ethos April 2009
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Welcome to the April edition of ethos – Online.
SPORTS COMMISSION NEWS
Sport Leadership Grants and Scholarships for Women
 Office for Women are looking to develop the next generation of female leaders in sport.
Applications are open for the 2009–10 round of Sport Leadership Grants and Scholarships for Women and close on 11th May. The ASC and Office for Women’s Sport Leadership Grants and Scholarships are offered to inspire and assist women in the sports industry to reach their full potential in leadership, through education and development opportunities.
The ASC invites women from all areas and levels of the Australian sports community to apply. Women from culturally diverse backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, women in rural and regional areas and women with a disability are encouraged to apply.
Grants available for individuals and organisations in the areas Coaching, Officiating, Governance, Management / Administration, Communications / Media / Marketing.
For more information click here
AIS Online Newsletter
 You are invited to subscrive to the AIS Online newsletter — the new free e-newsletter dedicated to the Australian Institute of Sport.
AIS Online is a twice-monthly e-newsletter giving you access to:
· feature stories on athletes, coaches and scientists
· sport results
· athlete profiles
· news from AIS alumni
· great tips from AIS Sports Science and Sports Medicine.
You can subscribe to AIS Online easily by visiting our website: http://www.ausport.gov.au/site_tools/ais_online_subscritpion
Local Sporting Champions – Funding for Junior Athletes to pursue their sporting dreams
 Significant costs associated with participation at sporting competitions, particularly sportsmen and women from regional areas.
The Local Sporting Champions program is an Australian Government initiative designed to provide financial assistance for junior sportsmen and women towards the cost of travel, accommodation, uniforms or equipment when competing at an official national sporting organisation (NSO) endorsed state or national sporting competition.
To see the selection criteria and application form click here
EA and FEI Officiating News
Australian Dressage Committee Vacancies Filled
The election for three vacancies on the Australian Dressage Committee has been completed.
Five nominations were received for the three positions. The states submitted their votes and Lesley Sullivan, Cathie Drury-Klein and Susie Hoevenaars were re-elected for a further 2 year period (all three of whom were eligible to re-stand).
Australian Vaulting Committee Vacancies have been filled
The Equestrian Australia National Vaulting Committee has been elected. Being a skills based committee, the National Vaulting Committee acts in the best interests of the sport in whole, regardless of their state of residence or membership.
The National Vaulting Committee members are:
Greg Blunden – Chairman, Melanie Fedrick, Michael Winwood, Sarah Hocking, Sarah Venamore
Krystle Lander - Vaulters’ Representative
'Fast track ' trial for FEI riders and NCAS coaches to become Elementary or Medium level judges
There are existing provisions for ‘fast tracking’ for eligible FEI level riders to become either an Elementary (E) or Medium (D) judge without the intervening steps
Now the ADC have decided to include eligible NCAS coaches as well.
Applicants must be:
· EA NCAS Level 2 or level 3 Specialist Dressage Coaches; or
· FEI riders who have obtained 63% on 3 occasions in Official Prix St Georges or Intermediate I or have obtained 60% on 3 occasions in Official Intermediate II or Official Grand Prix. Such performances must have been gained in the past 8 years; or
· FEI riders who have been selected in an Australian Dressage Olympic Games or World Equestrian Games Dressage Team
For application form and more information including the criteria and process to become an accredited E or D level judge click here
New Youth Development Coordinators
The High Performance Program of Equestrian Australia have recently selected Youth Development Coordinators for Dressage, Eventing and Jumping.
The National Youth Development Program Coordinators are:
Dresssage - Jan Smith (VIC) Eventing - Prue Barrett (NSW)
Jumping - Alison Rowlands (WA)
As part of the introduction of the National Youth Development Programs in 2009 the Coordinators will be responsible to the High Performance Panel for the coordination of all aspects of the program. The role will require the Coordinator's to assist in the program formulation and review, coordinate youth development camps, liaise with head coaches, provide support to squad members at major events and maintain performance records to aid a youth development performance analysis system. The term of the appointments are from January 2009 to December 2012. Veterinary Team appointments
 The Board of Equestrian Australia have endorsed the following Veterinary Team appointments for 2009–12. Eventing Dr Denis Goulding
Jumping Dr Andrew Hunt
Overseas based Dr Graham Potts
Dressage/PE Dr Janine Dwyer
We look forward to our experienced Veterinary Team providing their expertise once again in assisting our National Teams to maintain the great results achieved at the Olympic Games.
