Future of Australian Sports: Challenges and Opportunities

Australian Sports future 1
Australian Sports future

Australian sports future 2
Executive summary:
Maximum number of Australian’s citizen plays and enjoy the sports and this includes from
playing the catch in the backyard to the Olympic. The Australian Sports Commission (ASC)
enters into partnership with the Australia’s peak science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific
and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) for the purpose of conducting joint research in
context of the future of the Australian sport. Individualized sports are on the rise, and efforts are
made by the people to fit the sports in their busy life and also manage the time accordingly for
the purpose of achieving their personal health objectives. Current sports infrastructure of the
Australia is based on the ‘four pyramids of sport’. This system is based on the striking order
structure which includes the different segments of the government and also the other
stakeholder’s involvement and this includes sport clubs, sports organizations, etc.

Australian sports future 3
Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................................4
Part 1:......................................................................................................................................................6
Pyramids of Australian sports:.................................................................................................................6
Emerging challenges for future:..............................................................................................................9
Part 2:........................................................................................................................................................10
Evolution of sports organization, management and delivery system:...................................................10
How will sports organization, management and delivery are impacted in Australia:............................12
Future of sport & delivery system:........................................................................................................15
Future strategies in delivery:.................................................................................................................16
Conclusion:................................................................................................................................................16
References:................................................................................................................................................17

Australian sports future 4
Introduction:
Sports is considered as most important part of the lives of Australians, and it always been the
important part of their cultural identity. The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) enters into
partnership with the Australia’s peak science agency, the Commonwealth Scientific and
Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) for the purpose of conducting joint research in
context of the future of the Australian sport. With the time, numbers of things are changed such
as way in which sports played in Australia and the reason because of which sports is played. The
research in context of the future of Australian sports play important role in framing the long term
policies, investment, and strategic planning with the government, the sport sector and broader
community. This report discusses various factors which result in changing the future of the sport.
These factors are related to the environmental, social and economic conditions, as these factors
change the way in which people are living their lives (clearing house of sport, n.d.).
It must be noted that, individualized sports and fitness activities are on the rise, and efforts are
made by the people to fit the sports in their busy life and also manage the time accordingly for
the purpose of achieving their personal health objectives. Individuals are participating in number
of activities such as aerobics, running and walking, along with gym membership and these
activities are increasing from past decades. However, participation of the individuals in many
sports are constant or declined (Standing Committee on Recreation and Sport, 2010). It must be
noted that, expenditure related to the healthcare as a proportion of total expenditure is increasing
day by day, and because of this Australians become more health conscious. Now, Australians are
becoming more health conscious and paly sports to get fit instead of getting fit to play sport
(Australian Government, 2010).
This report mainly examines the way in which sports is changing and challenges which might be
face by the sports in future. This report is divided into two parts which defines the present and
predicting future of the sport. Part 1 defines the four present pyramids of the Australian sport,
and these pyramids also represent the management, organization, and structure of Australian
sport. This part also defines the developing and new models of sport and sport structure and
organization in Australia and internationally, and comment on the utilization of the 4 pyramids
model. Lastly this section answers whether these models adequately represents the sports in
Australia. Part 2 of the report defines the future of the Australian sport and defines the evolution