The inaugural Performance Teams Forum aims to address a clear objective in our HP2032+ strategy, exploring what world-leading knowledge and practice looks like for integrated, high-functioning Performance Teams. This event replaces the Performance Support Forum and will incorporate the Sports Technology and Research Symposium (STARS).

The Forum will bring together coaches, coach developers, and performance support (inclusive of SSSM, Wellbeing & Engagement, data professionals, engineering) to:

Connect and stimulate community between Coaches and PS practitioners across the HP sporting landscape.
Raise and discuss contemporary issues and innovations to drive high-functioning Performance Teams.
Connect Performance Team members with examples of best-practice and applied problem solving.

Date

Event date
Wednesday 30 October 2024
Location
Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra

This is an-in person event - live streaming is not available.

Audience

NIN and NSO engaged:
- Coaches and coach developers
- Performance support practitioners (including data professionals, W&E, engineers)
- Performance support managers / Managers of performance support teams
HP-funded sport researchers

Program and speaker details will be updated as they become confirmed.

Performance Teams Forum Draft Program

Performance Teams Forum Program

	Tuesday 29 October 2024
6:00pm-8.00pm	Performance Teams Welcome Network Function
8.30am	Wednesday 30 October 2024
9:00am-9:15am	Welcome
9:15am-10:15am	HP Functioning Performance Teams Mark Dutton, Team Manager (Red Bull) Motorsport In any industry, high-functioning teams thrive when they have well-defined and strong leadership. In sport, coaches have traditionally assumed the role of team leaders. The HP2032+ strategy emphasises the importance of robust leadership within our performance teams. It recognises the need to support our coaching workforce in developing the necessary skills for effective team leadership. Alternatively, sport leadership can identify and assign this role to a suitable team member when appropriate. Mark Dutton, the Team Manager for Red Bull Ampol Racing—a dominant force in motorsport with 259 supercar wins—will share insights during a fireside chat. He’ll discuss how he leads and influences multiple individuals within the racing team, ensuring optimal performance for both the car and driver when it matters.
10:15am-10:45am	Morning Tea
10:45am-12:15pm	Breakout Sessions Session A 10:45am-11:30am (choose 1 of 3) Session B 11:30am-12:15pm (choose 1 of 3) 1. Navigating team perspectives Eric Haaksonsen, Performance Support and Podium Manager, Surfing Australia Jason Bartram, Senior Performance Scientist, Queensland Academy of Sport Kaarle McCullough, QAS and National Women’s Sprint Coach, AusCycling For a high-functioning performance team to operate effectively, it’s crucial that each team member comprehends their role and responsibilities in contributing to overall performance. Equally important is gaining insight into the perspectives of other team members. This understanding helps team members optimise their performance by aligning with their roles and responsibilities. In this session, we’ll hear from performance team members who have transitioned to different roles. They’ll share valuable lessons learned and insights that would have enhanced their effectiveness in their previous roles within the performance team. 2. Optimisation of performance team - What it takes to Win Coaches and performance support staff recognise the significance of understanding what it takes to win in a specific sport or discipline. However, how can a well-articulated ‘What It Takes to Win’ (WITTW) framework be leveraged to optimise the performance team? In this session, we explore effective practices for developing a WITTW framework and demonstrate how it can drive high-performance strategy, performance goals, and the composition of the performance team. 3. Optimising your own Wellbeing for Performance as a Performance Team member Sonia Boland, National Wellbeing Manager, Australian Institute of Sport Kathy Fahim, Personal Development Adviser, Australian Institute of Sport This session will present an Ecological Model of Wellbeing for Performance to the group, and enable some practical and insightful conversations for optimising your own wellbeing. This model has been used with Coaches and provides an opportunity to share the principles and activities.
12:15pm-1:30pm	Lunch \| Interdisciplinary networking
1:30pm-2:30pm	STARS: Little Red Riding Hood Dr Jamie Stanley and Dr Kate Slatery Enhancing athlete characterisation and unlocking individualised training while promoting interdisciplinary engagement.
2:30pm-3:55pm	How can we capitalise on the rise of data? Swimming in the pool of data Rohan Taylor, National Head Coach, Swimming Australia Jess Corones, GM of Performance Support and Olympic Campaign, Swimming Australia Ian Morrow, General Manager of Performance Insights & Technology, Swimming Australia Swimming Australia has taken great leaps forward in leveraging data and tech for performance outcomes. Utilising a design process to involve coaches from start to finish in the project. Is there a paradox in perceived progress? A reflection of a rarely costed potential of derailed mundane excellence Sophia Nimphius, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sport) and Professor of Human Performance, Edith Cowan University Are we holding onto the hope of new technologies to improve athlete performance or to appear more innovative? This talk will challenge the notion of constantly adding to our collection of data or method of training, advocating instead for a critical approach that involves subtraction as much as addition, because "mo' data can be mo' problems." The discussion will highlight how people are often more critiqued for adhering to actual reality than the promise of an alternate reality.
3:55pm-4:15pm	Afternoon Tea
4:15pm-4:45pm	Creative Care: The art of risk and myth of lone genius Professor Kit Wise, Dean, School of Art, RMIT University Artists are often seen as compulsive rule-breakers, divinely inspired individuals who break with tradition and are obsessed by perfection. What can we learn from the approaches to excellence found in the schools that 'teach' these artists? This talk will focus on generative approaches to risk and difference in order to cultivate innovation; including the unique role of individual and collective care.
4:45pm-5:00pm	Reflections & Future
5:00pm	Close
	Thursday 31 October 2024
7:30am-8:45am	Performance Teams Network Breakfast

