The Australian Sports Commission (ASC)
Introduction
Australia has long over-achieved and out-performed our competitors on the sporting stage but that stage is becoming increasingly crowded and competitive. Whilst new competitors are emerging and old foes are growing stronger, Australia must adapt to these changing circumstances and embrace change. No longer can it simply be business as usual.
Reform of the Australian sports system – both at elite and community level – can be put off no longer. Over the past decade there have been many reports into sport – the Oakley report, the Senate’s inquiry into women in sport, a review of the ASC act, an unreleased plan for disabled sport – and yet very few of the recommendations have been acted upon.
It is clear that we need new directions …show more content…
On 28 August 1974, Australia's first Federal Sports Council was formed to advise government on the future direction of Australian sport. Australia's first Sport Minister, Frank Stewart, claimed “Australian sport is amongst the most unorganised and uncoordinated in the world ...in the past our champions succeeded despite of our organisation not because of it (Daly, 1985, p.13). This lead to the formation of the Australian Institute of Sport in 1981 and the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) via the Australian Sports Commission Act 1989. The primary purpose for the Commission is to work with the National Sporting Organisations in developing good governance and ensuring the ongoing improvement of High Performance programs. By the mid-1990s, the Australian Sports Commission, state departments of sport and recreation, and many sports had begun to recognise the need for improvements in the overall management of sport …show more content…
These dramatic increases in body weight have already seen the number of Australians with diabetes triple over the past two decades. This will dramatically escalate if the historical growth rate in obesity is not abated. That growth rate, when combined with demographic ageing, could see obesity rise to some 29% of the population by 2025. Sport and physical activity offer powerful defences against obesity and associated chronic diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes and the Federal Government is determined to get Australia active again (Commonwealth of Australia,
Australia has long over-achieved and out-performed our competitors on the sporting stage but that stage is becoming increasingly crowded and competitive. Whilst new competitors are emerging and old foes are growing stronger, Australia must adapt to these changing circumstances and embrace change. No longer can it simply be business as usual.
Reform of the Australian sports system – both at elite and community level – can be put off no longer. Over the past decade there have been many reports into sport – the Oakley report, the Senate’s inquiry into women in sport, a review of the ASC act, an unreleased plan for disabled sport – and yet very few of the recommendations have been acted upon.
It is clear that we need new directions …show more content…
On 28 August 1974, Australia's first Federal Sports Council was formed to advise government on the future direction of Australian sport. Australia's first Sport Minister, Frank Stewart, claimed “Australian sport is amongst the most unorganised and uncoordinated in the world ...in the past our champions succeeded despite of our organisation not because of it (Daly, 1985, p.13). This lead to the formation of the Australian Institute of Sport in 1981 and the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) via the Australian Sports Commission Act 1989. The primary purpose for the Commission is to work with the National Sporting Organisations in developing good governance and ensuring the ongoing improvement of High Performance programs. By the mid-1990s, the Australian Sports Commission, state departments of sport and recreation, and many sports had begun to recognise the need for improvements in the overall management of sport …show more content…
These dramatic increases in body weight have already seen the number of Australians with diabetes triple over the past two decades. This will dramatically escalate if the historical growth rate in obesity is not abated. That growth rate, when combined with demographic ageing, could see obesity rise to some 29% of the population by 2025. Sport and physical activity offer powerful defences against obesity and associated chronic diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes and the Federal Government is determined to get Australia active again (Commonwealth of Australia,