Maggie Dent is the person you want on speed dial when your household hits chaos o'clock. Turns out her secret weapon isn't a parenting hack, it's sport. 

Universally known and loved for the warm, practical advice she shares with Australian parents, Maggie also has a sporty side. A basketball fanatic from way back, she appreciated early on that sport was as much about connection as it was about the scores, and used it actively to manage a household of 4 boys and classrooms full of kids.  

As families struggle with an increasingly digital world (it's not just us, right?), Maggie believes it's never been more important for us to use sport to connect with communities in real life and find some "peak moments of joy". And she absolutely has some thoughts on what parents can do RIGHT NOW to get big and little kids off devices and outdoors playing.   

You know Adam Hills as the legendary host of Spicks and Specks and The Last Leg, but his off-screen sporting life is an absolute ride.  

A lightbulb moment at the Beijing 2008 Paralympics, mixed with inherited tennis genes and a diehard devotion to the Rabbitohs, sent Adam’s athletic career in an unexpected direction. 

Imagine regularly enduring a four-hour return commute for a 90-minute session of local footy...and literally RSVPing "no" to King Charles’ 70th birthday party because it clashed with your weekly training. 

From breaking down barriers on global TV, to conquering the world in para-standing tennis, Adam treats sport exactly as it should be treated -  as a place where you belong. 

Want to get some behind the scenes on who we've spoken to, and why, and how two guests set off every heart monitoring watch the Libby wears? 

Come join us for a sneak preview of what (and WHO!) to excpect in this series...

Whether you're finding your way back to sport or working out how to manage the after-school sport chaos (tell us we’re not alone?!), EVERYONE has a place in sport—and we’re here to help you thrive in yours. 

We’ve teamed back up with the Australian Sports Commission to bring more stories, tips, and inspiration to help you and your family keep the joy of sport alive. You’ll hear from Australia’s favourite parenting author Maggie Dent on how sport has never been more important in this digital age. Understand the mindset of comedian Adam Hills when he turned down the King so he could go to rugby league training. Discover what Turia Pitt thinks about when she’s out running (and how she teaches thousands of Aussie women to join her on the road). Plus, you’ll join the Jimmy Rees (aka Jimmy Giggle) school of coaching kid’s basketball.  

Big names. Big laughs. Big honesty. Join us for another series of Sportish full of practical tips and real strategies the whole family can use to move more and really enjoy sport. 

It’s round one of the AFL season in 1999. 28,000 fans pack the Sydney Cricket Ground as a fresh-faced Adam Goodes runs out for his first game with the Sydney Swans. You probably know what came next.  What you haven’t heard before is this side of Adam Goodes - a busy dad of four, giving an insight on how he’s constantly finding new ways to enjoy staying active every day.  Adam shares the few simple rules he lives by to keep balance in a full-on family life, and how protecting his energy has become the key to showing up at home.