The Player’s Academy has been established to support the club’s competitive teams and provide coaching opportunities to any child who wishes to be a better player.

We understand that many children want to be better players, however due to the traditional junior club setup, that exists, many children don’t get the coaching and development opportunities they deserve. Many children fall into the following categories:

1. Coming to the sport later than their peers.
2. Disadvantaged by the inequities in clubs that favour Div 1 teams over others.
3. Development squads only accessible to the bigger, stronger early maturers or players born early in the year.
4. Development squads only open to players by invitation or selection.
5. Parents used as coaches with little or no knowledge.
6. Club culture that doesn’t place the child at the centre of the development program.
7. Club environments that have no systems in place.

Our Program

• The Academy program is open to any boy or girl born from 2000 – 2005.
• Specialist development coaches with massive experience with all grades of players. The Academy director is a full time coach with over 12,000 hours of development coaching
• A curriculum specifically designed for the age groups and tailored to each individual in the program.
• Year round program gives players most development opportunities.
• A curriculum that recognises the sensitive development windows and guides players to maximising their potential during these critical periods.
• Each player will be given a comprehensive assessment covering all aspects of their development.
• From the assessment each player will be given a development program tailored to their needs.
• Each player will receive regular measurements and feedback to their progress.

Your Child’s Advantage

We believe the Players Academy program will be the best in the ACT region for the age group. It will also be the most equitable since any player has the opportunity to enroll and receive world leading development opportunities without selections or trials..

The club’s experience in developing young players is unmatched in the region. The results we have already achieved with our young players has been remarkable to date.

Our knowledge and training methods, combined with more opportunities to train, will give your child the edge they need to be successful. This will get them a step ahead of their peers. This will open more development doors for your child as their competencies improves.

Details of Program

• Academy training will commence on Monday 2nd April 2012.
• Training will be conducted from 4:15 – 5:15pm on Monday, and Wednesday.
• Venue – Clarrie Hermes Oval – cnr Webster and Groom Street, Hughes.
• Parents will be able to choose from a range of training options (frequency etc…)