Performance Analysis
National Network Lead: Alison Alcock
Alison is an accomplished sport scientist and high performance manager, with extensive experience across a range of summer, winter and professional sports in both the Australian and UK high performance systems. Most recently Alison has worked as the Performance Support Manager for Equestrian Australia.
Alison first joined the AIS in 2004 as a Postgraduate Scholar, delivering performance analysis and biomechanics support across a number of AIS programs and completing her PhD in 2010 in elite women’s football. She has worked at Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games, and led a Research Team on behalf of the International Paralympic Committee to collect data on para-swimmers that informed the classification system. Alison has 25 publications, has supervised and mentored PhD students, and is an Adjunct Lecturer at Southern Cross University.
National Network Lead: Mathew Harris
Mathew is a performance analyst with over 16 years’ experience working as an applied practitioner and leader in the Australian sports system. They have held industry roles at the South Australian Sports Institute, New South Wales Institute of Sport and now the Victorian Institute of Sport, where they supported programs and coaches to design and deliver performance analysis interventions.
Mathew has supported international benchmark events including World Championships and Olympic Games, most notably in partnership with Water Polo Australia as the Men’s National team analyst in Rio & Tokyo. Mathew’s professional focus is on advocacy for the impact Performance Analysts have on medal winning performances within the performance team.
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*The Clearinghouse for Sport is the information and knowledge sharing platform for Australian sport.