Speakers

Event MC - Dr Rachel Harris OLY

Project Lead AIS FPHI, Sport and Exercise Physician

Dr Rachel Harris is a Sport and Exercise Physician working in clinical practice at Perth Orthapaedics and Sports Medicine Centre. and is the project lead for the Australian Institute of Sport Female Performance and Health Initiative, and Hub Medical Lead for Swimming Australia. She has worked across a range of sports in the High Performance system including rowing, swimming, water polo and major games.

Mark Dutton

Australian Race Engineer

Triple Eight Race Engineering competes in the Australian Supercars Championship and stands as the most successful team in the sport's history. Mark Dutton, the team manager, is one of the longest-serving figures in the Supercars paddock, having attended every event for over 20 years.

Mark studied mechanical engineering at Queensland University of Technology and was named Young Alumnus of the Year in 2012 for his contributions to the field. His career began in 2001 with Larkham Motor Sport, and he soon advanced to race engineer at Briggs Motor Sport, which Triple Eight acquired in 2003. As a skilled design and data engineer, Dutton teamed up with Jamie Whincup in 2007 as his race engineer. Together, they secured five of Whincup's seven Supercars championship titles.

Dutton, now regarded as the most successful race engineer in the modern era, was promoted to team manager in 2014. Over 21 seasons, Triple Eight has achieved remarkable success, with 10 Drivers Championships, 10 Bathurst 1000 wins, and 11 Teams Championships. Since their first win in 2005, Triple Eight has finished first or second in the Championship every year.

Sophia Nimphius

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sport) and Professor of Human Performance, Edith Cowan University

Sophia Nimphius (PhD, GAICD) is the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sport) and Professor of Human Performance at Edith Cowan University. An internationally recognised change-maker, Sophia blends unique perspectives to deliver thought leadership and research in sport performance, athlete health and advocacy for sport as a vehicle for social change. She consults for FIFA, FIFPRO, the English Football Association and many other international and national organisations in addition to sitting as a Council Member for Sport Integrity Australia.

Professor Kit Wise

Dean, RMIT University, School of Art

Professor Kit Wise (BFA Hons Oxon.; MFA RCA; PhD) explores the application of interdisciplinary curriculum and pedagogy within tertiary contexts. In 2014 Wise was the recipient of a major research grant from the Australian Government Office of Learning & Teaching that addressed interdisciplinary assessment design in the Humanities and Creative Arts, the looked at the intersection of creative practice with other fields in educational contexts. He has published extensively on arts education, including co-editing Transformative Pedagogies and the Environment, 2018.

Wise also practices as an artist, art writer and curator. After graduating from Oxford University and the Royal College of Art, he received the Wingate Rome Scholarship in Fine Art. He has held over 15 solo exhibitions in Australia, America and Italy, exhibited in group exhibitions in Australia, China, Taiwan, Korea, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Holland, and has published numerous articles, reviews, book chapters and catalogue essays on contemporary art. He is currently Professor of Fine Art and Dean of the School of Art at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.

Jason Bartram

Senior Performance Scientist, Queensland Academy of Sport

Jason Bartram is an applied sport scientist, coach and performance support lead with over 16 years experience across the Australian high-performance system. Currently employed as a Senior Performance Scientist with the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS), Jason works alongside coaches and an interdisciplinary team to enhance swimming performance across the Gold Coast. He is also an active member of the National Physiology Network, supporting project ideation, knowledge sharing, and informal leadership across the system.

Prior to joining QAS, Jason spent the previous two Olympic cycles with AusCycling, firstly as an applied sport scientist for the men’s track endurance team [2013-2016], and more recently as head coach of the women’s track endurance team [2017-2020]. During his coaching tenure the women’s program achieved three World Championships, two Commonwealth Games golds and lowered both pursuit national records.

Jason is particularly passionate about translating ambitious goals into actionable plans that enable performance teams to provide impactful support.

Kaarle McCulloch OLY

QAS and National Women’s Sprint Coach, Aus Cycling

Kaarle McCulloch, an Olympic medallist and World Champion track sprint cyclist, is the National coach for the Women's track sprint team and Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS).

With a career spanning over 15 years as an athlete, she has served on three different athlete advisory committees. In these roles, she contributed both an athlete’s voice along with advocating for improvements in systems and organisations to better serve the sport and athlete's needs. Kaarle’s commitment to the sports community is further demonstrated by her recognition as a World Academy of Sport Athlete Friendly Assessor, working with schools worldwide, assisting them in developing programs that effectively balance the needs of their elite athletes.

