yearbook & annual report 2003-2004 TASMANIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT TASMANIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT ISSUE 49 – DECEMBER 2003 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. Thank you to The Examinernewspaper for the provision of photos for our newsletter. Oh what a win! Minister for Racing, Sport and Recreation Paul Lennon, MHA, and St.LukesHealth Managing Director Colleen McGann congratulate Dana Faletic (second from left), and Kerry Hore on being named joint TIS Athletes of the Year. Hore and Faletic Athletes of Year TASMANIAN Institute of Sport world champion rowers Kerry Hore and Dana Faletic are the Institute’s Athletes of the Year. They were announced joint winners of the St.LukesHealth Tasmanian Institute of Sport Athlete of the Year for 2003 award at a black tie dinner at the Tattersalls Hobart Aquatic Centre on October 18. The pair was also announced joint winners of the Female Athlete of the Year award, adding to their spectacular achievements over the past 12 months. They won gold as part of the women’s quadruple sculls crew at the World Row- ing Championships in Milan, Italy, in Sep- tember and also at the World Cup in Lucerne. The awards were presented by the managing director of St.LukesHealth, Colleen McGann, and Deputy Premier and Minister for Racing, Sport and Recre- ation, Paul Lennon, MHA. Hore and Faletic won the award from a talented field, including hockey player Matthew Wells, rowers Tom Gibson, Claire Shield, Kate Hornsey, Sam Beltz and Shane Broad and basketballers Hol- Continued Page 2 The staff and Board of the Tasmanian Institute of Sport wish our athletes, coaches, sponsors and other partners a very merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year. TASMANIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT ISSUE 50 – MARCH 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: 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. Thank you to The Examinernewspaper for the provision of photos for our newsletter. Continued Page 5 Tamar Rowing Club member and TIS scholarship holder Brendan Long, named to row a double scull in Athens, has had a double scull named after him by his club. Early selections are oarsome! IT'S a special time at the Tasmanian Insti- tute of Sport and excitement is building, with the Olympic Games only five months away. Tassie athletes are set to be in the limelight at the Games with the various sports' selections already having com- menced. The extraordinary performance of TIS rowers continues, with five already having been selected by Rowing Australia to start at the 2004 Games in Athens. These and all other athletes will not be confirmed as Olympic team members until the Australian Olympic Committee ratifies selections in the coming months. Selected so far after the rowing trials on the Sydney Olympic course at Penrith are: Brendan Long (double scull), Scott Brennan (quad scull), Simon Burgess (lightweight four) and Dana Faletic and Kerry Hore (women's sculling squad). TIS head rowing coach Sam Le Compte was previously named as coach of the Australian lightweight four crew. All but Simon Burgess are looking at their first Olympic team, while Burgess – a silver medallist in the lightweight four in Sydney – will be competing in his third Games. An added honour for Burgess is that TASMANIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT ISSUE 51 – JUNE 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 Email: [email protected]Editor: [email protected]For further information on the TIS, check out our website: www.tis.tas.gov.au. Thank you to The Examinernewspaper for the provision of photos for our newsletter. Continued Page 3 Austen takes over the reins THE Tasmanian Institute of Sport has a new Acting Director. Sporting identity Paul Austen has replaced former Olympic and Common- wealth Games diver Elizabeth Jack who has taken up a 12-month appointment as Acting Director of Sport and Recreation Tasmania based in Hobart. Paul was previously the Executive Officer of the TIS for the past nine years. His position will be filled by Athlete Services Manager Geoff Masters whose position has been advertised. Chairman of the TIS Board Denis W Rogers, AO, said Elizabeth’s contribution could not be overstated. “She and her staff have done a fantas- tic job in making the TIS a most profes- sional organisation that is churning out a record number of athletes of international standard,” Mr Rogers said. “The TIS has developed under her leadership into a valuable member of the New Acting Director Paul Austen with former Director Elizabeth Jack. TASMANIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT ISSUE 52 – SEPTEMBER 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 Email: [email protected]Editor: [email protected]For further information on the TIS, check out our website: www.tis.tas.gov.au. Thank you to The Examiner and The Mercury newspapers for the provision of photos for our newsletter. Continued Page 2 Athens Olympics – better than ever WELL, the Athens Olympics has come and gone and it has turned out to be an outstanding success for TIS athletes. To have five of our nine athletes win medals is a tremendous accomplishment for those athletes, their coaches and everyone who has contributed to their success in some way. Tasmania played its part in Australia finishing as the fourth nation and winning a total of 17 gold medals – beating the gold medal total set in Sydney. While many thought this would be an Olympics where results would be slightly less than in Sydney, the wonderful per- formances of our athletes have main- tained Australia’s place as one of the top sporting nations. The fantastic results are a great testimony to the strength of the elite sports network in Australia. The gold medal-winning performance of the Kookaburras, including TIS hockey player Matthew Wells, will long be remembered, not only for the success of winning in Athens but also for the signifi- cance of achieving that elusive gold medal after 48 years of Olympic compe- tition. The silver medal efforts of TIS rower Simon Burgess, our longest-serving ath- lete, and the rest of the crew of the men’s lightweight four – Anthony Edwards (VIS), Glen Loftus and Ben Cureton (WAIS) – Welcome home! From left, Simon Burgess, Scott Brennan, Dana Faletic, Cameron Wurf and Kerry Hore. Photo courtesy The Mercury Director’s REPORT
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TASMANIANINSTITUTE OF SPORT
TASMANIAN
INSTITUTE OF SPORT
ISSUE 49 – DECEMBER 2003
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:
Thank you to The Examinernewspaper for the provision of photos for our newsletter.
Continued Page 3
Austen takesover the reinsTHE Tasmanian Institute of Sport has anew Acting Director.Sporting identity Paul Austen has
replaced former Olympic and Common-wealth Games diver Elizabeth Jack whohas taken up a 12-month appointment asActing Director of Sport and RecreationTasmania based in Hobart.Paul was previously the Executive
Officer of the TIS for the past nine years.His position will be filled by Athlete
Services Manager Geoff Masters whose
position has been advertised.Chairman of the TIS Board Denis WRogers, AO, said Elizabeth’s contributioncould not be overstated.“She and her staff have done a fantas-
tic job in making the TIS a most profes-sional organisation that is churning out arecord number of athletes of internationalstandard,” Mr Rogers said.“The TIS has developed under her
leadership into a valuable member of the
New Acting Director Paul Austen with former Director Elizabeth Jack.
TASMANIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT
ISSUE 52 – SEPTEMBER 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:
Editor: [email protected] further information on the TIS, check out our website: www.tis.tas.gov.au.
Thank you to The Examiner and The Mercury newspapers for the provision of photos for our newsletter.
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Athens Olympics– better than ever WELL, the Athens Olympics has come
and gone and it has turned out to be an
outstanding success for TIS athletes.
To have five of our nine athletes win
medals is a tremendous accomplishment
for those athletes, their coaches and
everyone who has contributed to their
success in some way. Tasmania played
its part in Australia finishing as the fourth
nation and winning a total of 17 gold
medals – beating the gold medal total set
in Sydney.While many thought this would be an
Olympics where results would be slightly
less than in Sydney, the wonderful per-
formances of our athletes have main-
tained Australia’s place as one of the top
sporting nations. The fantastic results are
a great testimony to the strength of the
elite sports network in Australia.
The gold medal-winning performance
of the Kookaburras, including TIS hockey
player Matthew Wells, will long be
remembered, not only for the success of
winning in Athens but also for the signifi-
cance of achieving that elusive gold
medal after 48 years of Olympic compe-
tition.The silver medal efforts of TIS rower
Simon Burgess, our longest-serving ath-
lete, and the rest of the crew of the men’s
lightweight four – Anthony Edwards (VIS),
Glen Loftus and Ben Cureton (WAIS) –
Welcome home! From left, Simon Burgess, Scott Brennan, Dana Faletic, Cameron
Wurf and Kerry Hore. Photo courtesy The Mercury
Director’s
REPORT
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
Sports Performance 12
Talent Search 15
Schools Program 17
Athlete Career & Education 18
Physical Preparation 19
Scholarship Programs 20
NTC Programs 21
Elite Development Squads 32
Individual Scholarships 35
Coaching Scholarships 36
2001-2002 Scholarship Holders 38
2001-2002 Corporate Plan 40
Board of Management 41
Staff 42
Financial Report 43
minister ’ sf o r e w o r d
TASMANIAN Institute of Sport (TIS)athletes continue to show theircompetitiveness at the highest level, areflection of the excellent support servicesprovided to the state’s elite and developingathletes through the TIS.
