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TASMANIAN
INSTITUTE OF SPORT
ISSUE 40 – JULY 2001
Launching the
2001 Powerade
Schools
Program were,
from left, rower
Darren
Balmforth,
Coca-Cola
Amatil state
market
manager Steve
Fordham,
yachtsman
Mark Padgett,
and students
from Riverside
Primary.
Powerade boost for
schools program
AN Olympic silver medallist and a future
Olympian launched the start of the 2001
Powerade Schools Program at Riverside
Primary School.
Champion rower Darren Balmforth
was on hand to show his silver medal
from the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
He was supported by yachtsman Mark
Padgett, who brought along his yacht for
the eager students to see. Both athletes
are aiming to be selected in their chosen
sports for the 2004 Games in Athens.
The program, run by the Tasmanian
Institute of Sport and sponsored by
Powerade (Coca-Cola Amatil), sees ath-
letes under scholarship at the TIS speak
to school students around the state
about their sporting experiences.
Maree Fish, the co-ordinator of the
program at the TIS, said: “It is proving to
be a very valuable program for both ath-
letes and students. Athletes get the
chance to improve their speaking and
presenting skills, while students are
exposed to an elite athlete and what that
entails.
“In many cases, students are returning
to the primary schools that they attended,
which is very special.”
The program also aims to promote the
value of an active and healthy lifestyle,
encourage student participation in sport
and recreation, and promote the impor-
tance of participating without emphasis
on winning. It also aims to encourage stu-
dents to set goals and strive to achieve
their best.
“Without the support of corporate
sponsors such as Coca-Cola Amatil, we
wouldn’t be able to provide the types of
programs that we currently run, and we
thank them most sincerely,” Maree said.
The TIS Bulletin is published quarterly by Corporate Communications Pty Ltd for the Tasmanian
Institute of Sport. If you would like to contribute information, please forward it to:
Denise Hansson,
TIS, PO Box 93 Prospect 7250.
Telephone: (03) 6336 2202
Facsimile: (03) 6336 2211
Email: [email protected]
Editor: [email protected]
For further information on the TIS, check out our website: www.tis.tas.gov.au.
TASMANIAN
INSTITUTE OF SPORT
ISSUE 41 – OCTOBER 2001
The TIS Bulletin is published quarterly by Corporate Communications Pty Ltd for the Tasmanian
Institute of Sport. If you would like to contribute information, please forward it to:
Denise Hansson,
TIS, PO Box 93 Prospect 7250.
Telephone: (03) 6336 2202
Facsimile: (03) 6336 2211
Email: [email protected]
Editor: [email protected]
For further information on the TIS, check out our website: www.tis.tas.gov.au.
Forums spread
TIS messageTHE Tasmanian Institute of Sport is taking
its expertise out of the cities and into
regional Tasmania with a series of free
community forums.
Sponsored by the Bass & Equitable
Building Society, now know simply as B &
E, the first forum was held at Wynyard on
Thursday, August 23 from 7pm-9.30pm
at the Ex-Servicemen and Citizens Club.
“This is a really important initiative for
us and is a chance for people of all ages
who are interested in sport to come and
find out what we are all about,” TIS
Director Elizabeth Jack said.
The audience at the forum heard first-
hand experiences from two outstanding
Tasmanian athletes, dual Paralympic
swimmer Melissa Carlton, and triple
Olympic kayaker Daniel Collins.
Other speakers included TIS physical
preparation coach Peter Culhane, who
demonstrated the use of the swiss ball in
training and development and also injury
prevention.The TIS put on a full day of activities
leading up to the evening forum. This
included sports expos for schoolchildren
at the Wynyard Sports Centre, and the
Bass & Equitable Corporate Challenge.
The Challenge was held at the
Wynyard Sports Centre, with local busi-
nesses, council and others putting in
teams of three for a series of TIS tests
and activities. The event was won by the
team from the fire brigade.
The next forum will be held on
November 22 at St Helens.
• More pictures, Page 5Bass & Equitable Challenge partici-
pants from the Wynyard Ambulance
Service worked hard on the arm/leg
ergometer.
TIS administration trainee Adam
Rowlings keeps an eye on one of the
students on the vertical jump.
TASMANIANINSTITUTE OF SPORT
ISSUE 42 – FEBRUARY 2002
The TIS Bulletin is published quarterly by Corporate Communications Pty Ltd for the Tasmanian
Institute of Sport. If you would like to contribute information, please forward it to:
Denise Hansson,TIS, PO Box 93 Prospect 7250.Telephone: (03) 6336 2202Facsimile: (03) 6336 2211Email: [email protected]: [email protected] further information on the TIS, check out our website: www.tis.tas.gov.au.
TIS scores double sponsorship coupTHE Tasmanian Institute of Sport hassigned up Echo Tasmania as a new majorsponsor.
The five-year deal was officiallyannounced by TIS Chairman DenisRogers in association with Premier JimBacon at the Tattersall’s Hobart AquaticCentre. At the same time, long-timesponsor Coca-Cola Amatil signed on foranother year, to become the major spon-sor of the TIS.“These are both very important spon-
sorships for the TIS and the athletes thatwe service and we thank both Coca-ColaAmatil and Echo Tasmania most sincere-ly for their support,” Mr Rogers said.
“Sponsorship is vital in developing
programs and services to supplementthe funding that we get from the Stateand Federal Governments.”Echo Tasmania is a new company
established to oversee the next phase ofthe major environmental remediationprogram at the former Tioxide site atHeybridge near Burnie.Echo Tasmania’s Executive Director
Chris Hartley said his company had along-term commitment to the rehabilita-tion of its former site and an equally long-term commitment to Tasmania.“The emphasis of our Burnie project
is on performance excellence and
Announcing the TIS sponsorship deal at Tattersall’s Hobart Aquatic Centre are TIS
Chairman Denis Rogers, left, with Echo Tasmania Executive Director Chris Hartley,
TIS Director Elizabeth Jack and Premier Jim Bacon.
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TASMANIANINSTITUTE OF SPORT
ISSUE 43 – MAY 2002
The TIS Bulletin is published quarterly by Corporate Communications Pty Ltd for the Tasmanian
Institute of Sport. If you would like to contribute information, please forward it to:
Denise Hansson, TIS, PO Box 93 Prospect 7250.
Telephone: (03) 6336 2202 Facsimile: (03) 6336 2211
Email: [email protected]
Editor: [email protected] further information on the TIS, check out our website: www.tis.tas.gov.au.
Early success foraspiring coachesA NEW scholarship program designed to
encourage the development of elite Tas-
manian coaches is already achieving
results.Two of six coaches awarded scholar-
ships by the Tasmanian Institute of Sport
last year have now been awarded nation-
al coaching positions. This comes just
nine months after the Premier and Minis-
ter for Sport, Jim Bacon, presented the
inaugural scholarships, made possible
through State Government funding.
David Ellis (sailing) has been appoint-
ed by the Australian Yachting Federation
as one of the coaches to attend the Youth
World Sailing Championships in Lunen-
burg, Canada, during July. He will be one
of four coaches responsible for the Aus-
tralian team competing in six boat class-
es against 28 other countries.Ilene Carr (hockey) has been named
Assistant Coach to the under-18 Aus-
tralian women’s team to compete against
New Zealand in the Rose Quaid Series in
New South Wales in August.“This is a great achievement for these
two individuals and it is evidence that the
program is providing the support needed
to give our coaches the opportunity to
achieve in elite coaching circles,” TIS
Director Elizabeth Jack said.The first intake of scholarships
announced on July 31 last year included
Sonia Laduzko (athletics), from Laud-
erdale; Andrea McQuitty, (canoeing),
from Kindred; Ilene Carr (hockey) from
West Hobart; Paul Manion (cycling) from
Loira; Peter Churchill (swimming), from
New Town; and David Ellis (sailing) from
Mt Stuart. The scholarships provide financial
and mentoring support to the coaches,
allowing them to gain valuable national
and international experience, while at the
same time adding to their knowledge
and skills through hands-on coaching
and educational opportunities.The scholarships will continue to be
supported by the State Government and
will be an ongoing feature of the TIS pro-
gram, allowing these and other aspiring
high-performance coaches to spend up
to two years gaining additional coaching
knowledge and experience.
Back row, fromleft: David Ellis,Sonia Laduzko,Andrea McQuitty,and Paul Manion.Front row:Elizabeth Jack,Premier JimBacon, and IleneCarr. PeterChurchill isabsent from thephoto.
