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.
2023/24 Squad
Harrison Baxter – Athletics and Cross Country
Mackenzie Best – Soccer
Keira Buckpitt – Surfing
Tyler Byrne – Wakeboarding
Lani Cairncross – Surfing
Celeste Carolan – Athletics and Cross Country
Zoe Carson – Gymnastics
Chase Corbeski – Football
Logan Corbeski – Football
Charlie Crittenden – Sports Climbing
Lucy Darragh – Surfing
Elizabeth Davis – Rugby
Marcelle (Marci) Davis-Cook – Snowboard Cross
Montana Doubell – AFL
Isabella Elsner – Soccer
Charlie Fannin – Water Polo and Rugby
Ivy Foster – Athletics
Sienna Foster – Rugby
Cate Giason – Athletics
Leo Halios-Lewis – Soccer
Sarah Heaton – Snowboarding and Rugby
Niamh Hicks – Rugby
Zachary Hilton – Que Sports
Portia Hingle – Touch Football and Oztag
Alice Hodgson – Surfing
Sophie Howarth – Athletics
Abigail Inman – Soccer
Zac Jordan – Cricket
Denbigh Lewis – Athletics
Samuel Lowe – Surfing
Tully McCarthy – Tennis and Cross Country
Zac McEvoy- Tennis and Athletics
Nicholas McGill – Athletics
Mikayla McLean – Athletics and Cross Country
Ivy Miller – Swimming and Surf Lifesaving
Imogen Moore – Surf Lifesaving and Hockey
Charlotte Neville – Surf Lifesaving and Cross Country
Lilah Norden – Athletics
Cale Parr – Rugby Union and Rugby League
Travis Potter – Futsal and Soccer
Sam Rolfe – Waterpolo
Coco Seddon – Rugby, Oztag and Cross Country
Oliver Sheridan – AFL
Ginger Siasat – Athletics. Rugby and Surf Lifesaving
Cody Sullivan – Athletics and Cross Country
Aimee Turner – Surfing, Swimming and Surf Lifesaving
Zane Ward – AFL, Swimming, Cricket and Oztag
Keegan Whitten – Athletics
Savannah Wiki – Athletics
Jared Wood – Swimming and Waterpolo
Hartley Zietsch – Snowboarding
*Squad is subject to approval from IAS board
Athlete Profiles
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2023/24 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 2006-2011)
- Special consideration may be given to athletes outside the eligible age, subject to the approval of the IAS board.
Athletes identifying as Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander may be eligible to participate in the Indigenous Talent Program (ITP). The ITP provides an opportunity for the IAS to provide mentorship and a dedicated level of focus upon the outcomes and support for Indigenous athletes.
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2023/24 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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2023/24 Scholarship
Selection Details
Applications close: 9am Monday 11 September 2023
Interviews: Mid-late September 2023
Automatic qualification MAY be reached by achieving one or more of the following criteria:
- Previous selection in IAS Lonestar 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
Those athletes who do not meet the requirements for automatic qualification MAY be offered an interview to discuss their acceptance in the program. We ask that both the athlete and a parent/guardian be present for this interview.
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2023/24 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.
