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Enhance

Enhance

Enhance is an 18-month learning and development initiative targeting experienced Australian high performance (HP) coaches. The program aims to develop and support experienced HP coaches (~5-10 years+) by providing opportunities to strengthen leadership, strategic, and collaborative skills, ensuring they can effectively contribute to the Australian HP sport’s vision to “win well to inspire Australians.”

Enhance involves:

  • 1 x 2 day/1 night welcome and introductory residential.
  • 3 x 4 night/3.5 day face to face immersive learning programs at the AIS.
  • 4 x whole of cohort online meeting under the guidance of program facilitators.
  • Access to experts and leaders, inclusive of mentors and experiences deemed to add value to meeting the program goals.
  • Peer to peer and cross sport learnings through residentials and small group virtual sessions.
  • Learning leaders – drawn from some of the most experienced coach development facilitators from within the AIS HP Coach Development team, as well as from across the system lead:
  • Regular one-on-one meetings, and
  • Monthly small group online learning meetings
  • Target Audience: Experienced Australian HP coaches coaching athletes competing in Senior international competitions.
  • Nomination process: Applications for the 2025/2026 program are now closed.
  • Contact: hpcoachdevelopment@ausport.gov.au

AIS-Coach-Enhance-Program_FINAL.pdf

AIS-ENHANCE-Coach-Program-Program-booklet_FINAL.pdf

ENHANCE-Coach-Program-Guidelines,-selection-criteria,-application-process.pdf

2025-2026 Program Facilitators and Learning Leaders

Facilitators

Matt Williams - Co-Director of Artem Group

Bill Davoren - AIS HP Coach Development Manager

Learning Leaders

Neil Craig - HP Leader and Consultant

Gina Haddad - HP Leadership consultant and academic

Michael Nelson - HP Coach Development Lead, SASI

Matthew Wilkie - GM High Performance Capability Development, Rugby Australia

Kylee Byrne - HP Coach Development Lead, QAS

Alan McConnell - HP Coach Development Lead, NSWIS

2025/2026 Coaches

David Reid – Athletics

Laurence Fletcher – Paddle, Canoe Sprint

Shayne Watson – Baseball

Christine MacLaren – Rowing

Shane McDonald – Basketball

Nick Mitchell – Rowing

David Betts – Cycling

Shannon Fraser – Rugby Union (7s

Shane Kelly – Cycling

Rafa Trujillo – Sailing

Shane Perkins – Cycling

Alex Donnini – Skateboarding Park

Stuart Tinney – Equestrian Eventing

Kerrie Porter – Softball

Tais De Morais Rochel – Fencing

Peter Rees Duncan – Surfing

Alex Andre – Fencing/Para Fencing

Will Scott – Swimming

Ritchie Smith – Golf

Harley Connolly – Swimming, Para

Xiaoqing Li – Gymnastics

Maxi Seear – Triathlon

Yusuf Topari – Gymnastics

Joshua Slack – Volleyball, Beach

Eoin Murray – Handball

Andrew Yanitsas – Water Polo

Taip Ramadani – Handball

Jacki Northam – Water Polo

Tim Strapp – Hockey

Jason Lees – Wheelchair Rugby

Stacia Strain – Hockey

Ollie Midgley – Snowboard Park and Pipe

Titouan Dupras – Paddle, Canoe Slalom

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