WRAS - Western Region Academy of Sport » lone star http://wras.org.au Where Regional Athletes Succeed Fri, 18 May 2012 21:00:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 WRAS scholarships for talented western region athletes http://wras.org.au/wras-scholarships-for-talented-western-region-athletes/ http://wras.org.au/wras-scholarships-for-talented-western-region-athletes/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:52:55 +0000 pennyhaslop http://wras.org.au/latestnews/wras-scholarships-for-talented-western-region-athletes/ Applications for the WRAS 2010 Lone Star program are now open. Lone Star scholarships are for athletes in any sport recognised by NSW Sport and Recreation who are achieving at least at a NSW representative level and who aspire to reach the highest possible level in their given sport. Lone Star scholarships are formulated for each athlete on an individual basis and include strength and conditioning programs, physical testing and monitoring, sports science support, media skills training, time management, personal development, speed and agility training, coaching, access to NSW Institute of Sport facilities and personnel and possible funding assistance.

Information and application forms are available from the downloads section and close Monday 24 August 2009

]]> http://wras.org.au/wras-scholarships-for-talented-western-region-athletes/feed/ 0 State sporting success http://wras.org.au/state-sporting-success/ http://wras.org.au/state-sporting-success/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:50:08 +0000 pennyhaslop http://wras.org.au/latestnews/state-sporting-success/ Lone Star athlete Natalie Sharp last weekend competed in the Little Athletics Association of NSW 2008 State Track and Field Championships. Natalie placed 5th in the 3000m, 3rd in the 800m and won the 1500m race with a time of 4.53 minutes. Natalie has been training hard with coach Paul Unsworth (WRAS consultant) over the last few months as well as seeing Strength and Conditioning Intern Nathan Carroll to get her time under the 5 minute mark. Congratulations Natalie!

In other exciting news, basketball athletes Will Aisake and Olivia Patterson attended the state trials on the Easter long weekend and were both selected in NSW teams. Will who is a member of the 2008 WRAS basketball senior squad, was selected in the NSW U18 men’s team which is an amazing result considering he has only been playing the sport for a few years. Olivia has been a member of the WRAS for the past 3 years and will play for the NSW U16 women’s team. Both athletes have been working extremely hard over the last few months, preparing for these trials with Will spending 5 hours a day on shooting practice throughout the Christmas school holidays and Olivia having regular sessions with Strength and Conditioning Intern Nathan Carroll. Congratulations Will and Olivia! Don’t forget to let the WRAS office know if you have received some exciting news, we love to hear about it!

]]> http://wras.org.au/state-sporting-success/feed/ 0 WRAS heads to Wallerawang – 1 February 2008 http://wras.org.au/wras-heads-to-wallerawang/ http://wras.org.au/wras-heads-to-wallerawang/#comments Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:42:54 +0000 pennyhaslop http://wras.org.au/media-releases/wras-heads-to-wallerawang/ Over 160 Western Region Academy of Sport athletes and squad staff from across the region will converge on Wallerawang this weekend for a live-in training camp. The basketball, high performance, hockey, lawn bowls, netball, softball, tennis and triathlon squads and WRAS lone stars will participate in a variety of development and education sessions. The Combined WRAS Camp has become an annual event rotating each year between Wallerawang and Dubbo. The basketball and netball squads will make use of the excellent facilities at the Wallerawang Indoor Sports Stadium, the softball squad will train at Wallerawang Diamond, the tennis squad at the Mt Piper Power Station tennis courts and triathletes will make use of Lake Wallace and surrounds. The Hockey squad will train at the Lithgow hockey complex and the lawn bowlers will spend their weekend training at the Lithgow City Bowling Club. Following the camp welcome on Friday night, athletes will head off into squad groups for an hour of team bonding and planning. Saturday will begin with a practical nutrition workshop for WRAS rookie athletes while the senior members attend a lecture from WRAS S&C Coaches on the importance of strength and conditioning to their athletic development. Squads will then head off for an intense day of training and a pool recovery session at the Lithgow Pool before the athletes enjoy a Games Spectacular on Saturday evening. A number of highly regarded specialists will travel to Wallerawang for the weekend including Ron Clarke from NSW Sport & Recreation and massage therapist and speed coach Paul Unsworth from Bathurst. Athletes taking part in the weekend from the Lithgow region are Romy Casey, Sophie Murray, Elliot Smith, (Basketball) Shelby Craig, Sarah Hodgkinson, Holly Luck, Ben Redding, Beth Redding, David Reid, Courtney Sammut, Luke Thurtell (Hockey) and Natalie Sharp (Lone Star). Academy Executive Officer, Nancy Haslop said “The Combined WRAS Camp is a vital component of the WRAS calendar and a weekend that everyone looks forward to. It’s a great opportunity for all athletes and squad staff to get to know not only everyone within their squad, but also those from the other Academy programs. It’s always great to hold Academy activities in Wallerawang and WRAS has again had overwhelming support from the Lithgow and Wallerawang communities which we greatly appreciate”. Local coaches and athletes are invited to witness the sessions, details of times for the squads are available by phoning the Academy on 6338 4821.

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