A total of 64 Tasmanians have representedAustralia in international competition overthe past 12 months, with significantperformances highlighting the calibre andoutstanding abilities of our athletes.
The achievements of all TIS athletes are adirect result of the high-quality programsdeveloped and administered by theInstitute, which continues to enjoy thesupport of the State Government.
In its commitment to the development ofTasmania’s elite athletes and coachesthrough the TIS, the State Government hasmaintained its level of funding to all TISprograms over the past year. This hasallowed for the continued support of bothour athletes and their coaches.
On behalf of the people of Tasmania, Icommend the Tasmanian Institute of SportBoard of Management, under thechairmanship of Mr Denis W. Rogers AO,for the strategic direction and guidance ithas provided to the TIS.
I also acknowledge 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 in2003-2004 and wish them well as theystrive to achieve at the highest levels,particularly in the Olympic year of 2004/5.
Jim Cox, MHAMinister for Sport and Recreation
commended and under her leadership theTIS has developed into a valuable memberof the national elite sports network. Onbehalf of the Board of Management I wishher every success in her new role asDirector, Sport and Recreation Tasmania.
In closing, I offer my congratulations to theathletes and coaches of the TasmanianInstitute of Sport. Their achievements onthe world’s sporting stage continue to be ofthe highest level and I wish them continuedsuccess on and off the sporting field wellinto the future.
Denis W. Rogers, AOChairman
Board of Management
THE Tasmanian Institute of Sport Board ofManagement has continued to oversee thedevelopment of strategies and policies thatenable the programs, coaches and athletesof the TIS to achieve their objectives – bothnow and into the future.
As a Board, we are encouraged by thedevelopment and quality of the overallservices provided by the Institute and in thenoteworthy international performances ofour athletes.
Through support provided by the StateGovernment, the Elite Coaching AssistanceScheme will be enhanced and become asignificant program next year.
Without generous support from thecorporate sector, the TIS could not offer therange of high-quality programs and supportservices that it currently does. On behalf ofthe Board of Management I extend mythanks to our many corporate partners. TheTIS Board and staff appreciate this verypositive association with all of our partnersand we look forward to many years ofinvolvement with them.
To my fellow Directors and the staff of theTIS I extend my personal thanks for theirongoing support and commitment. Icontinue to enjoy working with them andlook forward to another year of TISachievement.
I would also like to acknowledge thecontribution made to the TIS over the past14 years by former Director Elizabeth Jack.Elizabeth’s passion and commitment to theInstitute over this period is to be highly
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THE 2003-2004 year has seen the TIScontinue to provide athletes withopportunities and support enabling them tocontinue to develop towards their greatestpotential.
The record results achieved in the numberof TIS athletes selected to representAustralia provide a strong indication of theInstitute’s ability to administer elite levelassistance that fosters this development.
The provision of high-level coaching hasbeen evident in the results achieved by ourprograms, and with additional assistancebeing provided next year the TIS will have inplace a strong coach development programfor the future.
This will not only see more support providedto the National Training Centre coaches butwill also establish a coach developmentpathway that provides opportunities fordeveloping coaches and continuity for TISprograms.
The TIS Sports Performance Unit hascontinued to explore new ways of refiningtraining and improving performance. Thishas seen the implementation of telemetrytechnology within the cycling program andthe widespread utilisation of GlobalPositioning System technology across arange of sports.
The scholarship program has providedquality services through the variousprograms to 122 athletes during the year.
All athletes have enjoyed access to astandard of support that has given them thebest possible home-based trainingenvironment and our representation at theAthens Olympics of nine athletes and fivemedals was one of our best efforts.
These activities and developments would
not 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 members of the National EliteSports Council, the Australian Olympic andParalympic Committees and the AustralianCommonwealth Games Association as partof the national elite sports network
The Board of Management, under thechairmanship of Denis W. Rogers, AO,continues to provide strong strategicleadership and guidance in helping the TISachieve its goals.
The contribution of the Board in providingadvice on strategic issues and in supportingkey initiatives is an integral component ofthe Institute’s ability to maintain and furtherimprove our performance developmentprograms.
I would like to acknowledge the outstandingcommitment of the staff of the TIS. Withthe departure at short notice late in theyear of Director Elizabeth Jack, to head upSport and Recreation Tasmania, the staff of
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the TIS ensured all programs and activitiesof the Institute continued to meet ourestablished objectives and service provisionobligations at a high standard. This is bothan acknowledgment of the strongorganisation developed under Elizabeth’sleadership and the quality and dedication ofall TIS staff.
Finally, I congratulate the athletes andcoaches for the dedication andperseverance that has been demonstratedduring the year as they endeavour torealise their sporting goals. The results thathave been achieved this year beartestimony to the efforts of our athletes andcoaches and it is an honour to be able tocontinue to assist these exceptionalTasmanians.
Former TIS Director Elizabeth Jack
Paul AustenActing Director
The TIS continues its program of school expos to provide students from rural andregional centres with the opportunity to experience a variety of activities in whichthey normally would be unable to be involved.
administrat ionACTIVITIES
School Expos
DURING 2003/2004 TIS staff conductedvisits to schools in the Smithton, Channeland Sheffield areas.
Now in their fourth year, the TIS focus ofthe expos is to provide students from ruraland regional centres with the opportunity toexperience a variety of activities in whichthey normally would be unable to beinvolved. It also encourages them to lead amore healthy and 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.
Primary and secondary students from theSt Peter’s Channel School, Stanley Primary,Edith Creek Primary, Circular HeadChristian School and Smithton High Schoolcame together at the Smithton IndoorRecreation Centre in early November 2003.
They participated in a day of activitieswhere they were put through their paceswith TIS staff and coaches and TIS athletesDeon Birtwistle, who was a silver medallistin the men’s quad scull at the 2003 WorldRowing Championships, and nationallyranked 800m runner Aaron Jones.
The Channel District was subject to anextensive range of activities when TIS staffand athletes Luke Butterworth (cricket),Morgan Whiley (athletics), Zain Wright(hockey) and Krystal Chugg (taekwondo),Tasmanian Cricket Development coachesand Sport and Recreation Tasmaniaconsultants travelled to Cygnet to conducta school expo in the Cygnet Sports Centrein May 2004.
Sheffield was next on the agenda for thepopular expos. Students from SassafrasPrimary, Railton Primary, Moriarty Primary,Sheffield District High, Latrobe High and StPatrick’s, Latrobe, participated in theschools’ expo program at the SheffieldDistrict High gymnasium in June.
Students were inspired by elite hockeyathlete Lis Paget, taekwondo athleteKrystal Chugg and triple jumper PatrickColeman .
Project Support OfficerJeanne Pennington
2003 TIS Annual Awards winners DanaFaletic, Matthew Wells, Scott Brennan andKerry Hore.
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Elizabeth Jack moved in April to head upSport and Recreation Tasmania for an initialperiod of 12 months.
TIS Executive Officer Paul Austen wasappointed Acting Director in the interim andManager Athlete Services Geoff Masterstook over the role as acting ExecutiveOfficer.
Liz Coglan moved on from maintaining theTIS resource centre and Karen Waldon-Manning took over the role of librarian.
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 finalnote, we would like to acknowledge thesupport of staff in the Corporate Servicesdivision of the Department of EconomicDevelopment for the many services theyprovided to the Institute during the year.
