Academy Wide Ethan Mackie (Triathlon), Jordan Micallef (Softball) and Isabella Degei (Netball) were invited to attend Penrith City Council to meet with Mayor Tricia Hitchen, General Manager Warwick Winn and Community Facilities and Recreation Manager Andrew Robinson. Softball Squad Assistant Coach Matthew Beach and Triathlon Program Head Coach James Sweeney were named finalists in the…
Athletes from the Western Sydney Academy of Sport had the pleasure of attending Penrith City Council hosted by Mayor Tricia Hitchen, General Manager Warwick Winn and Community Facilities and Recreation Manager Andrew Robinson. Whilst a total of 27 athletes currently represent the Penrith LGA, 3 young, talented athletes Ethan Mackie (Triathlon), Jordan Micallef (Softball) and…
Academy Wide WSAS celebrated National Volunteer Week with a series of video interviews with current squad coaches and managers. Softball Alumni Jack Besgrove, Tyler Kelly, Matthew Beach and Daniel Harrison were selected for the Australian Men’s U23s Squad, who will compete at the U23s Men’s Softball World Cup held in Argentina at the end of…
Academy Wide WSAS Coaches attended the inaugural RAS Coach Development Conference in Terrigal, attending panel sessions from guest speakers such as NSWIS CEO Kevin Thompson, Sydney Kings owner Paul Smith, Kerri Pottharst OAM (2000 Sydney Olympic Gold Medalist), and Nicole McDermott (2022 Tokyo Olympic Silver Medalist). First year WSAS athletes attended an education session on…
WSAS Coaches attended the inaugural RAS Coach Development Conference on the 7th of May at Terrigal on the Central Coast. The conference included a series of panel sessions involving highly accredited national and international high-performance experts who imparted their knowledge and learnings to the eager coaches from Academies located across the State. As an exciting…
Weekly summary of events from 30/4/22-6/5/22
It has been an amazing start to the year! All athletes in attendance at the 2022 Your Local Club Academy Games represented themselves, their families, and the Academy with outstanding sportsmanship and dedication to their chosen sport. We are proud of what our alumni especially Sophie Wilson and the softball squads have achieved and we…
In what can be described as an exciting initiative for the Western Sydney Academy of Sport, we are pleased to announce an exciting and beneficial partnership with Underwriting Agencies Australia (UAA) – a locally born and bred company dating back to the 80’s. Following on from UAA’s existing support of multiple Regional Academies across New…
