Sport Program

Introduction

At Rowville Sports Academy we seek to provide the finest coaching, training and facilities for our students to ensure they have the best development opportunities in their desired sport. The sport program is integrated into the schooling week amongst traditional academic classes and we aim to help students acheive their full academic and sporting potential in their time at RSA.

Program Structure

The sport program component for RSA students comprises of either 20 coaching periods per fortnight for years 7-10 or 17 periods per fortnight for years 11-12. This means students spend up to a third of their class time developing their skills in their desired sport, while the other time is spent on traditional academic classes. An example week of coaching is shown below.

EXAMPLE COACHING SCHEDULE

1/3 of the school week assigned to sport program

2/3 of the school week assigned to academic program

Training Sessions

The training sessions conducted during coaching periods involve skill sessions, strength and conditioning sessions and tactical sessions. The skill sessions involve sport coaches helping students develop in their respective sport through specialised drills. Strength and conditioning sessions involve RISE Health Group exercise physiologists and university sport science students guiding RSA students through exercises that focus on developing components of fitness including strength, power, speed, agility, balance and flexibility. Tactical sessions are less frequent but still play a vital role in sport development. These sessions are held by sport coaches and may involve video analysis in addition to strategic discussions.

Program Elements

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