Australia

Australia

• New culture
• Privilege was not a feature of society
• Didnt have a class structure (land of the fair go)
• Sports from UK were adopted by Australia
• Part of the empire - UK was the motherland
• Victory against UK is significant (national progress)
• Was part of the British empire (criminals)

• Climate is diverse (favourable conditions for sport)
• 22 million population (low population density) - urban country
• distance was a problem to sports development - airports for internal travel

Spectators of sport

• Large disposible incomes to be spent on sport spectating
• Densly populated cities - large spectator base

Social Determinants

• Everyone deemed as equal - sport never subject to social class divide
• Bush culture reflects individual courage and enterprise and promoted teamwork - all people are equal
• competitivness (currency and sterling)
• Fair play - overrides win at all costs
• Participation - rather then competitiveness
• Social melting pot describes the situation in which people from different cultures have blended together to form an equal status
• Apology has been given to the indigenous people

• State government determine physical activity in schools
• Compulsory - increase participation - healthy active lifestyle
• Obiesity levels stable

Government Policy -

• Aussie (Sport education and Physical education programme)

Professional Development

• Aussie (Physical and sport education is a teacher training programme for those qualified)

Specialist Provision

• Aussie (Exemplary schools share good practise with other schools

Primary schools

• Aussie ( Fundamental Skills programme)

Student leadership

• Aussie ( Sport leader programme)

Awards for excellence

• Aussie (State blue award)

Sports Personality

• Aussie (Sports person in school project links)

• Climate is favourable
• Associated with balanced active healthy lifestyle
• Bush, frontier culture can be experienced
• Outstanding natural resources
• Important area of education - examined subject
• Victoria Youth development programme outdoor education programme that incorportates army, ambulance, fire service

• Primary and High schools - Sport taught to the highest quality in primary and high schools. Co-ordinate national inter-school competition
• School sport network - agency for teachers involved in sports - encouraging and preparing young children for an active lifestyle
• Junior sport programmes - Modify games and provide resources, coaching, and competitions
• Active after school community programmes - Primary school children to free, structured p.e programmes after school, aimed at non active children
• Local sporting champions programme - Financial support for equipment, uniforms, travel
• Bluearth programme - Specialists in movement and health work alongside teachers to improve fitness and motor skills.
• Aussie Sports - Modify rules, reduce the dimensions of playing environment and introduce child friendly equipment

Atleast one institute in each state (eg......

• Victoria institute of sport (VIS)
• South australia institute of sport (SASI)

Funding from government and business sponsership

No hierachy of importance

Monitored by national elite sports council

Functions

• Highest quality of coaching and technology support
• Recieve treatment from sport medical services
• Educational and vocational services provided

• Government initiated an inquiry into management of football 
• Governing body (Football federation of Australia) was established to promote it 
• National league was established
• Defused racial problems by enforcing withdrawal of ethnic team names
• Spectator interest was increased (positive media interests)
• Increased public and media interest (sponsership deals)
• Victory against UK -sign of progression
• National competition for women, supported by the AIS
• 1 million players in Australia (fastest growing sport)
• FFA is bidding to host the 2018 world cup