Communication

Overview

The ACC has developed a number of communication structures, avenues and tools.Importantly, these include:

• Levels of management (Council, Executive, Directorate, Sports Management Committee, Sub Association Committees and appointed Sub- Committees)
• The ACC Constitution, History and Charter
• The web site www.accsport.asn.au
• The App for mobile devices 
• Social Media: Facebook & Instagram
• Clipboard the ACC eNewspaper
• The Year Planner
• Google – Events Calendar
• The Year Book (edocument on web site)    
• Online Competition Management System (iScore)
• E-Mail
• SMS Messaging
• Computerized carnival scoring and results (SportsTrak)

Components

The Charter - a comprehensive edocument divided into functional sections to communicate the constitution, history and management processes and relevant information of major events.

Member schools are invited to use the Charter for their own in-school purposes. The charter is ‘copyright’ to the ACC and is now distributed and stored as a series of downloadable PDF documents on the web site. 

The Year Planner - the ACC’s calendar of events. Dates and events are determined at a minimum, twelve months in advance. The web site has dates published two years in advance and there is an interactive Google events calendar.

The Year Book - a comprehensive summary of the current year’s activities. The Year Book also serves as an historical record of proceedings for archiving. The Year Book is now stored as a downloadable PDF document.

Mobile App - The free ACC Sport app is the official mobile application for news, results and event information from the Associated & Catholic Colleges of WA. This is the must have app to follow everything ACC Sport. Results from all events, breaking news, important updates, calendar events, event photos, event programs, contact details and GPS carnival locations. The app is available in store as a free download for all mobile devices and OS; iPhone, iPad, Tablet, Android, HTML5. To download go to the Apple App store, Google play or scan the QR codes from the link.

Social Media - Use Facebook, Twitter or Instagram? Go to our Facebook page and Like the page, follow us on Twitter and Instagram to receive news posts and photo feeds from the ACC.

Clipboard - eNewspaper: Clipboard is the daily sports tabloid from the ACC. ACC news, gossip and opinion from the Director's desk and the wide world of sport!

‘iScore’ Competition Management – Interschool sporting results are managed online through the iScore results service, Results are entered online by schools and displayed on the web site within 24 hours of the fixture.

Computerized carnival scoring and results – Scoring and results for major carnivals are computerized using the SportsTrak system and results are available on the web site on the same day as the carnival.

E-mail/SMS – on line broadcasting of ACC management events, functions, tasks and results through email and SMS.

Computer Programs and delivery management systems – leading technology to assist and enhance the efficient delivery of information to participants.

Charter Update Responsibilities

Each section of the Charter is updated on a regular basis. Charters are no longer issued as paper documents but are stored on the web site as downloadable PDF documents. It is the responsibility of individual schools to update their charters.  

Affiliation to Institutions

West Australian Sports FederationState & Community Sporting Associations