After ten years of studying and training, Kaarlee completed her degree in Physical Education in 2022. She then went on to coach the British Women’s track sprint team, significantly improving their performance from being 21% away from the "What It Will Take to Win" targets to just 4% away by the time she left in August 2023 for life balance reasons. Her coaching philosophy is built on three pillars: coaching to coach oneself, maximizing human potential, and implementing performance-focused structure and strategy. She lives her life and works within these frameworks to empower and support the people she works with to thrive.

Eric Haakonssen

Performance Support and Podium Manager, Surfing Australia

Haakonssen is a Performance Support Specialist with over 12 years of experience across four Olympic cycles; in endurance, sprint, and action sports disciplines. He is currently employed by Surfing Australia’s High Performance Program as the Performance Support and Podium Manager, where he leads a multidisciplinary team to support athletes throughout their development and oversees the Podium Program, providing direct support to World Tour and Olympic-bound athletes.

Previously, Haakonssen served as Senior Physiologist with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and the Australian Cycling Team from 2014 to 2021, working with Road, BMX Race and BMX Freestyle programs. He holds a PhD from AIS, focusing on body composition management and bone health in female road cyclists. Haakonssen also participated in the AIS Coaching Scholarship program and spent nearly a decade coaching numerous World Tour road cyclists.

Working across an eclectic range of sports has required a working knowledge of the physiology and coaching science of strength and power and more recently skill acquisition with the introduction of BMX Freestyle and Surfing as an Olympic disciplines. He has provided extensive support in athlete testing and monitoring, coaching, strength and conditioning, performance analysis and research supervision. Haakonssen now leads experts in these areas and in medical and physiotherapy disciplines to achieve impactful outcomes for athletes and coaches.

Ian Morrow

General Manager of Performance Insights & Technology, Swimming Australia

Ian is a project manager and data professional, currently holding the position of General Manager of Performance Insights & Technology at Swimming Australia. Since 2013, he has been working in the high-performance sports sector. Ian currently leads a dedicated team of data professionals focused on developing and implementing a platform aiming to enhance high-performance swimming in Australia through data-driven decision-making processes.

Jess Corones

GM of Performance Support and Olympic Campaign, Swimming Australia

Jess Corones is an experienced sport scientist renowned for her comprehensive understanding of performance enhancement for both coaches and athletes. For Jess, data is not just about numbers, equations, computations or algorithms: it embodies the essence of understanding, which, in turn, unlocks peak performance. Throughout her career within the Australian sporting system, Jess has held a variety of high-performance roles, including biomechanics and performance analyst, talent identification and development, and elite-level performance.

Jess has spearheaded numerous innovative technology projects for the Australian Swim Team, contributing significantly to the Dolphins' dominance at the World Championships in Fukuoka and the Olympic Swim Team's record-breaking success in Tokyo. Her expertise in implementing world-class practices was recognized at the 2023 AIS Sport Performance Awards, where she received the prestigious Leadership Award, a national accolade that honors excellence across all sports disciplines in Australia. Currently, Jess serves as the Head of Performance Insights and Olympic Campaign Lead at Swimming Australia, where she continues to drive performance excellence and innovation.

Rohan Taylor

National Head Coach, Swimming Australia

Rohan Taylor, currently serving as the National Head Coach for Swimming Australia since 2020, has an extensive career in high-performance swimming coaching. Previously, he was the Technical Lead Coach for Victoria and Tasmania (2017-2020) and the High Performance Coach at Nunawading Swimming Club (2008-2016).

Taylor's national team roles include Head Coach for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where Australia achieved great success, winning a record 9 gold medals and 21 total medals. He also led the team at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest, the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka. Additionally, he served as the Head Men's Coach at the 2013 World Championships and was a Coach Leader for the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships.

He has coached Olympians such as Leisel Jones, Shayne Reese, Ellen Gandy, Kate Haywood, Belinda Hocking, Travis Mahoney and Josh Beaver. Over his career, he has guided 28 athletes to represent Australia on international teams from 1998 to 2016.

Katie Slattery

STARS Presenter - Senior Lecturer, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, University of Technology Sydney

Dr Katie Slattery is a lecturer at the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, UTS. A UTS alumni who began her sports science career as a physiologist at the NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) and then supported the women's track endurance cycling squad to the 2016 Rio Olympics as a performance scientist.

Her job as a performance scientist with an Olympic team took her to the highest levels of sport.

“We were going for gold in the team pursuit. Using a performance-centred approach, I worked closely with the coaches to forecast the performance required to win and then developed strategies that were in line with the team ethos and philosophy to best prepare the athletes.”

“To do this, we leveraged the existing scientific literature and my own research to translate and apply these findings to our high-performance setting.”

It was also her job to quantify training and provide in-competition support to the team. This included race analysis and scouting of competitors’ performances to inform the coaches and athletes on how to best optimise our race strategy.

