South Australian Sports Institute
Details
The South Australian Sports Institute High Performance Centre is a purpose-built high-performance sport, research, and education facility delivered to consolidate elite athlete training, sports science, and academic teaching into a single, integrated environment.
SASI, operating under the Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing, is one of Australia’s leading elite athlete development organisations, supporting high-performance programs across multiple sports through coaching, applied science, and recovery services. SASI relocated to this new facility, co-located with the University of South Australia’s School of Health Sciences.
The project brought together elite sport, university research, and government operations under one roof. This required an audiovisual environment capable of supporting real-time performance analysis, immersive training, teaching at scale, and day-to-day operational use across a diverse user base.
The facility includes more than 45 AV-enabled spaces, immersive training studios, strength and conditioning gyms, specialist laboratories, lecture rooms, collaboration areas, meeting spaces, and public zones. AV systems were designed to operate consistently across these environments, with low latency, high reliability, and intuitive control for coaches, athletes, researchers, lecturers, and operational staff.
At its core, the project required an AV platform that could deliver instant athlete feedback, integrate with specialist performance technologies already in use by SASI and UniSA, and remain scalable over a long operational lifecycle aligned with government and education standards.
SASI also positions South Australia to contribute to national high-performance athlete pathways as Australia prepares for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Key Technologies
The Movement Studio combines dual high-resolution LED walls with a fully edge-blended 16 x 8 metre projection-mapped floor, creating an immersive environment for elite training and simulation. This setup enables sport-specific scenarios, tactical drills, and biomechanical visualisation to be displayed directly within the training space, supporting immediate visual feedback during high-intensity sessions.
Fixed and PTZ camera systems are deployed across performance spaces to capture athlete movement from multiple angles. The system supports delayed playback with sub-second latency and integrates with specialist platforms including HawkEye, Fulcrum Piston, and local positioning systems, enabling rapid review and data-informed coaching decisions.
A facility-wide AV-over-IP backbone using Crestron NVX and Extron NAV underpins more than 45 spaces, supporting low-latency signal routing, interoperability between stakeholder environments, and long-term scalability. This architecture allows new spaces, technologies, and performance systems to be added without major infrastructure changes, while aligning with government and university IT and security requirements.
Our Solutions
Pro AV Solutions delivered the audiovisual design, integration, and commissioning for the SASI High Performance Centre, working alongside SASI, the Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing, and the Adelaide University to support elite training, research, education, and operational use across the facility.
The AV solution was designed to support over 45 AV-enabled spaces, each with different functional requirements, while maintaining consistency, interoperability, and reliability across stakeholder environments.
The delivered solution includes:
- A facility-wide AV-over-IP architecture using Crestron NVX in SASI and ORSR spaces and Extron NAV and DTP systems in Adelaide University-managed environments, enabling low-latency signal transport and controlled interoperability between platforms.
- A flagship Movement Studio integrating dual LED walls, edge-blended projection mapping across a 16 x 8 metre floor, and real-time video routing to support immersive training and biomechanical analysis.
- Multi-camera video capture systems deployed across performance spaces, including gyms, courts, and specialist labs, supporting live viewing, delayed playback, and routing to local displays and control rooms.
- Structured integration with client-owned systems, including HawkEye, Fulcrum Piston, and local positioning systems, supported through Cat6A patching, HDMI and USB-over-IP interfaces, and defined routing workflows.
- Standardised control environments using Crestron and Extron processors, with consistent user interfaces tailored to room function, including training spaces, teaching rooms, and meeting environments.
- Distributed audio systems using DSP zoning and networked audio to support coaching, teaching, and conferencing across varied acoustic environments.
- Digital signage and wayfinding deployed across public and shared zones to support navigation, scheduling, and operational communication.
System Operation and Longevity
The AV design incorporates provisions for remote monitoring, diagnostics, and firmware management through platform-native tools, supporting long-term system reliability and serviceability.
A modular AV-over-IP approach allows for future expansion, reconfiguration, and technology updates without major infrastructure changes, supporting the facility’s long operational lifecycle.
✔️ The precinct is positioned as a national benchmark. UniSA Executive Dean Professor Jon Buckley said: “This new facility is among the top high-performance sports precincts in the country.”
✔️ The AV environment enables real-time video feedback and immersive training scenarios, including projection-mapped and LED-based environments within the Movement Studio.
✔️ The same AV platforms are used across SASI, ORSR, and Adelaide University spaces, supporting shared use while maintaining stakeholder standards.
✔️ Client-owned performance technologies are integrated into the AV infrastructure, allowing existing training and analysis workflows to operate within the facility.
✔️ The facility has been publicly recognised as a significant investment in high-performance sport and research infrastructure in South Australia.
