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TASMANIANINSTITUTE OF SPORT

TASMANIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORTISSUE 53 – DECEMBER 2004

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:

Jeanne Pennington, TIS, PO Box 93 Prospect 7250.

Telephone: (03) 6336 2202 Facsimile: (03) 6336 2211

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Editor: [email protected]

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Thank you to The Examiner and The Mercury newspapers for the provision of photos for our newsletter.

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Matthew Wells is

Athlete of the Year

TASMANIAN Institute of Sport hockey

Olympic gold medallist Matthew Wells was

named Athlete of the Year at the

St.LukesHealth Tasmanian Institute of Sport

Athlete Awards Dinner.

Matthew was also named Male Athlete

of the Year for 2004 at the black tie dinner

held at the Hotel Grand Chancellor in

Hobart on 29 October. This marks his fourth

consecutive year as Male Athlete of the

Year.Matthew was a deserving winner after

achieving one of the highest accolades in

sport – an Olympic gold medal. He was also

co-captain of the Australian men’s hockey

team and an integral part of the triumphant

Kookaburras in Athens.

The award was presented by Managing

Director of St.LukesHealth Colleen

McGann and the Deputy Chairman of the

Tasmanian Institute of Sport Board of Man-

agement, Ken Read.

Before the Olympics, Matthew’s year

also included winning 10 pre-Olympic

events on the European tour and gold at the

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia

With 2004 being such a successful year

for the Tasmanian Institute of Sport, the

competition for the awards was tough. The

Female Athlete of the Year honour went to

Olympic silver medallist, softballer Sim-

mone Morrow, and cyclist Matthew Goss

was named the Junior Athlete of the Year.

Representing the Minister for Sport and

Recreation was the member for Denison,

David Bartlett, MHA, who assisted with the

From left, TIS Chairman Denis W. Rogers, AO; David Bartlett, MHA, representing the

Minister for Sport and Recreation; Junior Athlete of the Year Matthew Goss; Female

Athlete of the Year Simmone Morrow; Male Athlete and Overall Athlete of the Year

Matthew Wells; and St.LukesHealth Managing Director Colleen McGann.

TASMANIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORTISSUE 54 – MARCH 2005

B&E to fund Sports

Performance Van

LEADING Tasmanian financial institution

B&E has agreed to cover the operating

costs of the TIS Mobile Sports Performance

Van.TIS Director Paul Austen said the van

was a valuable resource for the Institute.

“The vehicle carries a range of portable

testing equipment for use at athlete training

sites,” he said.

“The equipment provides TIS athletes

and coaches with accurate data in a train-

ing environment.

“This information is often more useful

that laboratory-based tests where an ath-

lete’s performance is not influenced by

external factors.”

B&E Chief Executive Officer Russell

Paterson said as a Tasmanian company, it

was keen to support other Tasmanian

organisations.

“The Tasmanian Institute of Sport does

an outstanding job in identifying and pro-

viding ongoing support to talented young

Tasmanian sportspeople,” he said.

“It is therefore important that TIS ath-

letes and coaches are provided with the

necessary resources to achieve the suc-

cess they work so hard for.

“B&E is pleased to be able to support

the TIS in this way and is confident our

investment will add value to the services

TIS is providing to its scholarship holders.”

Mr Austen said the B&E Mobile Sports

Performance Van would be used statewide

for all sports.

Russell Paterson, Chief Executive of B&E, and TIS Director Paul Austen with the Mobile

Sports Performance Van which will be funded by B&E.









TASMANIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT

ISSUE 55 – JUNE 2005

TIS crew set forHenley RegattaA TASMANIAN Institute of Sport (TIS) crew

will row at the famed Henley Royal Regatta

(29 June to 3 July) in the UK thanks to a

major sponsorship from The Lodge at Tar-

raleah.TIS Director Paul Austen said the spon-

sorship provided a tremendous opportunity

to send a Tasmanian crew to a regatta

where they would compete in front of

100,000 people in a unique event which

dates back to 1839.“It enables us to demonstrate the

breadth of rowing talent the TIS has helped

to develop as well as give our younger ath-

letes and our administrators valuable inter-

national experience,” he said.“Our crew, who we obviously wish every

success, will be promoting Tasmania on an

international stage.”Mr Austen said TIS chairman Denis

Rogers had previously attended the Henley

Royal Regatta as a spectator and described

it as a unique world-class event. The crew will be coached by TIS Coach

Darren Balmforth and compete in The

Ladies Challenge Plate, the second most

senior event for men’s eights at the regatta.

TIS executive officer Geoff Masters will be

team manager.The Lodge at Tarraleah general manager

Valdon Orr said the sponsorship was a

great fit with the new venture.“Our $4.5-million tourism and accom-

modation facility will showcase Tasmanian

excellence. What better way to celebrate its

creation than to support Tasmanian excel-

lence in another field,” he said.The crew will stay at Fawley Court in

Henley on Thames, which was built in the

1680s, and which backs on to the River

Thames.Training will be based at Shiplake Col-

lege Boathouse, a few kilometres from Hen-

ley on Thames. The crew has secured an international

coxswain who is experienced in match rac-

ing and who has previously competed at

the Henley Royal Regatta.

Henley squad member Phil Hutton, left, talks about the Henley Regatta with The Lodge

at Tarraleah General Manager Valdon Orr, His Excellency the Governor William Cox and

Dane Williams at Lindisfarne Rowing Club.





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TASMANIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT

ISSUE 56 – SEPTEMBER 2005

Rowers return asworld champions

TIS rowers Kate Hornsey and Dominic

Monypenny have both returned home as

world champions from the 2005 World

Rowing Championships in Japan.

Kate won gold in both the women’s four

and the eight in what was her first involve-

ment in a National senior team.

She has been based at the AIS in Can-

berra, with team mates from Victoria and

Western Australia, since April this year.

Kate’s two gold medals have capped off

a fantastic year, which included another

gold at the World Cup in Munich earlier in

the year.Dominic Monypenny, the TIS’ first adap-

tive rowing scholarship holder, also per-

formed well at the World Championships,

returning home with a gold in the single

scull. Dominic only recently started rowing,

and with the recent inclusion of rowing at

the 2008 Paralympics, he now his sights

firmly set on Beijing.Tom Gibson narrowly missed out on a

medal at the World Championships in the

lightweight four. After a close battle down

the 2000m course, Tom crossed the line

fourth.Kirsty Fleming finished sixth in the final

of the lightweight double scull, while Kerry

Hore, in her first year away in the single

scull, only just missed out on a place in the

final. Kerry did secure first place in the B

final to now be ranked seventh in the world.

George Roberts finished 11th in the

lightweight pair after a late decision not to









Above: TIS rower Kate Hornsey (front)

bringing home the gold in the women’s

four at the 2005 World Rowing

Championships in Japan.

Above: The TIS’ firstadaptive rowing

scholarship holder,DominicMonypenny,secures gold in thesingle scull at the

2005 World RowingChampionships, inJapan.

Above: The Tasmanian eight competes at the Royal Henley Regatta in England.

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Minister’s Foreword 3

Chairman’s Report 4

Director’s Report 5

Administration 7

Corporate Partnerships 10

Sports Performance 13

Talent Search 16

Schools Program 18

Athlete Career & Education 19

Physical Preparation 21

Scholarship Programs 23

NTC Programs 24

Elite Development Squads 35

Individual Scholarships 36

Coaching Scholarships 40

2004-2005 Scholarship Holders 41

2004-2005 Corporate Plan 43

Board of Management 44

Staff 45

Financial Report 46

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At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games,Tasmanian Institute of Sport (TIS) athletesdemonstrated that they can compete on theworld stage. This is a reflection of theexcellent support services provided to theState’s elite and developing elite athletesby the TIS.

A total of nine Tasmanians representedAustralia in Athens, with five of themwinning medals, resulting in Tasmania’s bestever performance at an Olympic Games.The achievements of all TIS athletes are adirect result of the high-quality programsdeveloped and administered by the instituteand a reflection of the professionalism anddedication of its staff.

The State Government remains committedto the development of Tasmania’s eliteathletes and coaches and continues tosupport the TIS to achieve its goals. Thisyear we were pleased to be able to provideadditional funding to the TIS for much-needed technologically advancedcompetition and training equipment, whichis already delivering excellent results.

On behalf of the people of Tasmania, Iacknowledge and thank the TasmanianInstitute of Sport Board of Management,under the chairmanship of Denis W Rogers,AO, for the strategic direction and guidanceit has provided to the TIS.

I also recognise the dedication andprofessionalism of all Institute staff in theirprovision of high-quality services to

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Tasmania in the development of eliteathletes and coaches.

Finally, I congratulate the TIS athletes andcoaches on their wonderful achievements atthe 2004 Olympic Games, as well as theirmany other outstanding individualperformances during the year.

I look forward to witnessing theachievements of Tasmanian athletes at theupcoming 2006 Commonwealth Games inMelbourne and wish all athletes everysuccess as they strive to achieve at thehighest levels in 2005-2006.

Jim Cox, MHAMinister for Sport and Recreation

partners and we look forward to many yearsof involvement with them.

We have seen the TIS undergo severalchanges, particularly in key staff, during theyear and we are encouraged by theInstitute’s ability to continue to providehigh-quality services and support duringthese periods of change.

To my fellow Directors and the staff of theTIS I extend my personal thanks for theirongoing support and commitment.

I would like to congratulate and pay tributeto all the athletes and coaches of theTasmanian Institute of Sport. Theirmagnificent achievements put themselves,the Institute and the state on the world’ssporting stage and I wish them everysuccess in the future.

