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Future Success 2 A Strategic Plan for High Performance Sport in Western Australia beyond 2011 Prepared by an Independent Working Group Future Success 2 A Strategic Plan for High Performance Sport in Western Australia beyond 2011 Prepared by an Independent Working Group Acknowledgements – Future Success 2 Working Group

David Christison GAICD Pam Glossop Todd Pearson OAM. • Chairman, Future Success 2 Independent Working Group • Australian Hockey Player — Olympic Games 1984 • Olympic Games 2000 Gold Medallist in 4 x 200m Freestyle relay and 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay • International Hockey Federation (FIH) Adviser 2001-2011 • Former Chief Executive Officer Bowls Western Australia, Women’s Golf Western Australia, TouchWest, and • Silver Medallist in 4 x 200m Freestyle relay at 2004 • Hockey Western Australia, Board Member 2007-2009 Department of Sport and Recreation Western Australia Olympic Games • Future Success Independent Working Group, Member Regional Manager and Consultant • Managing Director of Statewide Oil and Roto Oil, 2001-2002 • Board Member with Venues West ExxonMobil’s strategic distributor of Mobil lubricants • Western Australian Sport and Recreation Council, • Vice President of the Olympic Council of Western Australia Member 1996-2000 Trish Heberle Alan Black • Australian Hockey Player — Olympic Games 1984 Andrew Vlahov BEc • Olympic Games 1996 and 2000 as a member of the • Australian Basketball Player — Olympic Games 1988, • Australian Basketball Representative as a player 1978 Australian coaching staff 1992, 1996 & 2000 • Australian Basketball Club Champions player with • Sportscoach UK Female Coach of the Year 2002 • World Basketball Championships as a player in 1990, Nunawading Spectres 1978 • England/Great Britain Hockey 2001-2004 – National 1994 & 1998 • National Basketball League Coach of the Year — 1993 & Women’s Coach • National Basketball League titles in 1991, 1995 & 2000 1994 • Hockey Australia Assistant Coach/Performance Analyst • Chief Executive Officer, RV Sport • Olympic Games 1996 and 2000 as Australian Assistant 1997-2000 Basketball Coach • Former Managing Director and Owner of Perth Wildcats • Former Senior Consultant/Team Leader High Performance • Athens World Basketball Championships Australian Unit with the Department of Sport and Recreation, John Welborn B.Comm (UWA), CA, MAICD, Assistant Coach in 1998 Western Australia SA Fin, JP • Coach Perth Wildcats National Basketball League • Hockey Australia High Performance Network Manager Championship 1999/2000 • National and international Rugby Union player • Coaching Group Manager Invasion and Acrobatic Sports, Steve Lawrence MSc BPE(hons) ACSM • First West Australian to play for the Wallabies Western Australian Institute of Sport • Executive Director, Western Australian Institute of Sport • Founding player in the Western Force’s inaugural season Sally Carbon OAM, BA, BEd, GAICD • Chairman National Elite Sports Council • Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Equatorial Resources Limited • Australian Hockey Player – Olympic Games 1988 (Gold) • Oceania Vice President – International Association Sport 1992 (5th), World Cup 1990 (silver), 1994 (gold) Performance Centres • Director of RugbyWA Ltd, the Rugby Union Players Association and the Force 15 Foundation Ltd • Australian Institute of Sport and Western Australian • Western Australian Olympic Committee Fund Raising Institute of Sport member for over 10 years Committee Member • Chairman of Future Now – Learning for Life • Board Member with the Australian Sports Commission, Gary Lees BPHE • Commissioner of Tourism in Western Australia Australian Sports Foundation and Aquinas College, Perth • Western Australian State Soccer Representative Graeme Wood BPE Liz Chetkovich BPE, ASM • Chief Executive Officer – Wheelchair Sports Western • Former Australian Test cricketer • State Women’s Cricket Representative in junior and senior Australia • Captained the Western Australian team to three competitions 1973-1975 • Team Manager – Australian Paralympic Athletics Team successive Sheffield Shield titles in the mid 1980’s • Western Australian Institute of Sport Women’s Gymnastics • Board Member – Cycling Western Australia • Chief Executive Officer, Western Australian Cricket Coach from 1984-1996 Association • Committee Member – Fair Play Network Group • Members of the Australian Women’s Gymnastics National • Reference Group Member for Strategic Directions for the Elite Management Committee Sport and Recreation Industry 2011-15 (SD5) • Chair of Western Australian State Elite Management Committee • Member of Gymnastics Australia G-Educate Committee Contents

