BluescopeWIN Future Stars
BluescopeWIN Future Stars
Want to take the next step in your sporting career?
The IAS BluescopeWIN Future Stars Program (formerly Lonestar) is designed to support the developmental needs of the regions young talented athletes by providing industry leading emerging talent pathway programs.
The BluescopeWIN Future Stars Program is for athletes who compete in the various sports, individual or team, that the IAS currently do not provide specific program for or for athlete who fall outside the sports specific eligibility. Scholarships are offered for a 12-month period commencing in October and concluding in September.
The program will provide coaching, training and competition to improve athlete development with a view to:
- Prepare athletes to a level where their transition to any State or National Team is ‘seamless’ in terms of programs or pathways
- Increase the level of success of those athletes at competition and events in their chosen sport
- 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
- Provide an introduction and progression into sport specific strength and conditioning
- The program will conduct weekly strength and conditioning training to which attendance is expected.
2024/25 Squad
Riley Anthes – Swimming
Zarli Ashcroft – Gymnastics
Hugo Avery – Water Polo
Sianna Badger – Athletics
Sidney Bartle – Athletics
Zane Beckinsale – Motor Racing (Motocycle)
Nixon Blake – Swimming, Surf lifesaving, Soccer
Charlie Britton – AFL
Sinead Buchanan – Rugby Union, Rugby League, Oztag
Taj Caldwell – Kayaking
Celeste Carolan – Athletics
Zoe Carson – Gymnastics
Bodhi Charlton – AFL
Sonny Cocksedge – Swimming, Athletics
Drew Cooney – Athletics
Riley Dale – Swimming
Lucy Darragh – Surfing
Marci Davis-Cook – Snow Sports
Isabella Elsner – Soccer
Sienna Foster – Rugby Union, AFL
Allegra Fosteris – Gymnastics
Charlotte Garnero – Rugby Union
Charlotte Griffin – AFL, Swimming, Surf Lifesaving
George Griffin – AFL, Surf Life Saving, Athletics
Hannah Griffin – Swimming
Rylan Griffiths – Rugby League, Touch Football, Baseball
Lily Griggs – Rugby Union, Rugby League, Oztag, Touch Football
Natalia Hall – Athletics
Joshua Hewitt – Athletics
Niamh Hicks – Rugby Union
Zachary Hilton – Cue Sports
Portia Hingle – Rugby Union, Touch Football, Oztag, Rugby League
Elijah Howarth – Athletics
Abigail Inman – Soccer
Ruby Kerr – Rugby Union, Athletics
Magnus Kersten – Rugby League
Jadyn Koziwoda – Gymnastics
Kalani Lucas – Rugby Union, Rugby League, Touch Football
Sienna Mamo – Rugby Union
Eilidh Marshall – Sport Climbing
Tully McCarthy – Athletics
Zac McEvoy – Athletics
Mikayla Mclean – Athletics
Zali Milthorpe – Rugby League Refereeing, Rugby League
Kadance Naylor – Athletics
Lilah Norden – Athletics
Harper Payne – Rugby Union
Hannah Phillips – AFL
Ella Power – Athletics
Elsie Procter – Soccer
Baxter Roper – Rugby Union
Emma Shallcross – Soccer
Ginger Siasat – Athletics, Rugby Union, Surf Lifesaving
Joe Sommerville – Surfing
Lily Sproule – Athletics
Kaelin Steel – Rugby League, Rugby Union
Cody Sullivan – Athletics
Beau Thompson – Swimming
Lily Towse – Athletics
Owen Wall – Surf Lifesaving
Tahj Webb – Rugby league, Oztag, Touch Football
Lillian Wiecek – Swimming
Jake Witt – Rugby Union, Rugby League,
Elina Wood – Surfing
Athlete Profiles
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2024/25 Scholarship
Athlete Eligibility
To be eligible for an IAS Scholarship, athletes must:
- Reside within the Illawarra Region made up of the Kiama, Shellharbour, Shoalhaven, Wingecarribee or Wollongong local government areas
- Be a registered member of an association or club within the Illawarra region (if applicable)
- Be affiliated with the National or State Sporting Organisation (SSO) for the nominated sport
- Be 13 – 18 years old during the scholarship period (born in 2007-2012)
- Special consideration may be given to athletes outside the eligible age, subject to the approval of the IAS board.
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2024/25 Scholarship
Selection Criteria
Satisfy the eligibility criteria and demonstrate the following qualities;
- Physical abilities and physical skills considered to be essential for eventual success in their chosen sport
- Display an ability to apply coaching & technical instruction
- Display attitude, commitment and dedication to improving performance
- Demonstrate potential to be selected for NSW/National representation within 12 months
- The ability or potential to work as part of a team to achieve excellence
NB: Subjectivity is an unavoidable element of selection to the IAS Future Stars Squad.
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2024/25 Scholarship
Selection Details
Automatic qualification MAY be reached by achieving one or more of the following criteria:
- Previous selection in IAS Future Stars squad with satisfactory proof of current competition results and training commitments
- Selection committee recommendation from application
- Top 5 achievement at a state level individual event
- National level participation in their chosen sport
- Previous selection into a State or National team/squad
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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.