Jeanne PenningtonProject Support Officer
A unique approach was taken to the TIS Annual Awards Dinnerthis year with the event held on the pool deck at the TattersallsHobart Aquatic Centre.
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TIS Annual Awards Dinner
A UNIQUE approach was taken to the TISAnnual Awards Dinner this year. The dinnerwas held on the pool deck at the TattersallsHobart Aquatic Centre on Saturday 18October, with the focus being the stagearea on the three-metre diving platform.
The dinner was generously supported bySt.LukesHealth and was enjoyed by 220guests. Entertainment was provided byballadeer Robert Raftery and corporateimposter Homer Papantonio with SteveTitmus, from Corporate Communications,performing the duties as master ofceremonies.
Rowers Dana Faletic and Kerry Hore werejointly named Female Athletes of the Year.They were also named joint winners of theoverall Athlete of the Year Award. The MaleAthlete of the Year was Matthew Wells forthe third consecutive year, with rower ScottBrennan named the Junior Athlete of theYear.
Staff
There was only one change to TIS personnelduring the course of the year, albeit asignificant one. Long-serving Director
corporatepartnerships
THE TIS receives outstanding support frompartnerships with leading corporations.
These partnerships allow importantcomponents to be value-added to theInstitute’s athlete and coach developmentactivities.
Major sponsors Coca-Cola Amatil providedvaluable support which allowed the Instituteto continue with the Powerade SchoolsProgram providing important exposure andtraining to our athletes. The sponsorshipalso contributes to the running of the TalentSearch Program.
Echo Remediation also continued itssupport of the TIS and, in particular, thedevelopment of rowing coaching.
St.LukesHealth assisted with the hosting ofthe TIS Annual Dinner and Awards eveningand its significant contribution enabled thisevent to be successfully held in aspectacular setting within the HobartAquatic Centre in 2003.
Motors Pty Ltd continued to be animportant supporter of the TIS and the NTCRowing Program through the provision oftwo motor vehicles.
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Other companies which assisted the TISthis year were: B&E Ltd, J Boag & Son,Southern Cross Television, Craigow Wines,Hotel Grand Chancellor and The DentureCentre. Avanti, Cyclingnews and PrinceAlbert Inn continued their valuableassistance to the TIS 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 and, in particular, SteveTitmus, for their assistance with theInstitute’s media and corporate activitiesthroughout the year.
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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sports
THE Sports Performance Unit (SPU) hascontinued its support of Tasmanian Instituteof Sport athletes and coaches throughsports science, sports medicine, physicalpreparation and talent search services. TheSPU operates from its well-equippedlaboratory in Launceston but travelsextensively servicing its athletes.
Assistance has included physiologicaltesting, sports science support at nationalchampionships, implementation of newtechnology, training and programmingadvice, access to the sports medicinenetwork and facilitation of camps.
The past 12 months has seen the unitfocused on assisting Olympic and nationalsquad athletes while working closely withTasmanian-based performers. The unit’s keysupport activities have included:
• Extensive use of the cycle telemetrytechnology.
• Continued use of global positioningsystems with team and individual sports.
• Support for hockey, swimming and cyclingat national championships,
• Hosting Valerie Kleshnev (AIS) to providerowing biomechanics services.
• Utilising power output in cycling to guidetraining.
Specifically, the SPU worked with Sam LeCompte’s Olympic lightweight four crewwho were based in Geeveston for two
performance
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months. The crew, which included SimonBurgess, benefited from the testing andphysical preparation services and strength,recovery and plyometrics programsdelivered by Peter Culhane.
The SPU enjoyed supporting Sid Taberlay in
John GregoryManager, Sports Performance Unit
Christine HamlynSports Performance Officer
have benefited from regular sports scienceand physical preparation services.
Christine Hamlyn has worked closely withteam-based squads to enhance performancethrough testing, recovery sessions andvideo capture. In addition, individualscholarship holders have sought andreceived varied assistance throughout theyear.
Our services continue to comply with theNational Laboratory Standards AssistanceScheme (LSAS). Considerable effort isspent certifying that our laboratory andstaff comply with the high standardsrequired in Australian sports sciences.
The unit’s movement analysis programshave seen good use from athletics, cycling,hockey and swimming. The capture, editingand archiving of video footage has becomecommonplace for the unit and is madeeasier with dedicated software andequipment.
On the technology front, work hascontinued with GPS and Power Taptelemetry systems within the sports offootball, hockey and cycling.
Recently the SPU has been working withthe University of Tasmania EngineeringDepartment to develop a kayak paddle thatcan measure power output during training.Students have been developing the systemand it’s hoped to have it operational by nextsummer. Further lab-based research isplanned in the future, as well as access totechnology from national and state sources.
The SPU continues to use establishedmethods of assessment, while implementingand pursuing new streams simultaneously.We hope to further develop and expand ourservices over the next four years to help
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his build-up to Olympic selection. Sidunderwent testing that showed he was ontrack before European selection races.
There has been ongoing servicing of ourNational Training Centre Programs ofathletics, cycling, hockey and rowing.Furthermore, Elite Development Squadsincluding basketball, cricket, football,kayaking, swimming, tennis and triathlon
Cyclist Jai Crawford
greater numbers of Tasmanians to competeat the Beijing Olympic Games.
Physical preparation officer Peter Culhanehas been kept busy providing strength,recovery and fitness services to TISathletes. Physical preparation highlights in2003/4 included:
• Extensive work with rowing and Olympiclightweight four.
• Development of strength and conditioningsports agreement with hockey.
• Commencement of the LSASaccreditation process for TIS gyms.
• Ongoing servicing of ITC, EDS andindividual scholarship holders.
Elissa Morley continues to expand the rangeof sports and number of athletes servicedby the Talent Identification (TID) Program.Recently, the Talent Search program has:
• Implemented an ambitious women’scycling program in the north.
• Expanded the number of schools andathletes tested statewide.
• Seen numerous TID athletes performstrongly at national titles.
• Maintained high retentions rates of TIDathletes placed in sports for specialistcoaching.
Sports Medicine Network
We remain grateful for the assistance of themedical network for its continued work withthe program, in particular to medical co-ordinator Dr Ian Beltz and Hobart PathologyGroup.
In conjunction with doctors and physio-therapists medical and musculoskeletalscreening of TIS athletes has continued inthe past 12 months. This important processserves to improve performance and preventinjury.
Physical Preparation Officer Peter Culhanehas been involved in the screening process,which has allowed him to tailor strengthprograms to individual needs.
Consulting physiotherapist Kellie Wilkiecontributed to the lightweight fourcampaign with regular preventive workduring their stay.
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Justin Boocockin action at the
WorldChampionshipsin Athens. TheSPU has been
working withthe University
of TasmaniaEngineering
Department todevelop a
kayak paddlethat can
measure poweroutput during
training.
Support for the Tasmanian Talent Searchprogram from Tasmanian schools and themedia has remained strong this year. Forty-five schools and more than 8,000 studentshave been involved in the Talent Searchprogram with more than 400 athletes invitedto continue to the second round of testingto determine the particular sports they aresuited to.
Forty-six athletes were inducted into TalentSearch development programs in the sportsof cycling and rowing and in a national firstbasketball and orienteering were made newTalent Search sports.
Athletes in the cycling and rowing squadsare developing strongly and impressingcoaches with their early performances. Thebasketball squad has made a notable startwith two of the three Talent Searchbasketball athletes being selected in stateUnder 16 teams to compete at the 2004national championships.
ta lent searchUNDOUBTEDLY the highlight of the2003/04 year for the Talent Search programhas been the outstanding performances ofTalent Search alumni.
After graduating from the Talent Searchprogram, a number of athletes have gone onto achieve recognition at state, national andinternational level. Three former TalentSearch cyclists were selected to compete inAustralian teams at international events.
David Klyne was selected in his firstAustralian team and competed well at theWorld Junior Road Championships inCanada in 2003. Louise Yaxley qualified torace as part of the Australian women’s roadteam and competed in Europe in a numberof one day international events and a WorldCup event in Montreal. Natasha Mapleywas selected in the Australian road team tocompete at the 2004 World Junior RoadChampionships in Italy.
