Bond set standard in training facilities
THE world’s best athletes already knew it but the Bond Institute of Health and Science high-performance training centre has been recognised as one of the leading sport hubs on the planet.
The Bond University facility at Robina has again received the Strength of America Award for the threeyear period of 2020-2023.
From the Wallabies, All Blacks and Irish rugby teams, to the Richmond Tigers, Adelaide Crows and Fremantle
Dockers, athletes from around the globe have been drawn to the elite training facility.
Adelaide are locked in to use the university during their time in the Gold Coast hub and will be joined by Fremantle, while West Coast and Port Adelaide are expected to also use it during their month-long stint in the city.
“Attaining an award like this puts Bond up there as a high-performance centre that teams want to come through,” facility manager Glenn Corcoran said.
“They want to use the centre and they have the confidence in the facility and staff.
“We’ve had the All Blacks, the NZ rugby league team booked in, we are in discussions with the Kangaroos and Wallabies for the end of the year, we’ve had 30 or 40 international teams come through the facility and look forward to many more coming in.”
The National Strength and Conditioning Association is dedicated to ensuring the safety of athletes through the education and promotion of best practices when training on the field and in the weight room. The institute includes state-of-the-art gym, pool, hypoxic chamber, recovery pools and testing facilities as well as boasting highly-trained staff.
Bond will look to continue to attract the highest calibre athletes, while complying with social-distancing rules.
“We’ve obviously got the highest calibre athletes coming here, but also the Bond tier one teams that use the facility on a constant basis,” Corcoran said.
THEY WANT TO USE THE CENTRE AND THEY HAVE THE CONFIDENCE IN THE FACILITY AND STAFF
BOND’S GLENN CORCORAN