“The satisfaction is when all the pieces come together for the athletes. Looking back to when the team won the 2015 World Championships in a world record time, it was magic. Seeing the athletes in a state of flow. Knowing that they’ve done all the hard work, and were in the best possible state of readiness to perform.” Katie said.

Returning to the NSWIS as the coach of the endurance squad, she discovered the importance of holistic athlete development and the relational side of coaching.“If you look at the physical, technical, tactical and mental constructs in isolation you’re not getting a full picture on how well the athlete will perform,” she said.

Katie has now shifted her focus to concentrate on conducting research at UTS and teaching the next gen of sport and exercise practitioners. Taking her learnings as a sports scientist and a coach to explore how to optimise performance using both quantitative and qualitative research methods

Jamie Stanley

STARS Presenter - Senior Sports Physiologist, South Australian Sports Institute

Jamie is a sports physiologist, researcher and coach specialising in performance and recovery optimisation working with current world record holding, Olympic, Paralympic, Commonwealth, and World champion athletes. He is passionate about developing next practice in the daily training and competition environments and influencing transformational change at a system level that will have a lasting performance impact over time. Jamie is in a unique position holding roles with three different organisations. He is currently the Lead Physiologist for the Australian Cycling Team, Training Insight Lead for the Swimming Australia High Performance Unit and Senior Physiologist at the South Australian Sports Institute. Jamie also holds an adjunct research position at the University of South Australia and was the 2020 Exercise and Sport Science Australia Accredited Sport Scientist of the year.

Network Activities

Theme: Optimising performance teams through sports technology and applied research

Monday 28 October 1:30pm -2:30pm
AIS Return to Play Grant Recipients

Franco Impellizzeri, University of Technology Sydney
Lari Trease, La Trobe University
Steve Swanson, Deakin University
Daniel Kadlec, Edith Cowan University

Tuesday 29 October 1:30pm -2:30pm
Optimising heat acclimation across the National Institute Network | Julien Periard, University Canberra

Wednesday 30 October 1:30pm -2:30pm
Little Red Riding Hood - Enhancing athlete characterisation and unlocking individualised training while promoting interdisciplinary engagement | Kate Slattery & Jamie Stanley, University of Technology Sydney

Thursday 31 October 1:30pm -2:30pm
Building an Online Statistics Learning Platform for Sport Scientists | Andrew Govus La Trobe University

Friday 1 November
Further information coming soon.

Monday 28 October, 12:30pm-5:00pm; and
Tuesday 29 October, 9:00am-5:00pm
AIS, Canberra

Objectives

Provide an opportunity for the Movement Science networks to connect and stimulate community
Share and challenge current practice, system activities, projects and ways of working
Workshop, discuss and develop specific capabilities as identified by the network

Audience

NSO and NIN employed across Movement Science, including Biomechanics, Performance Analysis and Skill Acquisition
Postgraduate students embedded within NSO or NIN programs

Themes

Discipline specific sessions and system updates (Biomechanics, Performance Analysis, Skill Acquisition)
Applied Movement Science projects/research
Multidisciplinary teams and best-practise

ESSA Points 

A minimum of 8 ESSA points will be awarded for attendance at the Movement Science Forum and discipline specific session

Draft Program - Program and Speaker details will be updated as they become confirmed.

	Day 1 Biomechanics Session - Monday 28 October 2024
12:30pm-1:30pm	Biomechanics System Updates/Technical Proficiency Survey Summary/Biomechanics Directions Speaker: Andrew Lyttle \| National Network Lead \| Australian Institute of Sport
1:30pm-2:30pm	STARS \| 2024 AIS Return to Play Grant Recipients Speaker: Franco Impellizzeri \| Professor of Sport and Exercise Science and Medicine \| University of Technology Sydney Speaker: Lari Trease \| Sport and Exercise Physician, PhD Candidate \| La Trobe University Speaker: Steve Swanson \| Deakin University Speaker: Daniel Kadlec \| Edith Cowan University
2:30pm-3:00pm	Exploratory analysis of complex data series Speaker: John Warmenhoven \| CSIRO Graduate PhD Supervisor \| The University of Technology Sydney
3:00pm-3:30pm	Break
3:30pm-4:00pm	ML Best Practice Guidelines Speaker: Marion Mundt \| Project Lead \| The University of Western Australia
4:00pm-5:00pm	Biomechanic group presentations/discussions

	Day 1 Performance Analysis Session - Monday 28 October 2024
1:00pm-2:00pm	Modern Thinking Performance Analysis at Collingwood Football Club Speaker: Anthony Stoitsis \| Head of Data, Analytics & Technology \| Collingwood
2:00pm-3:00pm	Performance Analysis system updates / ISPAS accreditation launch / Future Network Activities Speaker: Alison Alcock \| National Network Lead \| Australian Institute of Sport
3:00pm-3:30pm	Break
3:30pm-4:30pm	Remote Analysis Guidelines & Learnings from the Paris 2024 Performance Analysis Hub Speakers: Various

