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Good Sports
Healthy clubs.
Strong communities.
Australian Drug Foundation
 NGO / Registered Charity – in existence since 1959
 Aim is to ‘prevent drug problems in the community’
 Good Sports is a community program of the ADF
 Head Office based in Melbourne
ADF National Strategies
June 2012 – July 2015
1. To engage and support communities effectively to address
alcohol and drug issues through programs and services.
2. To influence policy, legislative and regulatory environments
and communities to prevent and reduce alcohol and other
drug harm.
3. To be a sustainable and capable organisation that integrates
innovation and effort.
Introduction to
Good Sports
Good Sports objectives
1.
Reduction in risky drinking in the short and long-term by
club members
2.
Reduction in alcohol related problems, specifically drinkdriving
3.
Increase club viability and involvement with the community
Program overview
 National Club numbers (6,000 +)
 Operational since 2000
 Evidence based accreditation program
 Cultural change is the focus
 Funded by national, state and local government
 Funded by VicHealth, TAC and DoH in Victoria
 Aiming for national corporate sponsors
• Community
sporting clubs
are our focus
• All staff work to
support clubs
• The PO is the
‘face’ of the
program
Delivery structure
 Rural Victoria – 9 Community Partners and 3 contracted Project Officers
 Metropolitan Melbourne – 12 contracted Project Officers
Evidence based program
Good Sports’ Impact on Excessive Alcohol Consumption
Recently completed four-year Randomised Controlled Trial results:
 Demonstrated that the modified Good Sports program reduced the
prevalence of overall hazardous/harmful alcohol use, and the risk of
dependence. Implementation of the program is therefore likely to make
important contribution to reductions in alcohol-related harm in the
community.
 RCT results will be available once the research has been published.
Evidence based program cont…
Case studies and process evaluations have shown that Good Sports is:
 Easy to implement
 Responsive to clubs’ needs
 Well regarded by committees and members
Observational studies indicate that each level of Good Sports
Accreditation is associated with:
 A 15% reduction in short term drinking
 A 14% reduction in long term risky drinking
 An 8% reduction in drink driving
Return on Investment
KPMG Report
Economic evaluation of the Good Sports program – findings
 Reduced economic costs associated with short term risky drinking
behaviour valued at approximately $9.7 million, or about $2,692 per
club by Level 3;
 963 people avoided a road accident, fall, and assault casualties by Level
3;
 For every one dollar invested in developing a Level 3 club, it is expected
that $3.10 will be returned.
Good Sports Club Benefits
Good Sports
Accreditation levels
Accreditation Levels
• Compliance with
underpins Good
responsibility, and
members,
to
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•
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relevant liquor licensing laws is the
Sports because clubs have a legal
the associated duty of care to their
sell
alcohol
within
the
law.
Level 1 – Compliance
Level 2 – Bar Management & Practices
Level 3 – Policy
There is also Level 0 for clubs that do sell or consume alcohol
at the club
Where to from here?
• Our vision is to make every community sporting club a Good
Sports club;
• Introduction of new versions of Good Sports to work with:
 Level 3 clubs (Graduate)
 Remote
 Junior
 Professional clubs
Thank you!
GoodSports.com.au
Facebook.com/GoodSportsClubs