Foreword 2

Background 3

Requirement for change 3

Key recommendations 4

Vision 4

Key performance indicators 5

Critical success factors for high performance sport in Western Australia 6

Strategic plan – Leadership 9

Strategic plan – Performance 10

Strategic plan – Events and Facilities 11

Appendix 1 12

This report is the work of the Independent Working Group that received secretariat support from the Department of Sport and Recreation. Recommendations, views and conclusions in this report are those of the Working Group and not the Department of Sport and Recreation.

ISBN 978-1-921648-18-2

May 2011

1 Foreword Background Requirement for change

Western Australia has a proud sporting tradition with an The Working Group concluded that the state’s involvement Future Success 2 is the second high performance Sport The initial Future Success document was written in the outstanding array of high performance athletes consistently has had a positive influence on the development of sport and Framework developed in Western Australia for DSR by an context of A Strategic Plan for High Performance Sport in having emerged in a range of sports. Past achievement, recreation as an important part of our culture and wellbeing. Independent Working Group whose membership includes Western Australia Beyond 2002. During the subsequent however, is clearly no guarantee for future success. However, that involvement does not guarantee sustainable highly successful athletes and officials with strong sporting and eight-year period a large amount of work has been undertaken success. More needs to be done. business backgrounds. in the area of high performance sport by key stakeholders, The competitive environment of high performance sport has including SSAs, WAIS and DSR. Future Success contained undergone such rapid change in recent years that Western The role played by high performance sport in encouraging This document is based on the premise that sport is an integral 22 recommendations regarding high performance sport in Australia is now at a crossroads. participation appears to be undervalued. It is undeniable that component of the Western Australian lifestyle. As identified in Western Australia. the greater our sporting successes, the greater the influence the previous Future Success report in 2002, “Western Australia At risk is the potential future competitiveness of our athletes will be on young people to participate, whether to seek to has a proud sporting tradition with an outstanding array of high Since 2002 the environment in which high performance sport and our ability to attract sporting events to Western Australia. emulate their heroes and heroines or simply to be involved performance athletes consistently having emerged in a range operates has changed dramatically. The pressure to perform The inadequacy of some of our sporting facilities to meet the in the same type of activity. The Working Group believes of sports. Past success is, however, clearly no guarantee nationally and internationally is intensifying, which is increasing training and competition needs of our athletes is a fundamental leadership of this nature could avoid the need for future for future success”. This statement highlights the need for the competition for athletes, coaches, officials, media, board impediment to our future success. interventionist health campaigns and help to reduce the strain ongoing, clear strategic direction and leadership in this highly members and corporate investment. For some Western The Working Group was asked to identify structures, on Western Australia’s broader health system. specialised and specific component of the broader sporting Australian representative teams this has resulted in the dilution landscape. of talent and resources. If this trend continues it may see arrangements and services that will take Western Australian Specifically, the Working Group recommends the state sport beyond 2010. the demise of Western Australia as a force in the Australian government commits to a 10-year rolling budget for high While reviewing the status of high performance sport in sporting landscape and the subsequent decline in participation Reflecting on the success of the existing arrangements, the performance sport from consolidated funds. Western Australia since 2002, the Working Group was at all levels. significantly impressed with the work undertaken as a result Working Group considered it important to recognise and build At the very least, we need to ensure that the Department of on key success factors and structures. of recommendations within the original Future Success When compared with Victoria, New South Wales and Sport and Recreation (DSR) and WAIS have the resources to report. This included the collaborative efforts of staff and their Queensland, Western Australia has a smaller talent pool and a However, it is important to strengthen and develop the put themselves at the vanguard of high performance sport in executives at WAIS and DSR, as well as the commitment of lower level of funding. As a result, our system and our people system by making appropriate adjustments and developing Australia. In our opinion, Western Australia is falling behind its SSAs across the state. must become wiser, more innovative and more strategic in our partnerships. interstate rivals in a range of areas and will continue to do so approach. without a significant injection of resources. It is evident that Western Australians have produced During its consultations, the Working Group found there was outstanding performances in an array of sports despite A critical driver to the success (or lack of success) of high broad recognition of the successes of the present sport We also believe there is a significant opportunity to engage some weaknesses within the system. It is disappointing performance teams and individuals from Western Australia will system, including: with Asian sports, both in terms of exporting Western Australian that one of those weaknesses was identified in the previous be the commitment and recognition that the Western Australian expertise and attracting international high performance squads Future Success; that being, “The lack of Government and Government places on its contribution to outcomes in sport, • Sustained capacity (to date) to produce national and world and/or teams to train and compete. corporate resources to ensure Western Australia maintains its community, health and economic development. class athletes in a range of sports; On behalf of the Working Group, I urge the state government competitiveness domestically and internationally. The state is falling behind its interstate rivals in a range of areas and will The challenges facing high performance sport in Western • The ability to develop our talented athletes in a home to consider the recommendations contained within this continue to do so without a significant injection of resources”. Australia are noted in the critical success factors identified by environment through the government’s commitment to document. the group. To provide future direction, a set of key objectives maintain the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) and strategies for the areas of Leadership, Performance and To the members of the Working Group and those members of Through a range of topic-directed discussions and workshops, and through the provision of resources, programs, Events and Facilities are then outlined. the sporting and health communities who generously gave their the Working Group identified three areas of elite sport facilities and peak industry bodies to support State development that are critical for success in high performance Sporting Associations (SSAs); time to attend meetings, workshops and other events during the course of our investigation and discussions, my grateful sport. • The ability to develop and attract international calibre thanks. These are: sports administrators, coaches, sport scientists, event managers, facility managers, and officials; and David Christison 1. Leadership

