Recognising our
scholarship recipients
celebrating our current scholarship holders
Women in Sport Coaching 2026-27
Recipients
Centre: Annalea Reid – Badminton (Hobart)
Right: Abbie Genders – Swimming (Hobart)
Joined by The Hon Nick Duigan, Minister for Sport
Both WIS coaches receive $5,000 of support as part of the partnership between Womensport and Recreation Tasmania Inc and the Tasmanian Institute of Sport. This allows them to participate in an intensive development program to build up their skills and prepare them for a life in professional coaching.
Emerging Women Coaches 2026-27
Talia Bartlett – Cricket (Devonport/Burnie)
Recipient of the Lutruwita The Label Aboriginal Emerging Coach Scholarship. Talia is pictured with Lucy from LTL.
Prudence Tippett – rowing (Devonport)
Recipient of the WSRT Emerging Coach Scholarship.
Josephine Beutel – table tennis (Deloraine)
Recipient of the Clubs Tasmania Emerging Coach Scholarship. Josephine is pictured with Tom Darke from Clubs Tasmania and Janelle Smith, WSRT Director.
Read about our Emerging Coach Scholarship Recipients here.
Women in Sport Coaching 2024-25
Recipients
Left: Sarah Ashlin – rowing (Launceston)
Right: Taylor Wigg – cricket (Hobart)
Joined by 2023-24 recipient Chelsea Wing (centre)
Both WIS coaches receive $5,000 of support as part of the partnership between Womensport and Recreation Tasmania Inc and the Tasmanian Institute of Sport. This allows them to participate in an intensive development program to build up their skills and prepare them for a life in professional coaching.
celebrating our past scholarship recipients
Women in Sport Coaching 2023-24
Chelsea Wing – football (Launceston)
Deb Reynolds – Australian Rules Football (Launceston)
Rachel Hosie – athletics, hammer throw (Hobart)
Women in Sport Coaching 2022-23
Philippa Martin – tennis (Devonport)
Elizabeth Gray – athletics, middle distance & sprints (Launceston)
Sarah McCambridge – hockey (Hobart)
Women in Sport Coaching 2020-21
Pictured at media event announcing scholarship recipients:
Dana Faletic OLY – WSRT President, The Hon Jane Howlett MP – Minister for Sport & Recreation, Minister for Women, Amanda Punch – scholarship recipient, Alisa Denne – TIS Sports Program Manager.
Recipients
Amanda Punch – swimming (Hobart)
Danielle Carstens – netball (Launceston)
Dana Faletic, WSRT President, announced she is pleased to continue the partnership with the TIS to offer support to female coaches.
Ms Faletic said coaches provide guidance and are role models to our younger athletes.
“It is vital that we have women in these coaching positions as they are an integral part of all aspects of sport and we are pleased to support more female coaches in Tasmania,” Ms Faletic said.
Women in Sport Coaching 2019-20
Pictured at media event announcing scholarship recipients in August 2019:
The Hon Sarah Courtney MP – Minister for Women, Abbey Savage – scholarship recipient, Jessica Blake – scholarship recipient, The Hon Jeremy Rockliff MP, Minister for Health and Wellbeing.
Recipients
Jessica Black – hockey
Abbey Savage – swimming
Dana Faletic, WSRT President, congratulated both recipients, and highlighted the importance of these scholarships.
“In coaching, as in many other areas, women face barriers to participating. These range from personal barriers, such as lack of time, to structural barriers, such as lack of female role models in their sport. If we can help increase the number and calibre of female coaches, that’s a win for other young women aspiring to be involved in sport.”
Women in Sport Coaching 2017-18
Recipients
Wenonah Sharman – athletics (Devonport)
Janelle Smith – cycling (Launceston)
Pictured at media event announcing scholarship recipients, left to right:
The Hon Jacqui Petrusma MP, Wenonah Sharman, Janelle Smith, Stewart Pither – Tasmanian Institute of Sport Manager, Performance Services.
Photographer: Paul Scrambler
empowering and supporting women in sport leadership
Help fund a scholarship
Our Emerging Women Coaches scholarships were introduced in early 2026, with a focus on keeping more women in coaching at club and grassroots levels. If you are able to support our fundraising for these scholarships to continue, you can make a tax deductible donation directly to this program via the Australian Sports Foundation here.
If you, or your organisation, would like to sponsor one of these scholarships, including naming rights, we would love to chat to you. Please get in touch by emailing wsrt@wsrt.org.au
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