Growing membership
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) focuses on increasing participation in organised sport, particularly at the club and school levels. The ASC also seeks to find new ways of establishing partnerships between sport and business to enhance the sustainability of participation growth.
The ASC's Targeted Sports Participation Growth Program achieved these objectives. It is a three-way partnership between government, business and sport.
The program targeted a small number of sports for special support, to grow their business by expanding active membership in clubs and associations.
By targeting predominantly the more popular sports with an already extensive club infrastructure, the ASC aimed to achieve significant growth in the number of people of all ages participating in grassroots sport. Funding was provided between 2005 and 2008 to assist sports with their Targeted Sports Participation Growth Program.
The ASC’s approach is to work actively in partnership with the targeted sports to deliver a program of sustainable participation growth. The ASC provided both financial and service support to sports. The service support includes access to ASC resources, programs and the expertise of its Sport Performance and Development Group.
The following sports received ASC support for their targeted participation programs:
