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The Northern Inland Academy of Sport (NIAS) is an incorporated, autonomous, community based organization established in November 1992 to identify and prepare talented sportspeople in the Northern Inland region to reach their maximum potential, on and off the field!
Nominations Now Open (2-Sep-10)
Nominations now open for our Summer intake of 2011 Sports for both athletes and Coaches
Program nominations are now open for the following programs:
- TAFE New England Triathlon Program
- West’s Boys and Girls Hockey Program
- Armidale Sportspower Rugby Program
- Gunnedah Services and Bowling Club Lonestar Program
- Armidale City Bowling Club /Carlo’s IGA Netball Program
- Tamworth Golf Club Golf Program
- South Tamworth Bowling Club Lawn Bowls Program
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Eligibility and benefits offered can be obtained on the NIAS web site www.nias.org.au Online applications can be completed on the site and will stay open until the 30th September 2010. If any coaches or managers are interested in joining NIAS for the above sport programs please contact NIAS for an application package
AWD Athlete off to State Titles (2-Sep-10)
Narrabri RSL Lonestar Athlete with Disability (AWD) athlete Allan Ross will this weekend attending the QLD AWD state championships in Brisbane to compete for the first time since gaining his classification. Allan is participating in 5 events ( 100m, 200m, Discus, Shot Put and Javelin) and is aiming to get some experience through competition before his trip to Canberra later in the year and for the nationals in April 2011. Alan has been busy training and recently attended a development camp at lake Ainsworth in conjunction with the North Coast Academy of Sport.
Australian Cycling Titles (2-Sep-10)
2 members of the Tamworth Metroll Cycling Squad will represent NSW at this weekend’s Under 15 and 17’s Road Championship Australian Tittles in Canberra. Ben Fox (Inverell) and Kierin Lewis (Tamworth) will head to Canberra on Thursday the 2nd September where they will register and put any finishing touches on their preparation. Friday will see the time trial, Saturday the Road Race and Sunday will be the criterium.
15's Netball Trials (2-Sep-10)
This coming Sunday the 5th September will see all the existing 15 year old girls from associations within the Northern Inland Region converge at Sport UNE Armidale for trials. They are trialling for a position in the NIAS Carlo’s IGA/ Armidale City Bowling Club 15’s Squad to travel to Sydney for a Development weekend on October 15th and 16th. The development weekend is exactly that, athletes from other regional academies and metropolitan squads will be put through skills and drills by some of the best coaches around the state. Coaches will focus on the key skills involved within each individual position. Mixed teams will also be established to play games to put in place objectives absorbed over the couple of days.
NIAS Now Greater (27-Aug-10)
NIAS this week signed a three year partnership with The Greater Building Society. The launch held on Monday was attended by The Greater CEO Don Magin, Branch Manager Katie Whatley as well as NIAS athletes, Chairman Wally Franklin and Executive Officer Peter Annis-Brown.
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