Aspire Coach Program

The Aspire Coach Program is a 3-day initiative designed to support the development of women coaches who aspire to enter and thrive in the High Performance (HP) coaching landscape. The Program focuses on developing the knowledge and competencies of Australia’s early-career women coaches specific to:

• Awareness and understanding of self
• Understanding the HP landscape regarding role clarity, expectations, available development resources and networks
• Development of communication and navigation skills to support entry into the HP environment

The AIS High Performance Coach Development Team led the Pilot Program at the AIS on Monday 13 - Wednesday 15 October 2025 at the Australian Institute of Sport.

Further details can be found in the documents below:

The Program included:

• Co-facilitated delivery with a women coach leadership team
• 1 x Virtual meeting prior to the workshop
• 2 x Preparation Tasks (CoachDISC Profile and AIS HP Coach Self Evaluation Tool)
• 1 x 3-day face-to-face learning experience (October 13-15, 2025)
• Access to people and experiences who will share their lived experiences and journeys to meet program needs
• 3-4 Virtual sessions in small groups in December, February and April 2026.
• The group is monitored over a 12 month period as part of the evaluation process.

2025 Participant List

AIS VIS ASPIRE Coach Program 2026

VIS will deliver an extension of the Pilot program, exploring the ability to deliver a State based program locally.

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