Education sessions ensure that athletes have a sound understanding of the nutritional requirements of their sport. Individual and group psychology sessions enable athletes to develop the mental skills required to enhance their sporting performances. All disciplines of performance science work together to maximise the potential of every athlete. 5.2 Sports Medicine Sports medicine coordination is an essential component of service support provided to scholarship athletes. At the beginning of a scholarship period, athletes undergo a comprehensive screening program to identify problem areas and to enable training programs to be adapted to reduce the risk of injury. Ongoing monitoring of the athlete to prevent injury or illness is an integral part of this service. 5.3 Athletic Performance - Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning (S&C) is a major training component of a modern elite athlete regime. The S&C coach’s role is to communicate with the Program Manager, locally based coaches, National Head Coaches if required as well as ACTAS performance service staff to ensure an individualised and balanced training program for athletes. 5.4 Competition Support Competition is an integral component in the preparation and assessment of the ability of elite athletes to perform at the highest level. Pending program resources available, ACTAS may provide a small amount of financial assistance with travel, accommodation and sporting equipment for participation in regional, national and international events. ACTAS has absolute discretion with regard to the level of funding support provided. 5.5 Personal Excellence Personal Excellence is designed to assist athletes through a multifaceted approach. Athletes will be provided guidance, resources and educational opportunities to achieve personal and professional empowerment and become professional, accountable, responsible and resilient in approach towards sport and life. Further Information For further information the ACT Academy of Sport and the Individual Athlete Program please contact: Megan Marcks Phone: 6207 4408 Individual Athlete Program Manager Email: Website: www.sport.act.gov.au/act-academy-of-sport
Education sessions ensure that athletes have a sound understanding of the nutritional requirements of their sport. Individual and group psychology sessions enable athletes to develop the mental skills required to enhance their sporting performances. All disciplines of performance science work together to maximise the potential of every athlete. 5.2 Sports Medicine Sports medicine coordination is an essential component of service support provided to scholarship athletes. At the beginning of a scholarship period, athletes undergo a comprehensive screening program to identify problem areas and to enable training programs to be adapted to reduce the risk of injury. Ongoing monitoring of the athlete to prevent injury or illness is an integral part of this service. 5.3 Athletic Performance - Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning (S&C) is a major training component of a modern elite athlete regime. The S&C coach’s role is to communicate with the Program Manager, locally based coaches, National Head Coaches if required as well as ACTAS performance service staff to ensure an individualised and balanced training program for athletes. 5.4 Competition Support Competition is an integral component in the preparation and assessment of the ability of elite athletes to perform at the highest level. Pending program resources available, ACTAS may provide a small amount of financial assistance with travel, accommodation and sporting equipment for participation in regional, national and international events. ACTAS has absolute discretion with regard to the level of funding support provided. 5.5 Personal Excellence Personal Excellence is designed to assist athletes through a multifaceted approach. Athletes will be provided guidance, resources and educational opportunities to achieve personal and professional empowerment and become professional, accountable, responsible and resilient in approach towards sport and life. Further Information For further information the ACT Academy of Sport and the Individual Athlete Program please contact: Megan Marcks Individual Athlete Program Manager Phone: Email: Website: 6207 4408 www.sport.act.gov.au/act-academy-of-sport
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