Australian Sports Foundation Chief Executive Patrick Walker says community sports have “really copped it” over the last few months with clubs struggling to adapt to pandemic conditions.
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A survey looking at over 4,000 community sport organisations was conducted in July by the Australian Sports Foundation and found clubs across the nation were facing an economic crisis due to financial losses and new COVID related costs. It is estimated more than 16,000 clubs are at risk of closure if they do not receive additional financial support and should expect to see a 43 per cent drop in volunteering.
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