Sport

Organised sport

The degree of organisation or institutional structure that surrounds and influences the sport helps to distinguish whether an activity is classified as ‘organised sport’. ^{1, 4, 5, 6}

Sport participation

A ‘sport participant’ is a person who engages in some way in a sporting activity or event, including playing/competing; coaching, officiating, administrating, or other enabling roles (paid or volunteer); and/or supporting (e.g., cheering, being a fan, etc.). ⁷

Physical activity

Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that results in energy expenditure. ⁵

Active recreation

Activities engaged in for the purpose of relaxation, health and wellbeing or enjoyment with the primary activity requiring physical exertion, and the primary focus on human activity. ^{2, 8}

Further definitions

Many definitions of sport exist in dictionaries, policy documents, and research papers.

How Australians describe sport

Australians generally have a personal interpretation of what they consider sport, and in particular ‘organised sport’.

Related concepts

Terms (e.g., sport, recreation, physical activity, exercise) are often used interchangeably when they have similar structures and outcomes; and discretely to make a distinction of difference.

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Modified sport
Modified sports can take many forms but are generally designed to be an introductory, or more accessible version, of a sport.

Social sport
Social sport, sometimes called informal sport, is a term used to identify engagement in sport in a less formal context.

Esport
Esports (electronic sports) is a collective term used to describe organized, competitive, video gaming.

Adventure, urban, and extreme sport
Core elements of sport (physical exertion and/or skill, competition, rules, and organisations) may apply, but not in a traditional sense.

Recreation
Active recreation is generally non-competitive physical activity engaged in for the purpose of relaxation, health and wellbeing, or enjoyment.

Play
Play refers to physical activities that are freely undertaken for pleasure, without externally imposed rules.