Enhance
Enhance
Enhance is an 18-month learning and development initiative targeting experienced Australian high performance (HP) coaches. The program aims to develop and support experienced HP coaches (~5-10 years+) by providing opportunities to strengthen leadership, strategic, and collaborative skills, ensuring they can effectively contribute to the Australian HP sport’s vision to “win well to inspire Australians.”
Enhance involves:
- 1 x 2 day/1 night welcome and introductory residential.
- 3 x 4 night/3.5 day face to face immersive learning programs at the AIS.
- 4 x whole of cohort online meeting under the guidance of program facilitators.
- Access to experts and leaders, inclusive of mentors and experiences deemed to add value to meeting the program goals.
- Peer to peer and cross sport learnings through residentials and small group virtual sessions.
- Learning leaders – drawn from some of the most experienced coach development facilitators from within the AIS HP Coach Development team, as well as from across the system lead:
- Regular one-on-one meetings, and
- Monthly small group online learning meetings
- Target Audience: Experienced Australian HP coaches coaching athletes competing in Senior international competitions.
- Nomination process: Applications for the 2025/2026 program are now closed.
- Contact: hpcoachdevelopment@ausport.gov.au
AIS-Coach-Enhance-Program_FINAL.pdf
AIS-ENHANCE-Coach-Program-Program-booklet_FINAL.pdf
ENHANCE-Coach-Program-Guidelines,-selection-criteria,-application-process.pdf
2025-2026 Program Facilitators and Learning Leaders
Facilitators |
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Matt Williams - Co-Director of Artem Group |
Bill Davoren - AIS HP Coach Development Manager |
Learning Leaders |
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Neil Craig - HP Leader and Consultant |
Gina Haddad - HP Leadership consultant and academic |
Michael Nelson - HP Coach Development Lead, SASI |
Matthew Wilkie - GM High Performance Capability Development, Rugby Australia |
Kylee Byrne - HP Coach Development Lead, QAS |
Alan McConnell - HP Coach Development Lead, NSWIS |
2025/2026 Coaches | |
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David Reid – Athletics | Laurence Fletcher – Paddle, Canoe Sprint |
Shayne Watson – Baseball | Christine MacLaren – Rowing |
Shane McDonald – Basketball | Nick Mitchell – Rowing |
David Betts – Cycling | Shannon Fraser – Rugby Union (7s |
Shane Kelly – Cycling | Rafa Trujillo – Sailing |
Shane Perkins – Cycling | Alex Donnini – Skateboarding Park |
Stuart Tinney – Equestrian Eventing | Kerrie Porter – Softball |
Tais De Morais Rochel – Fencing | Peter Rees Duncan – Surfing |
Alex Andre – Fencing/Para Fencing | Will Scott – Swimming |
Ritchie Smith – Golf | Harley Connolly – Swimming, Para |
Xiaoqing Li – Gymnastics | Maxi Seear – Triathlon |
Yusuf Topari – Gymnastics | Joshua Slack – Volleyball, Beach |
Eoin Murray – Handball | Andrew Yanitsas – Water Polo |
Taip Ramadani – Handball | Jacki Northam – Water Polo |
Tim Strapp – Hockey | Jason Lees – Wheelchair Rugby |
Stacia Strain – Hockey | Ollie Midgley – Snowboard Park and Pipe |
Titouan Dupras – Paddle, Canoe Slalom |