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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
Brett Aitken | Head Cycling Coach | Jason Lane | Head Rowing Coach |
Peter Bishop | SASI Swimming Coach | Christine MacLaren | State Talent Pathway Coordinator - SA Rowing |
Jenny Borlase | Head Netball Coach | Mick Nelson | Head Beach Volleyball Coach |
Laurence Fletcher | Head Coach Canoe Sprint | Hugh Purvis | Head Hockey Coach |
Aurelie Gibson | SASI Diving Coach | Loz Shaw | SASI Para Cycling Coach |
James Glasspool | SASI Sprint Cycling Coach | Craig Stewart | SASI Swimming Coach |
Administration
Lorinda Rugless | High Performance Manager | Simon Cain | High Performance Lead |
Eddie Denis | High Performance Lead | Jasmin Dawe | Sport Services Officer |
Performance Services
Sian Barris | Sports Biomechanist | Tim Rawlins | Performance Analyst |
Craig Colduck | Strength and Conditioning Coach | Eileen Robertson | Technical Lead Sports Physiologist |
Mark Gregory | Athlete Careers and Transition Lead | Jamie Stanley | Sports Physiologist |
David Haydon | Sports Engineer | Sarah Woolford | Sports Physiologist |
Luke Knappstein | Strength and Conditioning Coach | Dr Geoff Verrall | Chief Medical Officer |
Alex McNaughton | Psychologist and Wellbeing Lead | Olivia Warnes | Sports Nutrition Coordinator |
James Pearce | Strength and Conditioning coach |
