Tasmanian Institute of Sport of Institute Tasmanian Tasmanian Institute of Sport of Institute Tasmanian ANNUALANNUAL REPORTREPORT // YEARBOOKYEARBOOK 2009-102009-10 TASMANIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT PO Box 93 (55 Oakden Road) PROSPECT TAS 7250 AUSTRALIA Tel: +61 3 6336 2202 Fax: +61 3 6336 2211 www.tis.tas.gov.au [email protected] 2 Contents TASMANIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT Page SEPTEMBER 2009 Junior World Championship success CYCLING Minister’s Foreword 4 AMY Cure is the new 7.5km scratch race Junior World Track Champion. Amy won the race in Moscow when she outsprinted a pack of 18 girls. It was Amy’s second medal at the championships after winning a silver medal in the 2000m Indi- vidual Pursuit two days earlier. Amy quali- fied in second place in a personal best time of 2.25. In the gold and silver ride-off Amy was beat- Chairman’s Report 5 en by her Australian team-mate Michaela Anderson, of Western Australia, making it an Australian one-two. Peter Loft also returned to Tasmania from Moscow with a World Championship silver medal in the team pursuit. In the qualifying round Peter and his team- mates qualified in first position and in the process broke the junior world record in a blistering time of 4.05. In the gold medal ride-off against Russia, Aus- Director’s Report 6 tralia suffered from a late crash after a touch Amy Cure on the podium in Moscow (above) and celebrating her victory (below). of wheels in the final kilometre. Despite this misfortune Peter still walked away with a sil- ver medal. Amy and Peter’s successes are fantastic per- sonal achievements in their own right. We had a very strong theme to each training session leading up to the World Champi- onships which was based on a quote from a famous American football coach: “The will to Administration 7 win is important, but the will to prepare is vital!” Both Amy and Peter worked incredibly hard and left no stone unturned in every training session and they deserve this success. CONTINUED PAGE 2 TIS Olympic Athlete Honour Roll 8 The TIS Bulletin is published quarterly by Corporate Communications Pty Ltd for the Tasmanian Institute of Sport, a division of Sport and Recreation Tasmania. If you would like to contribute information, please forward it to: Jeanne Pennington, TIS, PO Box 93 Prospect 7250. Telephone: (03) 6336 4404 Facsimile: (03) 6336 2211 Email: [email protected] Editor: [email protected] For further information on the TIS, check out our website: www.tis.tas.gov.au. Thank you to The Examiner and The Mercury newspapers for the provision of photos for our newsletter. TIS Commonwealth Games TASMANIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT Athlete Honour Roll 9 DECEMBER 2009 Key Performance Indicators 10 Corporate Partnerships 11 The TIS scholarship holders for 2010. 134 scholarships awarded for 2010 ONE hundred and thirty-four athletes repre- in hockey (12), netball (14), football (16 men TIS scholarships for 2010 and wished athletes senting 22 sports have been awarded TIS and 16 women) cycling (12), rowing (16), track striving for 2010 Commonwealth Games Sports Performance 13 scholarships for 2010. and field (six) and basketball (10). selection every success. Announced by Lisa Singh MP, representing the Twenty athletes have been selected in the Elite Karl Wurzer (swimming), Tristan Thomas (ath- Minister for Sport and Recreation, Michelle Development Squads for canoe – wildwater letics), Belinda Goss (cycling) and Eddie Ock- O’Byrne, the intake includes 12 Olympians. (five), sailing (eight), swimming (five) and gym- enden (hockey) will be among the athletes This is the 24th year the TIS has offered schol- nastics – trampoline (two). aiming to represent Australia at the 2010 arships to Tasmanian athletes. Commonwealth Games in Delhi. All athletes will benefit from the institute’s pro- TIS Director Paul Austen said the 2010 intake grams which provide access to: Clint Freeman (archery) returns as a TIS schol- also included 36 athletes receiving a scholar- arship holder after a two-year break from elite • Elite coaching ship for the first time. competition. It is Clint’s 15th TIS scholarship “Our youngest scholarship holder is 12 and • Sports science and technical analysis and, with the addition of compound archery at our oldest is 36,” he said. “Next year will be • Strength and conditioning coaching the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he is on Talent ID 16 particularly important for many of our athletes • Training and competition equipment track to represent Australia in Delhi. because of the Commonwealth Games in • National and international training and com- “Every year the TIS ensures that Tasmanian Delhi.” petition experiences athletes have access to the best possible Of the 65 female and 69 male athletes granted • Career and education advice