About SASI

Established in 1982, SASI was Australia's first state sports institute. SASI is a South Australian Government initiative, and is a division of the Office for Recreation and Sport.

The South Australian Sports Institute (SASI) identifies, develops and supports athletes with the potential to perform at the highest national and international levels of sport.

SASI works with sporting partners to conduct world-class intensive coaching and training programs and individual scholarship programs.

Delivering leading edge scientific and technical support, SASI supports the holistic development of athletes, coaches and staff.

SASI Staff

Director
Wes Battams
Divisional Support Officer
Sherie Hagger
Communications Manager
Fontella Koleff

SASI Sports Programs
Russell D'Costa - Program Manager
Tania Paterson - Senior High Performance Coordinator
Kevin McCormack - High Performance Coordinator
Helen Mortimer - Program Coordinator
ACE Coordinator
Brendan Tammo
Talent Search Coordinator
Annette Eastwood
Performance Services
Paul Smith - Manager, Performance Services
Sarah Woolford
Matt McGregor
Annette Eastwood
Tim Rawlins

Ben Haines
Amantha Saers
Will Morgan

Alex Natera
Eileen Robertson
Paul McAlpine
Geof Boylan-Marsland
Mathew Harris
Daniel Kirk
University Placement Students
Mellissa Harden

Lucy Nelson

Ben Stone

COACHES

Canoe Sprint
Nathan Luce
Kris Lepianka

Cycling
Tim Decker
Ben Cook

Diving
Mike Martens

Hockey
Craig Victory

Netball
Tania Obst
Rowing
Jason Lane - Head Coach
Victoria Spencer - Scholarship Coach

Trampoline
Nikolay Zhuravlev
Volleyball
Alexis Lebedew
Water Polo
Eddie Denis

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