Thank you to The Examiner newspaper for the provision of some photos for our newsletter.
c o n t e n t s
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Minister’s Foreword 3
Chairman’s Report 4
Director’s Report 5
Administration 7
Corporate Partnerships 9
Athlete of the Year 12
Sports Performance 13
Talent Search 15
Athlete Career & Education 17
Physical Preparation 19
Scholarship Programs 20
NTC Programs 21
Elite Development Squads 30
Individual Scholarships 34
Coaching Scholarships 36
2001-2002 Scholarship Holders 37
2001-2002 Corporate Plan 39
Board of Management 40
Staff 41
Financial Report 42
minister ’ sf o r e w o r d
THE results of Tasmanian Institute of Sportathletes over the past year have continued toreflect the high-quality sports programs andsupport services that are provided to theState’s elite and developing athletes.
A total of 45 TIS athletes representedAustralia in international competition overthe past year. Many of these athletes werejuniors, experiencing high-level competitionin the international sports arena for the firsttime in their careers.
The State Government is committed to sup-porting Tasmania’s elite athletes and sports-people through the services of TIS. Our sup-port will ensure the Institute continues tomake a significant contribution to Australia’selite sports network.
An important initiative during the year wasthe establishment of a fund to supportcoaching scholarships. These scholarshipshave been instrumental in allowing aspiringhigh-performance coaches to gain additionalcoaching knowledge and experience, therebyassisting them to provide the highest level ofcoaching expertise to their athletes. In onlyits first year of operation, the scholarshipprogram has already seen two of the inaugu-ral six TIS scholarship coaches gain nationalcoaching appointments.
I take this opportunity to acknowledge theguidance and strategic direction provided bythe Tasmanian Institute of Sport Board ofManagement, under the strong chairmanship
Jim Bacon MHAPremierMinister for State Development
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of Denis Rogers. I also commend the TISstaff for their commitment and professional-ism.
Most importantly, I congratulate the athletesand coaches of the TIS on their achieve-ments over the course of the year and wishthem many more years of sporting success.
r e p o r t
The Institute looks forward to a long andmutually rewarding association with all ofthese organisations.
I extend a personal vote of thanks to my fel-low Directors and to the staff of the TIS fortheir continued support and commitmentover the past year. It is a pleasure to workwith them and I look forward to another pro-ductive year.
To the athletes of the Tasmanian Institute ofSport, I offer my congratulations on anotheryear of significant sporting achievement andI wish them continued success in the future.
Denis W. RogersChairmanBoard of Management
THE Tasmanian Institute of Sport Board ofManagement this year has continued tofocus on the challenges that lie ahead.Strategies and policies have been developedto support programs, coaches and athletesinto the future.
Athlete performances have continued toimprove, with many junior athletes now com-peting successfully on the world stage.
These outstanding performances reflect thequality of the services provided by theInstitute, particularly the calibre of its coach-ing staff and programs.
The TIS receives generous support from thecorporate sector to assist in the achievementof these results. On behalf of the Board ofManagement, I offer my thanks to our manysponsors.
Major sponsor Coca-Cola Amatil, has sup-ported continued involvement in thePowerade Schools Program. In addition,long-standing corporate partners Motors PtyLtd, J. Boag & Son, and the Hotel GrandChancellor have made an ongoing contribu-tion to the Institute’s programs.
The TIS mobile testing laboratory continuedwith support from MBF this year.
Three new sponsors joined the Institute thisyear. Echo Tasmania has assisted with amajor coaching scholarship for the sport ofrowing. Southern Cross Television and finan-cial institution B&E have joined with the TISto support its athletes and programs in theirquest for success.
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director ’ sr e p o r t
A SIGNIFICANT factor in the TasmanianInstitute of Sport’s development over thepast 12 months has been the provision ofadditional State Government funding toundertake a number of activities important toboth the ongoing development of our ath-letes and coaches and to the development ofour own role within the Tasmanian communi-ty.
The first of these activities provided criticalcounselling support for TIS athletes on aneeds basis. This has allowed us to meet ourcommitment to provide truly holistic supportto each of the athletes in our programs.
This year we also undertook to visit rural andregional communities to encourage youngpeople to participate in active, healthylifestyles, while providing them with a per-spective on elite sport and its requirements.We place significant importance on our ath-letes acting as positive role models in thepromotion of health and well-being in ourlocal communities and welcomed the oppor-tunity to undertake this initiative.
Coaching development received a majorboost, with scholarships being awarded toaspiring elite Tasmanian coaches. Thesecoaches have gained important coachingskills and knowledge through the program,enabling them to operate effectively on anational and international level.
The scholarships are tangible evidence of theInstitute’s commitment to developing thestate’s coaches in order to continue to pro-vide the highest level of coaching expertiseto our developing athletes.
The Institute’s sports programs also contin-ued to develop, with the recommencement ofa full-time National Training Centre program
in Track and Field and, for the first time, aSwimming Elite Development Squad.
These two programs – along with the Hockeyand Cycling NTC programs – were furtherassisted through the inclusion of coachingsupport from our part-time scholarshipcoaches.
With the assistance of the Australian SportsCommission, the TIS Sports PerformanceUnit was able to develop Talent Search into afull-time program, thereby assisting in theidentification, development and monitoringof some of our future scholarship holders.
I am indebted to the TIS Board ofManagement, under the direction of itsChairman, Denis Rogers, for its support andguidance. This has been extremely valuablenot only to me as Director, but also to thestaff as a whole. I extend my sincere thanksto Denis and the Board for the leadershipthey have provided.
The TIS has continued to play a part in thedevelopment of Australia’s elite sports net-work, working closely with other institutesand academies of sport, national sportingorganisations, the Australian OlympicCommittee and the Commonwealth Games
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Association to assist Australia’s athletes toachieve international success.
The support of both the State and FederalGovernments, and that of our many corpo-rate partners, has played a large part in theInstitute’s continued development, allowingus to find and use innovative ideas to benefitour athletes and programs.
This we must continue to do if we wish toremain a significant part of the Australianelite sports network.
In closing, I acknowledge the athletes andcoaches of the Tasmanian Institute of Sportfor their pursuit of excellence, their focus and
Elizabeth JackDirector
their dedication. I have no doubt they willcontinue to excel on the world stage and I,along with the remaining TIS staff, commit toproviding a continued high level of service toour athletes and coaches as they strive toachieve the goals they have set for them-selves.
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administrat ionACTIVITIES
Community Visits
DURING the year the TIS staff conductedvisits to schools and communities in theWynyard, St Helens, Zeehan and Triabunnaareas to provide information to the public onthe Institute’s activities. At each of theseexpos, schoolchildren and interested mem-bers of the community participated in varioustests, activities and information sessionsthat provided an insight into the services theTIS provides to its athletes and what beingan elite athlete is all about.
Community Forums
THE TIS also conducted community forumsin Wynyard, St Helens, Launceston andHobart. These provided information to thegeneral public on fitness tips for the homeand office as well as giving members of thepublic the opportunity to hear from elite ath-letes and leading sports administrators.
Olympic kayaker Daniel Collins andParalympian Melissa Carlton spoke inWynyard, rower Scott Brennan talked in StHelens about his experiences and Olympicand Commonwealth Games long jumperPeter Burge spoke in Launceston.
TIS Executive OfficerPaul Austen
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At the Hobart forum, leading sports adminis-trator, TIS Chairman and past immediatechairman of the Australian Cricket BoardDenis W Rogers, AO, provided an interestinginsight into his time at the helm of Australiancricket. The TIS received valuable supportfrom leading Tasmanian financial institutionB&E in conducting these forums.
STAFF
Staffing changes during the year sawChristine Hamlyn join the TIS from Adelaideto replace Daniel Billing as SportsPerformance Officer. Trainee Adam Rowlings
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completed his traineeship and moved on toother pursuits.
The TIS reluctantly farewelled valued teammember and Manager of the SportsPerformance Unit, Tammie Ebert, who left toundertake a PhD in Canberra and work withthe AIS road cycling program.
Joining the Sports Performance Unit wereElissa Morley from Queensland, who beganas the full-time Talent Search Coordinator,while Dr Tim Gabbett, also from the sunnyend, took over Tammie’s role as Manager ofthe Sports Performance Unit.
Athlete Career & Education CoordinatorMaree Fish resigned in June to take on aposition with the University of Tasmania. Wewish Maree well with this new career chal-lenge.
Denise Hansson returned to the TIS on a per-manent basis as project support officer.Previously Denise worked with us on a tem-porary basis while one of the officers was onmaternity leave. Denise is a real asset tomanagement and the front office team.