Jumping & Eventing Officials
EA Jumping and Eventing Officials are due to update their accreditation.
A letter and form will be sent to all Jumping and Eventing Officials from EA National Office in the next week.
Officials need to update their details and return the form to EA National Office so that their listing on the EA database and website can be amended if necessary.
Should there be any queries about this process please contact Nathan Holman or Rebecca Willis on 02 8762 7777.
New Dressage Scoring System
Equestrian Australia is excited to be able to provide our affiliated clubs with a Dresssage Scoring System.
Developed by Keith Smith of Queensland for the complimentary use by all our affiliated dressage clubs, this new scoring system will make competition day for event organisers a lot simpler. The system is very easy to use and all that is required is a computer or two that have Microsoft Excel installed and some willing operators! As a separate file is kept for Horse and Rider information, the data can be re-used for different classes and competitions, reducing data entry time. All EFA and FEI tests are supplied and the program is able to accommodate other tests without updates to the scoring program. Results are shown with individual judges rankings for all participants and over-all placings. Results are in a format suitable for posting directly to the scoreboard and for import into the EA database. For more information click here or contact Tracey Lesslie tracey.lesslie@efanational.com or 02 8762 7788. New Dressage Tests and Updated Rule Book  New Dressage Tests are due for release soon. They are currently with the Australian Dressage Committee for approval. Keep your eye on the website in the coming weeks for their release.
The updates to the Rulebook effective from 1 January 2009 have been collated into the 2008 Rulebook and will be available for download or purchase shortly.
Appointment of Para-Equestrian National Positions
 A significant step towards the mainstreaming of Para-Equestrian occurred on Tuesday 24 March when the Para-Equestrian High Performance Panel met for the first time under the management of Equestrian Australia. The meeting was highly productive and covered a range of issues such as Para-Equestrian Pathways, Coaching, Competition, World Equestrian Games, Veterinary Program and Budget.
The Para-Equestrian High Performance Panel is represented by Brett Mace - EA High Performance Manager, TBC - National Coach, Sharyn Gregory - Sport Representative, Pauline Perry - Chair of the National Selection Panel, Anne Skinner - Riders Representative and Janine Dwyer - Veterinarian. The other 2 selectors are Deb MacNicol and Sue Bright.
To see a summary of the meeting click here
EA Coaching News
CE and SSTA’s Workshops – All States
A two day update clinic will be held for Coach Educators and SSTA's in every state.
The dates for the clinics are:
WA - 26-27 May
SA - 28-29 May
Qld - 10-11 June
NSW - 16-17 June
Vic - 23-24 June
Tas - 29-30 June
The second day will cover practical aspects of training and assessment.
In addition the new Show Horse Coach course will be introduced. CE's who attend the course will be accredited to train and sign off on Show Horse Activity Slips.
CE's will receive the new Level 1 (Dressage, General and Showhorse) Final Assessment Tasks and a CD including the new EA logo and the Policy & Procedures for Coach Educators and Candidates.
Further information including a registration form will be send out to all CE's and SSTA's in the next week.
Career Opportunity in Singapore
An Equestrian Club affiliated to the Singapore Equestrian Federation is lloking to recruit a suitably qualified Riding Instructor for all levels. Experience in Showjumpin is necessary.
Interested applicants can email their CV to kimhuat.lee@efs.org.sg
Phone enquiries can be directed to the Equestrian Federation of Singapore 65 6466 5123.
Training Opportunities
Kind Regards,
Rebecca Willis
Sport Consultant www.equestrian.org.au EFA National Office Ph: +61 2 8762 7777 Fax: +61 2 9763 2466 PO Box 673 Sydney Markets NSW 2129 The EFA acknowledges the substantial support it receives from the Australian Sports Commission. www.ausport.gov.au
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