ASSH biennially hosts a national conference called Sporting Traditions. The first Conference in 1977 was organised by Richard Cashman and Michael McKernan to bring together academics with an interest in the history of sport. The conference proceedings were published in the book. Sport in history : the making of modern sporting history. Many papers presented at the Conference are published in the Society’s journal Sporting Traditions.
I – University of New South Wales, Sydney, 28–30 June 1977
II – University of New South Wales, Sydney, 1–3 July 1979
III – La Trobe University, Melbourne, 1981
IV – Melbourne Cricket Club, Melbourne, July 1983
V – Flinders University, Adelaide, 14–16 July 1985
VI – Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, 18–22 May 1987
VII – White City Club, Sydney, 6–9 July 1989
VIII – Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, 11–14 July 1991
IX – University of Tasmania, Launceston, 30 June–3 July 1993
X – University of Queensland, Brisbane, 26–30 June 1995
XI – Edith Cowan University, Perth, 1–4 July 1997
XII – University of Otago, Queenstown, New Zealand, 1–5 February 1999
XIII – Aquinas College, Adelaide, 10–13 July 2001
XIV – Australian Catholic University, Sydney, 3–7 July 2003
XV – Victoria University, Melbourne, 11–14 July 2005
XVI – University of Canberra, Canberra, 27–30 June 2007
XVII – University of Otago and the Otago Polytechnic,Wellington, New Zealand, 31 June-3 July 2009
XVIII – University of Queensland. Kingscliff, NSW, 5–8 July 2011
XIX – University of Canberra, Canberra, 2–5 July 2013
XX – Darwin, 30 June – 3 July 2015
XXI – University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, 3–6 July 2017
XXII – Charles Sturt University, Bathurst, 1–4 July 2019
XXIII – Deakin University, Geelong, 27 June-1 July 2022 (Incorporated in Australian Historical Association National Conference)
XXIV – Eastlake Football Club / National Library of Australia, Canberra, 10-13 July 2023