NSW Sport and Recreation supports and provides annual grants to the network of regional academies of sport – 10 independent community based academies and one at Warren which is operated by NSW Sport and Recreation.
The Academies service the following areas: Central Coast, Far West, Hunter, Illawarra, North Coast, Northern Inland, Southern NSW, South East, Western NSW, Western Sydney and South West Sydney.
The academies help developing athletes reach their potential by providing specialist services to them in their local environment. The regional academies provide a stepping stone for athletes on the pathway to elite athlete development. They aim to assist athletes progress from their local academy to the NSW Institute of Sport and the Australian Institute of Sport.
Benefits and services provided to athletes includes: skill development training in their chosen sport; specialist advice on sports science and medicine, nutrition and injury prevention; competition and touring experience; strength and conditioning; high level coaching; uniforms and equipment and subsidised travel and accommodation for competition and training camps.