Denis W. Rogers, AO,Chairman

Board of Management

It’s been a very successful year, but onetinged with sadness.

The outstanding performances of the TISathletes at the 2004 Athens Olympic Gamesreflected their extraordinary ability anddedication.

Their success also reflected the outstandingprograms in place at the TIS that allow eachathlete the opportunity to maximise theirtalent.

As Chairman and on behalf of my fellowdirectors, I was deeply saddened by the lossof the TIS’ Head Rowing Coach Sam LeCompte to cancer during the year. Sam wasa wonderful person who made anoutstanding contribution to the developmentof the TIS and rowing in Tasmania. We misshim greatly and he will be very hard toreplace.

I would like to acknowledge and thank theState Government for its ongoing support.This support ensures that the TIS canprovide the best possible services toathletes and coaches.

This year, through additional funding fromthe State Government, the TIS was able toobtain much needed high-performancetraining and competition equipment.

I would also like to extend my sincerethanks to our many corporate partners.

Without generous support from thecorporate sector, the TIS could not offer therange of high-quality programs and supportservices that it currently does.

The TIS Board and staff greatly appreciatethe very positive association with all our

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The 2004-2005 year has seen the TIScontinue to provide opportunities andsupport through our programs to ourathletes that allow them to develop to theirgreatest potential. The outstanding resultsachieved by TIS athletes at the 2004Athens Olympic Games demonstrates theInstitute’s ability to provide elite levelassistance that fosters this level ofperformance excellence.

Our coaches have also continued to achieveat the highest level, with TIS coachesconsistently being recognised for thecontribution and expertise they provide tothe development of their respective sports.This is well demonstrated by the TIS HeadCycling Coach, Kevin Tabotta, who wasappointed to the position of HighPerformance Manager for Cycling Australia,and the back-to-back Olympic silver medalwinning performance of crews coached bythe late TIS Head Rowing Coach Sam LeCompte.

The additional coaching developmentprograms established in the early part ofthe year have seen more resources andopportunities being provided to aspiringTasmanian coaches that will assist indeveloping them to the high-performancestandard.

The TIS Sports Performance Unit hascontinued to explore new ways of refiningtraining and improving performance. Thishas seen the commencement of a high-speed video repository and access toupdated sports performance equipment thatwill allow the Unit to continue to maintainthe high standard of services provided tothe athletes and coaches.

The scholarship program has providedquality services through the variousprograms to 102 athletes during the year.

All athletes have enjoyed access to astandard of support that has given them thebest possible home-based trainingenvironment.

These activities and developments wouldnot be possible without the significantsupport provided by the TasmanianGovernment, whose ongoing commitmentcontinues to provide us with opportunitiesto assist Tasmanian athletes to achieve atthe highest possible level.

The TIS has maintained strong partnershipswith all the members of the National EliteSports Council, the Australian SportsCommission, the Australian OlympicCommittee and the AustralianCommonwealth Games Association as partof the national elite sports network.

The Board of Management, under thechairmanship of Denis W Rogers AOcontinues to provide strong strategicleadership and guidance in assisting the TISachieve its goals. The contribution of theBoard in providing advice on strategicissues and in supporting key initiatives is anintegral component of the Institute’s abilityto maintain and further improve ourperformance development programs.

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This year has been a difficult one for theTIS staff. To our deep regret and sadness,our highly respected colleague andoutstanding rowing coach Sam Le Comptepassed away in June 2005 after losing hisbattle with cancer. Sam’s contribution tothe rowing athletes of Tasmania can neverbe overstated and his overall impact on thehigh-performance culture of the TIS hasbeen one of huge significance.

In all, the year has seen the majority ofstaff endure some degree of instabilitywhilst positions have changed or undergonethe necessary recruitment processes. Toeveryone’s credit this has all occurred withminimal disruption, which is the result of allstaff being committed to maintaining a highlevel of support and services to ourathletes and coaches.

Finally, I congratulate the athletes andcoaches for the dedication and

Paul AustenDirector

Sam Le Compte who lost his battle withcancer in June. Sam’s contribution to therowing athletes of Tasmania can never beoverstated and his overall impact on thehigh-performance culture of the TIS hasbeen one of huge significance.

perseverance that they havedemonstrated during the year as theyendeavour to realise their sportinggoals. The results that have beenachieved this year bear testimony tothe efforts of our athletes and coachesand it is an honour to be able tocontinue to assist these exceptionalTasmanians.

I wish those chosen to compete in theupcoming 2006 MelbourneCommonwealth Games every success.

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TIS Annual Awards Dinner

The TIS Annual Awards Dinner was held atthe Hotel Grand Chancellor in Hobart on 29October 2004. The evening was attended by270 guests and proved to be a thoroughlyfitting tribute to the hard work ofTasmania’s elite athletes in 2004.

The Athlete Awards Dinner also presented aperfect opportunity to thank formerTasmanian Institute of Sport Director,Elizabeth Jack, for her outstandingcontribution to the Institute and its athletes.

Guests were entertained by sportsbroadcaster Tim Lane, who made good useof his vast knowledge of elite sport.Comedian Dave Hughes capped off theevening with his dry brand of humour andlaconic wit which proved to have somethingfor everyone.

Hockey Olympic Gold Medallist MatthewWells was named Male Athlete of the Yearand overall Athlete of the Year. This marks

his fourth consecutive year as Male Athleteof the Year.

With 2004 being such a successful year forthe Tasmanian Institute of Sport, thecompetition for the awards was tough. TheFemale Athlete of the Year honour went toOlympic silver medallist, softballer SimmoneMorrow, and cyclist Matthew Goss wasnamed the Junior Athlete of the Year.

Project Support OfficerJeanne Pennington

Denis W. Rogers AO, David Bartlett MHA, Junior Athlete of the Year Matt Goss, FemaleAthlete of the Year Simmone Morrow, Male Athlete of the Year Matthew Wells and StLukes

Managing Director Colleen McGann.

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Jeanne PenningtonProject Support Officer

Disability) and Julie Van Keulen, 1984Paralympian in javelin, proved too strong forstudents in the popular wheelchair sportsactivities.

The cricket skills and drills workstationagain proved to be very challenging forstudents, with coaches and athletes fromTasmanian cricket providing the groups withexpert tuition.

The first visit for 2005 was the GeorgeTown area in April. Students from PortDalrymple School, South George TownPrimary School and Star of the Sea Collegewere inspired by TIS athletes Alex Doolan(cricket), Mark Strochnetter and RebeccaQuail (lawn bowls), Kasper Hebblewhite(rowing), Will Robinson (TIS DevelopmentSquad for cycling) and Camilla Whishaw(athletics).

Students were guided through a range ofphysical activities by TIS athletes, staff andcoaches and Sport and Recreation Tasmaniaconsultants. Some sports such as rowing,rarely seen in George Town, were a hugesuccess with the students and gave theathletes a chance to put something backinto their sport.

Denise HanssonSchool Expo Coordinator

The TIS focus of the expos is to providestudents from rural and regional centres withthe opportunity to experience a variety ofactivities they would not normally be able toexperience.

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School Expos

During 2004/2005 TIS athletes, coachesand staff conducted visits to schools in theDodges Ferry, New Norfolk and GeorgeTown areas.

Now in the fifth year, the TIS focus of theexpos is to provide students from rural andregional centres with the opportunity toexperience a variety of activities they wouldnot normally be able to experience. It alsoencourages them to lead a more healthyand active lifestyle.

Students have the opportunity to meet TISelite athletes, to gain an insight into avariety of sports, experience activities anduse specialised sporting equipment normallyonly available to elite athletes.

In August 2004, primary and secondarystudents from Dodges Ferry Primary,Richmond Primary, St Johns School, SorellDistrict High and Tasman District High cametogether at the Dodges Ferry RecreationCentre where they were inspired by TISathletes Krystal Chugg (taekwondo), LisPaget and Zain Wright (hockey), LukeVaessen (long jump) and Mathew Wade(cricket).

The next school expo was held at NewNorfolk Sports Centre in November where188 students from New Norfolk Primary,Fairview Primary, Westerway Primary andSt Brigid’s School were inspired by TISathletes Sid Taberlay (Athens Olympian –mountain bike), Lis Paget and Sofie McLeod(hockey), Grant Page (athletics) andGeorge Bailey and Matthew Wade (cricket).

The schools expo targeted young peoplefrom grades five and six and exposed themto a variety of activities including fitnessballs, timing gates and standing long jump,cycling and rowing ergometer, hurdles andspeed ladder and vertical jump and ballthrow, all expertly manned by TIS staff.

Sport and Recreation Tasmania staffassisted at the scooter boards activity whilestaff from TASRAD – (Tasmanian Sport &Recreation Association for People with a

Staff

The Institute experienced personnel growthand several changes during the year.Director Paul Austen and Executive OfficerGeoff Masters were permanently appointedto the positions they have acted in forextended periods.

Darren Balmforth, Ron Bryan and StewartPither were welcomed to new coachingpositions in the Rowing, Cycling and Hockeyprograms respectively. Head Cycling CoachKevin Tabotta resigned to take up a seniorposition with Cycling Australia and wasreplaced by Paul Brosnan.

Late in the period, Athletics ProgramManager Nicole Boegman returned to herhome state of New South Wales. ManagerAthlete Services John Kincade moved a fewmetres in the building to take on a seniorrole with Sport and Recreation Tasmania.

The TIS website continued to be managedby TIS Program Support Officer DeniseHansson.

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.

As a final note, we would like toacknowledge the support of staff in theCorporate Services division of theDepartment of Economic Development forthe many services they provided to theInstitute during the year.