	Day 2 Movement Science Forum Session - Monday 28 October 2024
9:00am-10:00am	5 Slides in 5 Minutes - Movement Science Project Update
10:00am-10:30am	Whatever Happened to Learning Styles?
10:30am-11:00am	Break
11:00am-12:00pm	Real Time Prediction of Match Outcomes in AFL Speaker: Dan Dwyer \| Senior Lecturer in Applied Sport Science \| Deakin University
12:00pm-1:30pm	Lunch \| Interdisciplinary networking
1:30pm-3:00pm	Insights from the Outliers: Stories from Practitioners Working with Unique People and Environments
3:00pm-3:30pm	Break
3:30pm-5:00pm	A Multidisciplinary lens on Engineering Project

Tuesday 29 October, 10:00am-5:00pm; and
Thursday 31 October, 7:30am-4:00pm
AIS, Canberra

Objectives

Connect to share and challenge current HP system Nutrition practice, projects and ways of working
Share current and potential future system activities and projects
Consider future HP system preparation and how Performance Nutrition will support and impact sustained podium success

Audience

NSO and NIN engaged Performance Nutrition staff
Postgraduate students embedded within NSO or NIN programs

Themes

LA Cycle: Priorities & Learnings from Paris | Collaborative opportunities
Bicarb Supplementation: What’s Old is New | Maurten bicarb delivery system
Working Group Updates | An update on all the work being done
AMS Update (including working group) | Key area of focus
Best Practice in Iron Status Panel | A panel discussion
Gut Microbiome | PhD Learnings
SNACS | Reflections on an innovate program for delivering next gen practitioners

	Day 1 - Tuesday 29 October 2024
10:00am-12:00pm	LA Cycle Priorities and Learnings from Paris – Panel Discussion Speaker: National Institutes Network and Accredited Sports Dietitian Leads
12:00pm-1:30pm	Lunch \| Interdisciplinary networking
1:30pm-2:30pm	STARS \| Optimising heat acclimation across the National Institute Network Speaker: Julien Periard \| Deputy Director of the University of Canberra Research Institute for Sport and Exercise (UCRISE) \| University of Canberra Presenting with: Josh Elliott \| PhD student at the University of Canberra Research Institute for Sport and Exercise (UCRISE)
2:30pm-3:00pm	Bicarb... What's old is new again Speaker: Amelia Carr \| Deakin University
3:00pm-3:30pm	Break
3:30pm-5:00pm	Working Group Updates Speaker: Eliza Freney \| Rugby Australia Speaker: Samantha Lewis \| New South Wales Academy of Sport (NSWIS) Speaker: Sally Anderson \| Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) Speaker: Andrew Hall \| Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS)

	Day 2 - Thursday 31 October 2024
7:30am-9:00am	Breakfast function: Developing our next generation of Sports Dietitians
9:00am-10:30am	Best Practice in Iron Management: Theory & Practice– Panel Discussion Speaker: Alannah McKay \| Australian Catholic University (ACU) Speaker: Peter Peeling \| Western Australia Institute of Sport (WAIS) Speaker: Sharon Stay \| Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) Speaker: Kellie Hogan \| Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) Speaker: Kylie Andrew \| Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS)
10:30am-11:00am	Break
11:00am-12:00pm	AMS Update Speaker: David Williams \| Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Speaker: Kylie Andrew \| Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS)
12:00pm-1:30pm	Lunch \| Interdisciplinary networking
1:30pm-2:30pm	STARS \| Building an Online Statistics Learning Platform for Sport Scientists Speaker: Andrew Govus \| Snr Lecturer, Sports & Exercise Science Sports & Exercise Science \| La Trobe University
2:30pm-4:00pm	Professional Development Opportunities PhD learnings... Gut Microbiome Speaker: Bronwen Charlesson \| Western Australia Institute of Sport (WAIS) SNACS… Reflections at NSWIS Speaker: Rebecca Haslam \| New South Wales Academy of Sport (NSWIS) Speaker: Clare Flower \| New South Wales Academy of Sport (NSWIS)

Tuesday 29 October, 10:00am-5:00pm
AIS, Canberra

Objectives

Connect to share, learn and challenge current HP Coach Development practices and ways of working

Audience

NIN network leads
HP managers
Summit coaches
NSO head coaches
Coach development managers

Themes

High Performance Coaching into the Future

Draft Program - Program and Speaker details will be updated as they become confirmed.