opportunities to realise their sporting ambi- scholarships for 2010, 12 have received indi- tions,” she said. vidual scholarships, while 102 athletes will par- • Financial support. CONTINUED PAGE 3 ticipate in National Training Centre Programs Ms Singh congratulated all athletes who gained Athlete Career & Education 17 The TIS Bulletin is published quarterly by Corporate Communications Pty Ltd for the Tasmanian Institute of Sport, a division of Sport and Recreation Tasmania. If you would like to contribute information, please forward it to: Jeanne Pennington, TIS, PO Box 93 Prospect 7250. Telephone: (03) 6336 4404 Facsimile: (03) 6336 2211 Email: [email protected] Editor: [email protected] For further information on the TIS, check out our website: www.tis.tas.gov.au. Thank you to The Examiner and The Mercury newspapers for the provision of photos for our newsletter. Scholarship Programs 19 TASMANIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT MARCH 2010 NTC Programs 20 Elite Development Programs 40 Left: Emilio Amanatidis, State Manager for Coca Cola Amatil, and TIS Female Athlete of the Year Belinda Goss. Above: TIS Male Athlete of the Year Tristan Thomas. Individual Scholarships 42 Right: Tasmanian Athlete of the Year and TIS Young Athlete of the Year Amy Cure with the latest inductee into the TIS Champions Club, hockey player Matthew Wells. TIS trio wins top sports awards THREE Tasmanian Institute of Sport athletes – 2009-10 Scholarship Holders 43 Amy told more than 400 people who had Named Athletics Australia’s 2008/09 Athlete Amy Cure, Tristan Thomas and Belinda Goss – gathered at Wrest Point for the annual gala of the Season, he won the 400m hurdles at the won the three major awards presented at the dinner that she was thrilled to be a world World University Games in Belgrade and the recent 46th Annual Tasmanian Sports Awards. champion at such a young age. 400m hurdles at the 2009 national champi- The awards recognise the best of Tasmania’s Amy said she would compete in the junior onships in Brisbane, and finished second in the athletes, coaches, officials, sports administra- world championships in Italy later this year 400m hurdles at the Osaka Grand Prix in tors, community projects, clubs and volun- and that a goal was to compete for Australia Japan. teers based on their achievements in 2009. at the Olympic Games, maybe even as early as He ran a personal best time in the Japan race the London Olympics. 17-year-old Amy was named Tasmanian Ath- of 48.68s, making him the second-fastest Aus- lete of the Year and TIS Young Athlete of the Tristan, now based at the AIS in Canberra, was tralian of all time over 400m hurdles. Year after winning gold and silver medals at named TIS Male Athlete of the Year following a Cyclist Belinda was presented with the TIS the world junior track championships in Strategic Plan 2010-13 45 bronze medal for Australia in the 4 x 400- Award for Female Athlete of the Year after Moscow, and three gold medals at the Youth metre relay at the world championship in Olympic Festival in Sydney. Berlin. CONTINUED PAGE 2 The TIS Bulletin is published quarterly by Corporate Communications Pty Ltd for the Tasmanian Institute of Sport, a division of Sport and Recreation Tasmania. If you would like to contribute information, please forward it to: Jeanne Pennington, TIS, PO Box 93 Prospect 7250. Telephone: (03) 6336 4404 Facsimile: (03) 6336 2211 Board of Management 46 Email: [email protected] Editor: [email protected] For further information on the TIS, check out our website: www.tis.tas.gov.au. Thank you to The Examiner and The Mercury newspapers for the provision of photos for our newsletter. TASMANIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT Staff 47 JUNE 2010 Eight selected for national honours Financial Report 48 ROWING EIGHT Tasmanians were selected for national honours following the completion of the national rowing championships. And for the first time in a decade we have an under-23 heavyweight men’s squad displaying the necessary skills and attributes required to perform on the world stage. A final selection regatta will be held in August, in preparation for the world championships to be held at Lake Karapiro in New Zealand in November. This will provide an opportunity for more athletes to make the national team. Congratulations to the following athletes and coaches selected in the national team: • Under-23 women’s lightweight quad scull – From left, Anthony Annabelle Gibson. Edwards, Sam Beltz and Blair Tunevitsch • Under-23 men’s coxed eight – Alex Fowler, have been selected Adam Wertheimer. in the Senior A men’s lightweight • Senior A women’s double scull – Kerry Hore. coxless four after • Senior A women’s lightweight single scull – the national rowing championships. Ingrid Fenger. • Senior A men’s lightweight coxless four – Anthony Edwards, Sam Beltz, Blair Tunevitsch.