BMX
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Want to take your BMX to the next level?
The IAS BMX Program is designed to support the developmental needs of the regions emerging talented BMX athletes by providing industry leading high-performance sport development programs. Scholarships are offered for a 12-month period commencing in October and concluding in September. The aim of the program is to provide additional skill development in the performance pathway, in addition to their daily training environment and club training.
The program will provide coaching, training and competition to improve athlete development with a view to:
- Provide the necessary recourses for club riders to perform well at State and National Titles.
- Develop the skill level of athletes which will enhance their opportunities for selection into national teams/squads and the NSWIS program as scholarship holders.
- Prepare athletes to a level where their transition to the NSWIS (NSW Institute of Sport) squad is ‘seamless’
- Increase the level of success of those athletes at competition and events
- Provide an introduction and progression into sport specific strength and conditioning
- Provide education around athletic development as well as personal development in topics such as Nutrition, Sport Psychology, Media Skills / Public Speaking, Youth Leadership, Drugs in Sport
- The program will conduct weekly skills based and strength and conditioning training to which attendance is expected
2024/25 Staff
Marcos Baez – Coach
Carla Mete – Manager
2024/25 Squad
Isaac Baez
Maison Benson
Joseph Both – Morley
Linkin Davis
Rojan Fernandez
Marley Nees
Anabella Warrington
Athlete Profiles
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2024/25 Scholarship
Athlete Eligibility
To be eligible for an IAS Cycling BMX Scholarship, athletes must:
- Reside within the Illawarra Region, Wollongong, Shellharbour, Kiama, Shoalhaven and Wingecarribee
- Be a registered member of a cycling club affiliated with AUS Cycling
- Be in the AusCycling U15, U17 and U19 age category in 2025 (born 2006-2012).
Special consideration may be given to athletes outside the eligibility criteria, subject to the approval of the IAS Board.
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2024/25 Scholarship
Fees
IAS athletes are required to purchase the IAS squad uniform, they also are required to contribute to additional components of the programs such as camps.