Seven former Talent Search track and fieldathletes collected top 10 finishes at the2004 National Championships. Long jumperLuke Vaessen became the newest TalentSearch TIS scholarship holder following hisgold medal performance in the Under 18men’s long jump at the nationalchampionships.
Rowers also performed strongly at nationalchampionships with five former TalentSearch athletes recording top 10 finishes,including George Roberts’ two first placesin the open lightweight double scull andcoxed eight. Young Talent Search rowers aredeveloping well with coaches expectingthem to make their mark at nationalcompetition in 2005.
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Elissa MorleyTalent Search Coordinator
coach Kevin Tabotta and Talent Searchcoaches Ron Bryan and Scott Callow. Thesquad began training in April with athletesshowing rapid improvements and nowworking towards 2005 national competition.
The year ahead holds the potential for thelist of achievements of Talent Search alumnito continue to grow in a variety of sports.2004/5 will also see the introduction ofwildwater kayaking as a new Talent Searchsport and the inclusion of more schools andstudents into the Talent Search pProgram.
Thanks must be extended to Coca-ColaAmatil and their Powerade product asprogram sponsors, the coaches, schools, PEteachers, sports clubs, parents, volunteers,athletes and parents who make the TalentSearch program a success.
Elissa MorleyTALENT SEARCH COORDINATOR
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The first Talent Search orienteering squad isalso producing promising results. TalentSearch orienteers proved a force to bereckoned with at state championships withseven of the 10 Talent Search orienteersselected in the state team to compete atNational All Schools Championships afteronly 10 months with compasses in theirhands.
Funding was received this year from theNational Talent Search Program and theAustralian Sports Commission to develop aTIS Talent Search Senior Women’s CyclingSquad with a view to developingcompetitive, high-level female cyclists. Anextensive public appeal for potential cyclistsattracted a strong response from thecommunity and the quality of athletes farexceeded initial expectations.
Twenty-eight women were selected to jointhe senior squad coached by TIS head
The Talent Searchinduction. The year
ahead holds thepotential for the listof achievements of
Talent Search alumnito continue to grow
in a variety of sports.
schools programTASMANIAN schools have had theopportunity to host visits from TasmanianInstitute of Sport athletes, thanks again tothe continued support of Coca Cola Amatil,specifically its Powerade product.
The Powerade Schools Program visitsenable TIS athletes to share their sportingand general life experiences while givingstudents the opportunity to interact with anelite athlete on a more personal level.
The program has been in operation sincelate 1998 when several Tasmanian Instituteof Sport athletes completed a one-off visitto a number of schools throughoutTasmania. The program has since grownconsiderably and become an integralcomponent of personal development forthose athletes involved in the program.
Initiated by the Tasmanian Institute of Sportand sponsored by Coca Cola Amatil,athletes participating in the program arerequired to attend a public speakingworkshop early in the year to assist withtheir presentation skills before attendingtheir designated school and speaking infront of a group of eager students.
Project Support OfficerDenise Hansson
In 2003, 16 schools took part in theprogram, each school receiving two visitsfrom a Tasmanian Institute of Sport athlete.Sports participating in the program includedathletics, canoeing, cycling, hockey, lawnbowls, mountain biking, rowing, swimmingand tennis.
In the first half of 2004 23 athletesrepresenting athletics, cycling, hockey, judo,lawn bowls, rowing, swimming, Taekwondo,tennis, triathlon and volleyball completedtheir first visits for the year to 22 schoolsacross the state.
Thank you to all athletes for taking part andto the schools for their support.
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Penny Sproaltalks to GlenDhu PrimarySchoolstudents abouther sport ofswimming.
THE Athlete Career and Education programwas further developed in 2003/4 with anumber of new initiatives.
In the second half of 2003 media skillsworkshops were conducted for athletes atSouthern Cross studios by Kim Millar inLaunceston and Simon Pilkington in Hobart.Athletes gained practice in giving animpromptu media interview and receivedvaluable feedback.
In February, a time management workshopfor hockey players was well attended inHobart. In March, ‘Talk about yourself’public speaking workshops were conductedfor TIS and Talent Search athletes by GarryDodd from Rostrum in Hobart and SteveTitmus in Launceston.
The partnership with Relationships Australiacontinued with a number of athletesaccessing confidential counselling services.
The role of supporting athletes in theircareer and education developmentcontinued with an increased emphasis onproviding information to employers andeducation providers regarding athletes’participation in elite sport. Assistance wasprovided to individual athletes with regardto career planning, education guidance,negotiating with employers and educationproviders, personal development and themanagement of transitions.
Career and education-related informationwas sent to athletes in a new regularnewsletter Balance, designed to adviseathletes of employment and personaldevelopment opportunities and ACE events.
The ACE Consultant has also continued tofocus on professional development by
ACE CoordinatorLeonie Coskun
athlete career& educat ion
attendance at the annual NESC AthleteServices conference in Melbourne and theannual ACE conference in Sydney. I wasalso able to complete the GraduateCertificate in Careers Counselling for ElitePerformers.
In April, I went on maternity leave andathletes were able to access ACE supportfrom David O’Sign, a psychologist who hasrelocated to Tasmania from the WesternAustralian Institute of Sport.
The ACE program would like to thank allemployers, education providers, sponsors,staff, coaches, parents and otherstakeholders who have helped TIS athletesto pursue their sporting ambitions whiledeveloping and implementing career plansfor life beyond sport.
Leonie CoskunAthlete Career and Education
Consultant
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physica lTHERE has been further growth in the areaof physical preparation at the TasmanianInstitute of Sport. More athletes than everhave been accessing the services availableto them and more coaches are seekingassistance in developing athlete and sport-specific training systems.
This educational exchange can only help inthe future long-term development ofathletes and coaches in the state asongoing education is the tool needed forlonger-lasting development.
The sports of hockey, rowing, cycling,swimming and tennis have been theheaviest users of the physical preparationservices in the past 12 months, and the mixof Hobart- and Launceston-based athletesremains an even spread. The north of thestate is still an area that needs attention asathletes and coaches strive for successaway from the main population bases.
In the months leading up to the 2004Athens Olympics the physical preparationarea was pleased to service the trainingdemands of the Olympic lightweight fourrowing squad who were based in the Huonregion south of Hobart. Also based in theHuon and utilising the physical preparationexpertise was the Australian lightweighteight rowing crew who were preparing forthe World Rowing Championships in Spain.
Hockey has worked closely with the physicalpreparation officer to develop a year-longstructured physical preparation program forits athletes. Strength and conditioningsessions, agility and speed training, testingsessions and service delivery demands haveall been mapped out for the next 12 months.This should serve as a model for other sportsgroups, and will aid in the long-term athletedevelopment of senior and junior athletes.
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Physical Preparation OfficerPeter Culhane
Swimming has also worked hard in puttingin place a similarly structured approach andboth squads will no doubt begin to reap therewards of forward planning in the followingfew seasons.
As mentioned, the education of athletes andcoaches has been a priority for the physicalpreparation area over the past few years.Many workshops and seminars have beendeveloped and run with a variety ofdifferent sports taking advantage of theservices available. In the coming year weare developing a range of ongoing sessionsthat will aim to service a perceived needand lead the athlete down an educationalpathway of athletic development.
A final note must be made with regard tothe training facilities that continue tosupport the TIS and its athletes andcoaches. TIS-affiliated gymnasiums supportathletes or sports programs in ways that arenot often seen by the greater communitybut have a direct effect on the athlete’ssuccess, be it at a state or internationallevel. This often unseen support is muchneeded and much appreciated by all theathletes, coaches and staff of the TIS.
Peter CulhanePhysical Preparation Officer
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Dana Faletic, second from left, andKerry Hore, second from right, withteam mates Jane Robinson andAmber Bradley and their gold medals.
