About Us
About Us
About Sportish
Fun, joy and passion. Inclusivity and curiosity. Sport is about personal fulfilment and community, not elitism. Sportish started when we - Libby and Georgie Trickett, two sisters-in-law and great mates - realised the conversation around sport in Australia needs to change.
Sport is part of our social fabric, and yet so many people feel locked out. We’re here to inspire you and get you excited about challenging yourself and having fun — with none of the elitism.
Sportish brings together human-centered curiosity and playful banter to explore the real sports topics that impact you in your everyday life, so that more kids and adults can feel inspired to play and stay in the game.
Hiya, I’m Libby.
OLYMPIAN, BUBBLY CONVERSATIONALIST AND MISCHIEF MAKER
Georgie on Libby:
“Libby has the most incredible ability to connect with people - her warmth and her inquisitive mind allow for open and real conversations. She really is golden, both in and out of the pool.”
Fave movie:
Remember the Titans
Little known sports played:
Athletics, tennis, diving, rowing, touch football, gymnastics, dancing
Fave place:
Beach (Noooooosa)
the song I want to see used in a sports montage
Reach by Gloria Estefan (hello 1996 Atlanta Olympics)
Party trick:
Hyper mobile thumbs
Hey, I’m Georgie.
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, KIDS’ COACH, EVERYDAY ATHLETE AND PEOPLE CONNECTOR
Libby on Georgie
“Georgie is whip smart, and is able to see the totality of how things align and connect. She creates beautiful and engaging communities and our conversations around sport leave me feeling super informed, joyful and inspired.”
Fave movie:
A League of Their Own
Little known sports played:
Javelin, volleyball, snowboarding, cross country skiing
Fave place:
Stradbroke Island (Minjeeraba) and Steamboat Springs (Colorado)
the song I want to see used in a sports montage
Daylight by Sheppard
Party trick:
Is it a trick to say that I will absolutely be able to find a cup of tea at any festive occasion?!
Together,
we’re Sportish
ADJECTIVE AND ADVERB
Playing, watching or dabbling in sport for fun, health, friendships and connection with a community; a more inclusive, joyful way of getting involved in sports without the pressure of toxic sports culture.
“I love trying new sports for fun. I’m sportish.”
Noun
The brand, podcast and media business of Australian Olympian athlete Libby Trickett and kids coach Georgie Trickett.
“We’re Sportish.”
How Sportish began…
We’ve known each other since 2004 and even went to the same school (Georgie was Libby's school captain when she was in grade 9, Georgie doesn't remember Libby from school - awks). After marrying into the Trickett Family, we now have 7 kids and 3 dogs between us and have shared so many of life's ups and downs.
After doing a 25km run back in December 2021, we realised the depth of our shared love of sport, and how that impacts everything - physically, mentally, socially (it really is amazing what you can achieve in the long run). We both got goosebumps when we realised that talking about being sportish was not only something that we wanted to do, but needed to do.
Sport is part of our social fabric, and yet so many people feel locked out. It’s often spoken about through a male lens, which is not always consistent with how women interact with and interpret sport.
We realised the way we spoke about sport and the things we were interested in about sport, were not being reflected in the media. Where were the people talking about the men's hair styles in football? Where were the conversations about the huge drop out of kids playing sports? Who's talking about the struggle of athletes when they retire from the biggest and most important job they've ever had?
And while we hate to say it, sport in Australia can be a tiny bit snobbish - if you don’t know everything that happened on the weekend or you didn’t understand every rule and all the terminology, it can feel like you can’t be part of a sports conversation.
We want you to feel like you have us in your head, ready to start chatting away when any social situation turns to sport. We want you to feel like its ok to talk about the parts of sport that are interesting to you (and own the fact that some of it is just plain dull). We want you to feel like you belong enough in sport to be called Sportish.
Now - we are on a mission to:
Give kids the practical tools to stay engaged in sport, grow their self-confidence and friendships
Help more Aussies feel strong and healthy
Connect people with amazing resources
Give people the confidence to connect with sport where they're at
Help parents to better support their kids
Create communities
We see it as such a privilege to help shape the trajectory of a kid or adult’s life and the confidence they have in themselves.
