AIS Athlete Financial Foundations
AIS developed eLearning module designed around the realities of managing money as a high performance athlete
Athlete Financial Foundations is a practical eLearning module and resource suite designed to help athletes understand, organise and manage their money with confidence. Athletes will learn how to create simple systems, plan for irregular income and build habits that support both performance and life beyond sport.
What to Expect: Short modules, practical tools, activities and athlete examples.
Audience: All high performance athletes, adaptable to different sporting career and life stages.
Build Awareness
Understand your full financial picture, your income, expenses, and what it actually costs to live, train and perform (“Cost to Exist”). This helps reduce guesswork and avoid financial surprises that can impact focus and preparation.
Connect Money to Performance
Explore how money influences your mental load, decision-making and performance. Financial wellbeing plays a quiet but powerful role, either creating pressure or creating space to perform at your best.
Set Clear Goals
Define sport and life goals and understand what is required financially to support them. This creates structure and direction, helping align your financial habits with your performance and lifestyle priorities.
Build Simple Systems
Learn how to create a simple financial environment where your money works in the background. This helps reduce mental load, avoid impulsive decisions and stay consistent, even when your income changes.
Protect Your Financial Future
Build awareness of key areas like tax, superannuation and insurance, and how they act as your financial “safety net”. This helps you stay prepared for changes such as injury, funding shifts or life beyond sport, while ensuring the money you earn continues working for you over time.
Stay Connected to Support
Identify who’s in your corner and build a habit of reviewing your finances regularly. Financial wellbeing isn’t a one-off task, it’s something that strengthens with consistent reflection, conversation and support.