Resources
Australian Sports Commission is determined to have more Australians participating and excelling in sport, from grass-roots right up to the pinnacle of elite competition.
We encourage you to use and share our templates, posters and social media tiles to help educate and create more inclusive and welcoming sporting environments.
The resources provide useful tips and advice on appropriate and respectful language and behaviours and actions we can all take to make sport a safe place for all.
Policies and templates
- Member protection policy template, opens in a new tab
- Social media policy template, opens in a new tab
- National Integrity Framework Member Protection Policy – Sport Integrity Australia, opens in a new tab
- Policy Templates for Sport – Play by the Rules, opens in a new tab
- Alcohol Policy for sport – Play by the Rules, opens in a new tab
- Diversity-Data-Standards-A-good-practice-guide.pdf
Posters
These resources can be used online and included in newsletters or printed and used as posters, flyers or notices on your bulletin board.

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Social media
These social tiles can be used for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or other social platforms. Don’t forget to tag @sportaustralia and promote #inclusivesport.

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Training
Learn more about inclusion in sport through free online training courses.
- Member Protection Information course, opens in a new tab
- Creating an inclusive club course, opens in a new tab
- Accessibility Champion Course – Disability Sport Australia, opens in a new tab
Codes and frameworks
- NRL Anti-discrimination and Vilification framework, opens in a new tab
- Sport Victoria Fair Play code , opens in a new tab
- Conduct and Behaviour – Play by the Rules, opens in a new tab
eSafety
- Social media self-defence – eSafety Commissioner, opens in a new tab
- Training for peak sporting organisations and clubs – eSafety Commissioner, opens in a new tab
- Sporting organisations, clubs and community groups – eSafety Commissioner, opens in a new tab
- Report online harm – eSafety Commissioner, opens in a new tab
- Key issues – eSafety Commissioner, opens in a new tab
- Parents – eSafety Commissioner, opens in a new tab
- Young People – eSafety Commissioner, opens in a new tab
- #PlayitFairOnline – eSafety Commissioner, opens in a new tab
- Be Connected – eSafety Commissioner, opens in a new tab
- Research – eSafety Commissioner, opens in a new tab
- Decoding online abuse of players, opens in a new tab
Inclusive design
- How to write an inclusion commitment statement – Inclusive Sport Design, opens in a new tab
- Guide for using images to promote inclusion in sport – Inclusive Sport Design, opens in a new tab
- Developing inclusive social media and websites – Centre for Multicultural Youth, opens in a new tab
Coaching and participation
- Community Coaching – Australian Sports Commission
- Coaching Inclusively – Centre for Multicultural Youth, opens in a new tab
- Attracting and retaining diverse junior members – Centre for Multicultural Youth , opens in a new tab
- Participation versus performance: Managing (dis)ability, gender and cultural diversity in junior sport – Centre for Multicultural Youth, opens in a new tab
Sport governance
- Recruiting to improve diversity on boards, opens in a new tab
- Sport Governance Standards – Australian Sports Commission
- 8 Steps for Club Committees – NSW Government, opens in a new tab
- What committees can do to promote positive sports environments – Play by the Rules , opens in a new tab
- How to write an Inclusion Commitment Statement – Play by the Rules , opens in a new tab
- Communication tips for sports clubs – Play by the Rules , opens in a new tab
- Member Protection Information Officer Course, opens in a new tab
More resources
- Learn about reconciliation action plans, opens in a new tab
- AFL QLD Reconciliation plan, opens in a new tab
- Cricket Australia Next Innings Female Participation strategy, opens in a new tab
- Trans_and_Gender_Diverse_Guidelines_2019.pdf
- Gender diversity resources
- Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) resources, opens in a new tab
- Partnerships – Play by the Rules, opens in a new tab
- Diversity-Data-Standards-A-good-practice-guide.pdf