Sports Technology

Despite the challenges that COVID-19 has presented, Sport Australia has reported that it’s online diagnostic tool, Game Plan, is helping local sporting clubs and organisations across Australia get back underway stronger than ever.

Commenting on Game Plan's value, Sport Australia acting Chief Executive, Rob Dalton stated "we know sporting clubs have had to adapt to our ‘new normal’ and that can come with challenges.

“Game Plan is designed to help make life easier for clubs by connecting volunteers and club administrators with information and resources they need to help them operate more efficiently and effectively.”

The new resource replaces Club Health Check with more than 1049 clubs signing up since its launch nine months ago.

Clubs can check how they’re performing in 13 areas including four foundation modules that underpin all club operations – Governance, Strategy, Finance and Workforce.

The modules are quick and easy to complete. Once a club has finished a module, they receive a maturity rating, information and resources to help them improve, and an action plan to assign responsibilities and timelines. They can also come back at any time to reassess how their action plan is helping improve their operations.

A total of 71 different sports have already joined Game Plan with golf, football, netball, cricket and AFL clubs especially taking the opportunity to evaluate their operations using the platform. Collectively, more than 3,000 assessments have been completed to date with participation listed as the most common priority area for clubs.

Dalton added "the best part about Game Plan is that it’s not just up to one person to use – any administrator of a club can complete modules suited to their role, whether that’s coaching, sponsorship or finance. Clubs can also access the platform at any time to assist them in or outside of season."

In addition to Game Plan, Sport Australia is making sure the organised sport sector is better connected, helping the sector operate more effectively and in turn, deliver greater value to participants and communities.

Game Plan supports organisations running sports to improve their effectiveness and advance a more cohesive, innovative and effective sector.

The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is committed to supporting and growing Australian sport at all levels. Its 2021-2025 Corporate Plan highlights Sport Australia and the Australian Institute of Sport’s (AIS) commitment to grow participation in organised sport and continue to support high performance sport, while developing the champions of the future.

Click here to download the ASC Corporate Plan 2021-25.

Related Articles

28th October 2021 - Integrity agencies investigate foreign ownership and sponsorship of sport clubs in Australia

28th October 2021 - revolutioniseSPORT releases new tools to assist grassroots clubs in managing data collection at scale

26th October 2021 - National Sports Convention to focus on alternative models for growing sports participation

26th October 2021 - Australian Institute of Sport opens applications for women athletes to accelerate careers

22nd October 2021 - GameDay partners with Sisense to build data visualisation tool to scale sports club management and engagement

14th October 2021 - Victorian Government helps sports clubs recover from theft and natural disaster

14th October 2021 - Australian Sports Professionals Association launches ‘Young Professionals on Lockdown’ networking group

8th October 2021 - revolutioniseSPORT launches visual newsletter builder for community sporting organisations

8th October 2021 - Australian Institute of Sport leads major project examining concussion

7th October 2021 - Queensland Academy of Sport to double funding for swimming

5th October 2021 - Sport Australia Hall of Fame announces 2022 Scholarship and Mentoring Program

21st September 2021 - ASF report says community sports clubs facing uncertain future and financial strife

20th September 2021 - Australian Sports Commission looks to recruit new Chief Executive

30th June 2021 - Sport Australia awards funding to 24 National Sporting Organisations

25th June 2021 - Latest data from Sport Australia reveals COVID-19 still impacting Australia’s return to sport

23rd June 2021 - Gold Coast community sport and aquatic centres to benefit from budget funding

18th June 2021 - Sport Australia and Volunteer Australia look to enhance the volunteer experience

4th June 2021 - Sport Australia defends ‘sports rorts’ funding allocations in Federal Court

29th April 2021 - Research shows increased participation of Victorian girls and women in community sport

9th February 2021 - Community sport facilities deliver $7 billion value to Victoria

22nd July 2020 - Australian Sports Foundation survey finds Coronavirus has taken $1.5 billion from community sport

9th August 2010 - Womensport and Recreation Association releases 10-point ‘game plan’ for next Federal Government to do for women in sport