• Reasonably high participation rates in sport and physical Chairman 2. Performance activities. Western Australia has the second highest per Future Success 2 Working Group capita participation rates in Australia and is the only state/ 3. Events and Facilities territory that did not experience a reduction over the past year (at the time of writing).

2 3 Key recommendations Key performance indicators

The Western Australian Government: Key performance indicators for the Western Australian high performance system will include:

• becomes a strong advocate for high performance sport by recognising its contribution to sport participation, community 1. The level of national representation of Western Australian athletes exceeds the national per capita percentage. wellbeing, improved health and economic development. 2. A high frequency of top three rankings in national-level competitions by Western Australian teams/athletes. • commits to a 10-year rolling budget for high performance sport. 3. The frequency of Western Australians coaching and officiating at a national level exceeds the national per capita average. • seeks national policy and funding support for Western Australian high performance sport. 4. The quality of the high performance programs being implemented by SSAs is in accordance with industry guidelines. • encourages further public and private sector support for Western Australian high performance sporting teams. 5. A network of high performance service centres established to service the needs of local talented athletes. • establishes key targets for attracting and hosting national and international sporting events for the Western Australian Tourism Commission. 6. The number of national and international sporting events attracted to Western Australia annually. 7. The level of visitations by international teams/individual athletes to train or compete in Western Australia. Vision Our high performance vision for Western Australia is: GOALS “Western Australia is recognised and respected as a Our high performance goals for Western Australia are: community where excellence in sport is celebrated as a fundamental element of its culture.” • The Western Australian Government recognises high performance sport as essential to the fabric of Western TERMS OF REFERENCE Australia, in particular its contribution to social, economic and health outcomes. 1. Identify the Critical Success Factors to achieve the vision. • The pool of talented athletes in Western Australia is 2. Determine the measures to assess the Critical Success increased and ‘excellence in sport’ achieved. Factor status.