Liz Coglan quietly continued her excellentwork in maintaining the TIS resource centre.
The TIS Bulletin was published regularly aspart of the Institute’s ongoing promotionalactivities, acknowledging corporate sectorsupport and providing information to thecommunity on Institute activities and theachievements of its athletes.
The TIS website continued to provide up-to-
Liz CoglanLibrary Consultant
Denise HanssonProject Support Officer
date results of TIS athletes as well as infor-mation on all TIS activities. As in past years,this was managed by TIS Executive OfficerPaul Austen.
On a final note, we would like to acknowl-edge the support of staff at the Departmentof State Development for the many servicesit provided to the Institute during the year.
Paul AustenExecutive Officer
corporatepartnerships
THE TIS continues to receive valuable sup-port from partnerships with leadingTasmanian businesses.
Coca-Cola Amatil signed on for another 12months to become the major sponsor of theTasmanian Institute of Sport during2001/2002.
Coca-Cola Amatil has been a long-time sup-porter of the TIS, particularly giving financialand in-kind support for the PoweradeSchools Program. This program sees ath-letes speak to classes of students in schoolsaround Tasmania about their sport and them-selves.
It has proved to be a valuable and successfulprogram for both the athletes and the stu-dents. Coca-Cola Amatil will now extend itscoverage and support to the Talent Searchprogram.
We were also fortunate to gain the supportof a new sponsor – Echo Tasmania – startinga five-year program that will provide supportto the Institute as a whole and also to thesport of rowing in Tasmania through the pro-vision of an annual rowing coaching scholar-ship.
Other new companies to join the TIS thisyear were financial institution B&E Ltd,Southern Cross Television, Craigow Winesand The Denture Centre.
TASMANIA
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These companies join our other long-termsupporters: Motors Pty Ltd, J Boag and Sonand the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart.
MBF and Dell computers provided support tothe TIS mobile testing lab attached to theInstitute’s Sports Performance Unit during2001/2002, while Avanti and Prince AlbertInn continued their valuable assistance to theInstitute’s NTC Cycling program.
The importance of all these organisations tothe TIS cannot be overstated, as they pro-vide many extra benefits to our athletes.These benefits in turn provide that extraedge in performance to each athlete, notonly giving them confidence, but also playingan important role in their development.
We sincerely thank all these companies fortheir important investment in Tasmania’s ath-letes and their future.
We also acknowledge the support of publicrelations consultants, Corporate Comm-
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Announcing the TIS sponsorship deal at Tattersall’s Hobart Aquatic Centre TISChairman Denis Rogers, left, with Echo Tasmania Executive Director ChrisHartley, TIS Director Elizabeth Jack and Premier Jim Bacon, MHA.
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unications and, in particular, senior consult-ant Keryn Nylander, for their continued sup-port of the Institute’s media and corporateactivities throughout the year.
And we extend our sincere thanks to the fit-ness centres around the State that have –over many years – continued to assist ourathletes in their preparation for national andinternational competitions.
These include Theogenes Health and SquashCentre in Launceston, Healthglo Fitness andLeisure in Burnie, Templars Fitness Centre inDevonport, Health and Fitness World inGlenorchy and Launceston, the Tattersall’sHobart Aquatic Centre and Oceana Healthand Fitness in Hobart, and Port Huon FitnessCentre in the Huon Valley for their ongoingsupport.
One of the Institute’s top cyclists, SeanSullivan, takes in some of the sponsor’sproduct, Powerade. Coca-Cola Amatil,maker of Powerade, is the major sponsor ofthe Tasmanian Institute of Sport.
the yearparty and awards presentation at the HotelGrand Chancellor in Hobart on Monday 3December, 2001.
Wells won the TIS Male Athlete of the YearAward, sponsored by Echo Tasmania, tomake him eligible for the main award. Othercontenders were boxer Daniel Geale, moun-tain bike champion Sid Taberlay and fellowhockey player Zain Wright.
The TIS Female Athlete of the Year Award,sponsored by the Commonwealth Bank, waswon by swimmer Nicole Hunter for a greatyear that included gold in a World Cup eventin Australia in the 200m butterfly, and silverin the Open National Short Course Champ-ionships in the same event.
Other award finalists were water-skier ClareAngilley and rower Dana Faletic. As Hunterwas competing on the mainland, her mother
Diane collected the award on herbehalf.
Rower Scott Brennan won the TISJunior Athlete of the Year Award,sponsored by The Examiner newspa-per. His year’s highlight was winninga silver medal in the single sculls atthe World Junior Championships inGermany. Brennan’s achievementswere all the more notable in that hewas studying first-year medicine atthe University of Tasmania in additionto undertaking a heavy training andcompetition program.
Other finalists in the junior awardwere basketballer Hollie Grima andhockey player David Guest. Theawards are based on performances atan international level over the previ-ous 12-month period.12
athlete of
CHAMPION hockey player Matthew Wellswas named the Tasmanian Institute ofSport’s Harvey World Travel Athlete of theYear for 2001.
The award capped off a wonderful year forWells, culminating with a silver medal playingfor Australia in the 23rd Champions Trophy inRotterdam, Holland.
He was also vice-captain of the Australianmen’s hockey team that won the ManningCup against New Zealand in May 2001 andcaptain of the Australian team that won theEast Asian Games in Japan.
Wells, 22, also won the Player of the Yearaward for the National Hockey League afterleading the Tassie Tigers to their first semi-final appearance in 27 years. Wells was pre-sented with his award by the Chairman of theTIS, Denis Rogers, at the annual cocktail
2001 TIS Award winners – Scott Brennan, left,(Junior Athlete of the Year), with Diane Tayloraccepting the award on behalf of her daughter,swimmer Nicole Hunter, who was TIS FemaleAthlete of the Year, and Matthew Wells, TIS MaleAthlete of the Year and Athlete of the Year.
sports
THE Sports Performance Unit continues toassist Tasmania’s talented athletes andcoaches through the provision of sports sci-ence, sports medicine, and physical prepara-tion services.
New additions to the staff of the SportsPerformance Unit are Tim Gabbett (SportsPerformance Manager), Christine Hamlyn(Sports Performance Officer) and ElissaMorley, who has taken up the newly createdfull-time position as Talent Search Coordinator.
We also farewelled Tammie Ebert and thankher for the work she has performed in theSports Performance Unit. Much of the cur-rent resources and support afforded to ath-letes and coaches have come as a directresult of Tammie’s tireless efforts.
Regular testing of the National TrainingCentre Programs of Cycling, Hockey, Trackand Field and Rowing was conductedthroughout the year with a number of targetsquad athletes also being involved, highlight-ing the depth of talent in Tasmania.
The Unit was involved in testing of the EliteDevelopment Squads of tennis, swimming,cricket, football, and basketball. Testing ofthe Tassie Tigers State cricket squad, TassieDevils football team and Australian under-17netball players was also conducted.
The Sports Performance Unit has alsobecome increasingly involved with a numberof the Elite Development Squad members inthe sports of wild-water canoeing, sailing,judo and orienteering and we look forward to
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continuing our work with these up-and-com-ing athletes.
With the purchase of new equipment during2001, the area of motion analysis and biome-chanics was greatly enhanced for the TIS.Through the use of this technology we are
Tim GabbettManager, Sports Performance Unit
Christine HamlynSports Performance Officer
water.
Bi-monthly coaching and sports scienceforums have also been conducted by theSports Performance Unit. The coaching andsports science forums provide an opportuni-ty for constructive discussion and exchangeof ideas and information between coachesand sports scientists, to ensure the highestlevel of support is made available to all TISathletes.
We thank all presenters and coaches whohave contributed to the success of thecoaching and sports science forums.
SPORTS MEDICINE NETWORK
WE would also like to acknowledge the TISSports Medicine Consultant Network, whichcontinues to provide quality services to ourathletes and coaches. Thanks are extendedto Hobart Pathology for their continued pro-vision of blood screening. Thank you also toDr Ian Beltz, who is the Sports MedicineCoordinator, for his assistance in the effi-cient and effective provision of SportsMedicine services.
Tim Gabbett Sports Performance Manager
Christine HamlynSports Performance Officer
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able to work with the athletes and coaches,providing specific feedback on their perform-ance.
The Swinger video analysis program wasused with several sports, including hockey,football, track and field, wild-water canoeingand tennis. Through the capture of videofootage, this program allows analysis of per-formance in various ways.