Are you ready to be SPORTISH with us?
Listen to the Sportish Podcast
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What your brain will be greeted with: playful, inclusive conversations about sport through an unapologetically human lens. Plus interviews with our Sportish friends - from grassroots legends to elite athletes.
This isn’t ‘sports talk’ (*blah* boring) as you know it. After just 30 mins, you’ll be able to chat with confidence about what’s going on in sport and how it relates to popular culture (think Super Bowl meets Taylor Swift, or the gender pay gap, or the hairstyles of male players across all footy codes - we have thoughts on ALL OF IT).
Sport isn’t just for THEM. It’s for YOU too.
What we talk about
Your weekly brief, highlighting the biggest stories escaping out of sport and into everyday life with thoughtful commentary and plenty of belly laughs.
WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE WORLD OF SPORT
Putting the spotlight on sport and sport adjacent things we’re personally digging, which we guarantee will include binge worthy recommendations, crazy adventure athletes and underground sports movements.
OUR NEWEST SPORTING OBSESSIONS
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS WITH RETIRED ATHLETES:
Libby chats with the world’s best retired athletes and asks them “so what happened next?”. Because sometimes the end is just the beginning…
SPORT IN OUR REAL LIVES:
Throughout each episode, we talk about how we’re Jenga-ing sport into our busy lives - fitting in exercise, coaching our kids’ teams, and trying out new sports. We’ll also unpack the trickiness that comes with being a parent of kids playing sport.
Listen to the latest:
episode
Sports documentaries are our love language
episodE
All That Glitters - Giaan Rooney
Parents, we give you permission to say no to kids sport
episode
Or treat your earbuds to something different:
Play On: Helping Teens Stay in the Game
Give your teen the tools and wisdom they need to embrace being sportish and find their way BACK into sport.
Listen together in the car as Olympian Libby Trickett, Georgie Trickett and Rebecca Sparrow helps your teen problem-solve the challenges they're facing and empowers them with solutions to stay in the game. And the wisdom to know when it's time to change sports, change clubs or change teams.
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Play On: Helping Teens Stay in the Game
Give your teen the tools and wisdom they need to embrace being sportish and find their way BACK into sport.
Listen together in the car as Olympian Libby Trickett helps your teen problem-solve the challenges they're facing and empowers them with solutions to stay in the game. And the wisdom to know when it's time to change sports, change clubs or change teams.
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INVITE US TO MIC-DROP BRILLIANCE ALL OVER YOUR STAGE
Not only do we live and breathe sport in all it’s forms, we love to talk about it. The best part? Our complimentary expertise - Olympic legend and everyday athlete - allow us to tell amazing sports stories and connect with audience whatever their age, ability or sportish stage of life.
We offer a unique blend of storytelling and practical strategies backed by humour, research and lived experience — the sum of hundreds of hours talking to athletes and living this stuff.
Here are some of our most requested speaking topics
KIds in sport
We’re passionate about kids not only playing sport, but staying in sport. Here are some of the topics we cover when chatting with kids and teens:
what to do when your motivation train evaporates
how to handle sport when it becomes too competitive
competing against friends
coaches commenting on your weight
best the worst player on your team AND MORE…
parents and sport
Parent support is critical to keep kids and teens in the game. We love to talk to parents about:
what kids and teens need from you on the sidelines
when kids lack motivation
body image worries
when is it ok to quit?
tricky friendship issues
handling feedback AND MORE…..
TWO ATHLETES, many outcomes
We come to sport from very different perspectives - an Olympic Gold medalist and a health professional who missed a state team as a teen and took a different path. With humour and honesty, we share this very relatable story with audiences and chat about the lessons we learnt and how we view sport today.
Georgie Tricket
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, KIDS’ COACH AND EVERYDAY ATHLETE
Libby Tricket
OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST AND RETIRED ATHLETE
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