life sport journey
Nikki Burger - Sports Consultant & Strategist
Our clients & projects
We work in the sport, recreation and education sectors - from grass roots to Olympic performance. Many of our clients return to us and these connections are treasured and the work, impactful. A selection of projects and clients include:
Strategy
Strategic Plans
- Independent Girls Schools Sports Association (South Australia) IGSSA News
- Frankston District Netball Association
- Southern United Hockey Club (Premier League) (Project Spotlight)
- AFL Victoria - Access All Abilities NAB AFL Auskick Strategy*
- Geelong Swimming Club
Strategy (other)
- Badminton Australia - National Participation Plan (NPP)
- Athletics Victoria - Officials Recruitment & Retention Strategy (Project Spotlight)
- Swimming Victoria - Women & Girls Action Plan
- Netball Victoria - Green Action Plan
- Netball Victoria - Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) Strategic Framework
Review
Sport organisations
- Bowls Australia - Club Support Program Evaluation (Case Study)
- Swimming Victoria x MSAC x Swimming Australia - Collaboration Opportunities & Business Plan
- Netball Victoria - Bendigo Collaboration Project
- Netball Victoria - Build to Succeed (BTS) Pilot Program Review
- Netball Victoria - Victorian Netball League (VNL) Review
- Swimming Victoria - Technical Officials Strategic Review
Schools, universities & LGA's
- Immanuel College (Adelaide) - Co-Curricular Sport Review
- Westminster School Adelaide - Co-Curricular Sport Review (Project spotlight)
- Monash University - Sport Network Review
- Brimbank City Council - Aquatic Education Programs Assessment*
Facilitator & presenter
- World Curling Congress - How to leverage the Olympic Games to grow curling in your country (2025)
- Swimming Victoria webinar - Are you running your club strategicically or just guessing? (2025)
- Badminton Australia - Strategy workshop (Board) & stakeholder focus groups (2024)
- Handball Victoria - Strategy workshop (Board & key stakeholders) (2024)
- Netball Victoria webinar - Strategic Planning & Grant Writing for Affiliates (2024)
- Swimming Victoria Launch - Women & Girls Action Plan (2023)
- Netball Victoria - Board & staff strategy workshops, member survey (2023)
Governance & policy
- Ice Hockey Australia - International Travel Risk Assessment Templates
- Swimming Victoria - Governance resources for clubs & districts
- Deniliquin Netball Association - Policies & procedures manual Media release
- Daylesford & Hepburn United Soccer Club - Women & Girls Participation Policy
Event & team management
- 2022 Beijing Olympic Winter Games - Yanqing Village Manager (Sliding sports & Alpine) (undertaken as an Olympic Winter Institute of Australia employee)
- 16th World Aquatics (formerly FINA) World Swimming Championships (25m), Melbourne - Volunteer Manager
- 14th Australian Master's Games, Geelong - Sport Convenor (Swimming)