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SASI athletics training

Sports - Athletics

STAFF - COACHING & SUPPORT

Brendan Tammo - Co-ordinator
Approximately 6 network coaches
Alec Buttfield - Sport Science Coordinator and Biomechanist
Pitre Bourdon - Physiology
Greg Diment- Psychology

Luke Gallagher - Performance Analysis
Scott Baker - Strength and Conditioning
Matt McGregor - ACE

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The SASI Athletics program is designed to promote the talents and abilities of the top athletes in South Australia to give them the best chance to participate in Australian Squad's and Team's at all age levels.

The SASI program caters for both male and female athletes and works alongside the existing School and Club competitions to help strengthen the level and standing of Athletics both in South Australia and in Australia.

The Athletics program will also assist the development of Coaches for South Australia at all levels.

ATHLETE PATHWAY

Elite SASI Squad - AA sets A & B standards, SASI manages athletes & administers expenses.
Under 23 SASI Squad - AA sets graduating standards from 20 - 23 , SASI manages athletes & administers expenses.
Under 20 Junior SASI Squad - AA sets standards based on World junior Qualifying Standards , SASI manages athletes & administers expenses.
Under 18 Youth SASI Squad - AA sets standards based on World Youth Qualifying Standards , SASI manages athletes & administers expenses.
SASI/ASA Emerging Athlete Squad Squad - SASI sets qualifying standards. Squad consists of approximately 16 - 18 athletes. Athletes are predominately under 18 years old who qualify for SASI Talent Scholarship automatically in squad (SASI Talent scholarships are largely determined by ASA).
ASA Development Squad - Once a month training in winter. State event coaches conduct ASA administers and feeder program to SASI development Squad

2010 Commonwealth Games Potential SASI Squad - this is a special initiative which SASI has developed to assist those athletes who are outside the AA selection criteria but who have the potential to make the Commonwealth Games Team.

HIGHLIGHTS
RESULTS

COMPETITION PROGRAM

Once a week competition at Santos during summer months from November through to March. 4 - 6 Grand Prix meets which are conducted generally from January through to February. Institutes generally supply a majority of the athletes which compete in these meets. National Championships generally held at the end of February which also act as selection trial for the major championship of that year. These championships include: Olympic, World, World junior, World University and World Youth. World Walks Road and Indoors teams are also selected from results gathered during the domestic season.

TRAINING PROGRAM

TRAINING VENUES

Santos stadium

CURRENT ATHLETES


Scholarship Holders
Associate Scholarship Holders
Mark Ormrod Darren Bown
Alwyn Jones Lauren Foote
Pirenee Steinhert Georgia Kaidonis
Clay Watkins Darren Billett
Todd Bateman David Rose
Alex Bubner Keith Sheeehy
Meggan O'Riley Jarrod Sims
Sally Carter  
Richard Everest  
Paige Hooper  

ADW Scholarship Holders

Malcolm Bennett
Ben Hall
Paul Benz
Rod Farr
Terry Pavlou
Michael Roeger
Kirrilee Mc Pherson
Kathryn Parish
Amy Schroeter

PAST ATHLETES
HALL OF FAME

LINKS

Athletics Australia - www.athletics.org.au/index.cfm
IAAF -
www.iaaf.org
Athletics SA -
www.athleticssa.org/

GALLERY (PHOTOS)

 

 
 
 
   
Government of South Australia - link to Government Ministers' website