THE AUSTRALIAN SPORTS SYSTEM

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THE AUSTRALIAN SPORTS SYSTEM

• HM541/543 Introduction to Sport Management
• Week 2 Lecture 1
• Lecturer Sue Brown

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Aust Sports System Brief History

• Amateur club system run by volunteers
• 1972
• 1974

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Mid 1970s-1980s

• Decreased success for Aust athletes (Montreal
  Olympic Games)

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Australian Sports Commission

• Established in 1989 amalgamated with AIS
• Responsible for the implementation of
• Works closely with NSOs State Governments

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Aust Govts Policy Change in 2000

• Sport 2000 Task Force Shaping Up Report
• Two critical issues were identified
• 1.
• 2.

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New Sports Policy

• Introduction of new sports policy in April 2001
• Backing Australias Sporting Ability A more
  Active Australia
• Reduced funding to State Govts and redirected to
  NSOs
• Additional 161.1 million over four years to the
  federal sports budget totalling to 547 million
• Sports Excellence (122.2 million - 408 million)
• More Active Aust (32 million - 82 million)
• Drugs in Sport (7.4 million - 24 million)

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Role Structure of the ASC

• Three primary areas
• Australian Institute of Sport
• Business Operations
• Sports Performance Development Unit

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Other Sports Agencies

• Australian Sports Drug Agency (ASDA)
• Australian Sport International
• Sport Industry Australia
• Australian Olympic Committee (AOC)
• Sports Medicine Australia (SMA)

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Australian Sports System

• National Sporting Organisations (NSO)
• State Sporting Associations (SSA)
• Regional Associations
• Local Sports Clubs

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Snap Shot Victoria

• Victorian State Government (SRV)
• Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS)
• State Sporting Associations
• VicHealth
• Vicsport
• Regional Sports Assemblies
• Regional Sports Associations
• Local Government
• Local sports clubs