NSW Football Infrastructure Strategy 2020-2030
NSW FOOTBALL 2020 INFRASTRUCTURE TO STRATEGY 2030 Football is the highest participated team sport in Australia according to Sport Australia’s AusPlay survey. NSW is the largest football state in Australia with almost 400,000 registered participants. Football is the number one club sport for both adults and children in NSW and continues to grow each year. To remain at the top of our game and to continue to support the growth and development of football at all levels, Football and our partners need to find innovative and sustainable ways in which to play and foster the game. Integral to the sport’s growth is the need to provide quality, welcoming and sustainable facilities that will meet the needs of football and the local communities in which it is played. In 2014 Football NSW delivered an overarching Football Facilities Strategic Plan, which highlighted a number of gaps in historical planning and forecast a range of projections that were likely to exacerbate these gaps if left unaddressed. The Plan recommended a series of tools and resources that needed to be developed by football bodies in order to better support and improve the network of football facilities across NSW. To support the future planning and evidence base around facility needs in NSW, Football NSW, Northern NSW Football and Capital Football commenced a detailed audit of every football venue in NSW and the ACT, including pitches, clubrooms, change rooms, match official amenities, lighting, spectator accommodation, car parking and other facility features. The audit was conducted in 2018 and included 980 unique venues used for football activities.
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