Mid West Academy of Sport receives $200,000 grant from State Government’s Regional Talent Development Network

The Mid West Academy of Sport has received $200,000 from the State Government to help provide coaching and specialist services for young athletes. The funding is part of the Regional Talent Development Network grants program, which provided $545,000 to eight regional sporting organisations as part of its most recent round. MWAS CEO Darren Winterbine said the money would help develop the the next generation of Mid West athletes. “A lot of that money will go towards athlete services with a look at coaching development programs to provide better coaches for those athletes,” he said. Mr Winterbine said he was grateful to the State Government and hoped the partnership would continue to prosper. “It’s great the Government is on board with us and backing what we’re trying to do,” he said. “There’s a lot of work going on now to secure a long-term commitment, we have nine academies up here so there is plenty to be done.” Sport and Recreation Minister David Templeman said supporting regional sport was an important task, and one that might even help produce the next Olympians. “Regionally based athletes, coaches, and officials don’t always get the same opportunities as their city counterparts and this funding helps take programs to them,” he sad. “This funding goes to programs and development opportunities for them to grow, improve their skills and abilities, and progress along the sporting pathway — potentially to elite level — so they can realise their sporting dreams.”