3. Review the state of past and current Critical Success DEFINING EXCELLENCE IN Factors and identify impediments to Future Success with regards to political, social, geographical, environmental SPORT and economic factors. The Future Success 2 Working Group is committed to Western Australia achieving sporting success, where all Western 4. Set and prioritise short term, medium term and long term Australians can celebrate the benefits of active participation Critical Success Factor goals. and excellence in sport. As a key component of the Future 5. Determine strategies to overcome identified impediments Success 2 vision, excellence in sport has been defined as: and achieve Critical Success Factor goals. 1. Exceeding our per capita percentage for Olympic, 6. Recommend a framework to implement and monitor the Paralympic, Commonwealth Games and World identified strategies. Championship representation. 2. High frequency of top three finishes in national-level competitions.

4 5 Critical success factors for high performance sport in Western Australia LEADERSHIP PERFORMANCE For Western Australian athletes to achieve ongoing success The allocation of additional high performance funding to For the purpose of this document the daily training environment Coaching has been identified as an area where Western in their respective sporting arenas, there needs to be clear NSOs as part of the federal government’s reform package (DTE) encompasses all aspects of athlete development, coach Australia is falling behind the rest of Australia. Western Australia direction and leadership from, among others, the Western demonstrates a willingness by the Australian Government development, sports science and medicine and competition must provide local athletes with the best coaches available if Australian Government, DSR, WAIS, SSAs, and National to enhance its support for the Australian high performance pathways (facilities have been included with Events and they are to compete on national and international stages. Sporting Organisations (NSOs). system. That support must be sustained, not only to support Facilities). the outcomes associated with the reform and proposed Quality coaches at all levels are essential for the successful Western Australian governments have historically been hesitant National Institute System Intergovernmental Agreement, but WAIS has operated since 1984 and is responsible for development of skills and a competitive attitude among to establish a public position on high performance sport. It to ensure that the underpinning high performance structure providing the DTE for 14 squad programs from 12 sports young athletes. That can only be achieved through a planned is clear that a public commitment to Western Australia’s high and non-institute aligned sports are supported to achieve (principally Olympic sports), and for individual scholarship approach to coach development, specific to each sport. performance athletes and teams will assist in developing a excellence in sport outcomes. holders. To remain at the forefront of high performance sport is Opportunities for coaches to upgrade their qualifications broader sense of community pride. It will assist in encouraging becoming increasingly difficult and the competition for athletes should be encouraged and accessible. We must encourage corporate support and provide a tool to protect the The high performance system in Western Australia requires the and coaches to remain in Western Australia continually places recognition of the value of coaching as a profession. government’s investment in sport at all levels across the state. certainty of nationally equivalent and sustainable funding for pressure on WAIS, SSAs and high performance teams based continued and improved success at national and international in this state. The support services of sports science and sports medicine To achieve a “whole of government” approach, sport needs events. have become increasingly sophisticated and can mean the to align with other key agencies such as health, education, There has been significant activity with respect to a regional difference between winning and losing. Western Australia planning and infrastructure, and environment. The engagement satellite development system with the establishment of the has world renowned intellectual capacity in researchers and of statutory authorities and government departments is South West Academy of Sport in 2008. The feasibility of practitioners based at our state’s tertiary institutions. It is essential to an effective and integrated approach. establishing a similar regional academy concept in the Mid essential that this knowledge is recognised, supported and West region has been explored, with a proposed business utilised. From a national perspective, the role and funding of high model currently under review. Further consideration must performance sport received considerable attention in the be given to expanding this concept state-wide to assist the Western Australia currently fields 23 teams in national league Australian government’s Independent Sport Panel report titled development of regional-based athletes and coaches. competitions in an array of sports. Those teams are diverse The Future of Sport in Australia. The Australian Government’s in their on and off field performances in terms of sustainability, response to this report was provided via the subsequent Talent identification and talent development programs are in competitiveness, strategic direction and branding. But they are report, Australian Sport; the pathway to success. The place in a range of sports to varying degrees of sophistication. all an integral part of the broader high performance system in process provided the Western Australian Government with the Assistance in these areas is provided by WAIS and DSR that they provide opportunities for Western Australian athletes, opportunity to present its views on a national policy agenda. to targeted sports. Talent identification, selection and coaches and officials to represent their state in elite national The state government must continue to ensure the needs of development require the employment of multi-disciplinary competitions. high performance sport in Western Australia are presented models. It is important to recognise that no one model can be to all such national forums and are considered in all future applied across all sports with the same success. The type of Among those teams, only a small number can be classified deliberations by national bodies. model employed will depend on the complexity of the sport as sustainable organisations, with the majority of teams being and the status of its support systems at national, state and supported by their SSAs or underwritten via athlete and The achievement of excellence in sports outcomes relies on club levels. membership support. The level of financial support provided the capabilities and capacities of the sports. An aligned and by some SSAs and athletes creates a considerable drain complementary structure between NSOs and SSAs working The duration of elite sporting careers is varied across sports. on the sports’ resources and places in question the future in partnership with WAIS and DSR will assist in identifying An essential component is the guidance available regarding competitiveness and long term viability of the teams. organisations that possess the strategic capability and capacity non-sporting activities and life beyond a sporting career. to achieve high performance outcomes. That guidance should be incorporated into an athlete’s early development programs to ensure a focus beyond sport. It The state government’s investment in high performance sport must be adequately resourced to be effective. since 2005/06 is low when compared with the level of funding provided for the high performance systems in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland (Appendix 1). Despite that, WAIS and some SSAs have been successful in achieving excellence in sport objectives. However, the financial limitations and uncertainty under the current funding structure will inevitably hinder the sustainability of future high performance success.

