NEW ARRIVALS SPORT AND RECREATION FORUM

OFFICE FOR RECREATION AND SPORT PERSPECTIVE

LAURA PERDUESenior Project Officer Specific Populations

FUNDING

Since financial year 2002/2003 (4yrs) funding provided from ORS for projects specific to new arrivals has totalled $315k (grants and special initiatives)

Small amounts of funding from other Govt departments also (OFY)

MAIN RECIPIENTS OF $$$ Migrant Resource Centre SA – subsidy, linking and promotion Multicultural Communities Council SA – sporting

organisation development, promotion and linking SA Amateur Soccer League – teams and individuals into

SAASL with assistance from MRC Basketball Association of SA – Introductory activities and

social competition Adelaide Secondary School of English – After school sport

program-introduction, promotion and linking Taekwondo Australia – City of West Torrens Library program Indoor Soccer Australia – Accessible indoor competition Lutheran Community Care – Community development

ORS DIRECTION TO DATE Consultation with support agencies and individuals

Organisational education and awareness – development and delivery of cross-cultural awareness training for sport and recreation organisations

Linking – sport and rec providers to support agencies, promotional avenues

Project planning

DEVELOP AND SUPPORT PROJECTS THAT:

Overcome barriers – cost, transport, culturally sensitive

Offer accessible, welcoming environment

Provide an introduction to sport

Educate participants, families and sporting orgs.

More recently – community development

MODELS OF PARTICIPATION Segregated introductory programs – soccer clinics

Integrated introductory programs – Ingle Farm PS

Creation of new segregated and integrated accessible, low cost, competitions (Indoor Soccer League, SAASL tournament, 3-ball)

Teams competing in social-based competition – BASA NAP

Integration into mainstream competitions both as teams and individuals

CHALLENGES So many complex barriers and issues for participants

Groups wanting to form their own clubs and teams – very expensive and resource intensive

Linking participants from introductory activities to ongoing participation

Sporting organisations lack of human resources, particularly coaches

LESSONS LEARNT Taking the activity to the participants significantly increases

chance of success

Support agencies and sport and recreation providers must work together

Community development at a local level is needed to increase participation in community based sport

Rome wasn’t built in a day – development takes time, particularly when addressing complex issues

A variety of options are important – from fully flexible to structured competition requiring ongoing commitment

FUTURE DIRECTION Community development model – Sporting Chance –

documenting and learning

Education of participants/families and support agencies – sporting system, why sport is important

Cross-cultural awareness for sporting organisations

New Arrival Program school survey

Further work with SSO’s and their clubs that are keen, welcoming and accessible – promote them specifically

Continued linking and networking