me to sign him up for it. His socks were falling down. His jersey was too big. He didn't want to play. But I wouldn'...
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Video: Six-Year-Old Soccer Star Could Be The Next Beckham
At six years old, I got a whopper of a scar on my knee out of pure klutziness - put a soccer ball in front of me, and I was flat on my face. Which makes me that much more impressed that the kid being hailed as the next Beckham - or better yet the next Zinedine Zidane - isn't suiting up to play in the English Premier League anytime soon. He's six...
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When Your Kid Wants To Quit
After about 800 intoxicating hours of Olympic coverage, I'm sure I'm not the only parent imagining myself in the stands cheering my kids on as they pursue Olympic gold in swimming, or tennis, or athletics, or gymnastics, or beach volleyball (although I'm not a huge fan of beach volleyball — if the swimmers don't have to compet...
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