6 7 Critical success factors for high performance sport in Western Australia Strategic plan – Leadership

Moving forward, the quality of Western Australia’s national and Critical Success Objectives Strategies EVENTS AND FACILITIES international level training facilities and stadia must remain at Factors Access to quality training and competition facilities is vital to least comparable to other states. Falling behind in that area will Leadership • The Western Australian Government is a • The Western Australian Government ensure the appropriate development of elite athletes and the seriously compromise Western Australia’s ability to produce strong advocate for the importance of high commits to a 10-year rolling budget for high staging of elite sporting events in Western Australia. and retain nationally and internationally competitive athletes and • Advocacy and performance sport to the Western Australian performance sport from consolidated funds. attract major national and international sporting events. policy community. The establishment of Eventscorp as part of Tourism Western • The Western Australian Government, through Australia initially proved successful in attracting major sporting The relative proximity of Asia to Western Australia provides • National policy • Through new and existing partnerships, involvement in the Crawford Response events. In recent years the focus of Tourism Western Australia exciting partnership opportunities with various Asian countries. agenda Western Australia is included in national Working Group and other relevant bodies, has changed. The partnerships would provide opportunities for Asian policy formulation in regards to high seeks national policy and funding support for • Sustained athletes, coaches and support personnel to visit Western performance sport. Western Australian high performance sport. Other Australian states have invested significant resources Australia to utilise local facilities and specialised services, investment in sporting events as a means of promoting and branding generating genuine return on investment opportunities. • The Western Australian Government restores • The Western Australian Government their cities or states. Western Australia celebrates few such the parity of sustainable, long term funding encourages the public and private sectors to successes. Our proximity of Asia also provides a genuine opportunity for high performance sport to assist the support Western Australian high performance to attract major sporting events to Western Australia. The achievement of Excellence in Sport. sporting teams. It is significant that, over the past five years, facilities have exposure generated by hosting international events that can been a key focus of the state government in Western Australia, be broadcast and promoted throughout Asia would further • Prioritising high performance funding and guided by the State Sporting Facilities Plan, which is continually enhance Western Australia’s profile in the region and assist in support to those sports capable of achieving updated. The state government has invested in improving the providing further economic benefits to the state. Excellence in Sport, excluding financially self level of state training and competition facilities in the same sufficient teams or individuals. period. • Establishment of an industry-based high performance Sport Taskforce/Review Panel to promote, monitor and evaluate high performance sport in Western Australia.

