Research
The Australian Sports Commission, is committed to leading and growing an innovative national sport sector that embraces knowledge creation and sharing, and continues to produce world leading sports science and research outcomes for the benefit of the sport sector and the wider Australian community.
Clearinghouse for Sport
The Clearinghouse for Sport (Clearinghouse), has been established to facilitate the exchange of information and knowledge across the Australian sport sector and all levels of Australian governments. The Clearinghouse operates in the context of a number of relevant sport (and active recreation) research fields, practitioner disciplines, and priority policy areas. The Clearinghouse will seek to achieve the following:
- Collect and disseminate high quality information relevant to the Australian sport sector;
- Provide Australian governments with comprehensive and policy relevant, analysis and synthesis of information and research relating to sport, and the value of sport to the Australian community;
- Inform sport/sports practitioners (such as athletes, coaches, physical educators, scientists, researchers, administrators, volunteers, and officials) about best practice and promising practice; and,
- Provide the Australian community with high quality information on sport.
The Clearinghouse will be implemented over a number of years between 2011 and 2013. During this time the Clearinghouse will expand its services progressively to include new audiences and a range of priority information resources.
National Sport Information Centre
The National Sport Information Centre (NSIC), a program of the Australian Sports Commission (ASC), provides a national focus to achieve sport information, research, and knowledge outcomes for Australian Sport.
Located on the grounds of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), in Canberra, the NSIC provides a range of expanded services to Australia’s national high performance coaches, sport scientists, sports administrators, and athletes, including past and present AIS scholarship holders.
The NSIC is open to the public and makes available a comprehensive range of research resources to teachers, physical educators, students, media, and sport enthusiasts alike. The NSIC is also responsible for leading and establishing the Clearinghouse for Sport.
AIS Applied Research Centre
The focus of the AIS Applied Research Centre is to increase the capacity for relevant research across the diverse disciplines that comprise the Sports Science Sports Medicine departments of the AIS. In addition to ‘in-house’ research, the Centre is the vehicle for negotiation with potential collaborators and funding agencies, as well as for promotion of innovative achievements.
A key component of the Centre’s activity is the formation of collaborative arrangements that provide the AIS with increased access to expertise and other research resources. The Centre has enjoyed enormous success on this front, collaborating with Universities, Businesses, Sporting Organisations and other government research agencies. Most recently, the Centre has been involved with large scale research projects with the CSIRO and National ICT Australia (NICTA).
CASRO Research Group
The CASRO Research Group (CRG) is a sub-committee of the Committee of Australian Sport and Recreation Officials (CASRO), consisting of representatives from the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport, the Australian Sports Commission, and State and Territory Departments of Sport and Recreation.
The CRG's role is to improve the range and quality of information about sport and recreation including data and research on physical activity trends, sport and recreation participation, economic impacts and social benefits.
The Exercise, Recreation and Sport Survey (ERASS) is a joint initiative of the Australian Sports Commission and State and Territory Departments of Sport and Recreation.
National Sport Research
The National Sport Research program leads and manages the ASC's Social Research Framework and ensures the ASC meets its statutory requirements.