Some examples of movement analysisinclude frame by frame, left side versus rightside and overlaying with another athlete.Swinger is a vital tool that enables analysisof the athlete’s technique and, in turn, over-all performance. It also allows the athlete tovisualise their performance.
The virtual-reality glasses have been greatlyaccessed by our rowing program during thisyear, with many athletes benefiting fromtheir use. The glasses are worn by the ath-lete and, through a video link-up, allow theathlete to view themselves as they are per-forming. This kind of immediate feedback iscrucial, again in terms of analysing techniqueand skill error.
The swimming program has made full use ofthe underwater camera during 2001/2002.This technology allows the coach to view andrecord the athlete’s stroke technique under-
group at the 2002 Track andField National YouthChampionships in Adelaideand placed second in thelong jump.
Mary Hookway collectedtwo silver medals in the 400metres and the 800 metresand a bronze in the 200metres at the 2002 Track
and Field State Championships in Hobart.
Madeleine Oldfield was selected in the Stateteam to compete at the Cross CountryNational Championships to be held in Nowrain August 2002.
Karinna Fyfe broke State records in theunder-13 division in the 400, 800 and 1500metres.
CYCLING
Results from the 2002 National TrackChampionships included Angela Klyne com-peting in the under-15 category and winning
ta lent search
THE Talent Search Program has had anothersuccessful year in Tasmania, with more stu-dents tested than ever before and athletesachieving excellent results at State andNational level in a range of sports.
Phase 1 testing this year saw the screeningof almost 7,000 high school students acrossTasmania. The ever-increasing number of stu-dents tested at Phase 1 is a reflection of thegrowing support the Powerade Talent SearchProgram receives from schools and the com-munity.
Sport-specific Phase 2 Powerade TalentSearch testing was conducted with the toptwo per cent of Phase 1 participants in theNorth, the South and the North-West.
About 60 athletes who excelled in Phase 1and Phase 2 testing will form the 2002/2003Powerade Talent Search squad in the sportsof athletics, cycling and rowing. These ath-letes, to be announced at induction cere-monies in August, will begin training inSeptember and will start competing at theend of the year.
Athletes from last year’s squad have adapt-ed to their new sports quickly and arealready performing well in competition.Talent Search athletes from previous yearsare also continuing to achieve outstandingresults.
ATHLETICS
Tiah Simmons picked up a silver medal in theunder-20 2000m steeplechase at the 2002Track and Field National Championships inBrisbane.
Luke Vaessen competed in the under-16 age
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Elissa MorleyTalent Search Coordinator
contributions of the coaches, parents, sport-ing organisations, PE teachers and universitystudents, without whose dedication thePowerade Talent Search program would notbe such a success.
Looking ahead to the coming year, TalentSearch will see the implementation of moreworkshops for Talent Search athletes. Theseworkshops will encompass a range of activi-ties and topics to better equip the athletes todeal with the variety of challenges thatsportspeople face.
The Powerade Talent Search program willcontinue to target athletics, cycling and row-ing in the year ahead and we hope to see theinclusion of AFL as a fourth Talent Searchsport.
Elissa MorleyTalent Search Coordinator
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bronze medals in the sprint and the 500-metre time trial. Angela finished fourth in theflying 200 and the pursuit.
Jarrod Burr and David Klyne won the bronzemedal in the under-19 teams pursuit.
Louise Yaxley finished fourth in the open pur-suit.
ROWING
Emma Whyte, Ginny Hewitt and ElizabethMurray competed at the Tasmanian AllSchools State Titles. The girls won the coxedquad sculls, placed first and second in thedouble sculls and first, second and third inthe single sculls in the under-15 age group.
Thanks must go to Coca-Cola Amatil fortheir fantastic sponsorship of the TalentSearch Program. It is also with much appre-ciation that I acknowledge the invaluable
IN August 2001 the Tasmanian Institute ofSport, through the Athlete Career &Education Program, welcomed RelationshipsAustralia, Tasmania, to our group of consult-ants.
Through Relationships Australia, Tasmania,professional and confidential counselling fora broad range of personal, sport-related andfamily issues has been made available as afree service to all TIS athletes, their immedi-ate families and coaches.
The success of this statewide program canbe seen in the number of athletes accessingthe service during the first year of the pro-gram. Confidentiality regarding use of theservice is imperative and therefore reportingis done purely on a numerical basis. TheTasmanian Institute of Sport looks forward todeveloping stronger links with RelationshipsAustralia, Tasmania.
The very successful Powerade SchoolsProgram has continued to provide athleteswith an ideal opportunity to practise theirpresentation skills while schoolchildrenthroughout Tasmania have been able to hearof their experiences and get a hands-onapproach to a variety of sports.
In 2001 the program had a record 26 athletesfrom 12 sports delivering their message to arange of Tasmanian schools in areas such asRosebery, Wilmot, Bridgewater, Hagley,Rosetta, Kingston and Forth. In 2002, 17schools are included in the program with chil-dren keen to hear from athletes in sportssuch as rowing, cycling, wild-water kayaking,
ACE CoordinatorMaree Fish
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swimming, hockey, football and tennis.
Further community recognition of theTasmanian Institute of Sport was an integralcomponent of several rural school expos andforums conducted by the Tasmanian Instituteof Sport.
Institute staff provided students and familiesin Wynyard, St Helens, Zeehan andTriabunna with an opportunity to try outsome of the activities and tests that our eliteathletes endure along with the chance tohear first-hand sporting and life experiencesfrom several high-profile guest speakers.
In November 2001 successful cooking skillssessions were held in Hobart and Launcestonattracting a range of cooks/athletes! For theHobart session, a special thanks to DrysdaleTAFE for providing use of their cooking facil-ity and staff to conduct the session. InLaunceston participants were given some
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Yachtsman MarkPadgett signsautographs aspart of hisPoweradeSchoolsProgram visit toRiversidePrimary.
Tasmania. I would like to take this opportuni-ty to thank you for your support of theTasmanian ACE program and its efforts inassisting Tasmania’s elite athletes to pursuetheir sporting ambitions while developingcareer options for a post-sport life.
I wish all Tasmanian Institute of Sport ath-letes success in achieving their goals andthank you for allowing me to share part ofthe journey with you. Good luck and good-bye.
Maree FishAthlete Career & EducationCoordinator
great tips from Pasta Pasta restaurant chefNeil Pratt.
Nationally, the ACE coordinator attended thenational ACE conference in Melbourne andwas a participant in the inaugural NESCAthlete Services Conference in Sydneywhich saw ACE, Sports Science andPrograms combine for the first time to dis-cuss a range of issues affecting the servicingof athletes.
On a personal note many of you will be awarethat after nearly four years with theTasmanian Institute of Sport I have moved onto take up a position with the University of
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physica l
THE past year has been one of great consol-idation in the area of Physical Preparation.The position has been a challenge due to thegeographical spread of our athletes and therange of sports and athletes utilising physicalpreparation services.
The range of sports that have been usingstrength and conditioning programs is alwayschanging, and it is encouraging to see thatmany of the less-traditional strength sport ath-letes are looking to maximise their athleticpotential.
As expected, some of the heaviest users ofthe Physical Preparation area are our NationalTraining Centre programs. Continuing fromlast year we have seen heavy use from thesports of rowing, cycling and hockey. Manyother sports such as wild-water paddling,track and field, tennis, basketball, sailing andorienteering have also been utilising thePhysical Preparation program.
An encouraging trend over the past 12months has been the thinking of some of theTIS coaches in how to utilise PhysicalPreparation services in a more holisticapproach.
This can be seen in instances such as cycling,basketball and cricket organising self-mas-sage and stretching workshops for their ath-letes, and cycling looking to incorporatewater recovery sessions to enable the ath-letes to better recover from successive boutsof activity over a multi-day event.
Other key projects that I have been workingwith are the Australian lightweight sweep oar
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squad, who are once again preparing for theWorld Championships by training at Franklin,and working with some of the State’s elitejunior tennis players through a nationallyfunded Tennis Tasmania initiative. This hasbeen both rewarding and hard work, but maybe an area that could lead into some excitingdevelopments for the Physical Preparationprogram down the line.
Under the current circumstances in whichthe athletes use community-based gymnasi-ums, I would sincerely like to thank all thenetwork gymnasiums that allow the athletesand myself to use their facilities, as withoutour own dedicated physical preparation facil-ity we rely heavily on these centres for theircontinued support of our athletes and ourprogram. Without their continued involve-ment the program would not be as success-ful as it is.
