In this episode I talk to Shayne Allise, a Palestinian Irish American former Grand Prix dressage rider and founder of athlete management and investment agency 3XV Sports. Shayne shares her path through multiple sports into elite dressage, describing the rider–horse partnership, the psychology of training, and how equestrian sport’s cost keeps it in an elite space. She discusses navigating sponsorship, media, and representation as a Palestinian athlete, and how audacity helped her secure opportunities despite limited support and people saying she couldn’t succeed. Shayne explains 3XV’s athlete-first, quality-over-quantity approach to brand partnerships, building long-term narrative, brand equity, and post-retirement strategy so athletes are treated as intellectual property holders and cultural voices. The conversation also covers sport’s role in representation, reducing bias, and building cultural bridges through excellence.

00:00 Welcome and Acknowledgement

00:33 Meet Shayne Elise

02:18 Shayne’s Sporting Roots

03:36 Rider and Horse Partnership06:53 Barriers in Equestrian Sport

10:03 Audacity and Opportunity

14:09 Belief and Athlete Mindset

16:56 What Is 3XV Sports

20:23 Quality Over Quantity Branding

23:26 Athletes and Cultural Bridges

26:32 Selling Culture to Sponsors

29:50 Sport and Social Cohesion

35:42 Why 3XV Is Different

39:30 Quickfire Questions

45:16 Inclusion Tip and Wrap Up

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In this episode I speak with Liz Griffiths, Community Development Officer at Wingecarribee Shire Council, about the 2025 Breaking Barriers Project funded through an Australian Sports Commission PlayWell grant to increase sport participation for older people and people with disability in the Southern Highlands NSW. Liz explains the region’s rural geography, transport challenges, and aging demographics, and how the project shifted from a simple “come and try” plan to building club leadership mindset, capability, and partnerships, including allied health referrals. The project delivered a community seminar with local Paralympian Sam Tate, multi-sport sessions with Disability Sports Australia, club-support webinars, and club-led programs across tennis, netball, soccer, and little athletics, with broader flow-on impacts. Michael also shares his experience leading the delivery of the Bundanoon Rebels Football Club's all-abilities and walking football programs.

00:00 Introduction and Welcome

01:39 Setting the Scene: Collaboration and Roles

02:17 Community Development Initiatives

03:54 Challenges and Demographics of the Region

07:08 Breaking Barriers Project: Origin and Goals

10:39 Early Challenges and Adjustments

13:22 Club Involvement and Community Engagement

23:35 Implementation and Success Stories

37:21 Sustainability and Future Plans

44:21 Final Thoughts and Contact Information

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In this episode of the Sport is for Every Body podcast I speak with Toby Kable Founder of All Abilities Sorts Coaching, about adaptive and disability sport approaches for people with disability. Toby shares his background as a special education teacher, his lived experience of head trauma and rehabilitation, and how it informs his inclusive coaching. They discuss Toby’s All Ability Sports Coaching in the Newcastle region, which delivers seasonal cricket and league tag, connects with mainstream clubs to provide facilities and pathways, and builds wider opportunities through trips and partnerships such as Cricket NSW Baggy Blues. Toby outlines his “speed of play” concept for grouping participants by task complexity and processing speed rather than impairment, and how it guides coaching, adaptations, engagement, and progression. They also cover his University of Newcastle teaching role, mindset shifts for inclusive practice, and Toby’s top inclusion tip: keep seeking answers when something isn’t working.

00:00 Welcome and Acknowledgement

02:12 Meet Toby Kable

02:38 Summit Reflections

04:58 Toby’s Inclusion Journey

06:52 Lived Experience and Motivation

11:00 Teaching Future Educators

18:34 All Ability Sports Coaching

25:06 Pathways with Mainstream Clubs

28:15 Speed of Play Explained

34:25 Assessing Speed of Play

44:36 Quickfire and Inclusion Tip

49:26 Connect and Wrap Up

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