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Managing informal sport participation: tensions and opportunities

Ruth Jeanesa Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ramón Spaaijb Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia;c Department of Sociology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1260-3111View further author information
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Dawn Penneyd Faculty of Education Edith Cowan University & Faculty of Education Monash University, Perth (Edith Cowan University), AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2000-8953View further author information
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Justen O’Connora Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6368-6693View further author information
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Pages 79-95 | Received 17 Jan 2018, Accepted 17 May 2018, Published online: 31 May 2018

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