Peter CulhanePhysical Preparation Officer
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TIS scholarshipprograms
THROUGH support from the State andFederal Governments and the various corpo-rate sponsors of the TIS, the Institute pro-vides scholarships to selected athletes in dif-ferent TIS programs. Varying programs oper-ate within the Institute, depending upon theresources available and the quality and num-ber of athletes participating.
NATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE(NTC) PROGRAMS
THESE are the main programs offered by theTIS in conjunction with national and statesporting organisations and the AustralianSports Commission. In 2001/2002 theInstitute operated four NTC programs in thesports of cycling, track and field, hockey androwing, with track and field rejoining as amajor program in January 2002.
All sports have a full-time coach employedspecifically to conduct the NTC program.Athletes are admitted into these programsusing nationally accepted standards and areprovided with coaching, access to nationaland international competition, equipmentand all TIS services including sports scienceand athlete career and education.
ELITE DEVELOPMENT SQUAD (EDS) PROGRAMS
THESE programs operate in a similar mannerto NTC programs. Squads enlist the servicesof a coach employed by the state sporting
organisation to coordinate the program forselected athletes in that sport. Athletesreceive funding support to attend interna-tional/national level training and competi-tion, plus access to training facilities andcoaching support within Tasmania.
Athletes are also provided with access to theservices provided by the TIS in sports sci-ence and athlete career and education. TISElite Development Squads in 2001/2002were football, cricket, tennis, basketball and– for the first time – swimming.
INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIPPROGRAM
THESE scholarships are provided to ath-letes from sports in which a small number ofathletes are performing at the required levelin the sport, or where the sport does nothave the infrastructure to provide acoach/coordinator and other support serv-ices necessary for an NTC or EDS programto operate.
Athletes are provided with funding support toenable access to international/national stan-dard training and competition opportunities,sports science and athlete career and educa-tion services. The Institute’s staff workdirectly with the athletes to help coordinatetheir programs and the utilisation of theirfunds. Scholarships are offered at differentlevels based on performance criteria thatcater for junior through to senior athletes.
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TIS Cycling CoachKevin Tabotta
cyc l ingIT was an exceptional year for the cyclingprogram, with excellent results across theboard by all scholarship holders. There weremany highlights:
RIDER SUMMARIES:
Emily Williams – 2001 National JuniorRoad Series Champion; 2001 National TimeTrial Series Champion; 2001 AustralianRepresentative for World RoadChampionships in Portugal but did not com-pete due to a broken collar bone two weeksout.
Bernard Sulzberger – 2001 NationalRoad Race Series Champion; votedAustralia’s best junior road rider for 2001;National Team Rep for Road Worlds inPortugal 2001.
Simon French – 17th at Junior Worlds indownhill; Australian Rep 2001.
Caleb Manion – second in World Cupround for U23 cyclists, Italy 2001; best U23in Tattersalls road series.
Mark Jamieson – 2002 National JuniorPursuit Champion; selected for JuniorWorlds in Melbourne August 2002; 2001National Track Rep at Worlds in USA; fourthin Teams Pursuit.
Belinda Goss – 2002 National JuniorPursuit Champion; 2002 National PointsRace Champion; 2002 National Scratch RaceChampion; selected for Junior Worlds inMelbourne August 2002; 2001 NationalTrack Rep at Worlds in USA, fourth in PointsRace.
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Kirby Piscioneri – fourth in Junior Sprint2002 National Championships.
Stephen Rossendell – top five results inopen men’s 1000m Time Trial, Pursuit andScratch Race at 2002 Nationals.
Naomi Williams – fifth in World Cup raceNew Zealand 2002; AIS/National teammember 2002.
Darren Young – second in World CupMadison, Sydney 2002; Silver in 2002National Points Race, Scratch Race andMadison; 2001 Goodwill Games NationalRepresentative.
Sean Sullivan – five international roadrace victories so far this season riding withhis elite team in Holland; fifth in 2002 Tour ofTasmania; 2001 Herald Sun Tour CriteriumChampion.
Nathan Clarke – 2001 Herald Sun Tour
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Stephanie Williams – 2002 NationalJunior Road Race Series Champion; 2002National junior road team representative,Belgium; third Pursuit National TrackChampionships 2002.
GENERAL
2001/2002 Cycling Team Sponsors – AvantiBicycles, Prince Albert Inn – Launceston.
2002 Satellite Coaches – Ron Bryan, DarrelYoung, Garry House, Paul Manion, ScottCallow.
2002 TCF/TIS Target Squad – Louise Yaxley,David Klyne, Matt Goss, Stuart French
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Sprint Champion; five podium placings inInternational road racing so far this season.
Sid Taberlay – 2002 National ChampionOpen Men & U23 Men; currently the highestinternationally ranked male Australian cross-country rider; also, top 20 World CupRankings, 2002; National team member2002 Worlds, Austria.
NEW TIS SCHOLARSHIPS 2002
Jai Crawford – U23 Mountain Bike.Ranked in top four in U23 in Australia; sec-ond, 2002 MTBA National ChampionshipsU23.
Ryan Sullivan – 2002 National junior roadteam representative, Belgium.
TIS Head Hockey CoachAndrew McDonald
THE TIS Hockey Program has been success-ful in 2001/2002, demonstrating positiveresults in international competition whilecontinuing its development streams.
It has been pleasing to see the transition ofmany juniors into senior and junior nationalteams. Not only has representation beenstrong at the national level, but many of theyoung, new faces of the TIS hockey programare now demonstrating the potential to con-tinue the strong number of Tasmanians rep-resenting their country.
An example of this is the debut of Lis Pagetinto the Hockeyroos’ senior Australianwomen’s team in its tour of Japan. As oneplayer made her debut for Australia anotherwas selected to the vice-captaincy of theMen’s Commonwealth Games team for2002. We congratulate Matthew Wells onthis achievement.
The main international competition withinthis period has been the Men’s World Cupheld in Kuala Lumpur. Matthew Wells andDaniel Sproule were key members in theKookaburras team that won silver, narrowlylosing the final to Germany 2-1. The othermajor tournament was the 2001 ChampionsTrophy in August, where Zain Wright andMatthew Wells won silver.
In 2001 Bianca Langham-Pritchard restedfrom the international arena but rejoined theHockeyroos in 2002, competing in the Japanseries, and winning selection in theAustralian Commonwealth Games teamheading to Manchester.
In 2002 Zain Wright was awarded the presti-gious award as Player of the AHL 2002series. Considering the quality of players in
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all the teams, this truly reflects the beliefthat hard work pays off, as long as you havequality attached to the work you do.
Zain has continued his development but nar-rowly missed selection in the CommonwealthGames team.
Hobart hosted the Junior World Cup in 2001and the TIS was represented by David Guestand Phil Marshall. The team finished sixth.David Guest has continued his upwardstrend by recently being included in the 2002National Development Squad, which is agroup of six players just outside the NationalSenior Squad.
In May 2002 David was invited to join theSenior Squad Camp held in Adelaide.Certainly the National selectors will continueto cast a close eye over David for the future,with the TIS right behind him.
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player for Australia, demonstrating that shehas lost nothing after taking most of 2001 tofocus on her work career.
In the women’s NHL series, the Van Demonsfinished seventh overall, with Ilene Carr,Bernadette Colrain, Nicole Geeves, JuliaReid, Emily Pickup and Lottie White all con-tributing.
The group included many new faces, indicat-ing a strong future for the Van Demons. Ofparticular note was young under-18 playerNicole Geeves, who won the Rookie of theYear award for 2002. Nicole has competed inthe under-18s and was selected in theNational under-18 2002 Squad.
In early April 2002 Hockey Tasmania sentboth its under-18 boys and girls to thenational titles. The under-18 girls competedin Melbourne, finishing in fifth spot overall.The TIS players who competed were AbbyDouglas, Nicole Geeves, Sofie McLeod,Jessica Tremayne, Rebeccah Waley and TimDeavin.
In this reporting period the TIS has seen oneplayer make her debut for Australia, twoWorld Cup silver medals, two silverChampions Trophy medals and the develop-ment of new faces worthy of pursuing aninternational career.
We have made strategic movements to
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We have had three athletes on AIS scholar-ships in Perth – Matthew Wells, DanielSproule and Lis Paget as an Associate AISscholarship holder for a 10-week block.
The TIS hockey unit currently has sevenunder-18 players in the scholarship intakeand underpinning this is the NTC develop-ment squad. Accordingly, the future for thehockey program is continually set as a prior-ity to ensure we retain a high national playerrepresentation.
