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ASC grant helping organisations champion women in sport
Boosting diversity in the basketball commentary box and increasing leadership pathways for women football umpires are among new projects to receive funding from the Australian Sports Commission (ASC).
Pitch perfect, AIS synthetic field reopens
The AIS synthetic field has reopened with high performance and community sport groups alike able to train and play on a surface fit for international competition.
AIS Arena to host NBL Blitz
The National Basketball League’s (NBL) pre-season tournament, the Blitz, is coming to the AIS Campus in Canberra.
ASC welcomes new Paralympics Australia President
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) has welcomed the appointment of Grant Mizens OAM PLY as the new President of Paralympics Australia, while congratulating outgoing President Alison Creagh AM CSC for her contribution to Australian sport.
World-leading recommendations to support mum athletes
Australia has taken a momentous step in its bid to become the world leader in athlete wellbeing, today launching new recommendations to support athletes from preconception through to parenthood.
Coaches who ASPIRE to greatness
The Australian Institute of Sport is supercharging gender equality in sport through ASPIRE- a new initiative for women coaches.
Balancing the seats at the table – ASC supports sport boards path to gender equity
Paralympian Ellie Cole has received an accolade of a different kind after graduating with a Diploma of Governance from the Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA).
AIS launches new initiative to help athletes tackle life after sport
From the highs of representing Australia on the world stage, the return to reality leads many retiring athletes on a long journey to find fulfilment again.
New AIS program helping coaches take careers to the next level
After helping guide skateboarder Keegan Palmer to back-to-back Olympic gold medals, Coach Alex Donnini is turning attention to his own development as part of a new Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) program to guide and mentor the nation’s future head coaches.
AIS summit unites Athlete Wellbeing Practitioners to lead change
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) recently brought the nation’s Athlete Wellbeing and Engagement (AW&E) Practitioners together as part of high performance sport’s growing commitment to Win Well—the philosophy that wellbeing is the key to sporting success.
Sportex closes for major upgrades
The Australian Institute of Sport’s (AIS) iconic interactive exhibit Sportex will close its doors from next week to undergo an exciting refurbishment.
World of opportunity for coaches through AIS Experiential Learning Programs
More than 30 coaches from 20 different sports gathered in Melbourne last week to take part in the latest editions of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Experiential Learning Program (ELP) — a unique initiative giving emerging coaches a front-row seat to sport at the highest levels.