The School of Human Movement Studies and the Western Region Academy of Sport (WRAS) at Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Bathurst received a 2009 NSW Sports Safety Award at a ceremony in Sydney on Friday 13 November. Dr Stephen Bird, lecturer at the School of Human Movement Studies accepted the award on behalf of the program partners for the joint initiative. “The CSU/WRAS Strength and Conditioning Internship (SCI) Program received the Bronze Award for outstanding education and promotion of sports safety for its Strength and Conditioning Internship (SCI) Program,” Dr Bird said. “The program began in 2006, and offers final-year human movement studies students the opportunity for internship placement. The program aims to provide strength and conditioning interns with scientific knowledge and programming expertise that enables the continued development of pre-elite youth athletes to train systematically and safely to improve sports performance and reduce the risk of injury.”