The Australian Sports Institute ( AIS ) is a sports training institute in Australia. The Institute Headquarters was opened in 1981 and is located in Canberra (the capital of Australia). This 66-hectare campus is on the northern outskirts of Bruce town. SIA is a division of the Australian Sports Commission.
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History
Two reports are the basis for developing the SIA: Role, Scope and Recreation Development in Australia (1973) by John Bloomfield and Australian Institute of Sport Studies Group Report (1975) chaired by Allan Coles). The need for SIA was aggravated in 1976 when the Australian Olympic team failed to win a gold medal at the Montreal Olympics, which is considered a national shame for Australia. The well-funded Institute program (and more generous general funding for elite sports programs by the Australian and State Governments) has been considered a major reason for Australia's recent success in international sports competitions.
Timeline
A brief overview of AIS history follows.
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AIS employs a number of staff who mainly work in Sports Science and Sports Medicine, which includes disciplines such as sports nutrition, performance analysis, skill acquisition, physiology, recovery, biomechanics, athlete's career education, strength and conditioning, psychology, physical therapy, and applied performance research.
There are sculptures located throughout Bruce Campus, such as 'Acrobats', 'Gymnast', 'Pole Vaulter' and 'Soccer Players' by John Robinson and 'Swimmer' by Guy Boyd. After the 2000 Sydney Olympics, two of the three sculptures - 'Gymnasts' and 'Basketball Chairs' - located on the Sydney Tower Eye before the Olympics were installed at AIS.
The AIS Arena is an indoor stadium of 5,200 capacity that has been used for sports such as basketball, gymnastics and volleyball as well as music concerts. Directly adjacent to, but not entirely part of the Institute is 25,000 capacity outside of Canberra Stadium which has hosted matches from all major forms of football being played in Australia.
In 2005, 2009 and 2010, the Institute won awards in Canberra and the prestigious Capital Region Tourism Awards. This award is given in recognition of the daily public tours available. Each tour, which takes in several different buildings of the Institute as well as the Sportex arena and zone, is led by an athlete currently training there.
Logo
Shortly after its founding in 1981, SIA held a competition for symbols that would describe AIS's goal of "achieving supremacy in sport". More than 500 designs submitted. The winner is a design student from Bendigo in Victoria, Rose-Marie Derrico. The design shows an athlete with his hands clasped above his head in recognition of victory. The logo colors are red, white and blue, the same color as the Australian flag.
On February 3, 2014, AIS launched a new logo in accordance with its new direction as outlined in the Winning Edge program launched in 2012. Landor Associates designs new brands and logos. Gold in brand represents Australian gold pursuit.
National Training Center
Beginning in 2014, as a result of the 2012-2022 Australia Victory strategy, SIA no longer offers scholarships directly to athletes. As a result of the strategy, many national sports organizations utilize AIS facilities and services on an ongoing or regular basis. Several national sports organizations have placed their national centers for excellence in SIA. These include: Australian Basketball Excellence Center, Netball Australia Center for Excellence Australian Football Federation Center of Excellence, Australian Rowing Training Center, Australia Volleyball Training Center and Australia National Swimming Training Center.
SIA continues to support other athletes in other sports, but they are self-funded and not under the banner of the National Training Center.
Former Sports Program
Until 2013, AIS offers scholarships to athletes in 36 programs in 26 different sports:
- Artistic Gymnastics, Athletes with Disabilities - Swimming, athletics and winter sports, basketball, netball, rowing, soccer (men & women), tennis, swimming, track and field, volleyball (men) and water polo (women) given from Canberra
- Diving, squash, softball, and cricket (men & women) are done from Brisbane
- Sailing and canoe slalom is managed from Sydney
- Hockey is managed from Perth
- Sprint canoes, triathlons, and BMX are set from the Gold Coast
- Road cycling, cycling tracks, and beach volleyball are arranged from Adelaide
- Australian football rules, rugby league and rugby league are camp-based programs
- Winter sports (in partnership with Olympic Winter Institute of Australia) is set from Melbourne
Sports that previously had SIA programs but were discontinued before 2013 included: weightlifting, water polo (men), volleyball (women), wrestling, shooting, archery, boxing and golf..
Famous Athlete
Many of Australia's leading athletes have taken AIS scholarships. In 2001, AIS awarded the Best of the Best to recognize high performing AIS athletes. In 2011, the following athletes have been recognized - Alisa Camplin, Robert De Castella, John Eales, Simon Fairweather, Neil Fuller, Bridgette Gusterson, Rechelle Hawkes, Shane Kelly, Luc Longley, Michelle Martin, Glenn McGrath, Michael Klim, Michael Milton, Clint Robinson, Louise Sauvage, Kate Slatter, Zali Steggall, Mark Viduka, Vicki Wilson, Todd Woodbridge, Lauren Jackson, Chantelle Newbery, Petria Thomas, Kerry Saxby-Junna, Jamie Dwyer, Anna Meares, Malcolm Page, Ricky Ponting, Oenone Wood and Matthew Cowdrey. In August 2013, Stuart O'Grady was detained indefinitely from 'Best of the Best' for his doping confession in 1998.
The Australian Institute of Sport Alumni highlights many of Australia's leading athletes assisted by AIS.
Leading Coach
AIS was established to provide high level training to Australian athletes. Since its foundation in 1981, AIS has employed highly credible Australian and international coaches. The original coaches were - Bill Sweetenham and Dennis Pursley (swim), Wilma Shakespear on the netball, Adrian Hurley and Patrick Hunt (basketball), Peter Lloyd and Kazuyu Honda (gymnastics), Jimmy Shoulder (football), Ray Ruffels and Helen Gourlay tennis), Kelvin Giles, Gary Knoke and Merv Kemp (track and field), and Lyn Jones (weightlifting).
Other leading AIS trainers - Charlie Walsh (cycling), Barry Dancer and Richard Charlesworth (hockey), Terry Gathercole (swim), Marty Clarke (basketball).
Sports Medicine and Sports Sciences
AIS established sports medicine and sports science services and research programs when it was founded in 1981. Dr Dick Telford is his first Sports and Medical Coordinator. Other important staff include: Dr. Peter Fricker, Professor Allan Hahn and Dr. Bruce Mason.
Olympic Winter Institute of Australia
AIS and the Australian Olympic Committee formed the Australian Institute of Winter Sports after the 1998 Winter Olympics. The organization was renamed the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia on July 1, 2001. It provided training in alpine skiing, free-range skiing (including air and mogul), skating snow, short speed skating track and figure skating. It is also a partner with AIS in the framework (toboganning).
See also
- Australian Sports Commission
- Australian Cricket Academy
- Australian Institute of Sport Football Program
- AIS Arena
- Australian Institute of Sport Alumni
- Australian Institute of Sport coach
References
Bibliography
- Daly, John, Quest for Excellence: Australian Institute of Sport, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 1991
- The Australian Sports Commission, Excellence: Australian Institute of Sport. 2nd Edition. Canberra, Australian Sports Commission, 2002.
- Bloomfield, John, Australia's sporting success: inside story, UNSW Press, Sydney, 2003
- Ferguson, Jim, More than sunshine and vegemite: success with Australian way, Halstead Press, Sydney, 2007
External links
- Official website
- AIS Twitter Experience
- Twitter Australian Sports Commission
- Australian Institute of Sport Annual Report 1981-1988
- The Australian Sports Commission's Annual Report includes AIS activities since 1988.
- Sports Funding: federal balancing act - A detailed summary of Australian Government funding and sports-related policies
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