Strategic Plan

Early in the year all staff isolatedthemselves from their day-to-day activitiesand participated in a staff retreat, wherethe primary activity was to develop theframework for a TIS Strategic Plan covering2005-2009.

Following subsequent reviews andenhancement by staff, the final documentwas presented to and endorsed by the TISBoard of Management.

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The schools expo targeted young peoplefrom grades five and six and exposed them

to a variety of activities.

Geoff MastersExecutive Officer

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The TIS receives valuable support frompartnerships with leading corporations.These partnerships allow importantcomponents to be ‘value added’ to theInstitute’s athlete and coach developmentactivities.

As one of the TIS’ major sponsors, Coca-Cola Amatil provided valuable supportwhich allowed the Institute to continue withthe PowerAde Schools Program providingvaluable exposure and training to ourathletes. The sponsorship also contributesto the running of the Talent Search program.

The Lodge at Tarraleah continued itssupport of the TIS and in particular thedevelopment of rowing coaching. In additionto its annual assistance, The Lodge atTarraleah sponsored a Tasmanian Instituteof Sport men’s eight in the LadiesChallenge Plate event at the prestigious2005 Henley Royal Regatta in the UnitedKingdom.

St.LukesHealth assists with the hosting ofthe TIS Annual Dinner and Awards eveningand its significant contribution enabled thisevent to be successfully held, with anOlympic theme, at the Hotel GrandChancellor in Hobart.

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Motors Pty Ltd continued to be animportant supporter of the TIS and the NTCRowing program through the provision oftwo motor vehicles.

B&E Ltd provided valuable assistance thatsupported the operation of the TIS mobiletesting van. Long-term partner of the TISand Chief Executive of B&E Ltd RussellPaterson will be missed, following his recentresignation.

Other companies that assisted the TIS thisyear were: J Boag & Son, Southern CrossTelevision, Craigow Wines, Hotel GrandChancellor, Tasmanian Radio Network andThe Denture Centre

Avanti, Cyclingnews and Prince Albert Inncontinued their valuable assistance to theTIS NTC Cycling program.

The importance of all these organisations tothe TIS cannot be overstated as theyprovide many extra benefits to our athletes.These benefits in turn provide that extraedge in performance to each athlete thatnot only gives them confidence but plays animportant role in their development.

We sincerely thank all these companies fortheir important investment in Tasmania’sathletes and their future.

We also acknowledge the support of ourpublic relations consultants, CorporateCommunications, for their assistance withthe Institute’s media and corporateactivities throughout the year. Steve Titmusresigned his role with CorporateCommunications in December with MarkWells quickly picking up the reins in theNew Year.

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We extend our sincere thanks to the fitnesscentres around the State that have – overmany years – continued to provide accessto our athletes to assist their preparationfor national and international competition.

These include Tattersall’s Hobart AquaticCentre and Oceana Health and Fitness inHobart, Healthglo Fitness and Leisure inBurnie, Health and Fitness World inLaunceston and Glenorchy and TheogenesHealth and Squash Centre in Launceston.

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The Sports Performance Unit (SPU) hasmaintained its support to TasmanianInstitute of Sport (TIS) athletes andcoaches throughout the past year. The SPUprovides services that include sportsscience, sports medicine, physicalpreparation and talent search services.

Assistance has included physiologicaltesting and monitoring, performanceanalysis, sports science support at nationalsand pre-world title camps, procurement ofnew technology, training and programadvice, access to the sports medicinenetwork and facilitation of camps.

The past 12 months has seen extensiveassistance to national squad andscholarship holders. The unit’s key supportactivities have included:

• Extensive field-based testing of teamsports.

• Continued monitoring of physicalresponses in the field.

• Widespread use of video clip storingtechnology.

• Testing of athletes in the SPU laboratory.

• Support to cricket and swimming atnational level championships.

• Assistance to the national mountain biketeam before world titles.

• Utilisation of power output and globalpositioning technology in cycling andkayaking.

There has been ongoing servicing of ourNational Training Centre (NTC) programs ofcycling, rowing and hockey. Furthermore,Elite Development Squads (EDS) includingbasketball, cricket, football, kayaking,swimming, tennis and triathlon havebenefited from regular sports science and

John GregoryManager, Sports Performance Unit

Christine HamlynSports Performance Officer

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Early in May the SPU underwent exhaustivetesting by members from the AustralianInstitute of Sport’s Laboratory StandardsAccreditation Scheme (LSAS).Considerable effort is spent ensuring ourlaboratory and staff comply with the highstandards required in Australian sportssciences. The LSAS comes once every fouryears to observe testing, run anindependent assessment of the SPU oxygenanalyser and audit the laboratory’scalibration procedures. This is an importantprocess for the SPU, which shows we arecomparable to other laboratories inAustralia.

Mathew French undergoing lab testing.

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physical preparation services delivered byPeter Culhane.

Christine Hamlyn has worked closely withteam-based squads to enhance performancethrough testing, recovery and workshopsessions. In addition, individual scholarshipholders have received assistancethroughout the year.

Regular education sessions were conductedduring the year which included psychologylectures and practical-based nutritionworkshops for new recruits. A successfulcoach’s forum was conducted at theBellerive Cricket Centre earlier in the year.The forum included information sessions onathlete management by guest speakers. Thehighlight of the day was a presentation fromIan Thorpe’s coach, Tracey Menzies.

The SPU has been busy with field andlaboratory-based research in the past 12months. Early in the year we conductedfield testing and video capture on the TISwhitewater kayakers during the week of theAustralian titles. It was possible to measurekayakers’ performances on land and duringcompetition.

Furthermore, the SPU was involved with theplanning and delivery of a major swimmingstudy in conjunction with the VictorianInstitute of Sport. This research showed theoptimal recovery ‘swim down’, the effect ofactive swimming on recovery andsubsequent performance, and the timecourse of blood lactate release aftermaximal 200m swims. Results from thestudy will apply to other TIS sports.

Finally the SPU has conducted a cyclingresearch project that has looked at theeffect of ‘power cranks’ on cyclingefficiency.

The Unit’s performance analysis capacityincreased markedly in the past few months.The SPU recently invested in the Dartfishcapture, editing and archiving system, whichis one of the leading computer-basedperformance analysis programs available. Inaddition, we have extended the capacity ofour computer servers to allow for improvedvideo storage.

Physical Preparation Officer Peter Culhanehas continued to provide strength, recoveryand planning services to TIS athletes.Physical preparation milestones for 2004 –2005 included:

• Extensive work with hockey, rowing andcycling programs.

• Implementation of strength trainingmeasurement technology into programs.

• Development of a level one accreditedTIS gym.

• Ongoing servicing of NTC, EDS andindividual scholarship holders.

Elissa Morley continued to expand therange of sports and athletes serviced by theTalent Identification (TID) program. In

EDS swimmer KarlWurzer undergoingtesting.

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recent times the Talent Search program has:

• Successfully included wildwater kayakinginto the program.

• Expanded the number of schools andathletes tested statewide.

• Placed record numbers of athletes withsports around the state.

• Maintained high performances of TIDathletes at national titles.

Sports Medicine Network

We remain thankful for the assistance ofthe sports medicine network for theircontinued work with the SPU and TISathletes in the past 12 months. We aregrateful to Dr Ian Beltz and the HobartPathology Group for sports medicinecoordination and blood analyses,respectively. In conjunction with doctors andphysiotherapists the medical andmusculoskeletal screening of TIS athleteshas continued in the past 12 months.

John GregorySport Performance Manager

first Track National Championships. Lauraraced remarkably well to finish fourth in thekeirin and scratch race and fifth in the sprintand time trial, being defeated almost solelyby cyclists with Olympic and internationalexperience.

Talent Search junior age programs havegrown again this year to include anadditional sport and more medal-winningperformances at State and National level.Following three phases of testing, the2004/05 TIS Talent Search Squad waslaunched at Induction Ceremonies in Hobartand Launceston.

Forty-five talented young Tasmanians wereidentified as potential stars in the sports ofrowing, basketball, orienteering and the newTalent Search sport of wildwater kayaking.

In rowing, new and former Talent Searchathletes performed well at NationalChampionships in New South Walescollecting 13 top 10 finishes between eight

Elissa MorleyTalent Search Coordinator

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Again this year we have enjoyed witnessingthe hard work and dedication of formerTalent Search athletes pay off as theycompeted in national and internationalcompetition in various sports. Cyclist,Louise Yaxley was awarded an AISscholarship in road cycling followingoutstanding performances in the Open RoadNational Championships in 2005.

Natasha Mapley was selected in theAustralia Road Team to compete in theJunior World Championships in Italy inSeptember and October 2004. Natashawent into the Junior World Championshipsin good form and recorded an impressiveeighth place finish in the Under 19 timetrial. Former Talent Search rower KateHornsey is now based at the AIS with thewomen’s eight and has spent time in Europegaining further international racingexperience.

An exciting development this year has beenthe success of the first TIS Talent Searchproject focusing on the identification ofathletes over the age of 18. A grant fromthe National Talent Search Program and theAustralian Sports Commission’s Innovationand Best Practice Unit enabled the TIS tohunt for potential cycling stars in the openage category.

Targeted athletes included those who werephysically fit with powerful legs and goodendurance but cycling experience was not anecessity. 22-year-old Laura McCaugheywas identified through the program andafter approximately 10 months trainingunder the guidance of TIS coaches KevinTabotta and Ron Bryan, Laura contested her

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athletes. The National Championshipshighlighted Natalie Shelton, BriannaMcShane and Blaize Holland as some of thepromising, new athletes in junior agecategories.

For the second year running, two TalentSearch basketball athletes, DwayneRadcliffe and Catherine Guest, receivedimpressive reviews as they representedTasmania at the National BasketballChampionships.

