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Play by the Rules

18 Oct 2024

Play by the Rules (PBTR)
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The Play by the Rules magazine is a free online magazine for people interested in safe, fair and inclusive sport issues. The magazine comes in three different formats - a Flip Book with embedded media, a PDF version with links and a plain text version. The Flip Book version of each magazine is only available for 12 months following publication.

In each Issue there are news updates, feature articles and Play by the Rules course and resource profiles. Take a look below for the latest Issue and all back Issues - there are some great articles and resources to access in this growing library. The best way to keep up-to-date is to subscribe to Play by the Rules and you'll be notified when new Issues are ready. 

The APF promote "Play by the Rules" magzine issue 42 Article - Play by the rules - Making sport inclusive, safe and fair. Play by the Rules Magazine Issue 42 is our special National Integrity Framework edition, unpacking all the questions we’ve heard about what the NIF is, how the complaints process works, and what it all means for clubs and grassroots sport.

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