	Tuesday 29 October 2024
10.00am–10.30am	Opening Address \| Coaching into the Future Speaker: Bill Davoren \| HP Coach Development Manager \| Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)
10.30am-11:30am	Dealing with Generational Change: Insights from the Business World, HP Coaching and Athletes Hosted by: Michelle De Highden \| HP Coach Development Senior Lead \| Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)
11:30a-12:00pm	Panel Discussion \| Dealing with Generational Change Hosted by: Neil Craig \| HP Coach Development Consultant \| Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)
12:00pm-1:00pm	Lunch \| Interdisciplinary networking
1:00pm-3:00pm	Roadshow \| Opportunities to Empower You into the Future Hosted by: Pip Taylor \| HP Coach Development Senior Lead \| Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)
3:00pm-3:20pm	Break
3:20pm-4:00pm	Meet Paul, Our Digital Tutor: How AI can play a role in your Development Speaker: Dr Allan Hahn \| Leader, Centre of Excellence for Applied Sport Science Research \| Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) Speaker: Dr Paul Perkins \| HP Coach Development Adviser \| Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)
4:00pm-5:00pm	Panel Discussion \| Coaching Reflections from Paris Hosted by: Bill Davoren \| HP Coach Development Manager \| Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)

Tuesday 29 October, 10:00am-5:00pm
AIS, Canberra

Objectives

Connect to share and challenge current HP system S&C practice and projects
Share current and potential future system activities and projects
Learn from experts both inside and outside of the system
Consider future HP system preparation and how S&C will support and impact sustained podium success

Audience

NSO and NIN engaged S&C Coaches

Themes

Case Studies from the Field | What worked and what didn’t when preparing for the Olympics and Paralympics?
Program Review | Peer review opportunity
Bioenergetics of Middle Distance Racing | Mechanisms of performance, fatigue, and development for middle distance performance
System Updates | Updates on National High Performance Sport Research Agenda, Quality Assurance, Technology Committee and National S&C Network

Draft Program - Program and Speaker details will be updated as they become confirmed.

	Tuesday 29 October 2024
10.00am–10.30am	Welcome and S&C Network Update Speaker: Kieran Young \| National S&C Network Lead \| Australian Institute of Sport
10.30am-12:00pm	S&C Program Review
12:00pm-1:30pm	Lunch \| Interdisciplinary networking
1:30pm-3:00pm	Paris Case Studies
3:00pm-3:30pm	Break
3:30pm-5:00pm	How to integrate S&C & Physio in Rehab - Ownership vs Collaborative Care Speaker: Phil Cossens & Jan Legg \| Rowing Australia Speaker: Kate O’Connell & Kieran Young \| Paddle Australia

Tuesday 29 October, 9:00am-5:00pm; and
Thursday 31 October, 9:00am-3:00pm
AIS, Canberra

Objectives

Connect to share and challenge current HP system Physiology practice, projects and ways of working
Share current and potential future system activities and projects
Consider future HP system preparation and how Physiology will support and impact sustained podium success

Audience

NSO and NIN engaged Physiologists
Postgraduate students embedded within NSO or NIN programs

Themes

Applied Physiology Research | Applied work, technology & research projects (staff and students) from the network
Paris Case Studies | Examples of how Physiology support contributed to Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic campaigns
Physiology Knowledge and Skills | Common themes from Physiology network self-assessment and focuses going forward
Athlete Profiling Evolution & Training Zones Update | Updates across sports on the final products for the Athlete Profiling Evolution Project, plus newly developed Training Zones
System Updates | Updates on National HP sport research agenda, Quality Assurance, REST Hub and national Physiology network

ESSA CPD Points

Day 1: 5.25 learning hours
Day 2: 4 learning hours

Tuesday 29 October, 9:00am-5:00pm
AIS, Canberra

Objectives

Connect to share and discuss current HP Physiotherapy practice and innovation
Build relationships across the broader HP Physiotherapy network
Optimising best practice and collaborations across NIN & NSO

Audience

Physiotherapists across the NIN/NSO and broader Physiotherapist network

Themes

System Updates | Sports Integrity Australia & workforce mapping project outcomes
Clinical Practice | Beyond the treatment room
Data | Utilising epidemiological data to start conversations with Coaches and inform practice
Sport Showcase | What are other sports doing? How does Physio & S&C integrate? What can we learn?

Draft Program - Program and Speaker details will be updated as they become confirmed.

	Tuesday 29 October 2024
9:00am-10:30am	Welcome & Physiotherapy Network update Speaker: Paula Peralta \| National Physical Therapies Network Lead \| Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Speaker: Karina Chilman \| Sport Integrity Australia (SIA)
10.30am-11:00am	Break
11:00am-12:00pm	Epidemiological Reporting: Starting Conversations with Coaches in the DPE Speaker: Amanda Simmonds \| Western Australia Institute of Sport (WAIS) Speaker: Vic Moore \| Athletics Australia (AA) Speaker: Steve Hawkins \| Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) Facilitator: Paula Peralta
12:00pm-1:30pm	Lunch \| Interdisciplinary networking
1:30pm-3:00pm	Beyond the Treatment Room-clinical Case Studies Speaker: Paul Wiedersehn \| Lead Physiotherapist \| Surfing Australia Speaker: Kate Beerworth \| Lead Physiotherapist \| Cricket Australia Organisation Cycle Learnings WC T&R and Water Polo from the NIN perspective Speaker: Bernie Petzel \| NSWIS
3:00pm-3:30pm	Break
3:30pm-5:00pm	Curiosity/sport showcase or S&C integration (how different sports are doing things) How to integrate S&C & Physio in Rehab Ownership Vs collaborative care Speaker: Phil Cossens & Jan Legg \| Rowing Australia Speaker: Kate O’Connell & Kieran Young \| Paddle Australia

Thursday 31 October, 9:00am-5:00pm
AIS, Canberra

Objectives

Build relationships across the national Physiotherapy Leads network
Connect to share, learn and challenge current HP system Physiotherapy practice and ways of working
Optimising best practice and collaborations across NIN & NSO

Audience

National Physiotherapy Leads across the NIN/NSO

Themes

Epidemiological data: I have it, what do I do next?
Physiotherapy to management
- How to have discussions and influence management.
- Is management a career option for Physiotherapists?

