Baseball WA and Baseball Australia are thrilled to announce Andrew Kyle as an Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Gen32 Coaching Scholarship Recipient.
Andy will follow in the footsteps of Baseball Queensland Performance Program Manager Shayne Watson, who was selected to the program in 2022.
Andy will enter the program to develop his skills and expertise as a coach while having the opportunity to coach full-time.
“This is such a fantastic opportunity for a long-time leader in Western Australian baseball, specifically High Performance and the Australian Baseball League,” Baseball WA CEO Lachlan Dale said.
“Thank you to Michael Crooks, Baseball Australia General Manager – Performance Pathways & Player Development, and Shayne Watson for the support in making this a reality and showcasing baseball as a worthy recipient of this scholarship. We are so proud of Andy and congratulate everyone involved in a great result for baseball.”
Andy will remain based in WA and will be further integrated into BA national team activity while delivering great outcomes for WA athletes.
AIS Gen32 was created in 2022 to enhance the depth and diversity within Australia’s high performance coaching ranks ahead of the home Olympic Games in Brisbane and provides emerging or early-career coaches with a two-year paid internship in the nation’s top sporting programs.
Andy is part of a 30-strong group of up-and-coming coaches that will work across 23 sports.
“Coaching is a key focus in the remaining eight years to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games because you can’t have world-class athletes without world-class coaches,” Executive General Manager of AIS Performance Matti Clements said.
“The AIS Gen32 Coach Program is a partnership with our national sporting organisations and National Institute Network, with 29 coaches having a career-changing experience over the first two years of the program.”
The 2025-26 AIS Gen32 Coach Program will run from January 2025 to December 2026. For more information visit www.ais.gov.au/people-development/national-generation-2032-coach-program