WAIS TALENT IDENTIFICATION
Identifying the next generation of Australian Olympians
WAIS Talent Identification Programs
Throughout 2017 the WAIS Talent Identification programs are delivered within selected schools to identify and develop prospective high performance athletes in both rowing and track cycling.
Some students will be identified through this testing as possibly having “natural talent or desire” to take part in the sport of cycling.
Discipline
Cycling / Rowing
Coaches
Amanda O’Connor X-Speed Australia CC / National Cycling Centre WA
Jamie Hewlett Rowing Coach Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS)
Athlete Demographic
Aimed at students between 15 and 17 years
Have potential athletic ability in power/endurance sports
Achieve anthropometric, strength & endurance testing criteria
Have the ability or desire to be part of a high performance program
Discipline
Cycling
Coaches
Amanda O’Connor X-Speed Australia CC / National Cycling Centre WA
Clay Worthington Head Coach Cycling Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS)
Athlete Demographic
Aimed at students between 13 and 15 years
Have potential athletic ability, either in endurance or sprinting
Show a demonstrable interest in the sport of cycling
Have the ability or desire to be part of a high performance cycling program
TID Success Stories
LUKE DURBRIDGE
- Talent Identified by WAIS in 2005
- Junior World Champion in Team Pursuit 2008, 2009
- 2010 Commonwealth Games Bronze in Time Trial
- 2011 U23 World Champion in Road Time Trial and Track Team Pursuit
- Australian National Champion in Road Race and Time Trial
- Current member of Orica-Scott team winning stages of the Giro d’Ítalia and competing in the Tour de France
TID Success Stories
DAVID WATTS
- Talent Identified by WAIS in 2007 from Churchlands SHS
- Junior National team 2008
- Junior World Championship bronze 2010
- U23 World Championship bronze 2012
- World Championship silver 2015 in Men’s Quad
- 2016 Rio Olympics in Men’s Double
- Dave is currently training professionally at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra looking forward to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