Five Talent Search orienteers with only oneyear’s experience in their sport qualified forNational Championships and achieved eighttop 10 finishes. Following the NationalChampionships, orienteers Kylee Gluskieand Matthew Barratt were selected torepresent Australia at the OceaniaChampionships in New Zealand duringJanuary and came away with impressiveresults including three stage wins by Kylee.

The introduction of the sport of wildwaterkayaking to the Talent Search Program hasalready proven to be a valuable addition.With no previous wildwater kayakingexperience and only three months in theTalent Search Program, Talent Searchpaddlers won every available event in theUnder 15 men’s and Under 14 women’sevents at the National Championships inJanuary.

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In keeping abreast with cutting-edgeknowledge and techniques in the rapidlyevolving field of talent identification, theAustralian Talent Search Program hasdeveloped links with the Japan Institute ofSports Sciences.

A visit to the Japan Institute of SportsSciences enabled the exchange ofinformation on talent identification anddevelopment techniques with ourinternational counterparts. Japan is a worldleader in a talent development techniquecombining general coordination training withsport specific training and they wereenthusiastic in sharing their knowledge onthis, and a range of other talentidentification issues. Communication withJapan is ongoing to enable the informationsharing process to continue.

Thanks must go to Coca-Cola AmatilPowerAde for their great, ongoingsponsorship of the Talent Search Program.Recognition and appreciation must also beextended to the PE teachers, schools andcolleges who support the Talent SearchProgram, the dedicated and enthusiasticcoaches who work tirelessly with TalentSearch athletes and the volunteers whomake the Talent Search program possible.

Elissa MorleyTalent Search Coordinator

Where it allbegins:

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Project Support OfficerDenise Hansson

visits, public speaking workshops were heldin February at Launceston and Hobart withassistance from former TIS rower MattRussell, who facilitated the Launcestonsession, and Keryn Nylander who facilitatedthe Hobart session.

Denise HanssonPowerAde Schools Program

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The PowerAde Schools Program is aninitiative of the Tasmanian Institute of Sport(TIS) and is supported by Coca-ColaAmatil.

The program aims to promote the value ofan active and healthy lifestyle by utilisingelite level athletes as role models. Theprogram is available to Tasmanian schoolsand is specifically targeted towards gradesfive and six. Involvement in the programprovides benefits, not only for the TISathletes personally, but it is a great way ofpromoting the sport to a captive audience.

Tasmanian Institute of Sport athletesinvolved in the PowerAde Schools Programvisit their designated primary andsecondary schools during term 1 and 2 ofthe school year – sometimes their formerschool – and give an introductorypresentation to one or more class groups.

Athletes are able to introduce the specificsof their chosen sport and answer a myriadof questions about life as an elite athlete.The return visits, occurring late term 2 andterm 3, allow many of the athletes topresent a more practical side of their sportswith students becoming involved andparticipating in activities.

The response by athletes, in particular byour junior TIS athletes, to be involved in the2004/2005 PowerAde Schools Program wasparticularly encouraging based on generalwillingness to share part of their story withothers. 28 athletes from 15 sportsexpressed an interest in visiting schoolsthroughout Tasmania during 2005.

To assist athletes prepare for their school

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As one of the TIS’ major sponsors,Coca-Cola Amatil provided valuablesupport which allowed the Institute tocontinue with the PowerAde SchoolsProgram.

The Athlete Career and Education (ACE)program continued in 2004/5 with anemphasis on service being provided toathletes on an individual basis.

I was on maternity leave from April untilNovember 2004 and during this time DavidO’Sign provided ACE services. David is oneof the TIS’ consultant sports psychologistsand utilisation of his services led to betterintegration of ACE with sports psychologyat TIS. During this time he providedindividual ACE assistance to all referred andself-referring athletes, and offered supportto a number of athletes in transition.

In the first half of 2005, servicing goals forthe six-month period increased from 25 to30 initial individual assessments, includingfive targeted athletes in the AustralianFootball Elite Development Squad, and thisincreased target was achieved. Follow-upassistance was also provided to individualathletes with regard to career planning,education guidance, personal developmentand the management of transitions.

Public speaking workshops were held in

ACE CoordinatorLeonie Coskun

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both Launceston and Hobart in February.Time management workshops were held forthe Australian football squad in January andthe basketball squad in April. In conjunctionwith the targeting of Australian footballathletes, an ‘Introduction to CareerPlanning’ group session was run with thissquad in January.

Strategies were initiated to build a strongernetwork among employers and educationalinstitutions supporting TIS athletes. The TISACE Program enjoys an extremely

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Matt Russellproviding adviceto athletes at apublic speakingworkshop

through Monash University.

Arrangements continued with RelationshipsAustralia for confidential counselling madeavailable to athletes, families and coaches.In June the TIS and Tasmanian rowingcommunities were saddened by the death ofTIS Rowing Coach Sam Le Compte andcounselling was specifically offered toaffected athletes at this time.

The ACE program would like to thank allemployers, education providers, sponsors,staff, coaches, parents and otherstakeholders who have assisted TISathletes in 2004/5 to pursue their sportingambitions while developing andimplementing career plans for life beyondsport.

Leonie CoskunTIS Athlete Career & Education

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cooperative relationship with staff at theUniversity of Tasmania who havedemonstrated a great deal of flexibility inproviding alternative arrangements,particularly with regard to exams, forstudents relocating or absent due totraining and competition commitments. Thishas made it possible for studying athletesto successfully combine participation in bothsport and academic study.

Distribution of the TIS ACE ‘Balance’newsletter has continued, providing athleteswith regular updates of information aboutcareer and education opportunities andissues.

My professional development includedparticipation in the ACE managers’ meetingheld in Sydney in March, and completion ofthe subject ‘Developmental and BiologicalPsychology’ as part of a Graduate Diplomain Psychology studies by distance education

pphhyyss iiccaallThe Physical Preparation area has beenworking increasingly hard over the past 12months to meet the service requirements ofthe Tasmanian Institute of Sport’s athletesand coaches. This has been due to severalreasons, most notably the increase inathletes using the services.

The Athens Olympics provided me with theopportunity to work closely with manyathletes who were competing at the games,most notably in the areas of rowing andcycling. The Australian lightweight four crewwere based in Huonville for several monthsprior to their departure for the games andspent many hours in the Port Huon gymunder close supervision. I also spent manyhours with mountain biker Sid Taberley inthe gym at the Hobart Aquatic Centre fine-tuning his strength before he left forAthens.

Several other TIS athletes also trained inTasmania before heading off to other statesand countries in the final weeks of their pre-Olympic training. All these athletes

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Physical Preparation OfficerPeter Culhane

competed extremely well and I feel proudthat the TIS Physical Preparation area hadthe opportunity to assist these athletes intheir quest for sporting excellence.

As in previous years the hockey programhas been a heavy user of services, rangingfrom strength sessions in the gym to fitnessand speed and agility training on thepitches. The tennis players and footballplayers have also been joining the hockeygroups when their playing and training

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schedules allow it. This has been beneficialfor all groups involved and something thatwe will try to develop further.

Continued servicing of our larger sportssuch as rowing, hockey, cycling, swimmingalong with the individual athletes will alwayskeep me busy but there is still a percentageof athletes who do not seek servicing fromthe area. We are constantly looking intoways to increase the level of serviceprovided to TIS athletes and hope in thenear future that more athletes will chooseto utilise the services available.

Finally, a major task that has beencompleted over the past 12 months hasbeen the Institute’s Physical Preparationarea undertaking the task of gainingnational accreditation for both facilities andstaff with the National Sports ScienceQuality Assurance Program. This has beenundertaken to develop a standardisednational approach to the provision ofstrength and conditioning services, the testsundertaken and the reports and dataexchanged between the nation’s institutesand academies.

Peter CulhanePhysical Preparation Coordinator

Above: Sofie Mcleod during fitnesstesting.

Below: TIS ‘boot camp’.

Sid Taberlay is a member of the NTC cyclingprogram.

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Through support from the State and FederalGovernments and the various corporatesponsors of the TIS, the Institute providesscholarships to selected athletes in variousTIS programs.

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 2004/2005 theInstitute operated four NTC programs in thesports of athletics, cycling, hockey androwing. All sports have a full-time coach orprogram manager employed specifically toconduct the NTC program. Athletes areadmitted into these programs usingnationally accepted standards and areprovided with coaching, access to nationaland international competition, equipmentand all TIS services including Sports

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ELITE DEVELOPMENT SQUAD (EDS)PROGRAMS

These programs operate in a similar mannerto NTC programs. Squads enlist theservices of a coach employed by the statesporting organisation to coordinate theprogram for selected athletes in that sport.Athletes receive funding support to attendinternational/national level training andcompetition opportunities, access totraining facilities and coaching supportwithin Tasmania and access to the servicesprovided by the TIS in Sports Science andAthlete Career and Education. TIS EliteDevelopment Squads in 2004/2005 werebasketball, cricket, football, swimming,tennis, triathlon and wild water canoe.

INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIPPROGRAM

These scholarships are provided to athletesfrom 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/co-ordinator and other supportservices necessary for an NTC or EDSprogram to operate.

Athletes are provided with funding supportto enable access to international/nationalstandard training and competitionopportunities, Sports Science and AthleteCareer and Education services. TheInstitute’s staff work directly with theathletes to help coordinate their programsand the use of their funds. Scholarships areoffered at different levels based onperformance criteria that cater for juniorthrough to senior athletes.