TIS scholarshipprograms
THROUGH support from the State andFederal Governments and the variouscorporate sponsors of the TIS, the Instituteprovides scholarships to selected athletes invarious TIS 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 2003/4 the Instituteoperated four NTC programs in the sportsof cycling, athletics, hockey and rowing. Allsports have a full-time coach or programmanager employed specifically to conductthe NTC program. Athletes are admittedinto these programs using nationallyaccepted standards and are provided withcoaching, access to national andinternational competition, equipment and allTIS services including sports science andAthlete Career and Education.
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 co-ordinate 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 2003/2004 werefootball, cricket, tennis, basketball,swimming, triathlon and wildwater canoeing.
INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
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 co-ordinate their programsand the use of their funds. Scholarships areoffered at different levels based onperformance criteria that cater for juniorthrough to senior athletes.
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TIS Cycling CoachKevin Tabotta
cyc l ing2003/4 RIDER RESULTS/SUMMARIES
Sid Taberlay: National Team Worlds2003, 2004. 9th World Cup Madrid 2004,11th World Cup Belgium 2004, 10th WorldCup Scotland 2004, 2nd Europa CupBelgium 2004, 1st National 2004Championship cross country, 1st OceaniaMTB Championships 2004, 1st WildsideTour 2004, 4th National Championships2003.
Matthew Goss: National rep 2003 RoadJunior Worlds, 3rd International One-DayRace Italy 2003, 3rd points race tracknationals 2004, 3rd 1000m TT TrackNationals 2004, 1st Canberra Tour Juniors,1st National Road Series 2004, 1stNational Time Trial Series 2004. Australiabased with two months in Europe/USA forWorlds.
Mark Jamieson: 5th WorldChampionships Scratch Race 2004, 11thWorld Championships Individual Pursuit2004, AIS Endurance Program scholarshipholder 2003 and 2004, 1st U23 NationalTime Trial Championship 2004, 1st OceaniaPursuit Champion 2004. Based in Italy forseven months of year.
Sean Sullivan: Competing with division IIItrade team Barloworld in Europe. 1st, Stage4 Tour of Langkawi UCI 2.3, 2004. Based inComo, Italy, and South Africa for ninemonths of year.
Caleb Manion: Based with TeamJellybelly division III team in the USA for2004. 1st Tour of Ohio (USA), 1st Tour of
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White Rock (Canada), 2nd Nature ValleyGrand Prix (USA), 6th Canberra Three-DayTour.
Louise Yaxley: 3rd Women’s Geelong Tourprologue and 4th overall 2004, 7thInternational Time Trial event Switzerland2004. A successful three months in Europeon visiting scholarship with AIS in Italy andalso in Belgium club visit. National TeamWorld Cup race in Canada 2004. Australiabased.
Darren Young: Australian team in Italiansix-day races. Best place 3rd in six days ofPordenone, Italy. A series of top 10 resultsin Belgium road racing. Australia based withfive months in Europe in 2004.
Jai Crawford: Made switch frommountain bike to road cycling at start of2004. 1st Wildside U23 2004, 11th Tour ofCanberra 2004, front group prior toabandon in National Road Opens 2004, top10 Tour of Perth 2004, team rider Tour of
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Korea 2004, top 20 in stages in topcategory USA road tour stages. Australiabased.
Bernard Sulzberger: U23 AISscholarship holder for 2003/4. 8th, stage 7Giro d’Italia U26. Based in Italy for sevenmonths a year in 2003 and 2004.
Ryan Sullivan: AIS scholarship holder2004. Returned to Australia in July throughhealth issues.
Belinda Goss: Based temporarily inMelbourne for study. Victorian Points RaceChampion 2004.
Naomi Williams: Yet to return to formerresults levels due to injuries.
Stephanie Williams: 8th Road Race, 5thTime Trial World Junior RoadChampionships 2003. Retired from cyclingand TIS in October 2003.
David Klyne: Relocated to Queensland.Now with QAS.
GENERAL
2003/4 Cycling Team Sponsors:
Major Sponsors: Cyclingnews.com, AvantiBicycles,
Minor Sponsors: Prince Albert Inn, EllegiCycling Clothing, Specialized Tyres.
Sid Taberlay.
2003/4 Satellite Coaches:
Ron Bryan, Darrel Young, Garry House, PaulManion, Scott Callow.
THE 2003/4 reporting period clearly hadthe Athens Olympics as the focus. InAugust 2003 both Zain Wright and MatthewWells competed in the Champions Trophyheld in Holland winning a silver medal.
Next was Olympic qualifications in a seriesagainst New Zealand, but Zain was notselected to join Matthew. Although notincluded in the Olympic Squad in 2004, Zainwas selected in the Australian DevelopmentSquad and was joined by fellow TISScholarship holder David Guest. David nowlives in Perth and much of his training in2004 included intra-Olympic squad matcheswhere possible.
Matthew Wells won the 2004 Tassie TigersAustralian Hockey League team best andfairest award, an award that he has nowwon on five occasions, which is anoutstanding achievement. Matthew is a fullAustralian Institute of Sport scholarshipholder.
In May/June 2004 Matthew was part of thenational team that toured Europe playingmatches against several of the best teamsincluding Germany and Pakistan. The tourwas long and arduous but it gave thenational team solid preparation for theAthens 2004 Olympics.
In 2003/4 Elisabeth Paget was selected in anumber of national development teams. Lisgained selection and competed in a seriesplayed in Japan in August 2003, which wasfollowed by competition against USA inMelbourne in February 2004. At thecompletion of the Australian Hockey LeagueLis maintained her position in the Australiandevelopment team.
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In January-March 2004 a new initiative, theTIS Associate Scholarship Hockey Program,commenced. Fundamentally, this was doneto offer those athletes who do not qualifyfor full TIS scholarships an opportunity tofurther enhance their development byhaving closer links with the TIS HeadCoach. Targeted athletes worked hard in anenvironment designed to enhance thedevelopment of specific individual aspectsof their game while extending their exposureto understanding of new and importantskills.
Ben Creese has been kept busy withnumerous national commitments at variousage levels. Ben was in the Australian Under18 team that played in a three-test seriesagainst the NZ Under18 national team inBrisbane in August 2003. Nick Tremaynejoined him in a National Junior Camp(Under 21) held in Adelaide in December2003. Both Nick and Ben will be vying forspots in the 2004 Junior World CupOceania qualifying team.
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age classification. All were exposed at theSenior Australian Hockey League level, andgiven the average age of the group we arewell placed to extend this exposure intostrong performances that will enhance eachathlete’s potential to gain future nationalselection.
The TIS Hockey Program for 2003/4 hasbeen successful but there is work to bedone to ensure its continued growth.
The TIS Sports Science staff, namelyChristine Hamlyn and TIS PhysicalPreparation Co-ordinator Peter Culhaneassisted in the planning and testing of TISathletes. Both Peter and Christine activelyseek new methods to promote continueddevelopment, both physically and mentallyof our athletes, aiming for more to beawarded national recognition. I appreciatethe passion and commitment they bring totheir respective roles.
I would like to thank all the coaches who
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Ilene Carr has continued her developmentgaining specific roles with the NationalWomen’s Team (the Hockeyroos) andtravelling to Barcelona and Holland forcompetition against the top Europeanteams. Ilene has continued with herGraduate Diploma of Sports Coachingcourse while fulfilling major roles withTasmanian teams that incorporate TISathletes.
The NTC Development Program involvesearlier and more comprehensive talentidentification and incorporates regularindividual meetings, including playerfeedback, regular regional training sessions,specific fitness testing and statewidecamps, and its membership is systematicallyreviewed in detail. Currently there are 43players in this statewide developmentprogram.
Of the eight TIS scholarship holders in 2004all but one athlete was incorporated intoNational Squad events appropriate to their
From left, Nick Tremayne,
Ben Creese,Matthew Wells,Zain Wright and
Sean Carey
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with continued co-operation the TIS, HockeyTasmania and its regional bodies can worktogether to develop and deliver a qualityprogram that helps young hockey playersmove towards attaining their potential bothon the hockey field and as developingindividuals.
