2018 ANNUAL REPORT Otago Academy of Sport CHAIRMANS PATHWAY REPORT to PODIUM 2018 PROGRAMME 2018

2018 ANNUAL REPORT Otago Academy of Sport CHAIRMANS PATHWAY REPORT TO PODIUM 2018 PROGRAMME 2018 This annual report highlights the Zoi, or with Courtney, we congratulate all Thanks also to my fellow Board members. The nationwide Pathway to Podium HIGHLIGHTS 2014 - 2018 numerous activities and the success of our current and past Academy members They not only contribute to the successful programme was launched in 2014 to Aaron Ewen these undertaken by our athletes and and wish you continuing success in your operation of the Academy, but also in their help emerging athletes and coaches to “The Otago Academy of Sport 2018 Winter Paralympic Games service providers during the past year. chosen field, sport, occupation or family. own right, to a wide range of sporting be better prepared for the demands of has helped me to become a (withdrew due to injury) Our athletes and graduates continue to activities in Otago. We are well rewarded a life in high performance sport. The better athlete both physically perform to high standards all around We are all very grateful for the ongoing by sharing in the some of the success objective of the programme is to provide Caitlin Dore and mentally. I believe the the world and we all take a sense of financial support of HPSNZ, The Otago of our athletes. Thanks to all who have the New Zealand high performance 2016 Summer Paralympic Games thoughtful and individualised satisfaction from these results in Community Trust and the Southern Trust. supported our athletes; family, friends, system with an increased number of approach taken by the knowing the Academy has played a part. Without this support we would not be able coaches, sporting associations, clubs and athletes who understand and are better Carols Garcia Knight academy staff is the key to Unfortunately the national Pathway to to provide the support that our athletes financial contributors. I trust we do already prepared for the demands of a high 2018 Winter Olympic Games this development.” Podium Programme, which has helped benefit from in their local communities. and that we can continue to provide the performance environment and who have Duncan Campbell support our athletes since 2014, has been We firmly believe that our young aspiring environment and enthusiastic support for the potential to win on the world stage. 2018 Winter Olympic Games abandoned in favour of national delivery athletes benefit greatly by having the our aspiring athletes to help them take on mechanisms. The success of the Pathway services provided through the Academy, the world. The Otago Academy successfully Finn Bilous to Podium programme delivery in Otago delivered in an environment with the completed the delivery of this four year 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games, SAM BREMER is highlighted in this report and we will support of their family, friends and other programme, now delivered by HPSNZ in 2018 Winter Olympic Games be attempting to deliver similar results. like minded athletes. Steve Brocklebank partnership with the respective national Hamish McLean Board Chair - 2018 sport organisations. Of the 89 athletes 2016 Summer Paralympic Games Highlights must include the medal We are also delivering services we had through the Otago programme winning exploits of Nico Porteous and Zoi successfully on the national stage. The 19 went onto the HPSNZ carding system, Jackson Wells Sydowski-Synott at PyeongChang, Korea. 15th Motorsport Academy was held in 14 were selected to represent New 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games, We look forward to ongoing success from Dunedin in July and again with high Zealand at the Olympic, Paralympic or 2018 Winter Olympic Games Nico and Zoi and their teammates in Snow praise from the athletes and the NZ Motor Youth Olympic Games, this was capped Jacob Phillips sports. The establishment of the Academy sport Trust. We will be holding another off with two athletes winning Olympic 2016 Summer Paralympic Games Snowsports Base in Wanaka is obviously Coaches Conference in November 2018 Games medals. In our last year of the paying dividends. On the “other side of with coaches from all over New Zealand programme we had 30 athletes across Nico Porteous the coin” we feel for Courtney Duncan as, and an impressive list of speakers and three years, of these athletes 19 were 2018 Winter Olympic Games for the 3rd year in succession, she will presenters. Thanks go to our manager, based in and around Wanaka with the miss competing for the world number one Michael Coutts and his team of service remaining 11 based in Dunedin. Miguel Porteous position in Motorcross due to unfortunate providers for all their hard work during the 2018 Winter Olympic Games injury, while well ahead of her competitors. year and particularly for their enthusiasm Phoebe Young I am sure she will return to fight on for in encouraging and developing our young 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games that position next year and we wish her athletes to be the best they can be. “The Otago Academy