Sports Courses
Seminar 1: Australian Rules Football & Team Sports
Coaching by Satellite: Quantifying Game Demands of Team Sports using Technology Presented by: Mr. Ben Wisbey (Director, FitSense Australia)
Mr Ben Wisbey is the author of the AFL's annual GPS Research Report for the past 4 seasons and is recognised as a leader both nationally and internationally in the area of quantifying player demands in team sports using technology. As the Director of FitSense Australia, Ben has consulted to a number of AFL clubs: Sydney Swans, West Coast Eagles, Adelaide Crows and Richmond Tigers and is currently a board member of both the Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science (AAESS, ACT) and Sports Medicine Australia (SMA, ACT). Ben also spent 7 years as a sports scientist at the ACT Academy of Sport working with endurance athletes including a number of World Champions and Olympians.
Ben will be presenting the latest information on the physical demands of Australian Rules Football (ARF) using GPS technology and explain how this hi-tech era of sports science is being used to change athlete preparation and game day strategies. Ben will conclude by revealing what we can expect to see on our sporting grounds in the near future.
Nature vs. Nurture: Testing & Training Repeat Sprint Ability (RSA)
Dr. Stuart Cormack is highly regarded within the football industry and was appointed as Essendon Football Club’s High Performance Coach in July, 2008. Stuart has served as head fitness coach for the West Coast Eagles for the past eight seasons. During this time the club made the finals six times, played in two Grand Finals and won a Premiership. Prior to West Coast, Stuart spent four years as a strength and conditioning coach at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) where he was responsible for preparing elite athletes for international competition. Stuart is also a member of the newly formed AFL sports science advisory committee.
Stuart recently completed his Ph.D. at Edith Cowan University investigating neuromuscular fatigue and hormonal responses to training and competition in elite Australian Rules footballers. Stuart will discuss the practical assessment of RSA and provide the latest information relating to the trainability of this important capacity in the modern game of Australian Rules.
2008 AFL Draft Camp: Testing Energy Systems & Components of Fitness
Dr. Melissa Arkinstall is a sports scientist and the Director of Exercise Research Australia (ERA). Melissa leads the ERA sports science team to deliver education, fitness testing and training services to a wide range of sports including: Victorian and Australian Cricket, Carlton FC, Essendon FC, Richmond FC, V8 Supercars, Badminton Australia, Football Federation Victoria, Rowing Australia and Racing Victoria Ltd. ERA has also been the preferred service provider of physiology testing to the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) since being formed in 2004.
Melissa’s research has been presented at both a national and international level with numerous papers published in international journals of high regard. Melissa is also a member of the RMIT Human Movement Course Advisory Board.
Melissa will discus the assessment of energy systems and components of fitness through field-based testing and display the latest results from the 2008 AFL Draft camp report produced by the Australian Institute of Sport. Melissa will conclude by listing the top 10 ranked players in each test performed and examine the relationship between RSA, speed and endurance.
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