2003 Squad Members: Daniel Sproule,Matthew Wells, Zain Wright, Cam Bennett,David Guest, Phil Marshall, Nick Tremayne,Tim Deavin, Ben Creese, Julia Reid, SofieMcLeod, Nicole Geeves and Lis Paget.
2004 Squad Members: Matthew Wells,Zain Wright, David Guest, Nick Tremayne,Ben Creese, Julia Reid, Sofie McLeod andLis Paget.
2004 TIS Associate Hockey programfrom Jan-March 2004 squadmembers: Eddie Ockenden, Patrick Ward,Aaron Jacobson, Adam Clifford, JonathanSault, Toby West, Brodie West, OliverClose, Torin Bester, Luke Austen, AbbyDouglas, Rebeccah Waley, Amy Gumley,Eloise Duay, Lucy Ockenden, Holly Dillon,
Andrew McDonaldTIS Head Hockey Coach
have assisted in various state teamcapacities involving TIS players. Coacheslike Mark Geeves, Jeremy Stebbings, ZainWright, Kathy Costelloe, Ilene Carr andLarry Mills underpin and do so much toassist with the TIS hockey program. Isincerely appreciate the work they do withathletes and myself. This assistance makesfor a very productive and successfulprogram.
I would also like to acknowledge the supportof Hockey Australia and Hockey Tasmania,especially Gai Cross, Grant Douglas, MarkGeeves and the Hockey Tasmania President,Alison Monk.
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 positive results, but we need toassess and evaluate our directions for thefuture to ensure we keep pace with what isneeded to produce better team andindividual results.
I look forward to next year, confident that
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– John Driessen, John Kincade and RogerDrummond – attended the trial, along withTIS Rowing Scholarship coach Paul Newbonas part of his professional development.
Attention then turned to the AustralianRowing Championships at Nagambie inVictoria in March. Tasmania returned with44 medals including 18 national titles in ourbest-ever performance.
Who wasn’t caught up in the excitement
TIS Rowing CoachSam Le Compte
rowingTHESE past 12 months have seenTasmanian Institute of Sport rowers achieveon the international scene like never before.It has truly been a remarkable period forour rowing program.
Dana Faletic and Kerry Hore combined withfellow AIS scullers Amber Bradley and JaneRobinson to win the Women’s QuadrupleSculls at the World Rowing Championshipsin Milan, Italy, in early September. The winby the girls ended one of the longestwinning runs in world rowing in beating thepreviously dominant German crew. The wincapped a phenomenal success at thechampionships of Tasmanian rowers, whowon five of Australia’s six medals – twogold and three silver.
Earlier in July, Tasmanian Institute of Sportrowers collected three gold and two silvermedals at the World Under 23Championships in Belgrade.
Following the return of our rowers fromEurope our focus turned towards Olympicselection. The first series of state-basedtime trials saw 19 Institute rowers invitedto the first Olympic selection trial held atPenrith in December. TIS network coaches
Brendan Long achieved Olympic selection in the men’sdouble scull.
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and state pride as our Penrith Cup crewdrew way from Western Australia andVictoria at the 1,250-metre mark to go onand record its sixth straight win in thisprestigious event?
Simon Burgess has been in all these crews,but it augers well for our future that SamBeltz, Cameron Wurf and Tom Gibson madeup the crew with the latter two first-timevictors.
As a result of further extensive andexhausting trials six Institute athletesgained Olympic selection. They were: SimonBurgess – men’s lightweight four; KerryHore and Dana Faletic – women’s quadruplescull; Brendan Long – men’s double scull;Scott Brennan – men’s quadruple scull; and
Cameron Wurf – men’s lightweight doublescull.
Former TIS rower and Coach DarrenBalmforth was appointed coach of thewomen’s double scull and I was pleased tohave been returned as coach of the men’slightweight four.
This is a tremendous return for theenormous effort put into their sport by ourathletes and a just return for the entireprogram in Tasmania. I would like topersonally thank all the network coacheswho assisted in the preparation of ourrowers.
Sam Le Compte NTC Rowing Head Coach
Simon Burgess, front, achieved Olympic selection in the men’s lightweightfour.
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Graham Hicks: Open men discusqualifying – 3rd, 55.56m; final – 2nd,58.68m. Open men shop put qualifying –9th, 15.69m; final – 9th, 15.50m.
Aaron Jones: Open men 800m heat – 6th,1.50.49. Open men 4 x 400m relay final –3rd.
Grant Page: Open men 1,500m heat –8th, 3.47.45; final – 10th, 3.44.77.
Nic Davidson: Open men 400m hurdlesheat – 6th, 54.51. Open men 4 x 400m relayfinal – 3rd.
Matt Rickards: Open men 400m hurdlesheat – 3rd, 53.11 (season’s best); final –8th, 53.53. Open men 110m hurdles heat –6th, 15.33 (personal best). Open men 4 x400m relay final – 3rd.
Patrick Coleman: Under 20 men triplejump final – 2nd, 15.01m (personal best)
Ben Rickards: U18 High Jump – 2nd,2.08m (personal best).
NTC Athletics Program ManagerNicole Boegman
athlet icsIN 2003, the TIS Athletics Program wassuccessfully re-established with a programthat now provides a clear pathway forathletes and assists athletes and theircoaches in their development to obtain elitestandards.
While the focus of the program has beenlargely developmental, Tasmanian athletesmust still aim to achieve the samestandards as all other state institutes andstate academies across the country. Theprogram offers the same support andservices as its counterparts in other statesbut due to the size of the program and thestate, athletes and coaches are able toreceive a more personalised program.
In the 2003/4 season 11 athletes held TISscholarships, 10 of the 11 competednationally at the Telstra A-Series meets andNational Championships, seven athletes setpersonal best performances and seven staterecords were broken.
Results of the NationalChampionships are as follows:
Morgan Whiley: Open women 100mheats – 4th, 12.04. Open women 200mheats – 4th, 24.19; final – 5th, 24.08(personal best).
Camilla Whishaw: Under 20 women3,000m final – 2nd, 9.50.17 (season’s best).Under 20 women1,500m final – 8th,4.38.70.
Tiah Simmons: Open women 3,000msteeplechase – 5th, 11.29.22 (season’sbest). Open women’s 1500m heat – 11th,4.37.95.
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The current scholarship number for 2004/5is nine, five of whom have attainedprogression standards and/or elite squadstandards, which is an improvement on theprevious year.
Continuing Scholarship Holders:
Morgan Whiley was impressive over thesprints this season in her first yearcompeting out of junior competition.Morgan set personal best times at nearlyevery competition this season whichincluded several under 20 state records.Competitive performances at the Telstra A-Series meets held her in good stead for thenational championships and althoughfinishing just outside the medals in the200m, she ran another personal best.Morgan finished the season on an excellentnote at the Tasmanian State Championshipswinning the 200m (23.85s) and finishingsecond in the 100m (11.88s) both inpersonal best times. She was ranked sixth
nationally in the 200m and was also namedunder 20 female Athlete of the Year byAthletics Tasmania.
Camilla Whishaw started the season wellwith a fourth place in the under 20 3,000mat the prestigious Zatopek meeting inMelbourne in December. She then followedup a week later with second place in theunder 18 3,000m at the Australian AllSchools in Brisbane. Camilla went on tocompete at the Telstra A-Series meet inCanberra, won the 3,000m at the VictorianState Championships and finished secondat the National Championships in the under20 event where she set a season best(9.50.17). Camilla finished the seasonwinning the under 20 1,500m (in a personalbest time) and 3,000m at the TasmanianState Championships and was named under18 female Athlete of the Year by AthleticsTasmania.
