Starting Blocks is a Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) publication. This resource has been developed as part of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Education Program and has been funded by the Department of Education and Training and the Office of Commonwealth Games Coordination.

The VCAA acknowledges the work of the Consultancy Development Unit, Faculty of Education, Deakin University and their a team of writers from both within the university and beyond for the development of Starting Blocks.

Thanks are extended to the following organisations and individuals for their input and suggestions regarding the content of this resource:

The Victorian Sporting Organisations which provided information and photographs for the sports summaries.

The Australian Sporting Organisations, for their support and feedback on the sport content on the Starting Blocks CD-ROM

• Oceania Athletics which provided photographs
• Victorian Institute of Sport who provided advice, resources, images and interviews

Elite and aspiring athletes and significant others who generously donated their time, shared their sport experiences, and provided resources to create an interactive and ‘real life’ experience for students.

Teacher participants of the focus group