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Associate Professor in Health & Physical Education

Education

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Associate Professor in Health & Physical Education
Education

V.J.Cruickshank@utas.edu.au (opens in a new tab)

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MEDIA PUBLICATION
Buried cats, exorcisms and a sunken Colonel Sanders – the strange world of sporting curses (opens in a new tab)⁠
30 Oct 2026
MEDIA PUBLICATION
Once the envy of the world, where has Australia’s batting talent gone? (opens in a new tab)⁠
9 Oct 2026
MEDIA PUBLICATION
The AFL finals haven’t changed in 25 years, until now. What is the wildcard round? (opens in a new tab)⁠
24 Aug 2026
MEDIA PUBLICATION
Australia dominated as usual, but were the new‑look Commonwealth Games the way of the future? (opens in a new tab)⁠
3 Aug 2026
MEDIA PUBLICATION
The Commonwealth Games are here, with fewer sports, more nations and an uncertain future (opens in a new tab)⁠
23 Jul 2026
MEDIA INTERVIEW
World Cup winners (opens in a new tab)⁠
16 Jul 2026
MEDIA PUBLICATION
Can you be a World Cup ‘winner’ without winning the World Cup? (opens in a new tab)⁠
14 Jul 2026
MEDIA PUBLICATION
Can’t get enough of the World Cup? Here are the best books about soccer – chosen by experts (opens in a new tab)⁠
7 Jul 2026
MEDIA INTERVIEW
Male primary teachers in decline (opens in a new tab)⁠
1 Jul 2026
MEDIA PUBLICATION
The World Cup enters its next stage after witch doctors, surprises and emergency beer deliveries (opens in a new tab)⁠
29 Jun 2026
MEDIA INTERVIEW
Male primary teachers (opens in a new tab)⁠
22 Jun 2026
MEDIA INTERVIEW
Chants at the football world cup (opens in a new tab)⁠
19 Jun 2026
MEDIA INTERVIEW
Chants at the soccer World Cup (opens in a new tab)⁠
19 Jun 2026
MEDIA PUBLICATION
Men make up less than 18% of Australian primary school teachers. Is this a problem? (opens in a new tab)⁠
19 Jun 2026
MEDIA PUBLICATION
Why the US World Cup chants are being mocked – and what makes a great one (opens in a new tab)⁠
16 Jun 2026
MEDIA INTERVIEW
Looking back to the 1994 soccer world cup
11 Jun 2026
MEDIA PUBLICATION
The ‘Divine Ponytail’, drug scandals and the OJ Simpson chase: looking back at the 1994 US World Cup (opens in a new tab)⁠
10 Jun 2026
MEDIA INTERVIEW
Basketball 3 point line (opens in a new tab)⁠
4 Jun 2026
MEDIA PUBLICATION
Game changers: how a stroke of paint transformed basketball, and the athletes who play it (opens in a new tab)⁠
4 Jun 2026
MEDIA PUBLICATION
Game changers: how a rainy week led a frustrated Don Bradman to reinvent cricket (opens in a new tab)⁠
28 May 2026
MEDIA PUBLICATION
Neale Daniher was ferocious and inspirational, whether on the footy field or fighting ‘the Beast’ (opens in a new tab)⁠
25 May 2026
MEDIA PUBLICATION
So your Year 12 student hasn’t decided what’s next. Here’s what to say – and what not to – about career planning (opens in a new tab)⁠
18 May 2026
MEDIA PUBLICATION
Some schools have stopped running camps as costs rise. What can we do instead? (opens in a new tab)⁠
23 Mar 2026
MEDIA PUBLICATION
NRL and AFL wage growth is off the charts – what about other Australian athletes? (opens in a new tab)⁠
12 Mar 2026
MEDIA PUBLICATION
‘Centimetre perfect’: how commentator Dennis Cometti became footy’s favourite voice (opens in a new tab)⁠
5 Mar 2026