NTC Athletics Program ManagerNicole Boegman

new personal best and Tasmanian Staterecord of 61.77m. This will hold him in goodstead for the coming season with theCommonwealth Games qualifying standardset at 60m. Graham was also named MaleAthlete of the Year by Athletics Tasmania.

Tristan Thomas also had an excellent startto his season being selected to representAustralia at the Commonwealth YouthGames in Bendigo. Tristan won two goldmedals for the 400m and medley relay, andhis time for the 400m (47.06) was a newpersonal best and Under 19 TasmanianState record. Success continued for Tristana week later at the Australian All SchoolsChampionships where he was named MaleAthlete of the Meet. Tristan won the Under20 400m hurdles in a new meet record of51.91; he also came away with wins in the200m (21.60, a personal best), 800m(1:53.15) 400m (47.63) and a bronze in the4 x 100m relay. Tristan’s performancesearned him a scholarship at the AIS inCanberra and he relocated there in the NewYear. He went on to compete at several

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In 2004/2005 the TIS athletics programcontinued to assist the elite developingathletes and their coaches within the Stateto reach the High Performance TISscholarship standards. While thescholarship period commenced with eightathletes on board, two youth athletes joinedthe program in early 2005. Out of the 10squad member, two attained World Youthqualifying standards, five athletes competedinternationally (two overseas) and tworelocated interstate.

Seven of the TIS scholarship holderscompeted nationally at the Telstra A-Seriesmeets and National Championships and allset personal best performances throughoutthe season. Athletics Tasmania alsorecognised these outstanding performanceswith TIS athletes being named as Athlete ofthe Year in the Open, Under 20 and Under18 age groups and a TIS network coach wasnamed as Coach of the Year.

Athlete Highlights 2004/2005

Graham Hicks started the season well, justprior to Christmas, placing second at theZatopek Classic with a distance of 58.46metres. He continued to remain in secondposition throughout the season; however hetook the number one title at the Victorianstate championships with a season’s bestthrow of 56.9m. Currently ranked third inAustralia and 12th on the Commonwealthlist, Graham was selected for adevelopment tour of the USA in May. Thefour competitions throughout the WestCoast proved to be a great experience forGraham and success followed where at twocompetitions he threw over 60m and set a

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Telstra A-Series meets and finished off along season with third place in the 400mhurdles at the Open NationalChampionships and winning the same eventin the Under 20 age group. Tristan wasnamed Athletics Tasmania’s Male Under 20Athlete of the Year and will have his sightsset on qualifying for next year’sCommonwealth Games.

Madelin Poke had a breakthrough thisseason with top three placings at the 2004Australian All Schools Championships.Madelin won silver in the Under 17 100m(12.19) and bronze in the Under 17 200m.Her time of 24.32 was a personal best anda first World Youth qualifying performance.These performances gained Madelinselection into the Australian Youth Olympic

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Festival where success continued with a winand personal best in the 100m (11.99) andsecond place in the 200m with anotherWorld Youth qualifying time.

Madelin then went on to compete at herfirst Telstra A-Series meet in Canberrarunning a credible 12.26 in the 100m. Aslight achilles problem forced Madelin tomiss the Tasmanian State Championshipsand the final selection meet for the WorldYouth Championships. Although she missedselection for the World Youth team thisseason she went on to finish on a high,winning the Under 18 100m (12.29) andgaining second place in the 200m at theInterstate Youth match in Brisbane.

If Madelin can continue to show the sameprogression in the coming season she wouldbe a chance for selection in the 2006 WorldJunior team. Madelin was also namedFemale Under 18 Athlete of the Year byAthletics Tasmania.

Another new comer, Ryan Foster, had animpressive season running over 10 personalbest times for various middle distanceevents. After excellent performances at theAustralian All Schools, Ryan was alsoselected to compete at the Australian YouthOlympic Festival. Ryan competed as anadditional competitor in the 800m which hewon in a personal best time of 1:54.77. Healso finished second in the 2000msteeplechase (5:58.06) just .06 outside theWorld Youth standard.

Ryan then went on to win the VictorianState Under 20 800m (1:53.09) and 1500m(3:55.58) setting personal best times inboth events. At the Tasmanian StateChampionships, Ryan set another personalbest, an Under 18 State record and a WorldYouth qualifying performance for the 2000msteeplechase (5:57.31). This performancegained him selection into the AustralianTeam for the World Youth Championships inMorocco. Ryan, who was named AthleticsTasmania’s Under 18 Male Athlete of the

as well as the development side of athletics.Adrian assisted the TIS athletics programmanager in the implementation of youthdevelopments squads for Athletics Tasmaniaand also attended the Under 18 Interstatematch as a team coach for Tasmania.Having the opportunity to attend theAustralian Track and Field Coaches AnnualCongress on the Gold Coast, Adrian wasable to implement new ideas and draw onhis network to successfully run two athleticdevelopment clinics in the north and southof the state. The clinics were supported bylocal and interstate coaches as well as TISconsultants and staff.

The season also saw the end of my term asthe NTC Athletics Program Manager. Withmany changes taking place in athletics as aresult of the Athletics Australia review I wasoffered an opportunity to relocate back tomy home town in Sydney to take up aposition at the New South Wales Instituteof Sport. I take this opportunity to thank allthe athletes, coaches, administrators andwonderful staff at the TIS who supportedme through my stay.

Nicole BoegmanNTC Athletics Program Manager

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Year, finished in ninth place in his heat atthe World Youth Championships (6:05.50).Ryan’s coach, Max Cherry, was alsoawarded Coach of the Year by AthleticsTasmania.

Notable mentions:

• Ben Rickards was also selected tocompete in the high jump at the AustralianYouth Olympic Festival; and at theAustralian Under 18 Multi-EventChampionships finished in third place.

• Luke Vaessen jumped a personal best inthe long jump with 7.51m bettering theprevious World Junior standard of 7.50m.He also placed second in both the Under 18(7.03m) and Under 20 (7.22m) long jumpsat the Australian All Schools Championships

• Grant Page ran a personal best in the800m at the Telstra A-Series in Melbournewith 1:50.73.

Other Program Highlights:

A TIS Coaching Development Grantenabled a young up-and-coming Tasmaniancoach, Adrian Finch, to experience andunderstand the High Performance program

TIS Head Cycling CoachPaul Brosnan

TIS Cycling CoachRon Bryan

One of the major highlights for the cyclingprogram in 2004/05 was Sid Taberlay’sAustralian MTB selection andrepresentation at the 2004 Athens OlympicGames following some outstanding WorldCup performances. Sid went on to sign aprofessional contract for the 2005 season.

Matthew Goss capped off 2004 by winningtwo Junior World titles at the TrackChampionships in LA, also representingAustralia at the Junior World RoadChampionships in Italy in both the time trialand road race. Matthew went on to benamed TIS and Cycling Australia JuniorAthlete of the Year.

A pre-Christmas TIS endurance trainingcamp was held at Silver Ridge Retreatoutside Sheffield which was attended by allscholarship holders. This proved to be verysuccessful, in particular for Matthew Gosswho won the Launceston InternationalCriterium immediately after.

Outstanding performances continued in2005 with Mark Jamieson winning theUnder 23 Australian Road Time TrialChampionship. A month later Mark wentonto win the Individual Pursuit at theAustralian Track Championships. Mark thenteamed up with Matthew Goss and twoformer TIS scholarship holders to win theTeams Pursuit, making history for Tasmania.

Mark Jamieson and Matthew Goss weresubsequently selected to representAustralia at the 2005 Senior Track WorldChampionships in LA where they wonbronze in the Teams Pursuit.

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Mark, Matthew and Sid Taberlay werenamed in the 2006 Commonwealth GamesCycling squad. AIS Track Endurancescholarships were later awarded to bothMark and Matthew with Louise Yaxley alsogaining selection into the AIS Women’sRoad Team.

In January a new position was created andRonald Bryan was appointed as TIS CyclingCoach to underpin the development of


GENERAL

2004/5 Cycling Team Sponsors:

Major Sponsors: Cyclingnews.com,Avanti Bicycles.

Minor Sponsors: Prince Albert Inn, EllegiCycling Clothing, Specialized Helmets andTyres.

2004/5 Satellite Coaches: ScottCallow, Garry House, Paul Manion, DavidRobinson, Darrel Young.

2004/5 Target Squad: LauraMcCaughey, Tom Robinson, GraceSulzberger.

2004/5 TIS/TAS DevelopmentSquad: Katherine Field, Jarrod Harmon,Aaron Jones, Mathew McDonough, WillRobinson, Kate Warren.

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Tasmanian junior cyclists.

After eight years as TIS Head CyclingCoach, the man behind all the success,Kevin Tabotta, resigned to take up theposition of Cycling Australia HighPerformance Manager.

I commenced on 2 May as Kevin’sreplacement. I am very excited andmotivated to build on the foundationsalready in place and hope 2005/06 bringseven more success to report.

2004/5 CYCLING SCHOLARSHIPHOLDERS

Jai Crawford, Mathew Goss, MarkJamieson, Caleb Manion, Karl Menzies,Ryan Sullivan, Sean Sullivan, BernardSulzberger, Wesley Sulzberger, Sid Taberlay,Joshua Wilson, Louise Yaxley, DarrenYoung, Natasha Mapley, Naomi Williams(until May 2005).

TIS Head Hockey CoachAndrew McDonald

TIS Hockey CoachStewart Pither

The 2004/2005 reporting period hasreturned the ultimate Olympic reward –GOLD.

Matthew Wells OAM represented Australiaand the TIS at the 2004 Athens Olympicswhere the team secured the first everOlympic gold medal for men’s hockey.Matthew was part of the leadership groupof the Kookaburras and fittingly his parentswere in the crowd to view the magnificentteam performance in the final against theNetherlands.