Patrick Coleman also started the seasonoff well setting a new personal best andstate under 19 and under 20 records in hisfirst triple jump competition, with 14.93m.Patrick also competed at the BrisbaneTelstra A-Series meet, won the under 20long jump and was second in the under 20triple jump at the NSW StateChampionships. He finished an creditablefourth in the Open triple jump at theVictorian State Championships and went onto gain silver in the under 20 triple jump atthe National Championship in Sydneyjumping for the first time over 15 metres.He continued this good form at theTasmanian State Championships, againbreaking his under 20 state record with apersonal best of 15.17m. He finished theseason with another jump over 15 metres atthe Adelaide classic meet and was namedby Athletics Tasmania as the male under 20Athlete of the Year.
Graham Hicks returned to the TISprogram in early December after throwingan impressive personal best and open staterecord of 60.31 metres in the discus event.
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He continued in good form at the Zatopekmeet and Telstra A-Series in Perth finishingsecond in both. An unfortunate groin injuryat the Canberra A-Series was a small setback for the season, but he made anexcellent recovery and got back to form forthe National Championships to gain silver inthe open men’s discus. Although living inVictoria, Graham returned to Tasmania forthe State Championships winning both theshot put and discus events. He finished offthe season throwing another personal bestand state record with 60.56 metres. He isranked second nationally and was namedAthletics Tasmania’s senior male Athlete ofthe Year.
Aaron Jones also had a consolidatingseason with a good series of 800m racesover the Telstra A-Series. He was second inCanberra in the under 23 800m, he ran apersonal best at the A-Series in Melbournewith 1.49.33 and backed up two days laterat the Victorian State Championships to run1.49.85, finishing third in the event. Aaronwent on to regain his 800m title at theTasmanian State Championship and isranked 10th nationally in this event. He isbased on the North-West Coast and is nowbeing coached by Mike Gunson.
Grant Page has been one of the mostimproved athletes in the program thisseason. Over the Telstra A-Series meets,Grant improved his personal best time forthe 1,500m by almost four seconds. Hispersonal best before this season was3.47.09. At the Zatopek meet he ran3.47.95, Brisbane 3.45.96, Canberra3.43.79 and Melbourne 3.44.09.His coachMike Pace could not be happier with hisprogress and did not expect him to be atthis level until next season. In a high-qualityevent this year, Grant made the final of the1,500 metres and finished in 10th place witha time of 3.44.77. He went on to finish theseason with a second place behind AaronJones in the 800 metres and winning the1,500 metres at the Tasmanian State
Championship and was also nominated forsenior male Athlete of the Year by AthleticsTasmania.
Ben Rickards, our youngest scholarshipholder, also had an improved seasonfinishing with a personal best and secondplace at the Australian Youth Championshipin the under 18 high jump with 2.08 metres.Ben started off the season at the AustralianAll Schools finishing third in the under 16high jump with 2.03 metres and first in theunder 20 with 2.04 metres. He consistentlyjumped around the two-metre mark andabove this season, set several state recordsalong the way and competed at his firstTelstra A-Series meet in Melbourne jumpinga creditable 1.99m. Named under 16 maleAthlete of the Year by Athletics Tasmanian,Ben will be looking towards qualifying forthe World Youth Championships to be heldin Marrakesh in 2005.
New Scholarship Holders:
Luke Vaessen also competed at theAustralian Youth Championships andshowed impressive form winning the under18 long jump with a leap of 7.37m. Thisdistance was a personal best for Luke andassisted in securing him a scholarship in theTIS athletics program. This was Luke’ssecond performance over the Youth Bronzesquad standard of 7.2m. Luke, who is fromLaunceston, is coached by TIS scholarshipcoach Wayne Holt.
Tristan Thomas and Ben Rickards
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Tristan Thomas, who trains under theguidance of Rita Whitehouse in Hobart,achieved TIS Youth Bronze squad standardsearlier in the season at the Australian AllSchools Championships. Due to an injuryTristan missed most of the domestic seasonand national championships but an excellentperformance at the Tasmanian StateChampionships showed he was back togood form over the 400m hurdles.Tristanwas extended an opportunity by AthleticsAustralia to continue to trial in order toattain the qualifying standard for the WorldJunior Championships for this event. Hecompeted in the final qualifying meets atthe Gold Coast in May but wasunsuccessful. However, his potential hasbeen noted by the national event coach for400m hurdles and Tristan has been asked toattend testing at the AIS in Canberra.
Other Program highlights:
Another success of the program has beenthe ongoing opportunities provided toTasmanian coaches. Links with coachesfrom other states and institutions haveprovided increased networking opportunitiesand several high-performance coaches havevisited the state and conducted invaluable
coaching clinics.
The TIS also held a coaching forum whichallowed Tasmanian coaches to exchangeideas and discuss current issues and thestate of athletics within Tasmania. The TISathletics program again benefited from theappointment of Scholarship Coach WayneHolt.
The Scholarship Program has enabledWayne to experience and understand theHigh Performance Program and coaching atan elite level. Numerous networking andeducation opportunities provided haveallowed Wayne to share his knowledge andnew expertise with other coaches inTasmania.
Although the program is smaller than itscounterparts, it is aiming to increase thenumber of athletes performing at nationaland international levels. Overall, the TISathletic program has now been able toprovide a better environment and increasedopportunities to athletes and coaches toassist in maximising their potential.
Nicole BoegmanNTC Athletics Program Manager
BASKETBALL
TASMANIA followed its strong traditionagain this year with four athletes on AISscholarships. Sam Harris and MatthewKnight were joined by Adam Gibson andLucas Walker.
Matthew and Sam both competed at theUnder 19 World Junior Championships inGreece, Australia winning the gold medaldefeating Lithuania.
In late 2003 Adam was offered an AISscholarship beginning in January 2004.Adam then went on to be selected torepresent Australia at the week-long Under19 Albert Schweitzer Tournament inMannheim, Germany.
Hollie Grima was named in the Sapphiresteam to compete in the World JuniorChampionships in Croatia in July 2003. Shealso made an outstanding transition to theOpals women’s senior team, just missingout on selection for the Athens OlympicGames. Hollie completed her three-yearterm at the AIS in December 2003.
Congratulations must go to the squad co-ordinator and state Intensive TrainingCentre (ITC) head coach David Munns whohas continued to develop regional networksto assist with individual athletedevelopment.
CANOE WILDWATER
Members of the Canoe Wildwater EDSmade up three-quarters of the Australianteam for the 2004 World Championships.Matthew French, Dan Hall and BenMaynard travelled to Europe with TIS EDSand Australian coach Andrea McQuitty to
compete in the six World Cup events andthe World Championships.
Dan was the most committed individualpaddler recording 10th in the Swiss WorldCup and 21st in the World Championships.Australia finished eighth in the World teamevent.
CRICKET
The cornerstone activity for the CricketElite Development Squad remains the off-season Institute Challenge one-day series.This competition, in only its sixth year, hasbeen firmly embraced by Cricket Australiaas a valuable vehicle to assist with thedevelopment of athletes who have thepotential to play one-day cricket for their
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2004 Commonwealth Bank cricketscholarship holder Travis Birt.
home states.
The competition has the flexibility to allowthe trialling of innovations in technology andsports science research. Timing of thiscompetition has changed to August, whichmakes for ideal pre-season, centre wicketmatch practice at the end of a Tasmanianwinter. To facilitate the calendar move, theChallenge is now played in NorthernQueensland or the Northern Territory.
2003 Commonwealth Bank cricketscholarships have been made available toTim Paine, Shane Watson and LukeButterworth.
FOOTBALL
2003 squad member Rowan Andrew wasselected by Adelaide to commence pre-season training in late 2003 and further tothat was offered a rookie spot for the 2004AFL season.
Other Tasmanian athletes who we assistedduring the draft camp preparations were
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selected in the November draft – BillyMorrison (Collingwood), Cameron Thurley(Geelong) and Alex Gilmour (Richmond).
All 2004 TIS squad members played for theTassie Mariners in the modified TAC Cupcompetition and were strong contenders inthe Under 18 National Championships. Theteams were led by TIS coach HamishOgilvie.
Athletes undertook musculoskeletal, medicaland vision screenings, as well as completingthe testing protocols used at the draft campthroughout the year. Specific match datawas also compiled on several athletesthrough the use of the GPS trackingsystem.
