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2017 | SEMESTER 1 Bond builds its coaching A-TEAM TRIATHLON Mr Dan Atkins Dan Atkins is the Triathlon Australia National Performance Centre Head Coach, based out of Bond University, and the Australian Institute of Sport at Pizzey Park. He has been working with the swimming squad at the University pool since 2014. In the lead up to the Rio Olympics, Mr Atkins had triathletes using the altitude chamber at the Bond Institute of Health and Sport to prepare for the conditions at the humid Brazilian city. Mr Atkins has both Olympians and Paralympians under his tutelage and is excited to grow the triathlon program at Bond to include amateur athletes into the future. Mr Atkins sees Bond and the Gold Coast as the best places in the world to train triathletes. GOOD coaches not only get the best out of the athletes they have, they attract a new calibre of athlete to train under them. That’s why Bond University has secured some of the best coaches in Australia and internationally, for its peak performance sports. The partnerships in sports such as swimming, triathlon, rugby, AFL, netball and soccer put Bond athletes in touch with some of the nation’s top coaches. The athletes benefit from a high-end coaching experience commensurate with the high standard of education they get as a student, and clear pathways to the higher levels of their sports. This all feeds into Bond’s vision to be the leading destination for sports education. “We have worked very hard to attract these coaches and our intent is to continue to do so as we develop the Bond University sports landscape,” says Executive Director of Sport, Garry Nucifora. “Good coaching is the cornerstone of success and personal development, and we want to foster both attributes in our Bond athletes.” The appointment of Ben Gollings and Luca Liussi to the rugby department is a case in point. Mr Gollings was an internationallevel rugby sevens player for England who is the new coach of the Bond women’s SWIMMING Mr Richard Scarce sevens team, while Mr Luissi has held key management roles with senior Australian sevens teams. “ I came here for the rugby program after I saw the world-class people and program at Bond’s rugby facility,” says Mr Liussi. “The credibility of the coaches and the administration is really exciting.” In swimming, Richard Scarce has brought with him some of Australia’s highest rated talent as part of the Bond University Swimming Team – including Olympic medallists Cameron McEvoy and Thomas Fraser-Holmes. Working alongside them is the triathlon squad under coach Dan Atkins, who says it is a key opportunity to have elite swimmers working alongside each other, even if they compete in different sports. “The team has performed well over the past 12 months and everyone has been patting each other on the back while also pushing each other to go further,” says Mr Atkins. “I believe this is the best place on Earth to do what we do, and I am really excited about the future.” The momentum building behind Bond’s sports program will continue to grow under the watch of these top-class coaches as more elite athletes are attracted to the University and participation levels among students increases. Richard Scarce has been Head Coach for the Bond Swim Club since 2015, when he brought a team of 40 swimmers to train at the University, including Olympian Cameron McEvoy. Assisted by Kyle Samuelson, Mr Scarce has taken Bond’s swimming program to an international standard, which is important as the University continues to attract elite-level swimmers through its Georgina Hope Rinehart Swimming Excellence Scholarship. 38 www.arch.bond.edu.au
SPORT AFL Former VFL and AFL player Craig Starcevich is Head Coach of the AFL Women’s Brisbane Lions team. Mr Starcevich played for Collingwood for seven years from 1987 before moving to the Brisbane Bears in 1994, where he played for two seasons. He also has a long history as a trainer and strength and conditioning coach, having held the role at the Brisbane Lions and St Kilda Football Clubs. Bond gains access to Mr Starcevich through the University’s role as the Official Coaches Partner of the Brisbane Lions Women’s team. In the Gold Coast competition, Bond’s AFL team is guided by Sam Whish Wilson. Mr Whish Wilson has led the side to two premierships in his three years with the Club resulting in the team’s progression to ever higher divisions. Last year, the Bond University Bullsharks AFL team made the preliminary final of QFA Division 1. Ben Merrett has proved a strong foil to Mr Whish Wilson as the reserves coach. Mr Merrett, son of AFL legend Roger Merrett, came to the Bullsharks in 2015. Mr Merrett is a formidable performer on the field as a star for the first-grade team and a representative player for the south-east Queensland regional team, in addition to being a strong guiding hand for the reserves. Dave Ashkar is Bond’s new AFL women’s Head Coach. Mr Ashkar hopes to replicate his success with the Gold Coast Suns Under 16s academy, which he took to back-to-back state championships. NETBALL Ms Linda Peterson Mr Craig Starcevich Linda Peterson is the Coach of the Bond University Golden South Jaguars in the Queensland State Netball League, a role she transitioned to after eight years as a player. The partnership with Bond has allowed the Jags to implement a full strength and conditioning program with access to the new Sports Centre. The Golden South Jaguars compete in the feeder competition to the premier Super Netball League making Ms Peterson an important mentor to the Queensland up-and-coming netballers. RUGBY Bond University’s rugby department has a new look this year, under Director of Rugby Sean Hedger. It is a team with a wealth of knowledge on the game: Mr Hedger coached in Japan’s top league, at the Melbourne Rebels in the Super Rugby competition and with Melbourne Rising in the National Rugby Championships. The team has two new members with a depth of knowledge in the game this year, in Luca Liussi as General Manager Bond Rugby and Ben Gollings as I came here for the rugby program after I saw the world-class people and program at Bond’s rugby facility. Mr Liussi comes to the University from his long-term role as the Australian Sevens Team Manager, while Mr Gollings – the highest point scorer in world sevens history – recently finished his long international playing career. Adding depth to the team is Adrian Thompson, who is Assistant Coach for the premier team, and holds the role of Australia Under 20s Coach. Mr Ben Gollings www.arch.bond.edu.au 39
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