The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) has launched new professional development programs under its AIS Elevate Coach program to support the progress of women in Australian sport.
Chair of the Australian Sports Commission, Josephine Sukkar said the AIS was collaborating with tertiary institutions to deliver professional development for two groups of pathway coaches, the AIS Elevate Women Coach program for women coaches and the AIS Elevate Athlete2Coach program for former high-performance athletes.
“The Australian Sports Commission, including the AIS and Sport Australia, is determined to see more girls and women in sport, from playing fields to board rooms,” Ms Sukkar said.
“We are focused on strategies and programs that can help attract, retain and elevate more women in sport, across all roles and all sports,” she said.
Ms Sukkar said the 33 women involved in the two programs were linked with 23 different sports, which would allow the targeted development programs to have a widespread impact.
She said the coaching programs were in addition to other AIS programs launched earlier this year that focused on women leaders in sport.
Chief Executive Officer of the AIS, Peter Conde commended the programs’ collaboration with La Trobe University, the University of Sydney and University of Queensland.
