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Enhance Coach Program

Enhance Coach Program

The Enhance Coach Program 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.”

The Enhance Coach Program 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

Matt Williams - Co-Director of Artem Group

Bill Davoren - AIS HP Coach Development Manager

Learning Leaders

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

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

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