Matthew Wells, Zain Wright, David Guest,Jarrod Page and Cam Bennett all played sig-nificant roles in the success of the TassieTigers NHL team in 2002. The Tigers finishedfifth, missing a place in the semi-finals bygoal difference alone.
Zain Wright must again be recognised for hisoutstanding form throughout the event. Hewas clearly voted as the best and fairestplayer, an achievement made even morespectacular considering he missed the firstfour games of the competition due to kneesurgery. Zain was also voted the best andfairest Tassie Tigers player for the 2002 sea-son.
Bianca Pritchard and Lis Paget both repre-sented Australia at the May 2002 Six-NationJapan series, winning silver in that event. Lismade her debut and also scored her firstInternational goal. Bianca was again a solid
Zain Wright was honoured with the prestigious award as Player of the AHL2002 series.
ensure we deliver a quality program to testour senior athletes while developing theyouth identified in our development pro-gram.
I would like to take this opportunity to thankall the coaches who have assisted in variousState team capacities involving TIS players:coaches like Stewart Pither, Rod Clifford,Ken Read, Ilene Carr and Larry Mills, whounderpin much of the TIS Hockey programand I appreciate the work they do with theathletes and with me.
It is with their assistance that we have a pro-ductive and successful program. I would alsolike to acknowledge the support of Hockey
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Australia and Hockey Tasmania, namely GaiCross, Paul Austen, Grant Douglas andAlison Monk. I would also like to thank all ofthe staff at the TIS, support offered by gov-ernment and all sponsors for assisting theprogram to produce results which, hopefully,all Tasmanians can look back on and beproud.
I am confident that Tasmanian hockey willcontinue to figure prominently in nationalteams. I look forward to the next year andhope we can continue to develop and build abetter TIS program.
Andrew McDonaldHead Hockey Coach
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Lightweights in the four, had a hard ask torace the coxless four, then race the eight.This was the same for Sam Beltz, also racingthe pair.
The standard of racing at this level isextremely high and energy-sapping, and ittook its toll, with the four placing eighth anda gallant sixth in the eight.
The best result came from Scott Brennan inwinning silver in the junior men’s single. Heraced well, rowing through the field to takethe lead at 1500m, only to have it taken fromhim in the last 250m.
TIS Rowing CoachSam Le Compte
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rowingTHIS season saw the TIS rowing programmove into new waters by having 13 athletesand coaches representing Australian rowingduring 2001/02.
This is all the more impressive with our twoOlympians, Darren Balmforth and SimonBurgess, taking a year off from internationalcompetition.
Dana Faletic, Shane Broad, Andrew Butler,Sam Beltz and Brendan Long made up ourSenior ‘A’ athletes with John Driessen coach-ing the senior lightweight men’s team. Wewere also represented at the Junior WorldChampionships by Cameron Wurf, SamWaley, Kasper Hebblewhite and HughEdwards in the men’s coxless four and ScottBrennan in the men’s single scull.
It was pleasing to see Darren Balmforthcoaching the four at this level, turning hisconsiderable talents to coaching, and he dida great job.
Dana had success in the Australian women’seight by winning at the Royal Henley Regattaand racing at the World Championships inthe women’s double.
Brendan also rowed the Quad at the NationsCup (World Championships for under-23 )and was placed third. Shane and Andrew, our
The junior men’s four was placed seventh.Their semi-final was the only race of theregatta to be hit by a freak storm. Being alight crew, and with a strong headwind, theydid it hard and were just beaten into thirdplace and out of the final by a fast-finishingItaly.
While the TIS Australian reps were inEurope, our target squad and many morewere attending monthly, weekend trainingcamps at Lake Barrington. Like last year, thiswas the catalyst for Tasmanian rowing suc-cess at the national championships. With 44medals at this year’s championships, it rein-forces the success of our target squad.
OUR own Olympic silver medallistDarren Balmforth was put to the ‘test’at the official announcement of EchoTasmania as a new major sponsor ofthe TIS. He engaged in a ‘time trial’ with theExecutive Director of Echo Tasmania,Chris Hartley, with the stopwatch heldby Premier Jim Bacon. Athleterepresentatives at the launch weremountain bike specialist Simon French,standing, left back, hockey player Zain
Wright and swimmer Kate Young.But the ‘row off’ was more than justsymbolic, because Chris Hartley was aone-time oarsman in the UK. He stillhas an involvement in the sport in theUK through his club, the University ofBristol Boat Club, where he ischairman of the UBBC Alumni.For the record, Darren was the victorin the row-off, although Chris saidthe winning margin was remarkablysmall!
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It is good to see our youth on the move, withthe younger TIS scholarship holders winningall of the under-23 sculling events and oursenior lightweights taking out the four andeight, then winning the prestigious light-weight four (Penrith Cup ) for the fourth yearin a row.
All in all, a fantastic year by all involved. Apersonal thank you to all of the people whohave supported the rowing program. We lookforward to another record year next year.
Sam Le CompteHead Rowing Coach
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and senior national championships over thepast five years and is making steadyprogress under the guidance of coach, TonyZito. Brian is the current Tasmanian Staterecord holder for javelin and is ranked sev-enth nationally.
2002 World Junior Target Squad – athletes in this group have eitherqualified for World Juniors or areclose to qualifying
Scott Wells was a 2001 TIS individualscholarship holder and has been studying inCanberra for the past 12 months, coachedby Esa Peltola (coach of Patrick Johnson) forthat period. Scott has greatly benefited fromboth the coaching expertise and trainingenvironment of the AIS and he is nowTasmania’s first 2002 World Junior qualifier.Scott has qualified for both the 100m (10.59)and 200m (21.43) and is currently the equalfastest U20 male athlete over 200m. Scott isalso a member of AA’s National JuniorSquad.
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track and f ie ldAFTER an absence of more than three yearsfrom the TIS NTC Program, track and field,the banner sport, is back!
Under the guidance and direction of AthleticsAustralia’s Head Coach, Keith Connor, andHigh Performance Manager, Kathryn Periac,our sport is very much alive and well and nowthat Tasmania is back in the national loop, wecan expect great results from the excitingand talented crop of young athletes whohave recently been awarded TIS scholar-ships.
The support and enthusiasm of TIS DirectorElizabeth Jack and the rest of the team atthe Tasmanian Institute of Sport have alreadyhad a significant impact on the track andfield program and I look forward to a produc-tive and bright future for our sport locally,nationally and internationally.
Let me introduce the 2002 track and fieldscholarship athletes:
Silver (Emerging) Squad – this caters for athletes 20-23 years
Graham Hicks was a TIS individual schol-arship holder in 2001 and has been a consis-tent performer throughout the year and afine ambassador for the TIS. Graham is cur-rently training in Melbourne under coach TomHancock but is registered with AthleticsTasmania. He is ranked third in Australia inthe Open Men’s discus and also ranked inthe top 20 in both the shot put and javelin.
Brian Pook has been one of Tasmania’sbest-performed javelin throwers for manyyears, slowly working his way up the ranks.He has consistently medalled at both junior
Kate Pedley has had a busy and productivepast 12 months winning medals in both the2001 Australian Youth Championships (sec-ond U18 100m, third U18 200m) and at the2001 Australian All Schools Championships(second U18 200m, first U18 400m). She is astrong contender for the 2002 World JuniorChampionships in 200, 400 and relays. Kateis coached by Fay Denholm who has a strongsquad based in Launceston and has producedmany of Tasmania’s best sprinters and middledistance athletes over a number of years.
Aaron Jones hails from the North-WestCoast and is a well-known and much respect-ed competitor at the coastal carnivals. Underthe guidance of coach John McGuire, he hasgone from strength to strength over recentyears. He is the current U20 2001 800mAustralian champion and also won the U182000 Australian All Schools 800m title andwas second in the 400m at the same cham-pionships. Aaron is currently nationallyranked first in U20 800m and third in U20400m.
At the annual scholarship announcement in Hobart were track and field squadmembers, from left, Patrick Coleman, Kate Pedley, Di Barnes, Katie Nicholsonand Aaron Jones.
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2003 World Youth/2004 WorldJunior Target Squad
Katie Nicholson was a 2001 TIS individualscholarship holder and has been a regularnational medallist over the past few years.Her talent and potential have also beenrecognised at the national level by her inclu-sion in AA’s National Squad and she is beingtargeted and groomed for both the 2002 and2004 World Junior Championships.
