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Dear Reader
Welcome to Sport Knowledge Australia's third newsletter.
During the past three months Australia has enjoyed extraordinary and hard fought on-field sporting successes.
Our off-field planning, development and knowledge sharing form the foundations of the development of Australian
and indeed international sport.
SKA is spearheading this exchange and partnership process for Australia. During a recent Austrade
delegation trip to London, SKA laid the ground work for long term partnerships and the development of educational
and knowledge sharing projects. London Calling SKA.
In this issue we offer two specialised seminars on Genetic Doping – the Facts & the
Future and Best Practice Player Welfare, which are bound to
stimulate vigorous discussion.
Again, many thanks to each of you who took the time out to give us feedback.
Yours in sport,
Leighton Wood
Chief Executive
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Genetics in Sport
"The field of genetics is moving at an astounding pace and it behoves all who are associated with sport
to stay abreast of the scientific developments and gain knowledge of how genetics will, and in-fact is,
affecting the sport industry." This is the view of SKA Programme Director Dr Paul Jonson who has introduced
a new offering onto the curriculum designed to confront emerging issues titled ' Genetic
Doping - the Facts & the Future'
A broad cross-section of the sport industry - CEOs, coaches, trainers, player associations and government
bodies have been invited to the genetics seminar which will be hosted at Sydney Olympic Park on 27 July
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Who's Responsible - Player Welfare
The causes and cures for anti-social athlete behaviour will be among the hot issues covered at the SKA
player welfare seminar on 31 August at Sydney Olympic Park.
The inaugural "Best Practice Player Welfare" seminar includes a presentation from Sonia Francis - a former
executive of the eminently successful Canterbury Crusaders Rugby Union franchise and current lecturer at
La Trobe University
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London Calling SKA
A recent Austrade Mission took SKA CEO Leighton Wood on an overseas visit to meet with, among others,
Sue Campbell, Chair of UK Sport.
Wood returned satisfied to report that several key objectives of the mission had been met. He said, "The
purpose was to gain an understanding of the UK sports industry, to develop media partnerships and to
engage in initial discussions for prospective joint delivery partners."
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Honing The Skills Of Sport's Elite Managers
Residential Course enrolling now
"The course is a great way to learn and acquire knowledge. It's a great blend of theory with practical
case studies delivered by an outstanding group of academics and respected sport industry professionals."
That was the summation of Brian Thorburn, General Manager of the Australian Rugby Union after
attending SKA's inaugural Executive Sport Management Programme held late last year.
Equally complimentary were attendees from organisations such as the Sports Authority of India,
the Commonwealth Bank Centre of Excellence in Cricket, the Richmond Tigers AFL club, the International
Cricket Council and the Singapore Sports Council.
From 15-20 October this year at Sydney Olympic Park, Thorburn will be among a high profile list of industry
identities - this time presenting the course - in concert with other leading industryt practitioners and noted academics from universities around
Australia.
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Major Event Success
Australian executives were joined by their peers from South Africa, Singapore and Barbados who flew
into Sydney for the high-level inaugural Major Event Management course in early June.
Sports and related industries represented included cricket, horse racing, rugby union, facilities management,
government authorities, and post-graduate education.
Yazed Osman, the Assistant Director of Sport Business Division of the Singapore Sports Council,
rated the course highly saying, "This programme has truly opened up a whole new opportunity. It is relevant
in understanding the challenges of major events; truly beneficial to those embarking on major event
management or strategies - a macro approach to event management."
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Accessing Knowledge Made Easier - SKA Academic Scholarships
An SKA scholarship, designed to assist sports which face particular challenges - women, disabled and
indigenous - is certain to be a popular asset in helping those associated to manage their sports and their
athletes to the highest standards.
An inaugural recipient of the scholarship was Tony Naar, the National Technical Director of the Australian
Paralympic Committee. He had this to say about his learning experience, "The Elite Coaching Symposium in
November 2005 gave me the opportunity to learn from, and share ideas with, some of Australia's best coaches
in a range of sports"
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KOKODA Track Measures Endurance
The 4,000 or so Australians who are expected to walk the Kokoda track in 2007, should prepare for
a gruelling 96 kilometre endurance test spanning 7 to 11 days according to Professor Kevin Norton - a
pre-eminent sport scientist and SKA's Director of Research & Knowledge Services.
"The harsh physical demands of the track were written about during times of war but have never been fully
understood or quantified," says Norton. "As the popularity of Kokoda grows, it is important for those
considering the trek to understand the physical requirements - the preparation should not be underestimated
- very high levels of conditioning are required."
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