Eligibility guidelines

Good Sports was designed and funded to work with local community sporting clubs.  For a club to participate in the program, it must meet the criteria in both points 1 & 2 (or be an exception in point 3) below.

1. Which ‘sports' can be involved?

Clubs from the following list of 84 sports only, can be included in the program.

2. What is a ‘community sports club'?

A club must satisfy all of the following seven criteria of a community sports club to be included in the program.

• a) The Club comes from a sport on the Good Sports approved list (see above)
• b) The Club has a committee of management that is generally run by volunteers
• c) Committee of management knows and has regular direct access and ability to influence individual members within the club
• d) Anyone (regardless of ability) is able to become a member and participate (not elite)
• e) The Club provides the opportunity for members to participate in sporting competition against other clubs
• f) Generally has some membership fee to join
• g) Is not for profit, with all funds going back into the club (not a commercial operation)
  

3. Exceptions from the ‘traditional' community sports club model.

Three exceptions are permitted.

• a) Local sports associations / leagues that operate their sporting competition from a central facility. These associations/leagues are for competitions whereby teams compete against one another as opposed to clubs. 
• b) Sports clubs (that are an amalgamation of a number of community sports clubs sharing one facility)
• c) Umpires Associations

These exceptions must meet all the following criteria:

• Be on the list of approved sports (see point 1)
• Have a committee of management
• Have members (clubs or individuals)
• Anyone (regardless of ability) is able to become a member and participate (not elite)
• Provide the opportunity for members to participate in sporting competition against other clubs
• Hold a liquor license
• Be ‘not for profit'

Note: The following are an example of ‘clubs', venues, organisations, etc. that are ineligible to register in the program:

• Any commercial club or centre
• Sports centres or venues
• Community / Recreation / Leisure / Fitness centres
• Registered clubs (eg. Leagues / RSL clubs)
• State Sporting Associations
• ‘Ethnic' clubs (that are not sports based)
• Scouts and Guides
• Rotary

Clubs operating inside a hotel (eg. darts, billiards and snooker, etc.) are also not permitted to join. Clubs operating inside a commercial venue (eg. ten-pin bowling, go-karting, etc.), may join, but must not display their merchandise at the centre.