The Play by the Rules magazine is a free online magazine for people interested in safe, fair and inclusive sport issues. The magazine comes in three different formats - a Flip Book with embedded media, a PDF version with links and a plain text version. The Flip Book version of each magazine is only available for 12 months following publication.

Latest Issue

  • Issue 25: June 2018

    Feature articles:

    • How to sort fact from fiction. Exploring the challenges involved in uncovering the truth and getting it right when it matters most
    • Pressure - an intangible element with a palpable impact
    • Playing by the rules off the field
    PDF Word (.DOCX)

  • Issue 24: March 2018

    Feature articles:

    • Norway leads the medal tally with low-stress junior sport approach
    • Putting 'us' ahead of 'me'
    • eSafety and sport: Using technology to best advantage
    • Dispute resolution in sport
    PDF Word (.DOCX)

  • Issue 23: December 2017

    Feature articles:

    • Sustainable pathway for gymnasts with disability
    • Moving kids off the sidelines and into the main game
    • Clubs provide a haven for kids who just want to be part of a team
    • Liability in grass roots sport in Australia
    PDF Word (.DOCX)

  • Issue 22: September 2017

    Feature articles:

    • Forget about the winning, just let the kids play
    • 7 tips for good governance
    • Creating welcoming environments
    • What you need to know about performance enhancing drugs
    • Sport-related concussion: Public trust in a safe sporting system
    PDF Word (.DOCX)

  • Issue 21: June 2017

    Feature articles:

    • Governance is just a word for doing business better - 7 tips for good governance in sporting organisations
    • The mercy rule in children's sport - help of hindrance?
    • When under the microscope - how we express ourselves is important
    PDF Word (.DOCX)

  • Issue 20: March 2017

     Feature articles:

    • The day a dad ruined junior football
    • Kids call timeout on poor sideline behaviour
    • The ride home
    • Poor sideline behaviour - what steps can you take?
    PDF Word (.DOCX)

  • Issue 19: December 2016

    Feature articles: 

    • Breaking down the barriers to participation
    • Keeping sport safe, fair and inclusive - Play by the Rules 2016 year in review
    • Tips and tricks for developing and implementing a Member Protection Policy and other organisational policies
    PDF Word (.DOCX)

  • Issue 18: October 2016

    Feature articles:

    • Sports safe haven for refugee's
    • How parents are excluding kids form sport
    • 'Losers have meetings, winners have parties'
    • Responsibilities and liabilities surrounding the transmission of blood borne infectious diseases in sport
    PDF Word (.DOCX)

  • Issue 17: August 2016

    Feature articles

    • Just be there to cheer
    • When size doesn’t fit the age
    • Whingeing or taking a stand?
    • Family law and Domestic Violence Orders – what should a sporting organisation do?
    PDF Word (.DOCX)

  • Issue 16: June 2016

    Feature articles:

    • How the post-game ride home can kill your kids' love of sport
    • Taking the plunge: Life after sport
    • supplements - know what you are doing
    • The modern day volunteer
    PDF Word (.DOCX)