Healthy Sports Club Resources

• Australian Government – Physical Activity and Exercise Guidelines for All Australians  
• Heart Foundation – Walking Group    
• Monash Health – Physical Activity & Active Recreation webinar 
• NSW Government – Things families can do today to introduce active living habits 
• Sport Australia – Playing for Life activity cards 
• Sport Australia – Resources on developing physical literacy   
• Strategic Sport – Case study example of introducing a social sport 
• VicHealth – Physical activity and sedentary behaviour evidence summary   
• VicHealth – Insights to engage Victorians in physical activity at different life stages  
• VicHealth – Designing and delivering sport to engage people who are less active
• VicHealth – Active for Life through Sport resource 

• Australian Government “Eat for Health” – Healthy eating for infants, children and teenagers (guidelines)
• Australian Government “Eat for Health” – Healthy eating for infants, children and teenagers (guidelines)
• Australian Government “Eat for Health” – Australian Dietary Guidelines (all age groups)   
• Australian Government “Eat for Health” – Australian Dietary Guidelines (all age groups) summary poster
• Australian Government “Eat for Health” – Australian Guide to Healthy Eating poster  
• Good Sports –  Healthy fundraising 
• Good Sports –  Water is a winner poster   
• Healthy Eating Advisory Service – Healthy Choices ‘Traffic Light System’ for categorising food and beverages
• Healthy Eating Advisory Service – FoodChecker   
• Healthy Eating Advisory Service – Information about healthy vending   
• Healthy Eating Advisory Service – Healthy vending plan-o-grams  
• Healthy Eating Advisory Service – Catering for Good Directory (healthy catering database)
• Healthy Eating Advisory Service – Free online training for point of sale staff  
• Healthy Eating Advisory Service – Free online training for retail food outlets  
• Healthy Eating Advisory Service – Recipes for green and amber food/meals 
• Healthy Eating Advisory Service – Simple changes for healthier catering  
• Healthy Sports Clubs – Menu Assessment Template   
• Healthy Sports Clubs – Healthy Changes Menu Swaps/Product List   
• Live Lighter – Resources promoting healthy lifestyles   
• Monash Health – Kids healthy lunchbox webinar (30 minutes)   
• Monash Health – Supermarket Catering Guide  
• Monash Health – Healthy Choices poster  
• Rethink Sugary Drink – Tips and resources
• Rethink Sugary Drink – Free online webinar ‘Reducing Sugary Drinks Availability in Sport and Recreation Centres’ 
• Sports Dietitians Australia – Nutrition for the Junior Athlete (ages 5-11) infographic   
• Sports Dietitians Australia – Nutrition for the Adolescent Athlete factsheet  
• Sports Dietitians Australia – Halftime snacks for active kids   
• Sports Dietitians Australia – ‘Food for your sport’ sport-specific nutrition information   
• Sports Dietitians Australia – Sports nutrition factsheets   
• VicHealth – Water: the clear winner in junior sport  
• Vicsport – Healthy Eating  
• Vicsport/VicHealth – Suppliers drink list 
• Victoria State Government “Better Health Channel” – Information about sporting performance and food

• Monash Health – Injury prevention workshop recording (1 hour)  
• Sports Medicine Australia – Sport-specific injury prevention fact sheets  
• Sports Medicine Australia – Policy Templates  
• Sports Medicine Australia – Sports Injury Record Form   
• The George Institute Talks – Safety this Summer webinar  
• Vicsport – Hot weather resources  
• Victoria State Government “Better Health Channel” – Sport-specific exercise safety and injury prevention information   
• Victoria State Government “Better Health Channel” – Heat–related health problems  

• Department of Health Victoria – Tobacco Reforms resources and factsheets   
• Good Sports – Vaping factsheet
• Good Sports – Smokefree environment poster
• Play by the Rules – Feedback process for non-compliance   
• Quit – Website 
• Quit – Resource order form
• Quit – Tools and resources to implement Smokfree Sporting Clubs 
• Quit – QuitCoach personalised quitting plan 
• Quit – Build your quit plan  
• Quit – QuitTxt SMS quit support service   
• Vicsport – Smokefree Sport 
• Victoria State Government – Current bans (underage sporting events) 
• WHO – World No Tobacco Day resources 

