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ILLAWARRA ACADEMY OF SPORT   'Australia's first regional academy'

 

The Illawarra Academy of Sport is an independent sporting organisation that provides opportunities and encouragement to talented young athletes from across the Illawarra region to achieve excellence in sport.

 

The Academy annually supports up to 200 athletes through its 11 sport programs It was the first regional academy and has, since 1985, offered over 3,800 scholarships to talented locals.

 


LAWN BOWLS ATHLETE NOMNATIONS OPEN......................Click here for details !


FITZGIBBONS WINS TOBIN FAMILY AWARD                      29 February 2008

Sally Fitzgibbons became the first athlete to win the prestiguous Tobin Family Award for the second time.  The award, recognising the IAS Athlete of the Year, was presented by Ted Tobin at the 2007 Academy Graduation & Presentation Night in front of more than 400....more>


SALLY FITZGIBBONS WINS 2007 SPORTS STAR              2 February 2008

The Sports Star of the Year for 2007 was announced last night at the 28th Illawarra Mercury-Novotel Northbeach Sports Star of the Year Awards. Sally was a scholarship holder at the Academy from 2004 to 2007.  Her achievements in 2007 were phenomenal....more>


CYCLING

SPORT NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN                                   7 December 2007

Nominations are open for the cycling programs for 2008. Eligibility & selection criteria is outlined on the nomination form with more detailed program description contained on this website.  Click on the link for more information.


Sport education, workshops and courses .....improve your knowledge

The Department and other sports organisations regularly present courses and workshops for those involved in sport.  Go to the  coachingseminars section of this website for the latest and upcoming courses and bookmark the page.


eNEWS

NOW SENT BY EMAIL

We can make keeping up with academy news easy with eNEWS !  The academy's electronic news sheet can now be sent directly to your email address. Simply subscribe by following the link SUBSCRIBE or email us at info@ias.org.au


 

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