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Coaching

The VIS delivers world-class coaching across a range of high performance sport programs. Through individualised coaching support, VIS coaches empower Victorian athletes to reach their full potential on the national and international stage.

Committed to the HP2032+ Win Well pledge, VIS coaches foster a holistic environment that helps athletes excel during their sporting careers and contribute meaningfully to their communities. Supporting our coaches is the VIS Coach Development team, committed to developing world-class coaches who are not only technically skilled, but are visionary leaders within their programs and sports 

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Provide tailored and individualised coach development opportunities to VIS coaches and VIS program coaches.

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Actively create environments and enable opportunities for coaches to connect, share and learn across sports disciplines.

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Develop coaches into influential leaders, capable of driving performance and culture within their teams and sports.

“The VIS supported my transition from athlete to coach and helped me grow into the leader I am today. Over seven years leading the women’s hockey program, I’ve cultivated a high performance environment that develops elite athletes while empowering women to become strong leaders in their communities.”

Stacia Strain

VIS Head Coach - Women's Hockey

Coaching news

A man with short hair wearing a navy sweatshirt and shorts in a wheelchair. Pointing to other wheelchair basketball players as he coaches.
15 April 2026

VIS coach appointed to national role with the Australian Gliders

Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) wheelchair basketball coach Jeremy Synot has been appointed head coach of the Australian Gliders, Australia’s women’s national wheelchair basketball team, by Basketball Australia. Synot works daily with VIS scholarship holders at the forefront of wheelchair basketball in Victoria, supporting athletes who train and develop within the Institute’s high performance program. His appointment…
28 January 2026

The science of ‘trying less’ and how it transformed Nina Phan’s diving

In the sport of diving, which pursues extreme precision and flawless technique, effort is a creed etched into every athlete's DNA. But for VIS athlete and Australian diver, Nina Phan, and VIS Diving Coach, Rebecca Stafford, sometimes the key to success lies in learning to ‘try less’.
08 October 2025

Victorian Institute of Sport unveils bold Strategic Plan for a golden decade

The Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) has today unveiled its 20252032 Strategic Plan, setting an ambitious new course for the future of high performance sport in Victoria.