General

• Centre for Multicultural Youth – Coaching inclusively (factsheet) 
• Centre for Multicultural Youth – Embracing diversity within your club structures and developing an inclusive club culture 
• Centre for Multicultural Youth – Attracting and retaining diverse junior members (factsheet) 
• Centre for Multicultural Youth – Developing inclusive social media and websites (factsheet) 
• Club Respect – Website 
• Monash Health – Inclusive uniform guide for sports clubs
• Play by the Rules – Inclusion and diversity: what is it? 
• Play by the Rules – Inclusion and Diversity: What can you do? 
• Play by the Rules – Posters & Postcards 
• Play by the Rules – Online Training 
• Play by the Rules – Policy Templates 
• Play by the Rules – The 7 pillars of inclusion 
• Sports Integrity Australia and Play by the Rules – ‘Inclusive coaching’ online course 
• Sport Australia – Inclusive sport 
• Sport Australia – Benefits of inclusion in sport 
• Vicsport – Information and resources about inclusion and diversity in sport 

Women and Girls 

• Clearinghouse for Sport – Women in sport 
• Game Changing. Period – Website 
• Monash Health – Fair Access: inclusion of women and girls forum
• Sport Australia – Trans and Gender Diverse Inclusion 
• Sport Australia – Women and girls 
• Sports and Recreation Victoria – Female friendly sport infrastructure guidelines 
• Sports Medicine Australia – Active Women in Sport 
• Vicsport – Welcoming Sport resources for women and girls  
• Victorian State Government – Change Our Game campaign 
• VicHealth – This Girl Can 
  

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 

• AFL – Making your club culturally inclusive for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People 
• Clearinghouse for Sport – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and sport 
• Reconciliation Australia – Reconciliation Action Plans 
• VicHealth – Community Sporting Clubs Toolkit – Coaching Indigenous people 
• Sport Australia – Yulunga Traditional Indigenous Games activity cards 
• Sport Australia – First Nations Australians 
• Vicsport – Welcoming Sport resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people  

Older People 

• Australian Government – Choose Health: Be Active (physical activity guide for older Australians) 
• Australian Government – Physical activity and exercise guidelines for older Australians (65 years and over) 
• Better Health Channel – Physical activity for seniors 
• Clearinghouse for Sport – Mature-aged sport and physical activity information  
• COTA Victoria – How to engage older people in sport and physical activity (a resource for sporting, recreation and fitness clubs) 
• COTA Victoria – Living Longer Living Stronger strength and balance program 
• Healthdirect Australia – Physical activity guidelines for older adults 
• Sport Australia – Participation across life stages (older adults) 

Culturally and Linguistically Diverse 

• AFL – CALD inclusive Australian community football clubs 
• Australian Government – CALD market segmentation for sport participation 
• Centre for Multicultural Youth – Game Plan resource kit (supporting cultural diversity in sports clubs) 
• Monash Health Refugee Health and Wellbeing – South East Region Refugee & Asylum Seeker Service Directory (2021) 
• Sport Australia – Cultural, racial and linguistically diverse communities  
• Vicsport – Welcoming Sport resources for culturally and linguistically diverse communities 

LGBTI+ 

• Pride in Sport – Resources 
• Pride in Sport – Language and terminology  
• Pride Cup – Host a Pride Cup or book an Education Session  
• Proud 2 Play – Proud 2 Play campaign 
• Sport Australia- Trans and Gender Diverse Inclusion 
• Sport Australia – Common terms  
• Sport Australia – LGBTIQ+ 
• Sports Integrity Australia and Play by the Rules – ‘LGBTI+ inclusive club’ online course 
• Vicsport – LGBTIQ+ 

People with Disability 

• Access All Abilities Play – Access for All Abilities ‘Play’ directory and resources 
• Clearinghouse for Sport – Persons with disability in sport 
• Disability Sport and Recreation – NDIS Sports Guide  
• Disability Sport and Recreation – Show Us You Can Play! campaign  
• Play by the Rules – Disability inclusion policy template for sports clubs 
• Special Olympics – Coaching resources 
• Sport Australia – TREE Model (disability inclusion) 
• Sport Australia – People with disability 
• Vicsport – Welcoming Sport resources for people with a disability 