Patrick Coleman was a 2001 TIS individ-ual scholarship holder and has been a regularmedallist in triple jump at the National JuniorChampionships over the past few years. Atthe most recent 2001 Australian All SchoolsChampionships he finished fourth in a com-petitive field in the U18 triple jump, setting apersonal best performance in what was hisfirst competition since January 2001 due toinjury and illness.
Di BarnesHead Track and Field Coach
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BASKETBALL
THE changes made to Basketball Tasmania’sIntensive Training Centre (ITC) model havestreamlined the athlete pathway fromregional competition to national squads andteams.
Elite Development Squad coordinator andState ITC Head Coach David Munns hasimplemented regional networks to assist withindividual skill development. Patrick Hunt,National Head ITC Coach regularly conductsstatewide coaching weekends to assist withand monitor individual progression.
Elite Development Squad and 2001 AIS full-time scholarship holders Hollie Grima, NicCampbell and Sam Harris all received invita-tions to extend their scholarships for 2002.Hollie and Nic created a unique double asrecipients of the prestigious 2002 BobStanton Scholarships.
These annual scholarships are presented toAIS basketball program athletes who displayoutstanding leadership qualities, basketballpotential and sportsmanship.
Hollie has been rewarded with selection inthe Australian Senior Team to tour China, fol-lowing her successful overseas tour with theSapphires and her subsequent elevation intothe Opals squad.
Matthew Knight and Adam Gibson impressedin the under-18 National Championships.Seventeen-year-old Matthew, who stands201cm, has joined Sam Harris in theAustralian U20 Men’s Basketball Squad.
CRICKET
The cornerstone activity for the Cricket EDSremains the off-season Institute ChallengeOne-Day Series. This competition, in only itsfourth year, has been firmly embraced by theAustralian Cricket Board as a valuable vehi-cle to assist with the development of ath-letes who have the potential to play one-daycricket for their home states.
The competition has the flexibility to allowthe trialling of innovations in technology andsports science research.
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Xavier Doherty’s left arm spin bowlingearned him the best bowling average in theICC U19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.
Xavier Doherty and George Bailey playedkey roles in Australia’s victory in the ICCU19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.Xavier’s left arm spin bowling kept the oppo-sition guessing – earning him the tourna-ment’s best bowling average. George was aconsistent scorer with the bat, including ahalf-century from 21 balls.
2002 Commonwealth Bank Cricket scholar-ships have been made available to Xavier,George, Brett Geeves and Ben Hilfenhaus.
FOOTBALL
2001 squad members participated in a two-day draft preparation camp at the TIS inearly September. The focus of the camp wasthe transition from TAC Cup to the nextlevel.
Coach Martin King, TIS staff and externalconsultants provided the athletes with infor-mation on physiology testing, media training,player managers and maximising opportuni-ties. Following this preparation, PortAdelaide drafted Barry Brooks and we wishhim every success.
Hamish Ogilvie took over the reins as squadcoordinator in 2002. Athletes undertook
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musculoskeletal, medical and vision screen-ing as well as completing the testing proto-cols used at the draft camps. The playersexperienced a week in the life of an AFL play-er when they were fostered for a week bytwo AFL clubs. Western Bulldogs hostedTaylor Hayley and Jason Laycock, withRichmond looking after Luke Shackleton andMichael Thompson.
Congratulations to Luke Shackleton on beingselected in the 2002 All Australian U18team.
TENNIS
FOLLOWING a review of the first year ofoperation of the Tennis EDS, Tennis Tasmaniarequested that the major focus areas for theprogram be physical and mental preparation.Tennis Tasmania also refined its process forathlete nomination.
The following five athletes from the sport’sJunior Development Program were awardedTIS EDS scholarships: Gillie Bailey, JackLynch, Andrew Roberts, Edward Bourchierand Lauren Hepburn.
Under the direction of coordinator BrianMarshall and state coaches Simon Youl and
Ken Hiskins, regional workshops were imple-mented to address the issues on a group orindividual basis. Workshop activities wereexpanded to include sessions onnutrition/cooking, recovery techniques andtennis-specific agility drills.
TIS Physical Preparation Officer PeterCulhane has also worked with the athletes todevelop personalised off-court programs.
Geoff Masters,Manager, Athlete Services
SWIMMING
January 2002 saw the inauguration of thefirst Tasmanian swimming Elite DevelopmentSquad, consisting of six selected athleteswhose ability ranged from being at a highnational standard through to internationallevel.
These athletes have started on their journeytowards the 2004 Olympic Games where it isthe aim of the program to place at least oneswimmer on the national team for Athens.The squad is made up of the following swim-mers:
Nicole Hunter – Tattersall’s Hobart AquaticClub.
Kate Young – Tattersall’s Hobart AquaticClub.
Ryan Minty – Tattersall’s Hobart AquaticClub.
Natasha Waitzer – Tattersall’s HobartAquatic Club.
Penny Sproal – South Esk Swimming Club,Launceston.
Joe Pemberton – Tattersall’s Hobart AquaticClub.
The main focus at the squad’s training ses-sions has been on skill development andimprovement in race skills, with the swim-mers’ home program fully catering for condi-tioning work. With the aid of testing from theTIS sports science staff, results and feed-back have been provided to the swimmersand their coach on their conditioning work attheir home program.
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been a steep learning curve for all involved inthe program. With the majority of the squadnew to the TIS, they all undertook thescreening process required by the TIS, whichidentified the areas needed for each athleteto improve.
The swimming program is using formernational level swimmer Kellie Wilkie, now afully qualified physiotherapist, in its injuryprevention program, screening each athletefor weaknesses and areas of improvement.This is essential for the level of conditionthat must be maintained for elite level swim-mers.
In addition to meeting training and eventcommitments, the athletes also attendedsessions conducted by TIS elite developmentcoaches at least once a fortnight. These ses-sions covered such areas as underwater film-ing, race skills, lectures on self-massage,recovery methods, nutrition, psychology, andsport science testing and analysis.
Nicole Hunter suffered an initial setback toher training when she contracted glandularfever and missed the Australian Champ-ionships and Commonwealth Games trials inBrisbane in March. The absence of theState’s number one swimmer meant thatonly three of the TIS athletes travelled tothese Championships.
The shining light for Tasmania was breast-stroker Kate Young, who narrowly missed outon selection for the Games team with afourth in her main event, the 200m breast-stroke.
However, Kate’s performance was goodenough for selection on the Oceania Games
team, where she won four gold medals in the50m, 100m, 200m breaststroke and as amember of the 4x100m medley relay, swim-ming the breaststroke leg.
The other two swimmers to attend theChampionships were Natasha Waitzer andRyan Minty, who both gained valuable expe-rience competing at such a high-level swimmeet.
All six members of the squad swam at the2002 Australian Age Championships inSydney, with all swimming well.
Kate Young led the way, winning two bronzemedals in the 100m and 200m breaststroke.Natasha Waitzer swam well in the 100mbreaststroke, defending her bronze medalfrom the year before.
Joe Pemberton swam in two finals, winning abronze medal in the 100m freestyle, whilePenny Sproal competed in two finals at themeet and also finished fifth in the OpenWater swimming event.
The squad has now completed the first sixmonths of the program, with all the athletesinvolved having made improvements in theirperformances. The lesser-experienced swim-mers also greatly benefited from workingalongside the experienced squad members.
To date the athletes in the program haveswum more than 600 races, setting 190Tasmanian records in the process. In addi-tion, 84 per cent of their swims have beenunder the national qualifying standard.
Peter ChurchillEDS Swimming Coach
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OVER the past 12 months the TIS has sup-ported individual scholarship holders in thesports of archery, badminton, boxing, canoe-ing, diving, equestrian, judo, lawn bowls, ori-enteering, sailing, taekwondo, triathlonwater skiing and weightlifting.
For the majority of these sports, 2001/2002national competition calendars returned totheir traditional periods, following eventrescheduling due to the 2000 SydneyOlympics. Athletes from CommonwealthGames sports set their competition goalsaround selection events for the July 2002Games in Manchester.
Boxer Daniel Geale and judo player ChantalCastledine both gained selection for theCommonwealth Games. Daniel was selectedto compete in the 67kg welterweight divisionafter benefiting from many international tour-naments since Sydney. Chantal secured the78kg spot and at the time of writing waslooking forward to representing Australia atthis level.
Mark Padgett has taken another step in hissailing pathway. Under the tutelage of VictorKovolenko, Mark has jumped out of his 420class yacht into the National Olympic 470squad. Mark has embarked on three monthsof sailing in Europe that will culminate withthe 2002 470 World Championships.
