Athletes Commission
The AIS Athletes’ Commission consists of current and former AIS scholarship holders selected each year from nominations received. A group of 10 athletes is nominated and selected from AIS regional or decentralised sports programs. The AIS Athletes’ Commission meets at least three times a year.
For more information regarding this process please contact:
Tara O'Hanlon
Facilitator - AIS Athletes Commission
PO Box 176
Belconnen ACT 2616
Aims
Our aims of the AIS Athletes’ Commission are:
- to promote harmony among athletes and staff involved in AIS scholarship programs, to promote communication among AIS scholarship athletes in all scholarship programs,;
- to monitor and resolve problems relating to the domestic environments of the AIS programs;
- to provide peer group review of AIS athlete behaviour;
- to communicate on behalf of AIS athletes to the AIS Executive;
- to communicate athletes’ concerns, opinions and suggestions on education and career aspects to ACE (Athlete Career and Education) staff at local and National levels;
- to advise AIS management on all matters affecting athletes doping, National Sporting Organisations, residence aspects, behaviour, regulations and policies, and the conduct of AIS sports programs;
- to represent AIS athletes as invited on athlete, AIS, ASC and other forums;
- to actively promote the AIS to the community.
If you are an AIS Athlete and have any issues or ideas that you would
like to suggest please contact the AIS Athletes Commission through Tara
O’Hanlon as above, or via email at
