2010-11 - Tasmanian Institute of Sport

Alicia Leis presents a series of videos on considering what
athletes should be doing with their money. Do they ensure
they save before they buy or do they place it all on their
credit cards? Money management is a fundamental skill
that everyone needs to learn in life as money helps you
achieve those things you want in life - it ensures your
security into the future and assists you in achieving your
goals in both your sporting career and personally. Money
management is an athlete’s responsibility - no-one else can
look after you for the rest of your life.
The feedback we have received has been very encouraging
and we are discovering that it is not only TIS athletes
viewing these videos but also friends of athletes as well.
Last year we surveyed all of our athletes to gain a better
understanding of their situations and their views on the
ACE program. To complete the process we also surveyed
our coaches looking at factors such as:
• Career planning
• Education
• Employment
• Wellbeing
• Life skills
• Sport
• Personal
• Transition away from sport
• How the role of ACE could assist them
Some of the findings revealed that coaches wish to see the
ACE program involved in the following areas:
• Education - assisting with movement between secondary
school and college, TAFE, and university, and assisting
athletes with short courses and personal development
opportunities.
• Job seeking skills - assisting athletes with their resume,
interviews and job referrals.
• Social networking - ensuring athletes are aware of the
implications as well as respect and responsibility.
• Being an elite athlete and making the most of your scholarship.
• Ensuring athletes have good time management skills,
are comfortable with public speaking and have a better
understanding of their finances.
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