University Of Wollongong Launches Female Athlete High-Performance Program

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University of Wollongong has announced the launch of the Female Athlete High-Performance Program on April 28, 2025.

UniActive Sports Program Manager James Pendrigh said, “This program meets a growing demand in the Illawarra for high-performance support for female athletes. It’s about enhancing their training without disrupting their schedules, helping them excel on and off the field. Collaboration with local schools, clubs, and sporting associations has played a key role in shaping the program to ensure it meets the needs of athletes across the region.”

One-Day Workshop Conducted To Introduce Program

Before the official launch of the program, UniActive organized the Female Athlete Workshop where it welcomed around 100 school students of Westfield Sports High, Illawarra Sports High, Matraville Sports High, Endeavour Sports High, and The Hills Sports High.

The one-day workshop presented the program to the athletes. It talked about injury prevention strategies, training techniques, and other key components. The participant athletes were from various sports including Football, Netball, Rugby League, Athletics, Basketball, AFL, Tennis, Swimming, Cricket and Softball.

Director of Sport at Illawarra Sports High School, Amy Child commented, “I think having strong links with the university with all their knowledge, their facilities, even just the fact that we can run workshops in fantastic classrooms, at the university is really, really important."

“One thing I would really like to see is a lot of our students coming to the University of Wollongong, continuing in their education while they're here. And while doing that, using sport as a way to connect with the university and, stay connected to their sport and build lifelong healthy habits," added Amy Child.

Illawarra Sports High Vice-Captain & Cricket Team Captain, Cadence said, “The contributions that this workshop has made has helped me learn about menstruation, recovery, and nutrition. Especially with menstruation, it's not really talked about in women's sport now."

Female Athlete High-Performance Program: More Details

This program is for female athletes between age group of 14 to 18. It offers training from the experts to improve the athletic development, physical health and psychological growth. The program is built after the success of a pilot program with 25 athletes. The program is designed to meet the unique requirements of the female athletes. UniActive will deliver the course with flexible schedules.

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