• Good Sports – Managing alcohol at your club 
• Good Sports – Alcohol resources 
• Good Sports – Responsible Service of Alcohol courses 
• Good Sports – Victoria: Alcohol and Other Drugs support services (poster) 
• Good Sports – Standard drinks 
• Good Sports – Safer drinking at sports clubs 
• Play by the Rules – Alcohol policy template for sports clubs 
• Play by the Rules – Feedback process for non-compliance 
• Vicsport – Responsible use of alcohol 
• Vicsport – We don’t serve alcohol 

• Australian Government – Drug Help resources 
• Alcohol and Drug Foundation – Resources 
• Good Sports – Responding to illegal drugs at your club (guidelines) 
• Good Sports – Responding to illegal drugs at your club (poster) 
• Good Sports – Victoria: Alcohol and Other Drugs support services (poster) 
• Healthdirect Australia – Drugs in Sport 
• Sports Integrity Australia and Play by the Rules – ‘Introduction to illicit drugs in sport’ and ‘Anti-doping fundamentals’ online courses 

• Beyond Blue – Mental Health Services and Support Helplines (including downloadable poster) 
• Black Dog Institute – Free Mental Fitness Program for high-school aged young people
• Black Dog Institute – Free Community Resources  
• Good Sports – Mental health poster for sports clubs    
• Good Sports – Mental health information for sports clubs 
• Headspace – Tips to keep good mental health   
• Headspace – What is mental health, what is mental illness? factsheet 
• Healthdirect – Mindfulness information 
• Life in Mind - Tools and resources 
• Mental Health First Aid Australia – Training for adults and young people to learn how to assist and support someone experiencing a mental health problem   
• Movember – Ahead of the Game program   
• Orygen – Supporting mental wellbeing in community sport: Guide, toolkit, checklist and video 
• Orygen – What works for mental health in sporting teams? evidence summary   
• Outside the Locker Room – Education programs for sports clubs
• Read the Play – Sporting groups mental health program 
• R U Ok? – Hey Sport, RU OK?  
• The Men’s Project – The Man Box   
• Tackle your Feelings – Our resources
• Tackle your Feelings – Free mental health training program for AFL players 

Mental wellness co-benefits and other health areas

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander:  

• Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet – Social and Emotional Wellbeing framework
• Beyond Blue – First Nations Peoples mental health 

Alcohol and other drugs: 

• Headspace – Limit alcohol and drugs to help your headspace (factsheet) 

Healthy food and beverages: 

• Butterfly Foundation – Prevention programs for sporting clubs
• Butterfly Foundation – Presentation for young people  
• Butterfly Foundation – Coaching and support staff workshops 

• Eating Disorders Victoria – Eating disorders sport coaches, clubs, and teams factsheet
• Headspace – Eating well for a healthy headspace (factsheet) 

LGBTI+: 

• Headspace – Sexuality and mental health (factsheet) 
• Proud2Play – Sports club hub
• VicSport – LGBTIQ+

Physical activity: 

• GippSport – Maximising youth participation in sport and active recreation checklist
• Headspace – Moving your way to a healthy headspace (factsheet) 

• SunSmart – Top SunSmart tips for your sport (sport-specific information)  
• SunSmart – Sun protection policies for sports groups 
• SunSmart – Resources for sports groups (interactive tools, communication templates, SunSmart messaging) 
• SunSmart – Online learning modules
• Vicsport – Ultraviolet Protection 

Posters:

• SunSmart – Order hardcopy posters and publications
• 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 

• Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO – State of the Climate 
• Climate Council – Sports Climate Action toolkit 
• Climate Council – Game, Set, Match: Calling Time on Climate Inaction (report) 
• Earth.org – The influence of the sports industry on climate change and how it can be a part of the solution (article)
• Research article – Sport and climate change—how will climate change affect sport?
• Sports Environment Alliance – Future Proofing Community Sport & Recreation Facilities
• Sustainable Sports Program – Website
• Sustainability Victoria – Community Energy for Sporting Clubs recorded online event
• United Nations – Sports for Climate Action
• United Nations – Addressing climate change through sport (policy brief)
• VicHealth – Increasing Active Travel in Australia