Lecturers at the Charles Sturt University (CSU) School of Human Movement Studies have secured a contract with Indonesia’s State Ministry of Youth and Sport Affairs to provide education programs for the coaches of elite athletes. Dr Stephen Bird and Mr Ben Barrington-Higgs secured the contract, which is in addition to their contract to provide strength and conditioning training for elite athletes, after 10 Indonesian national sports coaches undertook intensive training for an Advanced Certificate in Sport Conditioning at CSU at Bathurst in December last year. “We’re very excited to be an international industry partner of this program because the Ministry is dedicated to improving performance through education of their coaches and athletes,” Dr Bird said. “We will continue to provide expertise to our northern neighbours following the improved performance of Indonesian athletes at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.” Dr Bird and Mr Barrington-Higgs depart for Riau and Surabaya in Indonesia on Monday 20 April as part of preparations for the next South-East Asian Games in December.