Which of the following best illustrates a Good Sports intervention addressing alcohol harm?

• A. Implementing policies around safe serving of alcohol (18+ etc)
• B. Reducing alcohol in junior sporting environments for better behaviour
• C. Volunteers from Good Sports educating about alcohol harm
• D. Program builds knowledge about alcohol harm

Answer: (A)

This question tests understanding of policy- and environment-level approaches to reducing alcohol harm in sport settings. Implementing policies around safe serving of alcohol provides a formal, enforceable framework that clubs can follow across all events. By setting rules about who can serve, age verification, portion control, and responsible service, the environment itself changes—reducing opportunities for risky drinking and ensuring consistent practices regardless of individual volunteers.

Education and knowledge-building are valuable, but they rely on people choosing to apply what they learn. Reducing alcohol in junior environments is a healthy aim, yet without clear policies to enact and enforce those aims, changes in behavior can be inconsistent. Having volunteers educate about harm is helpful, but it’s still centered on information rather than structural safeguards. Building knowledge about alcohol harm is important as well, but the strongest intervention for real-world impact is a policy-based approach that shapes the setting and ensures sustained, accountable practice.

So, putting in place policies around safe serving of alcohol best illustrates a Good Sports intervention designed to address alcohol harm by creating a governing framework that clubs can implement and monitor.