Life Matters - Full program podcast The Tricketts on taking sport beyond the scoreboard and reviving native languages
Feb 24, 2026
Georgie Trickett, everyday athlete and kids coach who co-created Play On Media, and Libby Trickett, seven-time Olympic swim medallist and mother of five, explore shifting sport talk from scores to stories. They discuss inclusive pathways, late-entry and social sport, re-engaging adults and women, and how community-focused approaches can reshape participation and belonging.
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Sport Should Prioritise Stories Over Scores
- Sportish reframes sport away from scoreboards toward human stories and community benefits.
- Libby Trickett emphasises connection, mental and physical health as the motivating reasons to keep people engaged beyond elite performance.
Delay Specialisation And Expose Kids To Many Sports
- Do include kids in many sports and delay specialisation to build broad skills and lifelong engagement.
- Libby and Georgie point to multi-sport exposure as the path that still produces elites while creating well-rounded participants.
No Early Grading Creates Bigger Talent Pools
- Countries that postpone performance grading until adolescence keep huge participation pools and healthier relationships with sport.
- Georgie cites Norway's policy of not scoring children until ~age 13 as enabling broad multi-sport play.