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Hallmann, Kirstin; Fairley, Sheranne; Herold, Elisa

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-02354-6_26

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“…Examples of challenging policy concerns include government initiatives such as the Sporting Schools policy initiative aimed at increasing children's sport participation and the conflict with National Sporting Organizations (NSOs) (Hogan & Stylianou, 2018), and policies focussed on inclusion in community sport but where there are contradictory perceptions of the meaning and nature of inclusion (Jeanes et al, 2018). Additional problems for community sport include the costs of participation (ASC, 2023; Hyndman, 2024) and the plummeting rate of volunteering (Curtis, 2022; Davies, Holmes, & Lockstone‐Binney, 2021; Mountifield & Sharpe, 2022), the backbone of Australian society (Mex, 2021) and community sport (Doherty et al, 2022; Hallmann & Fairley, 2018; Hoye, Cuskelly, Auld, Kappelides, & Misener, 2019).…”

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Community sport, Australian sport policy, and advocacy: The views of community sport club officials

Mountifield

2024

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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In Australia, the policy priorities and processes of government and national governing bodies of sport impact how community sport organizations operate. This study explored the views of community sport club (CSC) officials (n = 53) in the Illawarra region in New South Wales, where there is a disparity in impact compared with their better‐resourced urban counterparts concerning sustainability, policy, and advocacy matters. Participants were surveyed for their views about the typically top‐down policy processes, inter‐organizational relationships, and advocacy for community sport. CSC officials participated in an online survey to assess opinions on resource issues and policy processes. The findings demonstrated that community sport is challenging to sustain and that CSC officials have little influence on policy. The outcome points to an appetite for advocacy from CSC officials in policy creation. Further, the Advocacy Coalition Framework is proffered as a platform for evaluating the viability of advocacy within community sport.

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