ACT Academy of Sport

Latest ACTAS News

• 2009/10 ACTAS Men's and Women's Hockey Program Selections
  ACTAS is calling for applications for the 2009/10 ACTAS Men's and Women's Hockey program. Please visit www.hockeyact.org.au  for further detail on application procedures or contact Anthony Farry (Men's Coach) on 0417 490 712 or Ben Bishop (Women's Coach) on 6257 2374 for further information.
  Selection Criteria ( PDF 132Kb)
  
• ACTAS Athletes Among Awards at the Annual Athletics ACT Awards Ceremony
  Media Release ( PDF 35Kb)
  
• ACTAS Athletes Selected in Young Matildas
  Ashleigh Sykes, Nicole Sykes, Christine Walters and Rebecca Kiting have been selected in a 25-player squad for the Young Matildas training camp at Sydney Olympic Park from Friday 26 June through to Monday 29 May.  Sykes and Sykes are both Associate ACTAS and Walters and Kiting are ACTAS Scholarship holders.
  
• Rowe Selected in Australian Basketball U/17's
  Following the Australian Development Camps held last week in both Canberra at the AIS and in Melbourne at Dandenong Stadium, the U17 Men’s squad for the FIBA Oceania Championships has been selected and includes ACTAS scholarship holder Stephen Rowe.
  
• Appointment of ACTAS Manager
  It is with great pleasure that SRS announces that Gerrard Corradini has been appointed and accepted the position for an 8 month period, as we await the outcomes of the Crawford Review and the ACTAS Business Review.
  
  Gerard comes with 13 years experience in the local sports environment as CEO of Tennis ACT. During his tenure in that role, he had the responsibility of a facility manager of the National Sports Club, overseer of an elite sports program through to manager of community activities. His exposure to many difficult situations, such as funding reductions from the national body and planning for the redevelopment of the facility stands him in good stead in understanding and managing the dynamic environment of ACTAS. 
  
• Canberra Juniors make Australian University Basketball Team
   
• Carle and Phelan with the Cycling World at their Feet
  Media Release ( PDF 90Kb)
  
• ACTAS Cyclists named in 2009 Junior World Championship Team
  Media Release ( PDF 286Kb)
  
• ACTAS Rowers named in the 2009 National Teams
  Media Release ( PDF 93Kb)
  
• ACTAS Cyclist Chloe Hosking's Good Form Continues in Europe
  Media Release ( PDF 89Kb)
  
•  ACTAS Athletes selected for Young Matildas Training Camp in Sydney
  Media Release ( PDF 93Kb)
  
• ACTAS Athletes row onto the 2009 Junior World Championships Rowing Team
  Media Release ( PDF 269Kb)
  
• The ACTAS Newsletter, the Power of Potential, has returned.  See below for the first edition of 2009.
  Power of Potential ( PDF 2Mb)
  
  
• ACTAS Athletes selected for 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games—visit their profiles

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Since it was formed in 1989 as an arm of Sport and Recreation ACT, the ACT Academy of Sport (ACTAS) has assisted ACT elite and potentially elite athletes from a wide variety of sports in reaching their potential. 

ACTAS is part of a network of elite training centres across Australia designed to develop our athletes to their full sporting potential. The Academy provides a range of services and programs to ACT athletes to enable them to reach that potential and be more competitive at the state, national and international level.  Overall, ACTAS supports athletes from over 30 different sports.

Being an endorsed ‘Official Olympic and Paralympic Training Centre’ a key part of the Australian Sports Commission's National Elite Sports Network means that ACTAS is in the front line of support and development of ACT’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes.

ACTAS is primarily funded by the ACT Government through Sport and Recreation Services and is assisted by a range of corporate sponsors and the Australian Sports Commission.

ACTAS Objectives

“To improve the performance of ACT sportsmen and sportswomen at a national and international level”

ACTAS aims to meet its primary objective through:

• Providing quality coaches.
• Providing state of the art support services to athletes and coaches.
• Providing leadership in the ACT sporting community.
• Providing resources and an environment in which ACT elite athletes can train and compete to their potential.

• ACTAS Squads in 2008

• Athlete Programs

• ACTAS Staff and Coaches

• Athlete and Coach Services

• ACTAS Partners

• Searching for the Next Olympians