Staff
Director
Wes Battams was appointed as Director of the South Australian Sports Institute in 1998.
He has been at the forefront of high performance sport in Australia for more than twenty five years. He has held positions in the NSW University sector, NSW Government and with the NSW Institute of Sport prior to commencing with SASI. Wes is a former Chairman of Australia's National Elite Sports Council (NESC) and a former Regional Vice President (Oceania) of the international Association of Sport Performance Centres (ASPC).
Over the past six Olympiads, Wes has served on many National High Performance sport advisory and management committees for a range of sports including cycling, diving, beach volleyball and indoor volleyball. In 2014 Wes also served as a panel member of the National Institutes Network (NIN) Review. Wes Battams' qualifications include a DipT, B.Ed. and a Master of Physical Education from the University of British Columbia.
Coaches
Andrew Schacht | Head Beach Volleyball Coach |
David Smith | Head Canoe Sprint Coach |
Brett Aitken | Head Cycling Coach |
James Glasspool | Sprint Cycling Coach |
Ashlee Ankudinoff | NatGen32 Cycling Coach |
Hugh Purvis | Head Hockey Coach |
Jacqui Illman | Head Netball Coach |
Nick Mitchell | Head Rowing Coach |
Christine MacLaren | Rowing Talent Pathway Coordinator |
Peter Bishop | Head Swimming Coach |
Craig Stewart | Assistant Swimming Coach |
Administration
Kevin Tabotta | High Performance Manager |
Keren Faulkner | Performance Services Manager |
Simon Cain | Manager Sports Programs |
Eddie Denis | Manager Sports Programs |
Kayla Ratley | Project and Operations Coordinator |
Tom James | Sports Services Officer |
Performance Services
Luke Knappstein | Head of Physical Preparation |
James Pearce | Physical Preparation Coach |
Steven van Diepen | Physical Preparation Coach |
Sian Barris | Sports Biomechanist |
Jayden Lowrie | Sports Movement Scientist |
Eileen Roberston | Sports Physiologist |
Sarah Woolford | Sports Physiologist |
Jamie Stanley | Sports Physiologist |
Toni Haddad | Sports Physiologist |
Tim Rawlins | Performance Analyst |
David Haydon | Sports Engineer |
Dr Geoff Verrall | Chief Medical Officer |
Olivia Warnes | Sports Dietitian |
Jenny Borlase | Athlete Careers and Transition Lead |