of Sport well. Whether you are there with Nico and is a supportive environment Ruby Tew of like-minded people, the 2016 Summer Olympic Games workshops have provided me Tiarn Collins with knowledge, confidence 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games, and good, healthy habits that 2018 Winter Olympic Games I know will help me further “I have benefitted hugely from in my sport.” Zoi Sydowski-Synnott the Otago Academy of Sports 2018 Winter Olympic Games talent accelerator program this year because they have taught me how to be a better athlete, train better, eat better, TEGAN BUCHANAN and more. I also have been able to apply this knowledge in my sport and have achieved “The Academy Programme has greater than before, winning improved my football because my first national title this year. I am stronger physically My fellow teammates have with more mental skills and benefited from me sharing strategies that I am working my knowledge with them and towards so that I am always I would definitely recommend able to handle tough games the programme to other and get through difficult athletes. Thanks to the Otago situations when I play.” Academy of Sport.” ZOE THOMAS RILEY HALL 2 3 ACADEMY OTAGO AND CENTRAL OTAGO 2018 This year’s programme began in The Academy Central Otago The Otago Academy of Sport has HIGHLIGHTS WORKSHOPS AND ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT May with the first-year athletes from programme began in August with a worked with several organisations and Academy Otago heading to Invercargill weekend workshop held in Wanaka. individuals over the past 12 months. The Nicole Ruske selected in the New Zealand YEAR ONE YEAR TWO Women’s Tall Ferns Basketball team. to join the Academy Southland first The athletes gained an insight into OAS have delivered performance support - Programme introduction - Athlete Life – Communication skills year athletes for a two day camp. The High Performance sport through for the New Zealand U21 men’s and Olivia O’Neill selected as a member of - Athlete Life - You’re Journey as and decision making camp is always a highlight of the year the delivery of several educational women’s curling team as they prepared the New Zealand U18 and Open Women’s an Athlete – Foundations for Success. - Athlete Life – Transition into High for this group of athletes and they seminars. Some of the highlights were for the Junior World B Championships Touch team. Olivia has also been selected - Athlete Life – Athlete Support Team Performance Environment were introduced to many new high the smoothie making session, learning held in Finland, a southern group of into the New Zealand U19 Basketball and Effective Communication - Athlete Life – Dealing with stress, performance practices. Some of these self-massage techniques, mindfulness identified New Zealand Rugby League training squad. included self-massage techniques, and mental skills strategies. Athletes players and Motocross athlete Courtney - Athlete Life – Sleep Hygiene low points and deselection functional movement patterns, in this programme will attend another Duncan as she looks to secure the World Lucy Matehaere represented New - Athlete Life - Professionalism - Conditioning - Training to be an Athlete coachability exercises, media skills weekend workshop later in the year to Championship title in 2019. The Academy Zealand in the K4 at the Junior Canoe & Social Media - Drug Free Sport Sprint World Championships in Plovdiv, and recovery strategies. Following build on this foundational knowledge. has recently begun a partnership with - Conditioning - Training to be an Athlete - Nutrition – Recover Smart the camp, the Academy Otago Otago Cricket to support a group of Bulgaria. The programme has got off to a fantastic - Drug Free Sport - Nutrition – Role of Supplements Programme began with an Athlete Life emerging players. start for 2018 with high attendance and Kate Heffernan made her debut for the workshop to help set the foundations - Nutrition – “Take Your Marks - Nutrition - Cooking Class great engagement from all the athletes Over school term’s two and three New Zealand White Ferns Twenty20 of success. In addition to the seven - Nutrition – “Get Set” - Performance Psychology – involved. Many of the athletes in the the Academy delivered a series of team against the West Indies. She was workshop evenings each athlete in the - Nutrition – “GO” Your brain and Performance Academy programme are currently educational workshops to over 80 also a member of the national champion programme have individually meet - Performance Psychology – representing the Otago region or athletes from schools in the Dunedin Southern Steel Netball team. - Nutrition - Cooking Class with an Athlete Life advisor to plan out Performance reflection New Zealand on the national and metropolitan area, North Otago and - Performance Psychology - their personal and sporting goals for Ellie Duncan selected to attend the New international stage. Roxburgh. These were delivered over Developing a performance Mind-set - Performance Psychology – Mindfulness the next 12 months.

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