AusCycling High Performance 2022 Review
Project Background
AusCycling contracted Ihi Research to understand the developing culture of AusCycling and the opportunities for optimising organisational management and ultimately cycling high performance.
What we did
Online planning sessions with key AusCycling staff determined the focus and purpose of the research.
Key internal documents were reviewed along with a comprehensive literature review of high performance sport.
Exploratory interviews were designed as open ended conversations regarding the participants, role, experiences, aspirations and perceptions of AusCycling. There were 41 online interviews.
A survey was designed and conducted post interviews. A sense making meeting held to share analysis of the data and understand the perspectives of the high performance committee. The data across the document review, stakeholder interviews, and survey was analysed into six overarching themes for discussion.
Outcome
The report presents eight research informed recommendations to improve organisational culture in the AusCycling High Performance Programme.
The national high performance sport environment is complex, challenging and primarily reactive to performance and results. This research is intended to provide proactive recommendations that support a positive shift in high performance organisational culture, which will in turn improve athlete experience and performance. High performance sport centralisation is a complex activity that is influenced on multiple levels. Engaging in ongoing organisational monitoring and evaluation will provide feedback and improvement over time.
“The basis of any high performance program is you have to have knowledgeable people. Your resources are your people, and that's staff, coaches and athletes. (Stakeholder)
Stakeholder
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