Fantastic job opportunity - Performance Analyst for Australian Cricket Team
Cricket Australia are currently recruiting for a performance analyst to work with their elite men's cricket team. What better than to join one of sport's most successful national teams as they prepare for the Ashes?Full details of the role - Performance Analyst, Cricket Australia
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Rob Robson
Co-founder, iStadia.com
Volunteers needed for 2010 Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series
Organisers of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series in London are on the look out for volunteers to help them run the 2010 event in Hyde Park over the weekend of July 24/25th.
The event, which is supported by the UK Sport World Class Events Programme, is part of a global series that attracts live TV audiences and big crowds. Last year's atmosphere at the Olympic venue for triathlon was amazing and included a big win on the home stage for reigning British world champion Alistair Brownlee.
The Dextro Energy Triathlon is a prestigious event which involves triathletes swimming in the Serpentine before testing themselves on the cycle and run courses through one of London's iconic Royal Parks and the venue for the 2012 Olympic Games.
In 2010, as well as the elite races, more than 3.000 triathletes will also take part in the mass participation age group races and there will be a paratriathlon for athletes with disabilities from all over the world.
“There are all kinds of roles that people can play”, said Robert Puestow of the event organising team at Upsolut Sports UK Ltd. “Everything is on offer from helping register athletes to marshalling the races to helping with spectator information. Not only will people experience the thrill of being involved in a big international televised event but they will gain some valuable skills and insights in the lead up to the 2012 Games”.
The 2010 event will see the women's elite race and the paratriathlon on Saturday 24th July, the men's elite race on Sunday 25th July with mass participation and other events also happening on both days. Volunteers are needed on both days.
For more information on volunteering at this event please visit www.triathlon-wcs-london.org
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Rob Robson
Co-founder, iStadia.com
UK Sport starts search for new Chief Executive
UK Sport 16 June 2010
UK Sport has today started its search for a new Chief Executive, following last week’s announcement of John Steele’s appointment as CEO of the Rugby Football Union.
The advertisement highlights the need for applicants who ‘have operated at Board or senior management level within high performance sport and can evidence a track record of demonstrably enhancing an organisation through decisive leadership and strategic decision making underpinned by strong financial planning and accountability’.
The successful candidate will ‘lead the organisation to ensure it is best prepared for delivery at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond. The remit of the role is to set and drive the strategy for high performance sport by investing in Olympic and Paralympic success, bidding & staging major sporting events on home soil and for promoting British sport’s interest & engagement internationally covering 2012 but well beyond.’
The post carries a ‘six figure salary’ and the closing date for applications is 5 July.
Outgoing Chief Executive Steele will leave UK Sport in late July.
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Rob Robson
Co-founder, iStadia.com
UK Sport Launch Recruitment Drive for International Leadership Programme
UK Sport’s International Leadership Programme (ILP) last week launched a recruitment drive for a fourth year.
Accepting nominations from Olympic & Paralympic sports, the ILP will aim to build on the success of previous years and competition for places on Year 4 is expected to be high. All individuals nominated are required to be responsible for increasing the sport’s influence internationally and to gain a place on the programme applicants will be required to undergo a rigorous selection process.
Commenting as an ILP Alumni member, John Derbyshire, Performance Director of the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) said:
“The ILP has been extremely valuable to me and the time taken to participate has been a significant and worthwhile investment. I greatly benefited from involvement and the impact on the RYA international strategy has been clear to see. I am sure the RYA will continue to put candidates forward for future years of the programme”
UK Sport works with National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of Olympic and Paralympic sports to develop International Influence Strategies outlining how the NGB plans to increase its influence within the International Federation to which it affiliates. However such strategies would be meaningless if the NGB does not have people within its structures with the skills to be able to deliver on the aims and objectives contained within them.
By developing the cross cultural competencies of NGB representatives charged with delivering this increased influence, the International Leadership Programme (ILP) aims to ensure the UK’s sporting interests on the world stage are represented by the very best international operators.
Ben Calveley, UK Sport’s Head of International Relations added:
“The ILP has proven to be an invaluable experience for our recent Year 3 graduates. Having the right people in the right places to promote the UK’s sporting interests is essential and it was encouraging to see a number of Year 3 participants taking on increased international responsibilities during the programme period. With new aspects to the programme already in the planning stages I am confident Year 4 will build on the success of previous years”
The ILP programme year will commence in early July with a group Induction. Participants will then commit approximately nine days over the course of the year to attend three residential training modules and three one day events. Training will cover themes such as the operating environment of international sport, negotiating and influencing and multi-cultural working.
Launched in 2006, the ILP is one of several UK Sport people development programmes and is part of UK Sport’s commitment to ensure that the UK is able to contribute to the development and governance of international sport.
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Rob Robson
Co-founder, iStadia.com
Blog for Sport Relief on 19-21 March
iStadia will be supporting Sport Relief this year by dedicating our ad space to raising money on their behalf.We would be grateful for your support.
In the first instance, please demonstrate your support for this event by 'signing up' on Linked In (http://events.linkedin.com/Sports-Blogfest-Sport-Relief-Charity/pub/227674) AND facebook (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=287159314386) so that your friends and contacts see it.
We'll then keep you informed about what to do - though all you need to do is (sign up to iStadia for free then) post a blog, article or news item. Everything counts, because our banners on all of those pages will be used to raise money for Sport Relief.
Many thanks!
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Rob Robson
Co-founder, iStadia.com
Blog for Charity - Join our 'Sports Blogfest' for Sport Relief on 19-21 March
Improved Sport & Exercise Articles Pages
We're always trying to improve the site at iStadia, and we've just made some radical changes to the articles pages that we're sure you'll like.First up, the layout has been improved, making it less cluttered. We've also provided a bit more data on each article to help people decide what to click. But possibly most important is that we've create pages that run off teh category, specialism and sport that you attach to your articles. So, if you attach an article to "Sports Performance", "Strength and Conditioning" and "Soccer", your article will show up in three additional pages: "Sports Performance Articles", "Strength and Conditioning Articles" and "Golf Articles". This should significantly increase the visibility of articles, while a simplified rating system will ensure that the best articles are easier to recognize.
Added to this, we've recently improved the positioning of our "Add this" tool which allows you to share an article, blog or news item. Since we've done that, hits from social media and bookmarking sites have increased dramatically - with views from Facebook ten times higher than before. All we need now is new content for people to share!
So all in all, there's been no better time to submit an article to iStadia. If you're looking for something to do during that quiet time between Christmas and New Year, why not write something?
Questions you may have:
Should I still use tags? Yes, absolutely. In fact, you'll see that tags are more visible now than before.
Can I go back and categorize my old articles? Yes - you can go back and edit any article, at the same time adding category data. If you do so you should get some new visits, so why not review the content while you are at it?
Can I suggest new categories? Yes, please. If you can't find something that accurately describes your article please let us know.
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Rob Robson
Co-founder, iStadia.com
Team 2012 was today (29/09/09) launched at the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, with leading payment system Visa announced as its Presenting Partner. It represents a huge new ambition for British sport, and is the largest national team ever sponsored, comprising approximately 1200 athletes from 47 sports and disciplines, Olympic and Paralympic alike.
