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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 | Christine MacLaren | State Talent Pathway Coordinator - SA Rowing |
Peter Bishop | SASI Swimming Coach | Daniel Mitchell | Assistant Hockey Coach |
Jenny Borlase | Head Netball Coach | Mick Nelson | Head Beach Volleyball Coach |
Laurence Fletcher | Head Coach Canoe Sprint | Loz Shaw | SASI Para Cycling Coach |
Aurelie Gibson | SASI Diving Coach | Craig Stewart | SASI Swimming Coach |
James Glasspool | SASI Sprint Cycling Coach | Tim White | Head Hockey Coach |
Jason Lane | Head Rowing Coach |
Administration
Lorinda Rugless | High Performance Manager | Simon Cain | High Performance Lead |
Eddie Denis | High Performance Lead | Gayle Rogers | High Performance Coordinator |
Jasmin Dawe | Sport Services Officer |
Performance Services
Sian Barris | Sports Biomechanist | Tim Rawlins | Performance Analyst |
Susan Bassett | Talent Search Coordinator | Eileen Robertson | Technical Lead Sports Physiologist |
Craig Colduck | Strength and Conditioning Coach | Ashley Ross | Coach Development Lead |
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 | Steven Van Diepen | Talent Search Coordinator |
Alex McNaughton | Psychologist and Wellbeing Lead | Dr Geoff Verrall | Chief Medical Officer |
James Pearce | Strength and Conditioning coach | Olivia Warnes | Sports Nutrition Coordinator |