The Olympic gold is now added to hisbronze from the Sydney Games. It reflectsthe long-term determination to reach thepinnacle underpinned by hard work, skill,sacrifice and commitment.

Matthew has enjoyed the celebrations andofficial recognition of the team’s successand was extremely pleased to win the 2004TIS Athlete of the Year Award.

In October and November of 2004 SofieMcLeod and Ben Creese were bothselected to take part in Junior Australianteams to prepare for the 2005 Junior WorldCups. Sofie travelled to Europe and Benplayed matches against India in Perth.

Stewart Pither joined the TIS hockey unit asthe fulltime TIS Hockey Coach in December2004. The TIS hockey unit now has two full-time coaches to assist the growing hockeyprogram needs. With the addition ofresources the athletes now have greateraccess to structured individual training andmatch reviews.

In late 2004 Hockey Tasmania implementedmany of the recommendations to come from

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a review of its coaching network and stateteams program.

To underpin the TIS hockey program HockeyTasmania approved the employment of twofull-time development officers (Ilene Carrand Jeremy Stebbings) and a restructuringof the way that state teams are prepared.

There are now four full-time hockey coacheswithin the state compared with one in 2004.


David Guest inaction.

Men’s National Development Squad

Marcus Richardson – had an outstandingAHL and was the second-highest goalscorer. He has been selected to tour Chinaand Japan in late 2005.

Men’s National Under 21 JuniorWorld Cup Team – Rotterdam(Holland) 30 June – July 10 2005

Ben Creese – as a goalkeeper in the AHLcompetition Ben made good progress andhas now relocated to Perth to access theAIS training facilities.

Eddie Ockenden – was a bolter from the2005 AHL and showed tremendous flair andskill going forward, although the youngest inthe team at 17 years of age. Eddie is highlyregarded and shows strong potential for thefuture.

Women’s National U21 Squad – JWC– Chile – Sept 2005

Sofie McLeod – was selected in theshortlist from which the Junior World Cupteam will be selected in July 2005.

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In January 2005, Zain Wright retired fromplaying hockey due to a worsening osteo-arthritis injury. Zain was an outstandingmember of the TIS hockey program whoclearly had his sights set on Beijing 2008.

The Australian Hockey League and JuniorNational competitions were held duringMarch and April 2005 with all TIS athletescompeting. At the conclusion of thecompetitions new national, nationaldevelopment and Junior World Cupteams/squads were announced.

Six athletes were selected in 2005 Senior orJunior Under 21 National squads/teams.

Men’s National Squad

Matthew Wells – was again included in thenew 2005 national squad. He was alsoselected for the Aslan Shah tournament buthad to withdraw due to a hamstring injury.Matthew was also selected to tour Europein August 2005.

David Guest – David made his debut forAustralia playing in the Sultan Aslan Shahtournament in Kuala Lumpur. TheKookaburras won the event and Davidreturned to Perth at the AIS Hockey Unit inPerth.

Preparation Coordinator Peter Culhanehave been integral to the delivery of well-managed training programs to assist TISathletes in meeting the growing demands ofinternational elite sport. I thank both Peterand Christine for their efforts with thehockey program.

In 2005 it was particularly pleasing to see abig jump in the number of coaches nowassisting both the TIS and Hockey Tasmaniaathletes. I would like to thank all thecoaches who have assisted in various stateteam capacities involving TIS players.Coaches like Mark Geeves, JeremyStebbings, Zain Wright, Lisa Griffiths,Oliver Close, Ken Read, Ilene Carr andLarry Mills underpin and do so much toassist with the TIS Hockey program. Isincerely appreciate the work they do withathletes and the program.

I would also like to acknowledge the supportof Hockey Australia and Hockey Tasmania,especially Gai Cross, Mark Geeves and theHTAS President Alison Monk.

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I express my sincere thanks to all the staffat the TIS for their continuing support,guidance and encouragement, the StateGovernment for its support, and all oursponsors. Collectively their assistance hasproduced golden results.

I eagerly look forward to the future;reinforcing programs now in place willprovide the framework needed for continuedgrowth in domestic success and nationalrepresentation of TIS athletes.

2004 Squad Members: Matthew Wells,Zain Wright, David Guest, Nick Tremayne,Ben Creese, Julia Reid, Sofie McLeod andLis Paget.

2005 Squad Members: Matthew WellsOAM, David Guest, Marcus Richardson,Eddie Ockenden, Ben Creese, LucyOckenden, Emily Wilson, Adam Clifford,Sofie McLeod, Geoff Cock and Lis Paget.

Andrew McDonaldTIS Head Hockey Coach

NTC Rowing CoachDarren Balmforth


program this year saw the first Tasmanianeight compete at the Royal Henley Regattain England. The three-week campaign sawnine rowers, coach Darren Balmforth,manager Geoff Masters andphysiotherapist Gavin Johnston share manyexperiences that will assist them in theirsporting futures. The crew struck sometough opposition in the first round and aftera strong showing early, the BrownUniversity crew made up of former andcurrent USA Olympians was too good,eliminating the TIS crew.

The Henley campaign included trainingcamps at Lake Barrington, equipmentpurchasing and the three-week tour, allmade possible by the generous support ofthe The Lodge Tarraleah. We thank themand look forward to a continued relationshipin helping TIS rowing.

The TIS rowing program, this year for thefirst time, employed a second coach basedin Hobart allowing Sam to spend less timeon the road and more in the speed boat inthe north of the state. Also involved in therowing program this year were coaches

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The 2004 Olympics saw a record six TISathletes compete in the sport of rowing, thehighlight being the silver medal to thelightweight four stroked by Simon Burgessand coached by Sam Le Compte, andbronze medals to Kerry Hore and DanaFaletic in the women’s quad scull.

Scott Brennan, Cameron Wurf and BrendanLong gained invaluable experience fromtheir first Olympics and are sure to continueas the next generation towards 2008Beijing.

The 2005 Australian Championships wereheld at Penrith Regatta centre in March.TIS athletes returned with a total of 27gold, 11 silver and six bronze medals. Thehighlights of the regatta were Sam Beltzwinning a record five from five nationalchampionships, and Tasmania continuing itswinning reign in the Penrith Cup forlightweight fours to a record seven in a row.

A total of 10 TIS athletes gained nationalselection for the 2005 teams, seven in thesenior team to compete at the beginning ofSeptember in Japan, one in the Under 23world championships in Amsterdam, andone in the world junior championships inGermany. Also competing in Japan will beadaptive rowing scholarship holder DominicMonypenny.

Scott Brennan, Brendan Long and DanaFaletic have used the post-Olympic year tostay at home and concentrate on universityand work commitments before returning tovie for 2006 selection. Simon Burgessannounced his retirement from internationalcompetition after a career spanning 14years and three Olympics.

The other major event on the TIS rowing

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John Driessen, coach of the lightweightfour, double and pair for the 2005 worldchampionships in Japan; Paul Newbon,coach of Charlotte Walters at the JuniorWorld Championships in Germany; andscholarship coach Rob Williams, based outof the Mersey rowing club.

Vicky Spencer commenced in March thisyear as Tasmanian rowing developmentofficer for the Tasmanian Rowing Counciland will work from the TIS offices assistingwith the development squad.

The TIS rowing program this year sufferedits biggest possible loss, with the passing ofHead Coach Sam Le Compte. Sam firststarted with the Institute at the end of 1996and within a short while had turnedTasmanian rowing into a national force likenever before.

Sam used his knowledge, experience anddetermination to impact on all facets of theTasmanian rowing scene. He turned nationalrowers into medal winners and the nextgeneration into national representatives andmedallists. His proudest moments werecoaching two Tasmanian-based lightweightfours to silver medals in the 2000 and 2004Olympics. Sam has set many programs andinitiatives in place so Tasmanian and TISrowing can only continue to get stronger. Hewill be missed by all and rememberedforever.

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The TIS rowing program would like to thankthe continued support of Echo Remediationin assisting with the growth of Tasmanianrowing towards the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Darren BalmforthNTC Rowing Coach

RESULTS 2004/2005

Scott BrennanOlympics: Seventh men’s quad scull. National Championships: Silver, single scull;gold, double scull; gold, interstate men’ssingle scull.

Dana FaleticOlympics: Bronze, women’s quad scull.National Championships: Fourth, singlescull; silver, double scull; silver, quad scull;silver, interstate women’s single scull.

Kerry HoreOlympics: Bronze, women’s quad scull.National Championships: Silver, doublescull; silver quad scull.National Team: 2005 World Championships,Japan – women’s single scull.

Cameron WurfOlympics: 16th men’s lightweight doublescull.National Championships: Silver, lightweightsingle scull; gold, lightweight double scull;gold, lightweight quad scull; gold,lightweight eight; gold, interstate men’slightweight four.National Team: 2005 World Championships,Japan – men’s lightweight double scull.

Brendan LongOlympics: 11th men’s double scull.National Championships: Seventh, singlescull; gold, double scull.

Tom GibsonNational Championships: Gold, lightweightpair; bronze, lightweight four; gold,lightweight eight; gold, interstate men’slightweight four.National Team: 2005 World ChampionshipsJapan – men’s lightweight four.

George RobertsNational Championships: Fifth, lightweightsingle scull; bronze, lightweight four; gold,lightweight eight.National Team: 2005 World ChampionshipsJapan – men’s lightweight pair.

Sam WaleyNational Championships: 11th, lightweightsingle scull; gold, lightweight eight.

Wesley YoungNational Championships: 13th, lightweightsingle scull; gold, lightweight eight.

Shaun FinlaysonNational Championships: Seventh,lightweight pair; gold, lightweight quad.

