Sport pathways
If you’re an athlete, coach, parent, teacher, or administrator, these resources provide practical information and tools to support your development in Queensland.
Regional and remote pathways
Levelling the playing field – Talent pathways for regional and remote athlete's resource 745.4 KB) outlines ways to support athletes, coaches and officials in regional and remote Queensland. It addresses barriers like limited access to facilities, training, and competitions. The resource highlights the importance of collaboration, clear pathways and technology to create more equitable opportunities.
Framework for disability sport pathways in Queensland
Disability sports pathways – Making sport more inclusive for everyone resource 422.3 KB) focuses on removing barriers to participation and promoting inclusive, sustainable pathways for people with disability. The document outlines principles to improve accessibility, inclusivity, and supportive sporting environments.
Schools and clubs’ alignment models
Working together – Enhancing school and club connections resource 678.1 KB) provides practical guidance for strengthening partnerships between schools and local sport clubs to support athlete development, build community connections and encourage participation.
Check out our Pathways videos to explore the journeys, opportunities, and support available to help you reach your full potential.
More information
Safe and inclusive sport
- YouFor2032 - Delivering one of the largest Parasport talent searches in the world.
- The Start Line - Paralympics Australia’s dedicated home for information, guidance and opportunities for thriving Para-athletes to begin or continue their Para-sport journeys.
- Yulunga Traditional Indigenous Games - An insight into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
- Sports Ability - Inclusive activity cards for all levels of ability, designed to develop children's skills, confidence and motivation for sports-based activities.
- Sport Integrity Australia - A range of resources for sports, athletes, clubs, parents, children and young people to support integrity in Australian sport.
Building confidence and competence in physical activity
- Playing for life - Fun and active games to develop children's skills, confidence and lifelong interest in sport
- Youth participation - Playing sport and staying active helps young people build physical literacy, support their health and wellbeing, and foster a lifelong love of physical activity.
- Physical literacy - Building the skills, knowledge and behaviours that give us the confidence and motivation to lead active lives.
- Nurturing your child's sporting development - Evidence-based advice on how to best facilitate a child’s sporting development.
- Body Empowerment - A Swimming Australia initiative offering resources and learning opportunities to help the swimming community support swimmers in building a positive and resilient relationship with their body.
- Female Performance and Health Initiative - This initiative benefits Australian athletes, coaches, parents, sporting organisations and support staff in the sport sector and raise awareness and understanding of key female athlete performance and health considerations.
Funding support
- Play On! Sports Vouchers - The Play On! Sports Vouchers program is designed to help more young people get involved in organised physical activity.
- Emerging Athlete Pathways - The Emerging Athlete Pathways (EAP) program aims to support eligible young athletes, coaches and officials to progress on a development pathway by providing financial assistance to help alleviate the costs associated with attending state, national and international events
- Funding opportunities for athletes - Opportunities for individuals and sporting organisations to receive funding through the Australian Sports Commission.
- The Start Line - Paralympics Australia’s dedicated home for information, guidance and opportunities for thriving Para-athletes to begin or continue their Para-sport journeys.
- Classification Fundamentals - Sport Integrity Australia has updated the Classification Fundamentals course for 2024 in partnership with Paralympics Australia.
Safe and inclusive sport
- Building Inclusive Sporting Clubs Course - The Building Inclusive Sport Clubs modules help sport organisations include everyone—making sure all people feel welcome, respected, and valued.
- Inclusive Sport Program Planning Framework - A ‘how-to’ guide to planning successful inclusive sport programs for sport administrators and program planners at all levels.
Athlete development
- YouFor2032 is delivering one of the largest Para-sport talent searches in the world.
Research and innovation
- eLearning online courses summary (PDF) - Sport Integrity Australia offers 17 eLearning courses.
Education and development
- Australian Sport Learning Centre - Delivering sector-wide learning and development solutions and outcomes
- Training for officials - The Australian Sports Commission has a variety of online officiating courses or community members.
