Healthy Sports Club Resources
Use these helpful resources to meet your Healthy Sports Clubs targets.
Physical Activity & Active Recreation
- Heart Foundation- Walking Group
- Live Lighter – Resources promoting healthy lifestyles
- Australian Government – Australia’s Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviours Guidelines
- Vic Health – Physical activity and sedentary behaviour evidence summary
- Strategic Sport – Case study example of introducing a social sport
- NSW Government – Things families can do today to introduce active living habits
- Sport Australia – Playing for Life activity cards
- VicHealth – Active for Life through Sport resource
Healthy Food & Beverages
- Healthy Eating Advisory Service – Vending Assessment
- Healthy Eating Advisory Service – Plan-o-gram
- Healthy Eating Advisory Service – Free online training for point of sale staff
- Healthy Eating Advisory Service- Recipes for green and amber food/meals
- Eat for Health- Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
- Live Lighter – Resources to promote healthy lifestyles
- Rethink Sugary Drinks- Tips and resources
- Vicsport – Healthy and Welcoming Sport
- Healthy Eating Advisory Service- Training for retail food outlets
- Australian Government – Healthy eating for children
- Australian Government – Healthy eating for adults
- Australian Government – Eat for health
- Good Sports – Water is available poster
- Vicsport/ VicHealth- Suppliers drink list
- Healthy Sports Clubs- Menu Assessment
- Healthy Sports Clubs- Master Healthy Changes
- Eat for health- Dietary Guidelines poster
- Monash Health- Supermarket Catering Guide
- Food Sports- Healthy fundraising
- Monash Health- Healthy Choices poster
- Good Sports- Water is a winner poster
AFL Specific:
- Sports Dietitians Australia – Fuelling Active Kids
Injury Prevention
- Sports Medicine Australia – Sports fact sheets
- Sports Medicine Australia – Policy Templates
- Play by the rules – Policy Templates
- Sports Medicine Australia – Sports Injury Record Form
- Sports Medicine Australia – Sports fact sheets
- Play by the rules – Posters & Postcards
- Play by the rules – Online Training
- Smart Play – Preventing Cricket Injuries
- The George Institute Talks – Safety this Summer
- Sports Medicine Australia – Beat the Heat fact sheet
Smoke Free Clubs
- Quit- QuitMail
- Quit- Quit Coach
- Quit- Website
- WHO- World No Tobacco Day
- Quit Victoria – Resources for sports clubs
- Quit- Smokefree Clubs
- Victoria State Government – Current Bans
- Quit Victoria –Guidelines to implement smoke free environments
- Vicsport – Healthy and Welcoming Sport
- Department of Health Victoria – Tobacco Reforms
- Play by the Rules- Feedback process for non-compliance
Responsible Alcohol Consumption
- Good Sports – Alcohol resources
- Good Sports – Responsible Service of Alcohol courses
- Vicsport – Responsible Use of Alcohol
- Play by the Rules- Feedback process for non-compliance
Preventing Drug Harm
- Australian Government – Drug help resources
- Alcohol and Drug Foundation – Resources
- Good Sports – Tackling Illegal Drugs resources
- Sports integrity e-book—Helping you know and manage the risks
Mental Wellness
- Headspace- Mental Health or mental illness?
- Headspace- Tips to keep good mental Health
- Healthdirect.gov.au- Mindfulness and mental health
- Beyond Blue- Wellbeing tools for you
- Love me, love you- Toolkit
- R U Ok?- Hey Sport, RU OK?
- The Men’s Project- The Man Box
- Tackle your Feelings- Tackle Your Feelings
- Orygen – Supporting mental wellbeing in community sport: Guide, toolkit, checklist and video
- Movember – Ahead of the Game
- Read the Play – Sporting Groups
- Black Dog Institute – Free Community Resources
- Black Dog Institute – Free Mental Fitness Program
Mental wellness co-benefits and other health areas
LGBTI+
- Headspace- Sexuality and Mental Health
Alcohol and other drugs:
- Headspace- Cut back on alcohol and drugs
Healthy food and beverages:
- Headspace- Eat well
Physical activity:
- Headspace- Stay active
Inclusion
- Play by the rules- Inclusion and Diversity- What can you do?
- Sport Australia- Inclusion glossary
- Centre for Multicultural Youth- Coaching Inclusively
- Club Respect- Club Respect
Women and Girls
- Sport Australia- Trans and Gender Diverse Inclusion
- Sports and Recreation Victoria- Female friendly sport infrastructure guidelines
- Victorian State Government- Change Our Game
- Sports Medicine Australia- Active Women in Sport
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
- Reconciliation Australia- Reconciliation Action Plans
- VicHealth: Everyone Wins – Community Sporting Clubs Toolkit – Coaching Indigenous people
Older People
- VicHealth- Retirees: physical activity insights
- VicHealth- How to stay active during Covid 19 (older adults)
- Sports Medicine Australia- Active older people
- COTA Victoria- Strength for Life
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse
- Australian Government- CALD market segmentation for sport participation
- Active Moreland Fact Sheet- Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD)
- AFL- CALD inclusive Australian community football clubs
- Centre for Multicultural Youth- Embracing diversity within your club structures and developing an inclusive club culture
- Monash Health Refugee Health and Wellbeing – South East Region Refugee & Asylum Seeker Service Directory (Edition 12, September 2021)
LGBTI+
- Proud 2 Play- Proud 2 Play
- Pride in Sport – Resources
- Pride Cup – Host a Pride Cup or book an Education Session
People with Disability
- Sport Australia- TRE Model (disability inclusion)
- Access All Abilities Play- Access All Abilities Play
- NDIS- Sports Guide
Sun Protection
- SunSmart – Sample Policy
- SunSmart – Widget
- SunSmart- App
- SunSmart – Interactive tools
- SunSmart – Publications and posters
- Vicsport – Healthy and Welcoming Sport
- SunSmart – Online learning modules
Posters
- SunSmart – 10 myths about sun protection
- SunSmart – Being SunSmart in Victoria
- SunSmart – Outside Sun Smart Facilities sign
- SunSmart – Play is safe with Sid Seagull
- SunSmart – Sid Seagull 5 steps poster
- SunSmart – Today’s sun protection times
Climate Change
- VicHealth – Increasing Active Travel in Australia
- Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO – State of the Climate
- Sports Environment Alliance – No Planet No Play: Assessment and Pledge
- Sports Environment Alliance – Future Proofing Community Sport & Recreation Facilities
- Climate Council – Sports Action toolkit
- Sustainability Victoria (on behalf of Vic Gov) – Community Energy for Sporting Clubs recorded online event