Andrew Lee made his VFL debut for theTasmanian Devils late in the season and hascreated a lot of interest from AFL clubsleading into the 2004 draft.
SWIMMING
In just its second year under coach Justin
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Helmich, the Swimming Elite DevelopmentSquad showed continued improvements. Allswimmers have performed personal bestsconsistently throughout the year.
Physiotherapist Kellie Wilkie maintained herwork with the group both in Tasmania andduring trips interstate. Recently physicalpreparation officer Peter Culhane has madesignificant contributions to the group’sweight-training programs.
Educational camps were conducted duringwinter, which included swim testing,underwater video work, yoga and lectures.The group has implemented these skills toassist in their training and competitionprograms.
During the year the squad performed at theOlympic trials, short-course titles andMelbourne World Cup. A top eightperformance by Karl Wurzer at the long-course titles earned him a TIS scholarship.At the Olympic and short-course trialssports scientists John Gregory andChristine Hamlyn travelled with theswimmers respectively. With video cameraand portable blood analysers it was possibleto document swimmers’ peak performances.
TENNIS
Under the guidance of full-time state coachSimon Youl, five athletes from TennisTasmania’s Junior Development Programformed this year’s Tennis Elite DevelopmentSquad. The major focus area was improvingphysical preparation, with a regularphysiology testing regime implemented tomonitor the athletes’ development.
Regional workshop days were facilitated toaddress needs on a group and individualbasis. Workshop activities were expandedto meet athletes’ areas of interest, includingeating for recovery, sports psychology,pilates, agility drills and early morningspeed sessions.
TIS Physical Preparation Officer PeterCulhane works with the athletes to developspecific off-court conditioning programs.
TRIATHLON
This year a Triathlon Elite DevelopmentSquad was formed under the coordinationof former world champion triathlete, nowcoach, Craig Redman.
The initial intake of triathletes includedUnder 23 and Under 19 developmentathletes with a focus on the Olympicdistance event. Squad activities have beenbased around sports science testing,education days, workshops with coachesfrom their discipline and support tonominated competition.
Ben Maynard was one of three members ofthe Canoe Wildwater EDS who travelled toEurope with TIS EDS and Australian coachAndrea McQuitty to compete in the six WorldCup events and the World Championships.
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THE individual scholarship program hascontinued to support athletes from 25sports.
In the lead-up to the Olympics, paddlerJustin Boocock spent time away fromTasmania competing in World Cup eventsand World Championships in Europe.Following these events he was ranked fifthin the World Cup ranking and ninth in worldrankings. Justin left in April 2004 tocompete in two World Cup selection events.The first event was held in Athens and thesecond event in Sue, Spain. Justin finishedin 34th position in the World Cup event inAthens and as a result failed to secure thesole Australian Olympic spot.
Boxer Daniel Geale ,also vying for Olympicselection, travelled to England to competein two international bouts. Danielsuccessfully defended his national title inAdelaide. He then competed in the OceaniaChampionships in Tonga with the hope ofsecuring the Australian Olympic spot.Unfortunately, Daniel was defeated at thequarter-finals which put him out of therunning for Athens.
Robin Hodgetts was selected to representAustralia in the Argentina Amateur GolfChampionships in December 2003. NatashaHardy (karate) continued to improve,winning a bronze medal in the women’s 53-60kg Kumite event at the CommonwealthChampionships in Manchester. She hascontinued to improve her ranking in openand junior classifications for WorldChampionship selection later this year.
Priscus Fogagnolo finished third in the 81kgclass at the Oceania Championships inNoumea with Stephanie Grant winning goldat the same competition. Stephanie accrued
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valuable points for selection to the JuniorWorld Championships in her weightcategory.
Hanny Allston qualified for the JuniorWorlds team and also made the AustralianSenior World Cup team for orienteering. Inaddition to this, Hanny was also selected inthe Senior Women’s team for the WorldChampionships.
Softballers Ali Denne and Simmone Morrowwere selected for the Australian Olympicsoftball team. Disappointment struck Aliwhen she was forced to withdraw due toinjury. John Campbell was selected for theAustralian Under 20 men’s waterpolo team.
Congratulations to all those athletes whohave achieved their goals and we lookforward to working with our individualathletes as they continue to pursue successat the international level.
Geoff MastersManager, Athlete Services
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THROUGHOUT the 2003/4 financial year,five TIS coaching scholarship recipientscontinued to enhance their skills inpreparation for national and internationalcoaching roles.
The scholarship program, now in its thirdyear, has provided financial and mentoringsupport to the coaches, enabling them toadd to their knowledge and skills throughhands-on coaching and educationalopportunities. The activities for each of thecoaches are tailored to their individualneeds and supported by their sport’s stateand national sporting organisations.
Scott Callow – Cycling
Over the period of his coaching scholarship,Scott was appointed as an assistant coachto the National Under 21 road teamtravelling to Germany and Italy attendingthe World Cup and national level events. Hewas appointed as coach to the TasmanianJunior Cycling Team attending the NationalJunior Team Selection Trials and NationalTrack Championships.
Scott completed his Level 2 NCAScoaching accreditation, attended the 2003National Cycling Coaches conference inCanberra, worked with TIS sports sciencestaff, gaining valuable knowledge on the useand application of power meters and heartrate monitors, and worked with the NTCCycling Coach in developing elite trainingprograms for the cyclists.
Justin Helmich – Swimming
Justin is currently Swimming Tasmania’sCoaching Director for the TIS EliteDevelopment Squad and has spent theperiod of his coaching scholarship gaining
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valuable knowledge working alongsidesports science staff at the TIS. Justin hasalso had the opportunity to gain valuablementoring with a variety of swimmingdiscipline coaches following nationalcompetition and camps.
Wayne Holt – Athletics
Wayne, a long-standing coach within theathletics community, has spent much of histime developing his knowledge by workingalongside mentor coaches at meets andtraining sessions during his scholarshipperiod.
He completed Level 2 accreditation incombined events and jumps and attendedthe Australian All Schools meet inQueensland, where he had the opportunityto be mentored by National Coach CraigHilliard. He worked with athletics coaches atthe VIS at training sessions and coachingclinics and attended the AIS working withhis own athletes and national coaches.
During his scholarship period Waynecoached an athlete to a gold medal at theAustralian Youth Championships andassisted the TIS Athletics Program Managerat national senior and junior championships.
David Munns – Basketball
David is the head coach of BasketballTasmania’s Intensive Training Centre (ITC)program and development programs. He hascoached teams at all levels of the sport andhas made a significant contribution to thedevelopment of Tasmania’s potential elitebasketballers.
Over his scholarship period David hasattended an AIS Australian Junior Camp as
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an invited coach/observer, attended theAustralian 2003 Under 20 Men’s NationalTeam camp as an invited coach working withplayers and national coaches, attended theITCP Head Coach study tour to the UnitedStates and Serbia Montenegro, gainingvaluable professional development throughexposure to international programs.
David’s achievements over this periodinclude:
• 2003 Australian Male Basketball Coachof the Year
• 2003 Tasmanian Male Basketball Coachof the Year
• Head Coach of the Australian Under 20Women’s Team – Oceania Games
Paul Newbon – Rowing
Over the period of his scholarship Paul wasawarded a six-week coaching scholarship tothe United Kingdom where he was based atBristol University. He was appointed coachof the Tasmanian Lightweight Women’sQuad Scull and appointed coach of theWomen’s Youth Olympic Rowing Team.
Paul had the opportunity over hisscholarship period to attend the NationalRowing Coaches Conference in Melbourne,attend the AIS and work with Australiancoaches Bob Bleakely and Lyall McCarthyat the Institute’s Sports Science division.
He undertook a range of computer trainingcourses and completed a Level 1 strengthand conditioning course.
2004 coaching scholarship recipients, from left: Justin Helmich (swimming),Wayne Holt (athletics), Paul Newbon (rowing) and David Munns (basketball).
