Club Development Resources
UniSport Australia has developed the below list of club development resources including examples of policies, templates and university showcases that can be used to assist with the management and of university sport clubs.
If there are resources that you would like to share across the UniSport membership , please contact your Member Relationship Manager.
There will be ongoing updates to this page as more resources become available. Please check back often for updates.
Club Development Resources
Financial management
- Club budget template - UniSA
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Financial Management presentation and workbook - Active Approach -
Club Financial Management Guide - Office for Sport & Recreation SA -
Community Finance Centre - Our Community -
Financial management fact sheet - Sport Australia -
Finanical planning, annual budget template and monthly budget report template - AFL
Governance
- Governance principles - Sport Australia
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Sport governance webinars - Sport Australia
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Developing a constitution - template from the NSW Office of Sport -
Constitution template - Sport Australia
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Conflict of interest template - NSW Office of Sport -
Conflict management - Club Help -
Managing conflict at your club - Play by the Rules -
Member protection policy template - Play by the Rules -
Complaints policy and procedures sample - Club Help -
Complaints handling - Play by the Rules
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Club Health Check and Game Plan - Sport Australia -
25 steps to successful club management - Star Club, SA Office of Recreation & Sport -
Position descriptions for your committee - Our Community -
Club secretary resources - Sports Community -
Board skills template - NSW Office of Sport -
Club administration guidelines and policies - Monash University -
Sport club affiliation agreement - Arc Sport @ UNSW -
First club general meeting agenda template - UniSA -
Club AGM minutes template - UniSA -
Club committee meeting template - UniSA -
Club annual report template - UniSA -
Club Handbook - University of Western Australia
Inclusion and diversity
- Affiliated Clubs Inclusion Framework - Monash University
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What is inclusion and diversity? - Play by the Rules -
Creating inclusive clubs - Play by the Rules -
Inclusion in action video series - Inclusive Sport Design -
Fundamentals of inclusive sport programs - Inclusive Sport Design -
How to write a club inclusion committment statement FREE course - Inclusive Sport Design -
Inclusive and diverse clubs presentation - Leisure Networks -
'I'll stand with you' campaign video - VicSport -
Modified sports programs and resources - Clearinghouse for Sport -
Inlusion program and policy resources - viaSPORT (British Columbia) -
Resources and information on building a culture of respect - Club Respect
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P2P Guidelines for the inclusion of LGBTi+ - Proud 2 Play -
P2P Tips for community engagement - Proud 2 Play -
P2P Tips for talking to your committee - Proud 2 Play -
P2P LGBTI+ Inclusion checklist for community sport clubs - Proud 2 Play -
P2P safe space poster - Proud 2 Play -
P2P safe space poster 2 - Proud 2 Play -
P2P homophobia & transphobia poster - Proud 2 Play -
P20 homophobia & transphobia poster 2 - Proud 2 Play -
Trans and Gender Inclusion - Sport Australia -
Guidelines for the inclusions of transgender and gedner diverse people in community cirket - Cricket Australia -
Policy for inclusion of transgender and gender diverse players in elite cricket - Cricket Australia -
Proud2Play 2020 Impact Report -
Pride inclusion programs - ACON -
Tennis Victoria inclusion programs and video -
Top 10 tips to be an effective rainbow ally - RMIT -
Fair Go Sport video - RMIT -
Pride in Sport - Webinar Presented by Beau Newell, Pride in Sport
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The Final Quarter Film and education resources - message from Director Ian Darling -
Racism in sport clubs guide - Vicsport
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The Disability Resource - La Trobe University -
Disability inclusion policy template - Play by the Rules
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Surf her way strategy - Surfing Victoria -
Vision 2025: the future of women and girls in golf - Golf Australia -
Women in sport and recreation communication and marketing strategies - Victorian Government -
A level playing field - the case for investing in women's sport - Victoria University -
No boundaries for women and girls in sport and physical activity - Australian Women in Sport Advisory Group -
She Can Program - Arc Sport @ UNSW -
Women in Sport Program - UTS Sport
Recruitment and retention
- Tips for engaging newcomers in sport - SIRC
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Retention and participation in sport post COVID presentation - VicSport -
Team La Trobe - The Clubs Experience video -
Market segementation for sports participation overview & video - Sport Australia
Risk management
Risk management presentation - Sports Community
Volunteer management
- Volunteer toolkit - Good Sports
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Recruiting Volunteers fact sheet - Sport Australia -
Volunteering standards - Volunteering Australia -
Planning, recuriting, managing and retaining volunteers - Our Community -
UniSport Australia promo video - Volunteering and Interning -
Recruiting & retaining volunteers - Leisure networks presentation -
Volunteer Management Plan (Webinar from Natalie Broom)
Training and education
- Our Community - Not-for-profit Training Centre
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Sports Community Webinars -
UniSport student leadership training resources page
Social media
- Club social media toolkit - Good Sports
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Social media policy - Our Community -
Social media policy template - Play by the Rules -
21 social media apps you need - Hootsuite -
Guide - What People Really Want from Your Social Brand - Hootsuite -
Social media strategies for your club - Webinar from Ryan Mobilia, RMIT
Funding
- Funding Centre - Our Community
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Open Grants - Sports Community -
Five steps for writing a grant application - NSW Office of Sport -
Grant application checklist - Sports Community -
Steps to writing a grant application - Sport NSW -
ClubGRANTS - how to apply
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Fundraising for your club - ClubHelp -
Fundraising Directory -
Club fundraising kit - Good Sports -
Fundraising for your club - Australian Sports Foundation presentation
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Sponsorship for your club - ClubHelp
Planning, events and communications
Strategic planning
- Particpation design toolkit - Sport Australia
- Strategic planning and strategic planning template - AFL
- Planning for your club - NSW Office of Sport
- Your club plan in 2 hours - Vicsport presentation and workbook
- Sport club survey response and associated club strategy - Arc Sport @ UNSW
Succession planning
- Succession planning and succession planning template - AFL
- Succession planning - Community Club Toolkit
Events
- Managing activities and events - NSW Office of Sport
- How to manage a sporting event - UniSport Australia Webinar
Marketing and communications
- Communications plan fact sheet - Sport Australia
- Communications plan and template - AFL
- Communication policy template - Play by the Rules
- Marketing plan and template - AFL
- Marketing & Communications Centre - Our Community
COVID-19 Return to Play resources
For sport specific and State Government COVID-19 related updates, please visit the UniSport COVID-19 Updates page.
- Impact of COVID-19 on community sport survey report - Australian Sports Foundation
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Return to sport toolkit - Sport Australia -
National principles for the resumption of sport and recreation activities - Department of Health, Australian Government -
Sports Trainer COVID safe practice guide - Sport Australia & Sports Medicine Australia -
COVID-19 infection control training - Department of Health, Australian Government -
COVID-19 awareness course - Play by the Rules -
COVID Safe Sport Coaches certification program - Confederation of Australian Sport -
Tips to engage members online – UniSA -
Guide to running a club AGM online - Landers & Rogers -
Tips to progress your sport club while is isolation - Club Respect -
Responding to a pandemic: a practical guide for volunteer involving organisations -Volunteering Queensland -
Hey sport, R U OK? resources - R U OK? -
Return to sport resources - easy read guides, social stories, communication & engagement guides - Inclusive Sport SA
Health and wellbeing
- Disordered eating community sport resources - AIS
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Selecting mental health program providers for clubs - VicHealth