Sophia Nimphius

17/01/2025

Hi All - just a quick announcement that like many people, I’m scaling and moving my social media. This account will be closing and likely my personal account on FB. For now, instagram will remain. I’ve started Bluesky with same handle as usual https://bsky.app/profile/docsoph.bsky.social but deciding on where and how to engage more broadly. It won’t be here.

Doc Soph for short, affectionately coined by former students, Challenge & inspire change | Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sport) | Professor Human Performance | 🇵🇷 🇺🇸 🇦🇺 🏳️‍🌈

26/07/2024

Research from Dawn Penney and Ruth Jeanes has changed the landscape of how we view with evidence of its health and social impact.

The impact of our changing way of sport participation, adding urban sports, modified sports, self-organised participation, all noted in the The Future of Australian Sport. The second report: Megatrends shows the evolving nature of the sports sector over coming decades!

However, participation in has social and systemic barriers: including information about use of and being unavailable or difficult for some members of communities to access.

We also know that many girls and women are seemingly far less inclined to self-organise sport participation in and within their .

In response, researchers at Edith Cowan University are investigating forms of messaging that connect with girls and women, counter their hesitancies about getting involved in sport, and encourage them to own and use public spaces and facilities for informal sport participation.

This survey invites input from and in who want to see more opportunities to enjoy informal sport participation in their communities.

Women and girls 16 years of age or older? We would love to hear your participation experiences and views!

Use the QR code or the link to add your voice to our research!

https://bit.ly/women-informal-sport

This survey is part of a healthway funded research project being undertaken by researchers at Edith Cowan University, to help increase opportunities for girls and women in WA to enjoy informal sport participation in their communities.

Project contact: Professor Dawn Penney [email protected]

16/05/2024

Hi Everyone, I am looking for your support:

We are in the final countdown to the HBF Health Run for a Reason on Sunday, May 19th in . This year, I joined the Edith Cowan University team to raise funds for our Inspiring Minds Equity Scholarship Fund.

The intent, to remove barriers for our students to deliver equity of opportunity to access higher education.

I have leveraged presenting at a few conferences to help spread the word and after reaching my first goal of raising $2100 (or $100 for every kilometre I will run while entering my first 1/2 marathon), I am keen to see if I can get to $3K (AUD) by Sunday, May 19th!

Therefore, I'm asking, if you've benefited (or just believe in the cause) from any of the materials, ideas or presentations I've been able to deliver over the past 10 weeks, can you consider donating for the cause I am passionate about!

Using to create , be it through fundraising here or my usual, in the opportunity sport may provide to help people realise their full .

Hi Everyone I am trying to fundraise (at least) $2100 to help lower the financial hurdle for students at ECU! I am going to run my first half marathon, so the $2100 goal is my aim to raise $100 for every km I will run that day. I know first hand that scholarships like this make a difference. I was s...

05/04/2024

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✈️ 🌍 ECU’s Pro-Vice Chancellor (Sport), Professor Sophia Nimphius and Senior Lecturer in Sport Business and Marketing, Dr Ashlee Morgan, represented ECU at the recent UN Sporting Chance Forum in Geneva!

The pair engaged with key stakeholders in sport from across the world. Her we have, Shireen Ahmed, a journalist and multi-award-winning sports activist exploring sport and human rights to make social change.

👏 Professor Nimphius and Dr Morgan also had the opportunity to meet Olympic Gold Medalist, Caster Semenya, who spoke at the Forum about human rights and meeting Nelson Mandela at the age of 18.

06/02/2024

As part of the FIFA Medical Conference 2024, I have the opportunity to present on the topic “The Epidemic” in the myth-busting in football session.

To be able to contribute to this conference that brings the world together with representatives from the 211 member federations brings the enormity of this together in my mind.

I am looking forward to presenting the current evidence in women’s football and is there a sudden rise in acl injuries? Is the story told about this injury in women in need of an alternative hypothesis? Some myth-busting with a side of re-thinking and curiosity to come!

For those that would like to follow the conference it is currently live streamed here: As part of the FIFA Medical Conference 2024, I have the opportunity to present on the topic “The Epidemic” in the myth-busting in football session.

To be able to contribute to this conference that brings the world together with representatives from the 211 member federations brings the enormity of this together in my mind.

I am looking forward to presenting the current evidence in women’s football and is there a sudden rise in acl injuries? Is the story told about this injury in women in need of an alternative hypothesis? Some myth-busting with a side of re-thinking and curiosity to come!

For those that would like to follow the conference it is currently live streamed. Link in my bio!

12/11/2023

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CLASS OF ‘23- PHA X ALTIS, COACHING COACHES - 📚 🏝️

Year Books look different at our school 🚤 ☀️ 🤓

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11/11/2023

The Language of Coaching - Masterclass with Dr. Nick Winkelman

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is delighted to welcome back star alum, now Head of Athletic Performance & Science for the Irish Rugby Football Union, for this special event to mark 1000 graduates from ECU's Post Graduate Degrees (Master and Graduate Certificate Exercise Science) in Strength and Conditioning.

While knowledge and experience is critical, it is a coach's words that can really set them apart.

The Language of Coaching Masterclass Dr. Winkelman shares insights from his research and latest publication exploring the importance of harnessing language to optimise athletic development and performance.

Whether you are a Strength and Conditioning practitioner, or working in another sector, Nick’s tips on the language of coaching transcend into any leadership scenario to set you up for success.

👉Friday 24 November 2023, 5.30pm – 8pm AWST
ECU Mount Lawley

ATTENDING IN PERSON

Those attending in person will be able to connect with fellow ECU Strength and Conditioning graduates and industry stakeholders over light refreshments from 5.30pm.

✨Gain 4 ASCA Reaccreditation Points by either attending in-person or online✨


ATTENDING ONLINE
If you can't make it in person, the presentation will be streamed online from 6.30pm AWST.


For further Information, please contact ECU's friendly Alumni team on (08) 6304 2761 or [email protected]

24/10/2023

Last call for anyone interested in attending the Conference in

An enormous list of international presenters for this one you can get all information here: https://www.aspetar.com/en/professionals/our-events/acl-conference or link in my bio!

Having a look at not what we think is different of men and women when we return to play but how we interact and coach them in the process in this talk… time to flip the lens to a mirror!

15/10/2023

A legendary experience with COACHing GREAT COACHes at Palm Heights Athletics

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Something hard to describe but definitely special about the connections and conversations that have occurred and hopefully catapult a new way of thinking 💭 moving forward.

Special thanks to and of course for the hospitality unparalleled, the vision beyond imagination and the support beyond expectation.

Joy to my heart reconnecting with .tic_entertainment and newly connecting with and all of the phenomenal coaches - humans - of this event.

26/07/2023

Do you love , , and ? Really excited to announce a at the in partnership with supervised by , myself and the Wildcats amazing high performance team! See advert with a QR code for more details or link in my bio!

18/05/2023

Few snaps from day 1 of what will be a whirlwind trip to UK and Netherlands! Day 1 … 530 am arrival and a full day with at and with my favorite part always being the reconnecting with from our MSc

Love being able to present new ideas and thoughts and get engagement with everyone on how to do things better! Special shout out to and Jake Cowin for their work I luckily get to feature as we progress forward in all things and



Today I will make my way down to for a big day tomorrow meeting everyone in and