Charlotte WaltersNational Championships: Gold, junior singlescull; silver, junior double scull; gold,schoolgirl single scull.National Team: Ninth, 2005 Junior WorldChampionships Germany, women’s singlescull

Dominic MoneypennyNational Championships: Gold, adaptivemen’s fixed seat single scull.National Team: 2005 World ChampionshipsJapan – adaptive men’s fixed seat singlescull.

2004 AthensSilverMedallists –lightweight fourstroked bySimonBurgess.

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Simon BurgessOlympics: Silver, men’s lightweight four.National Championships: Bronze,lightweight four; gold, lightweight eight;gold, interstate men’s lightweight four.

Kate HornseyNational Championships: Ninth, single scull;sixth, double scull; silver, quad scull.National Team: 2005 World ChampionshipsJapan – women’s four and eight.2005 World Cup: Gold, women’s eight, Munich

Anthony MalesNational Championships: Silver, Under 23single scull; fourth, Under 23 double scull.National Team: 2005 Under 23 WorldChampionships, Amsterdam, ninth, men’squad scull.

Sam BeltzNational Championships: Gold, lightweightsingle scull; gold, lightweight double; gold,lightweight quad; gold, lightweight eight;gold, interstate men’s lightweight four.National Team: 2005 World ChampionshipsJapan – men’s lightweight double scull.

Deon BirtwistleNational Championships: Bronze,lightweight single scull; bronze, lightweightfour; gold, lightweight eight.

Kirsty FlemingNational Championships: Bronze,lightweight single scull; gold, lightweightdouble scull; gold, lightweight quad scull;silver, interstate women’s lightweight quadscull. National Team: 2005 World ChampionshipsJapan – women’s lightweight double scull.

BASKETBALL

The EDS basketball program has continued tomove forwards, under the guidance of squadcoordinator and State Intensive TrainingCentre (ITC) head coach David Munns.

Tasmania was again represented inbasketball at the AIS, with Adam Gibsonremaining on scholarship throughout theyear. Adam was selected into the Crocs(Australian Under 23 men’s team) for theirEuropean tour, and furthermore for theOceania qualification tournament. Afterdefeating New Zealand, the Crocs will nowrepresent the Oceania region at the 2005World Championships. Adam topped off hisyear by signing with the Queensland Bulletsfor the 2005-06 NBL season.

This year has seen two former TIS and AISathletes – Lucas Walker and Sam Harris –relocate to the US to take up collegescholarships with leading universities toenhance their basketball and academiccareers.

Dan Hall wonboth the rapidsprint and the

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2005 saw Opals Australian women’s headcoach Jan Stirling visit the state to conductvarious clinics with athletes and coaches.TIS scholarship holders were also providedthe opportunity to attend the AIS for acamp, allowing them to experience life as anelite athlete.

CANOE WILDWATER

The National Wildwater CanoeChampionships were held in Tasmania inJanuary 2005. Dan Hall won both the rapidsprint and the classic distance races, withMatthew French finishing third in the classicrace. Carol Hurst won the rapid sprint andthe classic distance races in the women’scategory.

Dan Hall and Carol Hurst were members ofthe Australian Wildwater Racing Team thatcontested the 2005 World Cup in the UK inMay/June 2005. Dan achieved two top 10results, and Carol raced consistently,placing 13th in all of her races.Congratulations to both athletes.

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2005 AFL draft camp. They alsoparticipated in a workshop that includedsessions on time management and diaryskills and sports psychology. Theirnutritional needs were also discussed in aworkshop that involved label reading andshopping for and cooking their own eveningmeal.

SWIMMING

EDS squad coach Justin Helmich has againprovided a busy competition anddevelopmental year for TIS swimmers andcoaches. Athlete Career and Education(ACE) was a focus, assisting the athletes tomanage their levels of training, work, schooland social activities, as well as findingappropriate employment relative to theirsporting requirements.

Penny Sproal accepted a residential AISscholarship during the program year. PierreRoper was appointed as team captain toassist with the administration of teamissues and to liaise between athletes andmanagement.

EDS cricket scholarship holder Tim Paine.

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CRICKET

The centrepiece of the EDS cricket programhas again been the State InstituteChallenge (SIC), which was held in Darwinin August 2004. The TIS Tigers finished acreditable third, with a three-two win-lossrecord and, in a very even series, had theywon their last match they would have endedup SIC champions.

Dane Anderson and Jason Shelton havedemonstrated some outstanding formthroughout the year representing Tasmaniain four Cricket Australia Cup (2XI) matches,with Dane scoring his maiden century. Theywere both promoted to the TasmanianTigers senior squad in January 2005. TravisBirt represented Tasmania at first-class anddomestic one-day levels, scoring his maidendomestic one-day century against SA inNovember 2004. He was also a member ofthe victorious ING Cup team.

2004 Commonwealth Bank cricketscholarships were awarded to DaneAnderson and Jason Shelton.

FOOTBALL

The 2004 AFL draft saw two TIS athletesdrafted – Andrew Lee to Essendon andJarrod Garth to Geelong. Both wereinvolved in the six-week draft camppreparation process, along with othernominated Tasmanian athletes.

All 2005 TIS squad members played for theTassie Mariners in the modified TAC Cupcompetition throughout the year. SamLonergan was captain of the side, and wenton to make his senior debut with the TassieDevils midway through the season.

Squad members were involved in regularphysiological testing in the lead-up to the

Six Tasmanian athletes qualified for theWorld Cup, with this being the largestrepresentation ever by Tasmanianswimmers. Excellent results were producedat the Australian Open Championships inSydney, with Zoe Osterloh and PennySproal both making finals and Pierre Ropera semi-final.

John Gregory, Manager SportsPerformance, travelled with the team to theNational Championships. Throughcompetition data collected and the moreindividualised testing procedures throughoutthe year, this is providing extremely vitalinformation for home coaches.

TENNIS

This year has seen the TIS tennis athletescompeting in many tournaments throughoutAustralia and around the world. AndrewRoberts has broken into the top 1000 ATPtour rankings in the world. EdwardBourchier is now in the top 200 ITF 18 andunder rankings in the world. He won theNew Caledonia ITF 18’s singles and doublestitles in 2005. Ella Bourchier reached thesemi-finals at the national 14’s grasscourtchampionships and was a quarter-finalist atthe 14’s winter nationals in 2005. AnnaWishink has worked hard to overcomeseveral injuries that have kept her off court

Triathlete AmeliaCox hasrelocated toEurope for aseries of races,and this moveprovides herwith theopportunity torace with a teamin France.

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for a period of the year.

Physiological testing was conducted atregular intervals throughout the year, andPete Culhane, Physical Preparation Officer,has continued to address the athletes’needs in regards to speed and agility.

TRIATHLON

The small TIS triathlon squad has continuedto work hard throughout the year. Severalphysiological testing sessions have beenconducted, looking at all disciplines, swim,cycle and run. These results helped todetermine the athletes’ current fitness level,and analyse areas of weakness for furtherspecified training.

Amelia Cox finished third in the Gold CoastHalf Iron Man Triathlon, and she backed thisup by winning the state duathlon, claimingthe series title. She finished in seventhposition in the Elite women’s category atthe Noosa International Triathlon, recordingthe third-fastest result in the cycle leg.

Amelia spent a lot of time working withformer TIS head cycling coach KevinTabotta to improve her technical andphysical performance on the bike. Ameliahas relocated to Europe for a series ofraces, and this move provides her with theopportunity to race with a team in France.

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Australian finisher. She then went on tocompete at the 2004 Junior WorldChampionships in Sweden.

She was the standout Australian competitorfinishing 24th in the long-distance final and29th in the sprint final. She then liftedAustralia from ninth to fourth in her secondleg of the relay final. Hanny also picked up agold medal at the National Championshipsin NSW. Hanny has been selected tocompete at the Junior and Senior WorldChampionships later in 2005.

Natasha Hardy, karate, achievedoutstanding results at the Oceania Karate

Olympic silver medallist, softballerSimmone Morrow.

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The individual scholarship program hascontinued to support athletes from 12sports.

The Athens Olympic Games were verysuccessful for softballer Simmone Morrow,bringing home a silver medal. Afterdefeating the world number two rankedteam Japan in their semi-final 3-0, theAustralian team went down to the USA inthe gold medal game. CongratulationsSimmone!

Hanny Allston has had a busy year, withseveral overseas competitions, whilecombining this with her first year of medicalstudies. Hanny competed in the Trans-Tasman series in New Zealand finishingfirst, fourth and fourth in her three events,placing her third overall, and being the first

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Hanny Alson competing in theWorld Cup sprint event.

Championships in Fiji, winning seven goldmedals in the senior and junior divisionsacross the disciplines of kumite and kata.From this she was selected to representAustralia at the World KarateChampionships in Mexico, fighting in thesenior women’s kata division. Natashafought her way through to the bronze medalfight, however lost that bout and finishedwith a world ranking of fourth. This was anexcellent result for Natasha who is stilleligible to compete in the junior division.

Young Kingston golfer Laura Richards, hasput in some outstanding performancesduring the year. Laura won the SchweppesJunior Masters, the Kingston JuniorMasters and the Seabrook Pro-am, eitherequalling or breaking the course record in allthree events. She then went on to score

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victory in the Tasmanian Amateur GolfChampionships. Since 2004 Laura hasreduced her handicap from two to one andher national average from 77 to 75.

In trampolining, Jack Penny competed atthe NSW State Age and EliteChampionships where he took out threegold, two silver and one bronze medal. Hefollowed up with five gold medals at theVictorian State and Elite Championships.These competitions were selection eventsfor a place in the 2005 World Championshipteam, for which Jack is awaitingconfirmation of his selection.

