(Image: Mariah Williams in action for HAS in 2011) The Regional Academies of Sport (RAS) will be represented by 30 past and present athletes this month when the world unites for the rescheduled 2021 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The Australian Olympic Committee has announced a Team of 472 athletes to compete in Tokyo, consisting of…
The Regional Academies of Sport (RAS) are in preparation for a growth strategy meeting between the many State Sporting Organisations (SSO’s), the NSW state government and the Office of Sport. In what promises to be a critical meeting for the state’s future sporting star’s in NSW, the RAS network is facilitating a meeting where the…
The Hunter Academy of Sport (HAS) played host for the third and final time to the 2021 Your Local Club Academy Games over the weekend of Friday 16th April to Sunday 18th April. Over 1 400 athletes and their families travelled from 11 Regional Academies throughout NSW to compete in the tournament throughout the Hunter…
Some of the state’s finest young athletes will arrive in the Hunter Region this weekend for the 2021 Your Local Club Academy Games. Hosted by the Hunter Academy of Sport (HAS), the event will be held across various venues throughout the Hunter region from Friday, April 16th to Sunday, April 18th. The event will…
The 2021 Your Local Club Academy Games officially kick started its campaign with a Media Launch held on Friday, March 26th at Belmont Golf Club. Some of the states finest young athletes will arrive in the Hunter Region in 2 weeks time for the 2021 Your Local Club Academy Games. Hosted by the Hunter Academy…
The NSW Regional Academies of Sport (RAS) welcomed the recent news that the IOC will start a targeted dialogue with the Brisbane 2032 Committee and the AOC in relation to Australia hosting the Olympic Games for a third time. Recently Brisbane’s bid to host the 2032 summer Olympics also got the backing of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who told…
On the 29th January, 2021, as part of the RAS strategy, a number of RAS Executive Staff met in Tamworth with the NSW Premier the HON Gladys Berijiklian, Deputy Premier the HON John Barilaro and Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation and a long time support of the RAS network and the Northern Inland Academy…
Basketball NSW (BNSW) and Regional Academies of Sport (RASi) are pleased to announce an extension to its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will see both organisations work together in the delivery of basketball programs that will provide improved pathway opportunities for regionally based athletes across NSW. The two-year MOU agreement will see BNSW support the work being…
The NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) and Regional Academies of Sport (RASi) today announced a partnership that will deliver improved pathway opportunities for regionally based athletes across NSW. A four-year agreement which will run throughout the next Olympic cycle, the partnership will leverage off RASI environments and world class NSWIS high performance expertise to develop…
For over three decades the Regional Academies of Sport (RAS) have enjoyed a strong partnership with the NSW Government through the Office of Sport which has allowed the RAS network to help foster the development of young regional talent across NSW. This long-lasting relationship was highlighted in the last Olympic cycle (Rio de Janeiro and…