The New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) in partnership with the Regional Academies of Sport RAS) have launched a high performance talent pathway program for athletes from country NSW. The program connects both targeted regional athletes and their coaches to high performance expertise and provides opportunities to develop their success in Olympic sports.<\/p>\n
NSW Minister for Sport, the Hon Steve Kamper MP, was pleased to see NSWIS (NSW agency for High Performance sport) join forces with the Regional Academies of Sport network to formulate a pilot program focused on creating opportunities for regional athletes to explore their potential to progress to elite level competition and ultimately represent the nation at global sporting events.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Pursu32+ RAS talent program is a great example of NSWIS and RAS collaborating to identify and nurture young, talented athletes and their coaches from country NSW to be competition ready for the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games,\u201d said Mr Kamper.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis program not only recognizes the enormous amount of untapped talent in our regional areas, but also serves to provides young, grassroots athletes \u2013 our next generation of sporting stars \u2013 with real aspirational goals.\u201d<\/p>\n
The collaboration between NSWIS and RAS provides a crucial connection and strategic outcomes. For NSWIS, the program establishes a pipeline for talented athletes, while RAS will benefit from their connection to the Sydney-based Institute\u2019s expertise and support.<\/p>\n
NSWIS Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Thompson, said the Pursu32+ RAS talent program filled important needs for both NSWIS and RAS.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe role of NSWIS is to support athletes to become world\u2019s best,\u201d said Mr Thompson. \u201cBut we need talent supply,. . . the athletes . . . who when they are awarded an NSWIS scholarship are ready for the rigors and demands of an elite daily training environment\u2026NSWIS ready\u2026so ultimately, they are competition ready, can win well \u2026produce medal winning performances at major international sporting events, such as the Olympics.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am also pleased to think this is a tremendous opportunity for NSWIS and RAS to further galvanize our relationship. By utilizing our respective expertise and resources, we can work together towards fulfilling our vision of more NSW athletes winning medals for Australia at major international events – including the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.\u201d<\/p>\n
The program\u2019s first intake of 25 athletes aged between 14-18 will occur later this year. Each participant will have been nominated in consultation with RAS and their sport as having the potential to progress to elite level competition. Besides travelling to Sydney to attend an initial NSWIS led training camp, the athletes will also receive access to the Institute\u2019s staff, the NSW Office of Sport online physical literacy program, and exposure to national level coaches.<\/p>\n
Chair of the NSW RASi network, Brett O\u2019Farrell, said he was excited by the opportunities the Pursue 32+ RAS talent program would provide the athletes who were selected to participate in it, and the impact it would have on sport in regional NSW.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis program will build on the athlete numbers RAS has produced for many years working with NSWIS. Further innovation in performance support will also provide these talent pathway athletes with higher quality support, continuing our recent successes that includes 56 Australian Olympians being RAS Alumni in the past two Olympic cycles,\u201d said Mr O\u2019Farrell.<\/p>\n
\u201cConnecting regional athletes and their coaches with NSWIS at a deeper level and supplying more talent rich regional athletes can only enhance our ability to help nurture the next crop of Australian sporting stars from regional NSW. Today\u2019s announcement will excite many young athletes, their parents, coaches, and local communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
NSWIS Director of Coaching Regional & Talent, Andrew Logan, said an important purpose of the program was to also provide regional athletes with an insight into the expectations they may face should they progress through to an elite high performance program.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe opportunities we can provide regional athletes through the Pursu32+ RAS talent program, will allow them to understand \u2013 and prepare for – the rigors and demands of the daily training environment that come with being granted an NSWIS scholarship,\u201d said Mr Logan.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe insights they\u2019ll obtain through having access to NSWIS\u2019s high performance staff and the Institute\u2019s programs, should allow the athletes to literally hit the ground running if and when they receive their shot to join the calibre of high performance program NSWIS provides.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah Carli, a Tokyo2020 Olympian, NSWIS scholarship athlete, and graduate of the Illawarra Regional Sports Academy, described the initiative as a \u201cgame changer\u201d for athletes who live outside of the Sydney metropolitan area.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s so important for athletes to be recognised by programs like Pursue 32+ because it gives them backing and confidence that they\u2019re capable of bigger things as athletes,\u201d said Ms Carli, who represented Australia in the 400m hurdles.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to be a game changer.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more Information visit the Pursue32 Sport Program Page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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