It’s great when the stars align and you can turn a passion into a career.  In this episode, we meet two blokes from the sporting world who have done just that. 

Josh Pople is heavily involved with his local rugby league team the Redlands Parrots. He’s done some coaching training and he’s a League Safe Officer.  Josh has cerebral palsy and uses and electric wheelchair, and he’s an active and vital part of his local team’s community.  

Archie Graham is a four-times world singles tennis champion and ranked number two in Australia in men’s singles tennis for players with intellectual disability. Like Josh he then turned his attention to coaching, and now shares his love of the sport with the next generation of tennis superstars. 

Useful links

• Transcript for this episode: https://carersqld.com.au/wp-content/uploads/5.5-Sporting-Careers-transcript.docx 
• QRL Diversity & Inclusion information: https://www.qrl.com.au/diversity-inclusion/ 
• Tennis Australia Diversity & Inclusion information: https://www.tennis.com.au/play/inclusion-and-diversity 
• Redlands Rugby League Club: https://www.facebook.com/RedlandsJuniorRugbyLeagueClub/ 
• Carers Queensland upcoming events and workshops: www.carersqld.com.au/events 
• Carers Queensland NDIS on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CarersQueenslandNDIS  

Credits

• Interviews: Fiona Stutz & Jodie van de Wetering
• Production: Jodie van de Wetering