New South Wales Institute of Sport
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Located at Sydney Olympic Park, the institute was established as a statutory body under the Institute of Sport Act, 1995, following a review recommending central coordination and monitoring of high-performance sports programs in New South Wales. Operations officially commenced in 1996. Over the course of 2021, the institute developed 564 athletes, across 46 sports in 18 programs.[2] The aim of the services is to ensure that NSWIS athletes have access to coaching and sports technology while also receiving tailored support to help balance their sporting commitments with personal development and a career.[3]
The agency is responsible to the Minister for Sport.[4] Ultimately, the minister is responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.
Structure
The institute offers support to athletes across the following nine areas:
- Athlete wellbeing and engagement
- Biomechanics
- Coaching
- Corporate and communications
- Nutrition
- Performance analysis
- Performance health
- Performance psychology
- Physiology
- Research
- Sports management
- Strength and conditioning
Under the institute's Mobile/Regional program, the NSWIS offers support services to NSWIS athletes in their home environment, enabling them to pursue their sporting careers with minimal disruption to their family, education and employment.[5]
The institute's principal partner was ClubsNSW, who provided Template:AUD1 million a year in sponsorship.[6]
Sports
The NSWIS runs programs in a number of sports with the objective of preparing young athletes for national and international competition. since January 2022[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., programs are run in the following sports:[7]
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- Athletics, including wheelchair track & road
- Basketball and wheelchair basketball
- Canoeing
- Cycling
- Diving
- Field hockey
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Triathlon
- Water polo
- Winter sports
See also
References
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