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Stories of Indigenous Success in Australian Sport - Journeys to the AFL and NRL (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
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Stories of Indigenous Success in Australian Sport - Journeys to the AFL and NRL (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
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This book presents journeys of sixteen Indigenous Australian
athletes from their first touch of a'footy' to the highest levels
of Australian football and rugby league, conceptualized as a
processof learning. The authors challenge simplistic explanations
of Indigenous success in Australianfootball and rugby league,
centered on the notion of the 'natural athlete'. The book tracesthe
development of Indigenous sporting expertise as a lifelong process
of learning situated inlocal culture and shaped by the challenges
of transitioning into professional sport. Individually,the life
stories told by the participants provide fascinating insights into
experience, cultureand learning. Collectively, they provide deep
understanding of the powerful influence thatAboriginal culture
exerted on the participants' journeys to the top of their sports
while locatingindividual experience and agency within larger
economic, cultural and social considerations.Stories of Indigenous
Success in Australian Sport will be of interest to students and
scholarsacross a range of disciplines including Indigenous studies,
physical education, education, sportmanagement and sociology
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