Draft Program - Program and Speaker details will be updated as they become confirmed.

	Thursday 31 October 2024
9:00am-10:30am	Welcome & Physiotherapy Network update Best Practice: Practical application across National Institutes Network & National Sporting Organisations Speaker/Facilitator: Paula Charlton \| Performance Support Network Lead \| Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)
10:30am-11:00am	Break
11:00am-12:00pm	Storytelling: Is there a pathway from Physio to Management? Speaker: Keren Faulkner \| Director \| South Australia Institute of Sport (SASI) Speaker: Kate Mahony \| Executive General Manager \| Sydney Swans PANEL Additional Panelist: Miranda Menaspa \| Manger National Performance \| Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Facilitator: Vic Moore \| Athletics Australia (AA)
12:00pm-1:30pm	Lunch \| Interdisciplinary networking
1:30pm-3:00pm	Epi Reporting: How to utilise in Management conversations Speaker: Ben Raysmith \| Western Australia Institute of Sport / Athletics Australia / Fremantle Dockers Conversations with Management & influencing culture Facilitated session: David Borg \| Scientific Advisor \| Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)
3:00pm-3:30pm	Break
3:30pm-5:00pm	All things AMS! Speaker: Lauren Fortington \| Researcher \| ECU AMS

Thursday 31 October, 9:00am-5:00pm
AIS, Canberra

Objectives

Collaborate with HP network data teams
Review Games data processes

Audience

HP data staff from NIN and NSOs
Including data scientists, analyst & engineers

Themes

HP data strategy - Performance Pillar (review of Games year)

Draft Program - Program and Speaker details will be updated as they become confirmed.

	Thursday 31 October 2024
9:00am-9:30am	Keynote speaker Data: Now & Into the Future Speaker: Pat Howard \| Chief Data Officer \| Australian Sports Commission
9:30am-10:30am	Presentation: Implementing Data Strategies in High-Performance Teams
10:30-11:00am	Break
11:00am-12:00pm	Presentation \| AIS & Paralympics Australia – Classification & Performance
12:00pm-1:30pm	Lunch \| Interdisciplinary networking
1:30pm-2:30pm	Workshop \| Solving Real-World Data Problems
2:30pm-3:15pm	Presentation \| Athlete Profiling
3:15pm-3:45pm	Presentation \| Policy & Process: Data Governance to underpin performance
3:45pm-5:00pm	Panel Discussion \| Use of data to deliver a competitive advantage in Sport \| Understanding performance

Thursday 31 October, 9:00am-4:30pm
AIS, Canberra

Objectives

Connect the Performance Psychology network to share practice, projects, research and innovation
Build relationships across the sport psychology community
Professional Development in a topic of interest

Audience

Performance Psychologists working with NSOs and/or the NIN
Performance Psychology students embedded with NIN/NSO

Themes

Lessons learned from Paris 2024
Applied Practice
Research to Practice

Draft Program - Program and Speaker details will be updated as they become confirmed.

	Thursday 31 October 2024
9:00am-10:30am	Olympic & Paralympic Lessons Speaker: Caroline Anderson \| Lead HQ Psychologist \| Australian Olympic Committee Speaker: Case Presentation: Chris Bradley \| Lead Psychologist \| NSWIS, Rowing Australia, Paddle Australia Speaker: Case Presentation: Wendy Swift \| Lead Psychologist \| Para Swimming, Swimming Australia
10.30am-11:00am	Break
11:00am-12:00pm	Professional Development \| Session with MHRN – Trauma Informed Care in Sport This will be activity based with performance psychologists and MHRN psychologists working together.
12:00pm-1:30pm	Lunch \| Interdisciplinary networking
1:30pm-2:30pm	Performance Psychology Network Speaker: Kris Dun \| National Performance Psychology Lead \| Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)
2:30pm-2:45pm	Break
2:45pm-3:30pm	Program Planning – Speakers TBC Speaker: Psychologist \| National Institute Network Speaker: Lead Psychologist \| National Sporting Organisation Speaker: Michael Lloyd \| Lead Psychologist - Academy \| Tennis Australia
3:30pm-4:30pm	Networking For those not on an early flight this is a chance to spend connecting with others in the network.

Thursday 31 October, 2024
AIS, Canberra

We Win Well with Inclusivity and Belonging: Upskilling to support our Para Athletes better

Objectives

Increase understanding, knowledge and skills through Disability Awareness Training;
Using co-design and universal design principles to build a fit for purpose and inclusive workshop for W&E Managers, supporting their work with para-athletes
Consider future ways of working

Audience

Wellbeing & Engagement Managers from all NSOs and NIN

Themes

Universal design principles
Disability Awareness
Para-athlete focused work

Thursday 31 October, 2024
AIS, Canberra

Further information coming soon.