- Australian Sports Commission – Resources for high performance and community coaching.
- Sport Integrity Australia - There is a range of resources for sports, athletes, clubs, parents, children and young people to support integrity in Australian sport.
- Body Empowerment -A Swimming Australia initiative offering resources and learning opportunities to help the swimming community support swimmers in building a positive and resilient relationship with their body.
- Gen2032 Coach Development Program – The Queensland Academy of Sport launched the Gen 2032 Coach Development Program in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Sport. The program is dedicated to nurturing and developing the next generation of world-class coaches.
- Mental Performance in Competition – The Australian Institute of Sport’s mission is to lead and enable a united high performance system that supports Australian athletes/teams to achieve podium success.
Athlete development
- Understanding the FTEM Pathway - The Australian Institute of Sport has developed the Foundations, Talent, Elite and Mastery framework to capture these different pathways.
- Developing physical literacy - Physical literacy is about building the skills, knowledge and behaviours that give us the confidence and motivation to lead active lives.
Health and wellbeing
- Concussion in Sport - The Australian Concussion in Sport guidelines bring together the most contemporary evidence-based information on concussion for athletes, parents, teachers, coaches and healthcare practitioners.
- Female Performance and Health Initiative - The initiative benefits Australian athletes, coaches, parents, sporting organisations and support staff in the sport sector and will raise awareness and understanding of key female athlete performance and health considerations.
Research and innovation
- Clearinghouse for Sport - An information and knowledge sharing platform for Australian sport.
- ELearning online courses summary (PDF) - Sport Integrity Australia offers 17 eLearning courses.
Talent search
- YouFor2032 - matches aspiring athletes with the sports where they have the strongest potential to succeed—connecting them with expert coaching and support through the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS).
Health and wellbeing
- Nutrition - The Australian Institute of Sport recognises the importance of nutrition in an athlete’s health and performance. Check out these recipes and information about the benefits and risks of using supplements and sports foods.
- Mental Fitness Program - Connecting high performance athletes with youth to help improve their mental health and wellbeing.
- Share a Yarn - Connecting First Nations athletes and empowering them to further inspire Australians.
- Athlete wellbeing and engagement - Learn about the Australian Sports Commission's People Development and Wellbeing team that work to attract and develop the best people, foster wellbeing and create cultures where people can learn, thrive and fulfil their potential.
- Concussion in sport - The Australian Concussion in Sport guidelines bring together the most contemporary evidence-based information on concussion for athletes, parents, teachers, coaches and healthcare practitioners.
- Female Performance & Health Initiative - An initiative that will benefit Australian athletes, coaches, parents, sporting organisations and support staff in the sport sector and will raise awareness and understanding of key female athlete performance and health considerations.
- Lifeline Community Custodians - This partnership between the Australian Institute of Sport and Lifeline Australia delivers an impactful community engagement program, with athletes stepping up to help increase awareness around suicide prevention and encourage anyone who needs support to reach out and ask for help.
- Body Empowerment - A Swimming Australia initiative offering resources and learning opportunities to help the swimming community support swimmers in building a positive and resilient relationship with their body.
Grants, funding and scholarships
- Play On! Sports Vouchers - The Play On! Sports Vouchers program is designed to help more young people get involved in organised physical activity.
- Emerging Athlete Pathways - The Emerging Athlete Pathways (EAP) program aims to support eligible young athletes, coaches and officials to progress on a development pathway by providing financial assistance to help alleviate the costs associated with attending state, national and international events.
- Athlete Personal Development - Supporting Australia’s elite athletes to succeed in lifelong careers during their time in and after sport.
- Funding opportunities for athletes - Opportunities for individuals and sporting organisations to receive funding through the Australian Sports Commission.
Research and innovation
- Sport Integrity app and VR courses - A useful resource to inform and protect athletes in the sport integrity space, wherever they compete, perform or play.
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