b'THE YEAR IN REVIEW THE YEAR IN REVIEWPARTICIPATION AND INCLUSIONVICSPORT TALKSDOING SPORT DIFFERENTLY Vicsport partnered with Cricket Victoria and Little Athletics Victoria to investigate options for sport-specific hot weather Vicsport organised a series of TED Talk style events toVicsport provided advice for the development of resourcesresources, test Vicsport templates and gain feedback SPORT JAM promote innovative approaches to increasing participationpromoting insights about the design and developmentfrom local clubs, parents, participants and officials. A through modified or social sport programs. In particular, theof modified and social sport products. The insights arethird partnership was set up with Leisure Networks who Part of the ongoing Forward Thinkingtalks aimed to highlight successful community engagementbased on SSA and RSA products funded by VicHealth andconducted focus groups in Geelong and Colac with local clubs and associations. The focus groups were attended by Series, the Sport Jam returned in Marchstrategies, program features designed to eliminate barriersevaluated by the Centre for Sport and Social Impact at Laclubs from the following sports:to participation, participant pathways based around socialTrobe University. 2019 following the successful firstor recreation opportunities and the importance of the iteration of the event in 2018. In total,deliverer (coach, leader or facilitator) to the success ofVicsport engaged with four leading SSAs and developedCricket66 people attended from 36 sports andinclusive programs. content for four case studies which are published on theTennisVicHealth Doing Sport Differently website. Canoeinggovernment organisations, includingAthleticsEach talk ran for one hour, including time for Q&A and SSAs, RSAs, LGAs, sport and recreationnetworking before and after the event. The opportunityCase studies: Surf Life Savingbodies and NSOs. to learn from peers and network over a coffee and lightGolfbreakfast appealed to the 85 people who attended acrossHockey Victoria: J-Ball CyclingDuring the two-day event, 11 teams of six or seven peoplethe four events. Three events were held at the refurbishedBowls Victoria: Bowling with Babiesworked together to think about the needs and motivationsCitiPower Centre at Junction Oval. One event was held inGymnastics Victoria: Aerobase Using insights gained from the partnerships and focus of people not engaged in sport or recreation. With theBallarat, showcasing innovations in grassroots sport clubs, inNetball Victoria: Rock Up Netball groups, Vicsport updated and published the final version of goal to build the capacity of attendees to use Designpartnership with Sports Central and the City of Ballarat. the Hot Weather Guidelines for Sport & Active Recreation Thinking methods for increase participation, each teamHEAT POLICY FOR VICTORIAN SPORT and associated policy templates, fact sheets and posters. integrated issues and opportunities around the needs of ourPresenters - Presenters - Vicsport also made a range of strategic recommendations community, brainstormed a wealth of innovative ideas andState Sport Associations Clubs And Associations Vicsport led the third stage of the Heat Policy for Victorianto SRV about reducing the risks of hot weather in sport and prepared a concept to pitch back to the room. Key to theHockey Victoria Ballarat CricketSport project, funded through SRV. The project aimed torecreation.events success was the support of VicHealth, involvement ofbuild upon the recommendations and resources developed Design Thinking agency Portable, and the appointment ofNetball Victoria Association during stages one and two of the project by testingHOT WEATHER IN SPORT FORUMevent attendees as team captains to lead the groups. Ballarat Womensguidelines, policy templates and fact sheets with SSAs,Bowls Victoria Cricket Club grassroots clubs and associations, and creating an updatedIn February 2019, Vicsport hosted a forum to bring SSAs, Pleasingly, the post event survey indicated 85% of attendeeshub of resources and advice on the Vicsport website. subject matter experts and other stakeholders together. The reported an increased capability to use Design Thinking toCricket Victoria AAA Sports Ballarataim was to promote and share the insights and learnings design and deliver participation programs.Gymnastics Victoria Vicsport gained from stages 1 and 2 of this project and to Ballarat Bulldogs inspire attending SSAs to take steps to update their hot AFL Victoria Football Netball Club weather guidelines and/or policies. Ballarat District GolfIncorporated The event included presentations by Vicsport, the Sports Environment Alliance and Sports Medicine Australia.It was pleasing to see a range of organisations attend and engage in discussion about how the sports industry can manage the increasing risks of hot weather and heat waves while also increasing overall participation in sport and recreation. Organisations that attended:Archery VictoriaBowls VictoriaCroquet VictoriaGolf AustraliaLife Saving VictoriaLittle Athletics VictoriaNetball VictoriaPony Club VictoriaSRVSport Environment Alliance Sports Medicine AustraliaTennis Victoria08 Monash University 09'