Sixteenth International Conference on Sport & Society
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Co-panelists: Ruth Jeanes, Ramon Spaaij, Soo-Lin Quek
Chaired by Lucas Santos
About the panel
This panel will explore shifting sport participation trends and the growth of informal sport as an important site of sport participation within local communities. The panel will discuss the significance of informal groups in supporting participation within Multicultural communities and the role of informal sport in facilitating cultural belonging, social connection and supporting resettlement. The panel will also reflect on how informal contexts act as sites of resistance to Global and particularly Eurocentric models of sport. We’ll consider how groups reshape sporting practices locally to reflect their own needs and to generate health and social outcomes that are relevant for the groups and their wider communities.
Ramón Spaaij 