Sports Innovation

The Australian Sports Technologies Network (ASTN) has established, operates and manages the first Australian Sports Innovation Centre of Excellence (ASICE).

ASICE

Sportstech Ecosystem

ASTN is an industry-led membership organisation helping to fast-track Australian companies at the intersection of sports, technology and business.

Who We Are

Early-Stage Mentoring

ASTN in partnership with the Global Sports Innovation Center (GSIC) powered by Microsoft delivers 'The Business of Sport' Pre-Accelerator Program.

Mentoring

ASTN

The Australian Sports Technologies Network (ASTN) is a not-for-profit, industry-led membership organisation providing leadership in the commercialisation, development and promotion of Australian-inspired sports technologies.

Established in 2012, ASTN supports the growth of Australia's $4.69 billion sportstech sector that employs almost 15,000 people nationally.

With more than 200+ members, ASTN is an innovation ecosystem of organisations with a vested interest in sports technology development. This includes leading sports technologies businesses, national sporting organisations, research institutions, sports distributors & retailers, government agencies, service providers and investors.

Who We Are

Sportstech & Member News

West Coast Eagles launch Freestyle Footy eLearning platform with Playbk Sports

The West Coast Eagles, in partnership with Playbk Sports, have launched Eagles Active, the club’s first Learning Management System. The first program within the online portal, Freestyle Footy, is available to all teachers. This free and innovative eLearning course, delivered by Eagles players and experts, is designed to empower teachers ...

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Podcasts

#96: Making ESG make economic sense, with Everclime’s Sebastian Gray & James O’Hare

Everclime is a sustainability activation platform that works with clients to create clear economic and rational structure around their ESG pursuits. Sebastian Gray founded the business in 2022, based on his genuine passion for a sustainable world, and his knowledge that a strong economic case must be built for long-term ...

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Industry Events

SportNXT 2025

SportNXT is one of the world’s pre-eminent sport conferences and the leading sport summit in the Asia-Pacific region. Check out the SportNXT 2025 agenda at https://sportnxt.org/agenda/.

Event Details

Case Studies

Pitch It Up: International healthcare scientist and Aussie cricket mum is closing the gap in training aids

After closely tracking her son’s progress in both cricket and baseball, and throwing thousands of balls for practice, scientist-turned-entrepreneur Emma Thomson, fully immersed herself into researching training aids. Thomson used her personal experience as a sports mum, to create an innovative product for grassroots and youth cricketers to offer a ...

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Industry Insights

Connecting the dots amongst global clusters of sportstech innovation

Martin Schlegel, Executive Chair, Australian Sports Technologies Network (ASTN) takes a deep dive into global sportstech clusters and how Australia is leading the charge. Since 2012, the sector has grown into one of the top six sportstech clusters globally. ASTN is dedicated to fostering global connections, linking its network to ...

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Press Releases

ASTN expands global reach through strategic partnerships with ISTA and SEICon

The Australian Sports Technologies Network (ASTN) has partnered with the International Sports Technology Association (ISTA) and Sports, Entertainment and Innovation Conference (SEICon) to expand collaboration between the two clusters of innovation to maximise opportunities in the sports, entertainment and innovation sectors.

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