8 9 Strategic plan – Performance Strategic plan – Events and Facilities

Critical Success Objectives Strategies Critical Success Objectives Strategies Factors Factors Performance • Talented Western Australian athletes have • DSR to develop a quality assessment tool for Events and • Athletes and coaches have access to • Key targets set by state government access to resources that enable them to SSAs’ high performance plans as part of the Facilities competition and training facilities in Western for attracting and hosting national and Daily training reach the pinnacle of their sport. Organisational Sustainability Program. Australia that are recognised as world class. international sporting events for the Western environment • Competition Australian Tourism Commission. • Provide an environment that encourages • Where appropriate, high performance targets training facilities • The hosting of major national and • Athlete athletes to remain in Western Australia are established for SSAs through consultation international sporting events in Western • Ongoing commitment to the DSR State development throughout their sporting career. with DSR and WAIS. • Event Australia is recognised as providing Sporting Facilities Plan. management outcomes in the areas of sport, community • Coach • Develop a network of high performance • Assist SSAs in the development and and economic development. • Investigate the feasibility of approaching development sport service centres catering for athletes in implementation of quality high performance our Asian neighbours to promote the use their local environment. plans. • Western Australia is recognised as an ideal of sporting facilities and services based in • Sports science location to stage national and international Western Australia. and sports • Provide ongoing support to athletes that • Increase high performance coaching capacity sporting events. medicine extends through their competitive career and within the Western Australian sport industry • Develop the concept of an Asian Centre beyond. through strategic investments for a targeted for Sporting Excellence based in Western • Competition number of SSAs. Australia. pathways • Ensure athletes and coaches are exposed to adequate competitions along the high • Provide Excellence in Sport funding to performance pathway to increase their a targeted number of SSAs capable of potential to reach the pinnacle in their sport. achieving high performance targets.

• Achieve Western Australia’s Excellence in • Through a needs analysis, identify mutual Sport targets through the implementation of benefits of maintaining/establishing formal quality high performance sport plans. partnerships between high performance sport and tertiary institutions across Western • Maintain and further develop partnerships Australia. WAIS and tertiary institutions to expand the use of sports science and sports medicine • A network of high performance sports service services across a range of sports. centres is established in regions with the capability and capacity to deliver sustainable • Expand and retain the number and and effective athlete support programs. capabilities of our coaches in high performance sport.

10 11 Appendix 1

State/Territory Government Funding of State Institutes/Academies of Sport 2005 to 2010

Institute/Academy 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 ACTAS $2,001,381 $1,786,516 $1,812,297 $1,790,996 $1,894,809 NSWIS $6,846,000 $10,087,000 $10,287,000 $9,595,000 $9,721,000 NTIS $2,216,000 $2,218,000 $2,237,000 $2,407,636 $2,331,000 QAS $8,932,650 $8,932,650 $8,833,000 $8,642,000 $10,281,454 SASI $4,055,502 $4,027,371 $3,823,181 $3,595,810 $3,599,600 TIS $1,477,775 $1,463,280 $1,688,726 $1,914,163 $2,003,861 VIS $4,520,000 $5,700,000 $5,175,000 $5,620,000 $5,776,500 WAIS $3,560,000 $3,957,000 $4,020,000 $4,910,000 $5,272,600 Source: National Elite Sports Council