Australian Institute Of Sport

About Australian Institute Of Sport

The AIS is Australia's strategic high-performance (HP) sport agency. We lead and enable a united HP system that supports athletes /teams to achieve success.

Australian Institute Of Sport Description

The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia. The Institute's headquarters were opened in 1981 and are situated in Canberra . The 66-hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce. The AIS is a division of the Australian Sports Commission. HistoryTwo reports were the basis for developing the AIS - The role, scope and development of recreation in Australia by John Bloomfield and Report of the Australian Sports Institute Study Group chaired by Allan Coles. The need of the AIS was compounded in 1976 when the Australian Olympic team failed to win an Olympic gold medal in Montreal, which was regarded as a national embarrassment for Australia. The Institute's well-funded programs have been regarded as a major reason for Australia's recent success in international sporting competitions. TimelineA brief overview of the history of the AIS follows: InstituteThe AIS employs a number of staff who primarily work in Sports Science and Sports Medicine, which includes disciplines such as sports nutrition, performance analysis, skill acquisition, physiology, recovery, biomechanics, athlete career education, strength and conditioning, psychology, sports medicine, physical therapies, talent identification and applied performance research. There are a number of sculptures located throughout the Bruce Campus, such as 'Acrobats', 'Gymnast', 'Pole Vaulter' and 'Soccer Players' by John Robinson and the 'Swimmer' by Guy Boyd. After the Sydney 2000 Olympics, two of the three sculptures - ' Gymnast' and 'Wheelchair Basketballer' - that were located on the Sydney Tower Eye prior to the Olympics were installed at the AIS.

Reviews

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It's an awesome, exciting place and you get to do activities, watch athletics train and much more! I rate it five stars!

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Cannot cook in the flats despite a full kitchen. They have a room where you can carry everything over and back to cook in the middle of the village, but stairs prevented me from doing this. Not everyone there is able to keep with the mess hall hours. No vending machines for snacks. If you can't keep with reception hours you can't buy a snack......der der der. Cleaners are sporadic and come in as they feel. I got a bad case of tinea on both my feet. Showers are lousy the water temp changes every few seconds from hot to cold hot cold.... The best time to shower is at about 2 am when the rest of the place is in bed, then you can have a decent shower. Rooms smell musty, moths and well worn carpets. Was relieved to finally leave the place. I spent 4 weeks there. I of those weeks was in a single room.

User

Best place to stay. I'm in year five and it's an amazing experience. The food is amazing. Got to see some athletes there too. My school got to go on a tour around the AIS and it's so cool. We got to go to a play area and it amazing place to have fun. U got to go there amazing.

User

Very nice soccer courts , we go there all the time and very good prices😀

User

I went in there in the holidays for the first time, it was amazing. I enjoyed tour around the place, I would like to work there one day when I'm older.

User

An extremely good experience. I got to experience olympic sports thanks to very cool technology, and have a tour of all the facilities. I highly recommend the AIS to everyone.

User

A great aquatic centre made second rate by tearing out the Recovery facility which included a Spa, Sauna and Plunge pool.
When I spoke to the management they said they have no plans to rebuild. Canberra now has no recovery facility with a plunge pool open to the public.

User

Great sports institute, nice facilities and a very clean , professional and fun environment. Perfect training spot for athletes

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I went in year 6 and had a brilliant experience

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if your lucky enough to go with your school like i did its an even better experience than just going to Canberra. And if your child likes sport like i do take them to the AIS where the Athletes train and play:)

User

Soooo great to be an athlete and go there every day!!!

More about Australian Institute Of Sport

Australian Institute Of Sport is located at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2617
(02) 6214 1111
Monday: 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday: 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday: 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday: 09:00 - 17:00
Friday: 09:00 - 17:00
Saturday: -
Sunday: -
http://www.ais.gov.au