Slalom paddler Justin Boocock was pleased
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with his form in World Cup competition lead-ing into the 2002 World SlalomChampionships. He was also keen to makean impact at these championships, followingthe disappointment of the abandonment ofthe 2001 Worlds in September 2001.
Lawn bowler Mark Strochnetter recorded hisfirst national open singles title in theAustralian Super Singles. Mark has onceagain gained selection in the Australian U25team to tour England.
Several junior athletes recorded pleasingprogress at national and international levelduring the year. The following individualscholarship holders were rewarded with
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World Junior Championship selection duringthe last year: John Cowley (archery),Stewart Bennett (wild-water kayaking),Priscus Fogagnola (judo) and GeorginaStatham (orienteering).
Athletes who have made a successful transi-tion into senior ranks include: MarkStrochnetter (lawn bowls), Marcus Stephens(Archery), Andrew Maynard (wild-waterkayaking) and Danielle Winslow (orienteer-ing).
Geoff Masters,Manager, Athlete Services
Slalom paddler Justin Boocock is pleasedwith his form in World Cup competitionleading into the 2002 World SlalomChampionships.
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A NEW scholarship program designed toencourage the development of eliteTasmanian coaches achieved significantresults in 2001/2002.
Two of the six coaches awarded scholarshipsby the Tasmanian Institute of Sport last yearwere also awarded national coaching posi-tions.
This came just nine months after being pre-sented with their scholarships by the Premierand Minister for Sport, Jim Bacon, MHA. TheState Government provided special addition-al funding for the program.
David Ellis (sailing) and Ilene Carr (hockey)were both appointed to national positions.David was appointed by the AustralianYachting Federation as one of the coaches toattend the Youth World SailingChampionships in Lunenburg, Canada, dur-ing July, while Ilene was named AssistantCoach to the under-18 Australian women’steam to compete against New Zealand in theRose Quaid Series in New South Wales inAugust.
David was one of four coaches responsible
coachingscholarships
for the Australian team competing in six boatclasses against 28 other countries.
“This was a great achievement for these twocoaches and it is evidence that the programis providing the support necessary to giveour coaches the opportunities to achieve,”TIS Director Elizabeth Jack said.
The first intake, announced on 31 July 2001,was: Sonia Laduzko (athletics) fromLauderdale; Andrea McQuitty (canoeing)from Kindred; Ilene Carr (hockey) from WestHobart; Paul Manion (cycling) from Loira;Peter Churchill (swimming) from New Town;and David Ellis (sailing) from Mt Stuart.
The scholarships provide financial and men-toring support to the coaches, allowing themto gain valuable national and internationalexperience while at the same time adding totheir knowledge and skills through hands-oncoaching and educational opportunities.
The scholarships will be an ongoing featureof the TIS program and will allow these andother aspiring high-performance coaches tospend up to two years gaining additionalcoaching knowledge and experience.
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scholarshipholders
Archery
John CowleyClint FreemanMarcus Stephens
Athletics
Patrick ColemanGraham HicksAaron JonesKatie NicholsonKate PedleyBrian PookScott WellsMorgan Whiley
Badminton
Rowan Henderson
Basketball
Kara BerryNic Campbell (TIS/AIS)Jo EdmundsAdam GibsonHollie Grima (TIS/AIS)Sam Harris (TIS/AIS)Matthew KnightMalinda Masters
Boxing
Daniel Geale
Canoeing
Stewart BennettDamon BonneyJustin Boocock (TIS/AIS)Adam Marmion (TIS/AIS)Andrew MaynardBen Maynard
Cricket
Dane AndersonGeorge Bailey (TIS/AIS)Luke ButterworthXavier Doherty (TIS/AIS)Brett Geeves (TIS/AIS)Ben Hilfenhaus (TIS/AIS)Tim PaineClinton Viney
Cycling
Nathan ClarkeBelinda GossMark JamiesonCaleb Manion Kirby PisconeriStephen RossendellSean SullivanBernard SulzbergerEmily WilliamsNaomi Williams (TIS/AIS)Darren Young
Cycling MTB
Jai CrawfordSimon FrenchSid Taberlay
Diving
Heath Hughes
Equestrian
Catherine Davies
Football
Taylor HaleyJason LaycockLuke ShackletonMichael Thompson
Hockey
Cameron BennettIlene CarrBernadette ColrainTim DeavinAbby DouglasNicole GeevesTim GillonDavid GuestRichard HeadlamJackie JonesBianca Langham-PritchardWarren LucasPhil MarshallSophie McLeodJarrod PageElisabeth Paget (TIS/AIS)Emily PickupJulia ReidMarcus RichardsonDaniel Sproule (TIS/AIS)Jess TremayneNick TremayneRebecca WaleyMatthew Wells (TIS/AIS)Charlotte WhiteDavid WoolfordZain Wright
Judo
Chantal Castledine
Priscus Fogagnola
Lawn Bowls
Mark Strochnetter
Orienteering
Georgina StathamDanielle Winslow
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Rowing
Randall BakerDarren BalmforthSam BeltzSarah BirdDeon BirtwistleScott BrennanShane BroadSimon BurgessAndrew Butler (TIS/AIS)Hugh EdwardsTom EdwardsDana Faletic (TIS/AIS)Tom GibsonKasper HebblewhiteKerry Hore (TIS/AIS)Brendan LongGeorge RobertsMatthew RussellSam WaleyCameron Wurf
Sailing
Tim CubitMark Padgett
Swimming
Nicole HunterRyan MintyJoe PembertonPenelope SproalNatasha WaitzerKate Young
Taekwondo
Krystal Chugg
Tennis
Gillie BaileyEdward BourchierLauren HepburnJack LynchAndrew Roberts
Triathlon
Joe Gambles
Water Skiing
Clare Angilley
Weightlifting
Rebecca RushMatthew Williams
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corporate2001-2002plan
VISION
To provide quality athlete and coachingservices which place Tasmania at the
forefront of elite sport
MISSION
To provide leadership toTasmania’s talented athletes as
they strive for excellence insport
VALUES (organisational)
ProfessionalismInnovation and excellence
Quality servicesLeadership
STRATEGY
To develop Tasmania’s talented athletes
OUTPUT
Percentage change in Tasmanians representingAustralia in sport
1. Scholarship Program:Individual Scholarships National Training Centre ProgramsElite Development Squads
2. Sports Science and Medicine
3. Athlete Career and Education
4. Administration
5. Corporate Partnerships
TIS SUB-PROJECTS
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board ofmanagement
Mr Denis Rogers, AOChairman
Mr Ken ReadDeputy Chairman
Mr Paul Sproule(Government representativeon Board, July, 2001-March,31, 2002)
Mrs Anne Shield Mr Bill Woolcock Mr Greg Kay(Government representative onBoard, April 1, 2002-present)
Mrs Julie Smith Mrs Pip Leedham Mr David Williams(resigned March 2002)
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staffDIRECTOR Elizabeth Jack
EXECUTIVE OFFICER Paul Austen
PROJECT SUPPORT OFFICER Denise Hansson
ACE COORDINATOR Maree Fish
MANAGER, SPORTS PERFORMANCE UNIT Tim Gabbett
MANAGER, ATHLETE SERVICES Geoff Masters
PHYSICAL PREPARATION OFFICER Peter Culhane
HEAD CYCLING COACH Kevin Tabotta
HEAD HOCKEY COACH Andrew McDonald
HEAD ROWING COACH Sam Le Compte
HEAD TRACK AND FIELD COACH Di Barnes
TALENT SEARCH COORDINATOR Elissa Morley
SPORTS PERFORMANCE OFFICER Christine Hamlyn
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f inancia l
Consolidated Funds $523,118
Scholarship Funds $292,000
Commonwealth Funds – Sport Programs $223,000
Industry Development Grants and Subsidies $110,000
Corporate Funds $71,000
National Representatives $10,000
Total Income $1,229,118
r e p o r t2001-2002
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Schola
rship
Fun
ds
Industry Developm
ent
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ubsidiesConsolidated Funds
Corporate Funds
Commonwealth Funds
– Sports Programs Nat
iona
l Rep
rese
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ives
a l l o c a t i o n s
Sport Programs & Scholarships $485,500
Operations $294,600
Sports Performance Unit $178,400
Athlete Services $150,000
Athlete Career & Education $60,500
Special Projects $24,000
Talent Search $23,000
National Representatives Fund $9,500
Total Allocations $1,225,500
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Athlet
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