Saturday 26 October, 10:30am-5:00pm; and
Sunday 27 October, 9:00am-5:00pm; and
Monday 28 October, 9:00am-5:00pm
AIS, Canberra

Visit the AIS ISAK website for further information and registration.

Monday 28 October, 9:00am-5:00pm
AIS, Canberra

Visit the AIS ISAK website for further information and registration.

This week of activities will provide sports an opportunity for networking and to independently connect.

These are closed events and for eligible practitioners only.

Join the conversation on social media #PerformanceTeamsAus

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Discounted Accommodation

Accommodation options with discounted rates:

Abode Belconnen

3 Grazier Lane, Belconnen, ACT, 2617
Bookings can be made directly at Adobe Belconnen using discount code: PTF2024 (12% discount).
Mercure Belconnen
59 Cameron Avenue, Belconnen, ACT, 2617
Bookings can be made directly at Mercure Belconnen using discount code: AIS
The discount code will remain open and available until sold out. All bookings have a 24 hour cancellation policy and no upfront payment or deposit needed. A credit card is required as a guarantee. You can also call the hotel on 02 5104 3000 directly and make a reservation over the phone quoting AIS.
AIS Residences
Athletes Village, Leverrier Street, Canberra, ACT, 2617
Bookings can be made directly by emailing reservations@ausport.gov.au quoting reservation number: G43820
Event rate: $97 per person, per night (includes 3 meals per day at the AIS dining hall). Single room, shared bathroom.

Session Recordings

Video

Subject to speaker approval, most sessions will be recorded and made available on Clearinghouse for Sport after the event. Sessions will not be live-streamed.

The Clearinghouse is an Australian knowledge sharing initiative. Clearinghouse membership is free and available to everyone. Some areas of the resources in the Clearinghouse is publicly available for knowledge information base on key topics relevant to the sport sector. Other areas of the Clearinghouse is restricted to Australian high performance sport staff and require you to login. This is generally due to the licencing of resources such as access to the full-text electronic journals and research databases, videos and research and reference services.

If you are not yet a member of the Clearinghouse,

please register by following this link.
upon registration you will automatically be granted ‘public level’ access
Clearinghouse security requires staff to verify your account before you can access the webinar content. Once verified, your account will be linked, and you are free to access the webinar and secure content

Please contact the Clearinghouse team via clearinghouse@ausport.gov.au if you are having technical difficulties.

2022 Session Recordings

You Tube Reel

Childcare

Free Childcare service may be available during the event. Please indicate your interest when completing your registration.

Contact

To request an invitation contact performancesupport@ausport.gov.au stating your name, role and organisation.

COVID-19

SPORTS NUTRITION

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

GRANTS AND FUNDING

CAREER AND EDUCATION

HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORT

SAFE AND INCLUSIVE SPORT

RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

COVID-19

SAFE AND INCLUSIVE SPORT

PARTICIPATION

GRANTS AND FUNDING

ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

CAREER AND EDUCATION

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

PARTICIPATION

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

GRANTS AND FUNDING

ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

SAFE AND INCLUSIVE SPORT

RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

COVID-19

GOVERNANCE

SAFE AND INCLUSIVE SPORT

SPORT INDUSTRY

GRANTS AND FUNDING

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

CLUB DEVELOPMENT

CAREER AND EDUCATION

RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

NETWORKS, POLICY AND FRAMEWORKS

ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORT

SPORTS NUTRITION

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

PARTICIPATION

COVID-19

ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

CAREER AND EDUCATION

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

NETWORKS, POLICY AND FRAMEWORKS

SAFE AND INCLUSIVE SPORT

RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

GRANTS AND FUNDING

SPORTS NUTRITION

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

PARTICIPATION

COVID-19

NETWORKS, POLICY AND FRAMEWORKS

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

SPORTS NUTRITION

GRANTS AND FUNDING

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

2024 Performance Teams Forum

Date

Speakers

Network Activities

STARS - Monday 28 October - Friday 1 November - online and in-person

Movement Science Forum - Monday 28 and Tuesday 29 October

Performance Nutrition - Tuesday 29 October and Thursday 31 October

High Performance Coaching into the Future - Tuesday 29 October

Strength and Conditioning Network Day - Tuesday 29 October

Applied Physiology Conference - Tuesday 29 and Thursday 31 October

Physiotherapist Network Day - Tuesday 29 October

Lead Physiotherapist Network Day - Thursday 31 October

High Performance Data Forum - Thursday 31 October

Performance Psychology Day - Thursday 31 October

Wellbeing & Engagement Network Day - Thursday 31 October

Mental Health Referral Network - Thursday 31 October

ISAK Level 1 - Saturday 26 October, Sunday 27 October and Monday 28 October

ISAK Reaccreditation - Monday 28 October

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