Matildas; How Sports Brings Us Together
The success of the Matildas in the Fifa Women’s World Cup this year has got everyone on the edge of their seats. And it appears Matilda fever is making even the most disinterested person a sports fanatic. So what’s going on here? How do the Matildas, and sports in general, work as such a unifying force of camaraderie and community?
Dr Diarmuid Hurley, a lecturer in leadership in healthcare and sporting settings, based at Southern Cross University, joined 2SER to explain the psychological and emotional impacts of sporting events.
