Threats to sports integrity include those which impact honest sport, such as doping and match fixing, as well as those which impact peoples positive experience in sport, such as abuse, discrimination and harassment.
Everyone has a role to play, including organisations and individuals.
Sport organisations:
- Shared values and positive culture
- Committed and strong leadership
- Understand and adhere to laws
- Robust codes of conduct and integrity related policies
- Ongoing education and training for all members, participants and staff/volunteers
- Ongoing communication to all members
Individuals (participants, administrators, coaches, managers, volunteers, spectators etc):
- Strong personal values and ethical decision making
- Understand and adhere to laws
- Adhere to your sport organisations policies and codes of conduct
- Be informed and take part in relevant training
Resource directory
Integrity is a broad topic and there are a wide range of resources available to organisations and individuals. Where relevant, always check with your state or national sporting organisation for guidance and advice first.
Our Safe and Fair Clubs section covers a wide range of practical advice for clubs on integrity issues.
Good Sports – accreditation, resources, training
Office of Sport – bullying information
Office of Sport - Child Safe Sport
Office of Sport – complaints information
Office of Sport – Fair Play
Play by the Rules – tips for committees, coaches, officials, parents and players
Office of Sport – Discrimination information
Office of Sport – eSafety information
Play by the Rules – Ethical decisions online course
Play by the Rules – Walking the Talk online course
Office of Sport – Harassment information
Play by the Rules – harassment online training
Good Sports – tackling illegal drugs program for clubs
Play by the Rules – inclusion and diversity advice
Play by the Rules – sport club/organisation case studies
Office of Sport - advice for State/Peak Sporting Organisations
Governance – Play by the Rules – Governance advice for clubs
Play by the Rules – introduction to integrity
Keep Sport honest online training
NSW Office of Liquor and Gaming - sport wagering in NSW
Play by the Rules – match fixing and grassroots sport ebook
Office of Sport – Member protection information
Office of Sport – Mental health information