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The 2022 Greater Bank Netball Athlete and Umpire program has officially wrapped up following a rewarding experience at the Academy Challenge held from 24-26 September in Port Macquarie. Hosted by the North Coast Academy of Sport, the event allowed our athletes and coaches to develop their skills in an elite-level environment with Netball NSW mentoring…
The Western Region Academy of Sport (WRAS) held its annual presentation evening at Panthers Bathurst on Saturday 13 August 2022. With just under 350 guests in attendance, the evening celebrated graduating athletes from the 2021/22 WRAS programs whilst recognising their extensive sporting achievements over the past 12 months. The WRAS award categories for the presentation evening…
In what has been explained as an investment in Australia’s Future Sporting Champions, The NSW State Government, working with the Office of Sport, have confirmed funding over the next three years with the NSW Regional Academies of Sport (RAS).
The inaugural WRAS Underwriting Agencies Australia (UAA) Aboriginal & Torress Strait Islander Talent ID Day (ITID) was held on Friday 27th May with 76 high school students from 14 high schools across the western region represented. Indigenous students got the opportunity to participate in sports science tests in the morning session before showcasing their sports skills across…
It has been a great month for the WRAS Cycling squad hosting the Regional Academies of Sport Road Cycling Camp and securing some excellent results from the Goulburn & Port Macquarie Tours
Our graduates have continued to take massive steps on the international and national stages.
Jakiya Whitfeld was a part of the Aussie 7s side that claimed the World 7s series championship, Tyler Puzicha was selected for the UCI Junior Track World Champions and Cushla Rue has taken another step towards making the U20s World Cup in Costa Rica. While we also had seven graduate cyclists named in the recent AusCyling categorisations.
Close to 130 regional coaches, administrators and staff came together at Mingara Recreation Club, Tumbi Umbi, on May 7th for the inaugural 2022 Regional Academies of Sport (RAS) Coaches Conference. This event was delivered as a ‘first’ for the RAS network, an opportunity to upskill the coaches across NSW but also a chance to acknowledge…
Four Western Region Academy of Sport UAA Basketballers have represented NSW at the inaugural National Indigenous Basketball Tournament (NIBT). Millie Sutcliffe, Jazzy Gordon, Lochy Nolan and Tully Pickering were all selected following strong performances in the regional round-robin tournament which was used to select the state team. Held on the Gold Coast, the 2022 NIBT…
It has been a great start to the year for our graduate athletes with a number of success stories across Basketball, Cycling, Football, Netball and Rugby Sevens.
