The Active After-school Communities program is a national initiative that provides primary school children with access to free, sport and other structured physical activity programs in the after-school time slot of 3.00pm to 5.30pm.

The program aims to engage traditionally inactive children in sport and other structured physical activities and through a positive and fun experience, develop a love of sport that inspires them to join a local sporting club.

The Australian Sports Commission manages the AASC program nationally through a network of locally based regional coordinators.  The coordinators assist schools and after-school care centres to facilitate the program, recruit/train community coaches and work with local sporting clubs and organisations to increase junior membership.

AASC regional coordinators coordinate the delivery of the program in primary schools and OSHCS using local sporting clubs, volunteers, private providers, teachers and OSHCS staff, retirees, senior secondary and tertiary students, and parents, brothers or sisters.

The cornerstone of the AASC program is the involvement of the local community in the delivery of the program. This involvement will offer opportunities to support and strengthen community cohesion and development.

Jack Newton Junior Golf involvement with the Active After School Communities program is via "upskilling sessions" for AASC Community Coaches.

These upskilling sessions enable the AASC Community Coaches to receive a Level 0 pre accreditation certificate in golf, giving them the skills to conduct a introductory golf program at AASC centres.

JNJG has conducted a number of these upskilling sessions throughtout N.S.W and sees them as viable way of increasing the delivery network of golf providers thus giving JNJGF greater opportunity to introduce golf to more kids.

For more information on the AASC program please visit the Australian Sports Commission Website.