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Why Male-Dominated Sports Clubs Struggle to Address this?
SALT founder David Burt notes that many men still fear the potential losses that could come with bringing more women into traditionally male-dominated sports. Read more…
Sydney Morning Herald: Local sport hangs onto its precious community during Victorian lockdown
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/local-sport-hangs-onto-its-precious-community-during-victorian-lockdown-20200918-p55wzb.html
SALT Launches ‘Allies of Change’ Anti-Domestic Violence Initiative for Men in Ballarat
A new domestic violence training program is soon to be introduced in Ballarat, specifically targeting adult men. This initiative aims to raise awareness and educate participants on preventing and addressing domestic violence, fostering a safer and more supportive community.
Transforming Australian culture through sport
Content warning: This story includes discussion of suicide. Dave Burt doesn’t hesitate when asked why he founded the health promotion not-for-profit Sport and Life Training (SALT). It was while working as a sports educator in Victoria nine years ago that he received a phone call he says is seared into his memory. “Dave, we just lost…
Q&A with SALT founder and CEO, David Burt
David Burt is the CEO and founder of Sport and Life Training (SALT), a charity promoting positive mental health through partnerships with Australian sporting clubs.
A note on Rep Sports and Parents
When you’re chatting to other parents at school pickup, or on the sidelines at Saturday morning sport, have you ever noticed how often (and quickly) parents love to say that their kids play rep sport?
We get it, making a rep squad is an achievement, and it’s natural for parents to be proud. However, many of us place tremendous weight on the success of our kids in the sporting realm.
Birregurra Football Club Champions Mental Health: SALT’s Scott Angove Leads Wellbeing Training
Wonderful to hear how a great footy club supports one of their own going through trauma.
Nurturing Character and Success with Positive Sports Parenting
None of us set out to have a negative impact on our kids when we start enrolling them in
junior sport but along the journey something changes. SALT’s Positive Parenting course re-sets the dial. Through
smart, positive sports parenting, we can help prepare our kids for life and one day they will
thank you for what you did.
On the Road with Scott
I’m not sure which chapter of the post SALT career book this will sit in, but it needs to be told as it is a uniquely SALT experience. I was booked in to deliver a Mental Health session to the Laharum FNC under the Netball Vic/WorkSafe funding. The session wasn’t to be held at the…