Western Australian Institute of Sport
Neill Potts is an accomplished sports performance professional with extensive experience in various leadership roles. Currently serving as the Performance Team Director at the Western Australian Institute of Sport since July 2019, Potts previously worked as a High Performance Consultant at Red Team Performance and held the position of Head of Athletic Performance with the Scottish Rugby Union from June 2010 to June 2017. Earlier positions include Head of Sports Science and Conditioning at Edinburgh Rugby, Assistant National Athletic Performance Co-ordinator at Scottish Rugby Union, and Strength and Conditioning Coach at sportscotland institute of sport. Potts holds a PhD in Skill Acquisition from The University of Edinburgh and a Certificate in Negotiation Mastery from Harvard Business School Online.
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Western Australian Institute of Sport
Purpose Enabling Western Australian athletes to achieve international sporting success. Vision Sporting Champions: Western Australian athletes achieve international success and are admired for their character. Guiding Principles WAIS will pursue its Purpose and develop strategy guided by the following principles: • Principle 1. International Focus: WAIS will prioritise resource allocation to support athlete performance at the international level. • Principle 2. Partner to Value Add: WAIS will invest in and partner National Sports Organisations (NSOs) that provide high calibre national leadership; it will allocate its resources to enhance the support provided by them to WA athletes. • Principle 3. Western Australian Significance: WAIS will give priority to sports important to the Western Australian community. • Principle 4. Community Values: High performance athletes are role models for the community and their behaviour should reflect an understanding of this responsibility. • Principle 5. Athlete wellbeing and safety: WAIS will make decisions and take actions that are at all times considerate of athlete mental and physical wellbeing and safety. • Principle 6. Government Policy Alignment: WAIS will align with Western Australian Government policy and be responsive to Federal Government sports policy. Our Values Our culture of Striving for Excellence is lived through the behaviours of athletes and staff that demonstrate: • PASSION • INTEGRITY • QUALITY • TEAMWORK