Congratulations to all those athletes whohave achieved their goals, and we lookforward to working with our individualathletes as they continue to pursue successat the highest level.

the TIS Elite Development Squad. Duringthe first year of his coaching scholarship heattended the National High PerformanceCoaches workshop, held at the AIS. Theprogram included coaching, technique andskills and sports science/sports medicinepresentations by some of Australia’s high-performance coaches within the sport oftriathlon.

Rachel Rickards – SwimmingUnfortunately due to illness, Rachel wasunable to attend to her scheduled activitiesduring the first period of her coachingscholarship.

Robert Williams – RowingRobert has been a long-time coach involvedin the sport of rowing, based in the north-west of the state. During his firstscholarship period Robert attended theNational Coaches Conference andworkshops, held in Melbourne. This is notonly a very informative conference, but alsoprovides the opportunity to network amongother coaches throughout Australia.

He also attended the national women’sdevelopment camp held at the AIS, workingalongside national coaches and providing anexcellent opportunity to work with the nextgroup of Australia’s emerging rowers.Robert was also invited to be a part of thetraining camps held at Lake Barrington forthe Tasmanian crew competing at the RoyalHenley Regatta in the UK. This camp gaveRobert the opportunity to work with a men’seight crew, and one of Robert’s athletesalso attended the Henley trip as a reserve.

We look forward to following the progressof these coaches throughout 2005/2006,and welcoming the new coachingscholarship recipients later in the year.

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Throughout the 2004/5 financial year, fourTIS coaching scholarship recipientscontinued to enhance their skills inpreparation for national and internationalcoaching roles.

The scholarship program, now in its fourthyear, has provided financial and mentoringsupport to coaches, enabling them to add totheir knowledge and skills through hands-oncoaching and educational opportunities. Theactivities for each of the coaches aretailored to their individual needs and aresupported by their sports’ state andnational sporting organisations.

Aaron Pidgeon – NetballDuring the first 12 months of the coachingscholarship, Aaron has had the opportunityto work with and gain experience with othernetball squads. He attended the AIS towork alongside the coaches and athleteswithin the netball program. Here he assistedwith video analysis and observed manytraining sessions.

He then had the opportunity to go toNewcastle, working with the Hunter Jaegersteam, who are part of the National NetballLeague. This time was more hands-on forAaron, and he was involved in one-on-onecoaching and video analysis. Aaron was alsogiven the opportunity to be a selector for asports scholarship school, during theirnetball try-outs. The Jaegers have alsoasked Aaron to complete match analysis forthem and provide reports for variousNational League netball matches throughoutthe season. Aaron intends to visit Newcastleagain later in the year, to work with theteam at a different stage in their season.

Craig Redman – TriathlonCraig has been the squad co-ordinator for

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Trampoline

Jack Penny

Volleyball

Josh Thorpe

Waterpolo

Erin ArnolJohn Campbell

EDS Basketball

Thomas EtchellAdam GibsonHollie GrimaSam HarrisLee McGaffinJenique VeneableLucas WalkerLoren DoltingBrooke HowellsTiri MasundaSarah WalkerCameron Witt

EDS Canoe

Justin BoocockMathew FrenchDan HallCarol HurstBen Maynard

EDS Cricket

George BaileyKristen BeamsTravis BirtAlex DoolanGordon KerrTim PaineMatthew Wade

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Archery

Clint Freeman

Canoe

Kate Mollison

Equestrian

Catherine Davies

Golf

Robin HodgettsLaura Richards

Judo

Priscus FogagnoloStephanie Grant

Karate

Natasha Hardy

Lawn Bowls

Mark StrochnetterRebecca Quail

Orienteering

Johanna AllstonGrace ElsonConrad Elson

Sailing

Nick BehrensSimon Morgan

Softball

Ali DenneSimmone Morrow

Taekwondo

Krystal Chugg

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EDS Football

Sam CarinsJarrod GarthTodd GrimaAndrew LeeNathan O’DonoghueDarren CrawfordSam IlesSam LonerganHeath NevilleLeon Noel

EDS Swimming

Sarah MiltonHenrietta MorrisZoe OsterlohPierre RoperPenelope SproalKarl Wurzer

EDS Tennis

Edward BourchierElla BourchierMitchell HillsAndrew RobertsJames TunbridgeAnna Wishink

EDS Triathlon

Amelia CoxRichard Porte

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NTC Hockey

Adam CliffordGeoff CockBen CreeseDavid GuestSofie McLeodLucy OckendenEddie OckendenElisabeth PagetJulia ReidMarcus RichardsonNick TremayneMatthew WellsEmily WilsonZain Wright

NTC Rowing

Sam BeltzDeon BirtwistleScott BrennanSimon BurgessDana FaleticShaun FinlaysonKirsty FlemingTom GibsonKasper HebblewhiteMollie HillKerry HoreKate HornseyBrendan LongAnthony MalesRobert MitchellDominic MonypennyGeorge RobertsClaire ShieldSam WaleyCameron WurfWesley Young

Clockwise from above: Priscus Fogagnolo, Krystal Chugg and Henrietta Morris.

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NTC Athletics

Patrick ColemanRyan FosterGraham HicksAaron JonesGrant PageMadelin PokeBen RickardsTristan ThomasLuke VaessenMorgan WhileyCamilla Whishaw

NTC Cycling

Jai CrawfordBelinda GossMatthew GossMark JamiesonCaleb ManionNatasha MapleyKarl MenziesRyan SullivanSean SullivanBernard SulzbergerWes SulzbergerSid TaberlayNaomi WilliamsJosh WilsonLouise YaxleyDarren Young

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OUR VISION

To provide quality athlete and coachingservices which place Tasmania at the

forefront of elite sport

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OUR MISSION

To provide leadership and qualityathlete end coaching services toTasmania’s talented athletes to

assist them to compete successfullyon the international stage.

Strategic Plan 2005-2009

Goal No. 1

We will develop a culture of commitment and expectation forsuccess at the highest level.

Goal No. 2

We will participate in open and active relationships that clearlyarticulate the various roles and responsibilities of all partners andthat build effective pathways to excellence in sport.

Goal No. 3

We will develop and maintain links within education andemployment networks that encourage a flexible environment tosupport the balance between an athlete’s career and educationdevelopment and elite performance.

Goal No. 4 We will provide TIS athletes, coaches and staff with access to

technology that supports their performance at the highest level.

Goal No. 5

We will generate increased investment in elite Tasmanian sportthrough the TIS to maximise TIS athlete performance at theinternational level.

Goal No. 6

We will promote awareness and ensure that TIS athletes andcoaches adopt responsibility for a zero tolerance drugs-in-sportenvironment.

Goal No. 7

We will work closely with the TIS Board to facilitate best practicein all aspects of our operations.

Goal No. 8

We will help identified potential elite athletes overcome anyeconomic or geographic impediments to their performance.

Goal No. 9

We will work collaboratively with all partners to provide accessto, and development of, those world-class coaches who arecentral to the development of elite sport in Tasmania and to thefulfilment of TIS athlete potential.

Mr Denis W Rogers, AO,Chairman

Mr Ken ReadDeputy Chairman

Mr Danny Keep

Mrs Anne Shield Mr Bill Woolcock Mr Greg Johannes

Mrs Julie Smith Mrs Pip Leedham

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DIRECTOR Paul Austen

EXECUTIVE OFFICER Geoff Masters

PROJECT SUPPORT OFFICER Denise Hansson

PROJECT SUPPORT OFFICER Jeanne Pennington

MANAGER, SPORTS PERFORMANCE UNIT John Gregory

SPORTS PERFORMANCE OFFICER Christine Hamlyn

PHYSICAL PREPARATION OFFICER Peter Culhane

MANAGER, ATHLETE SERVICES John Kincade(until April 2005)

HEAD CYCLING COACH Kevin Tabotta(until February 2005)

Paul Brosnan(commenced May 2005)

CYCLING COACH Ron Bryan(commenced January 2005)

HEAD HOCKEY COACH Andrew McDonald

HOCKEY COACH Stewart Pither(commenced December 2004)

HEAD ROWING COACH Sam Le Compte(deceased June 2005)

ROWING COACH Darren Balmforth(commenced December 2004)

ATHLETICS PROGRAM MANAGER Nicole Boegman(until April 2005)

ACE COORDINATOR Leonie Coskun

TALENT SEARCH COORDINATOR Elissa Morley

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TIS Funding All Sources

Scholarship Funds

Athlete & Coach Services

Consolidated Funds

Corporate/Trust Funds

Commonwealth Funds – Sports Programs

National Representatives

Scholarship Funds $292,000

Athlete & Coach Services $281,000

Consolidated Funds $599,417

Corporate/Trust Funds $122,850

Commonwealth Funds-Sports Programs $246,000

National Representatives $16,000

Total Funds 2004-2005 $1,557,267

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Sports Programs & Scholarships $650,170

Athlete Services $136,000

Sports Performance Unit $240,500

Athlete Career & Education $32,000

Talent Search $50,000

Operations $382,500

National Representatives Fund $16,000

Trust Funded Projects $33,000

Total Allocations 2004-2005 $1,540,170

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TIS Allocations 2004-2005Sports Programs & Scholarships

Athlete Services

Sports Performance Unit

Athlete Career & Education

Talent Search

Operations

National Representatives Fund

Trust Funded Projects

Documents

TIS Yearbook 2005 - Tasmanian Institute of Sport - Home · yearbook & annual report 2004-2005 ... th er T asma nia org anis tio ns. “T he T a s ... f Spo rt (TIS) crew w w at the