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Play.Sport.Australia.TheAustralianSportsCommissionsparticipationgameplan14FocusingonyoungerAustraliansParticipatinginsportdevelopsskillsandgoodhabitsthatunderpinlifelongphysicaltnessandresearchistellingusthatyoungpeoplewhoplayorhaveplayedsportonaregularbasisaremorelikelytoleadamoreactivelifestyleasadults.TheASCsSportsParticipationbranchwillfocusonthefollowingpriorityactionsSportingSchoolsprogrammewewillestablishaworld-classjuniorparticipationprogrammeSportingSchoolswhichwillfocusonchildrenagedveto12andyouthaged13to17.TheprogrammewillgivemoreAustralianchildrendirectaccesstosportbeforeduringandafterschoolhoursandtakeplaceinupto70percentofprimaryschoolsacrossAustralia.Wewillmakesportavailabletoallkidsbyprovidingfundingtoschoolsandsportsaswepartnerwiththemtodeliverattractiveandrelevantsportingexperiencesforthenextgenerationofparticipants.ParticipationinvestmenttheASCwillcontinuetoinvestinnationalsportingorganisationstoincreaseparticipationinsport.ArenedinvestmentmodelwillincludeanewsportscategorisationapproachandatransparentsetofinvestmentprinciplestoclearlyarticulateASCexpectations.IndoingsotheASCwillbeinvestinginthesystembothfromthetopdownthroughournationalsportingorganisationsandthebottomupthroughourgrassrootsinvestmentintheSportingSchoolsprogramme.ParticipationstrategysupporttheASCwillworkcloselywithidentiednationalsportingorganisationstoenhancetheirparticipationstrategies.Wewillseektoalignsportsstrategiestomaximisethebenetsoftheworkbeingdonebyotherkeysectorplayersincludingstateandterritorydepartmentsofsportandrecreationsportsfederationsandtheschoolsportsectors.Retentionweareconcernedaboutthealarmingdropoutratesofouryouth.WewilladdressthisdirectlyasakeypriorityofournewnationalparticipationprogrammeSportingSchoolswhichwillbesupportedbyresearchandappliedlearning.2050809010010407003060Table3ProportionofAustralianpopulationbyage21591325294549610141730345054711181935395559812202440446065Non-organisedonlySubtotalorganisedClubparticipants