The aim of the Kirwan High Sports Academy is to provide passionate athletes with the opportunity to improve their performance and to excel in their chosen sport.
Through the Sports Academy students will:
develop high levels of athleticism and sports specific performance skills.
value personal excellence.
achieve high quality outcomes.
Academy students will also undergo fitness profiling and have targeted training programs developed by Sports Scientists.
In Year 7 and 8, students will participate in a general athletic development program. In Year 9 to 12 they will have the opportunity to specialise in a specific Sports Academy or remain in the General Academy.
Specialist sports in the Academy are:
- AFL
- Basketball
- Football
- General Academy
- Hockey
- Netball
- Rugby League
- Touch Football
- Volleyball
Athletic Development
All Sports Academy students have access to state-of-the-art equipment and facilities and utilise cutting edge athletic development practices and programs. These programs are tailored for athletes as they develop through their athletic stages of adolescence underpinned by long term athletic development. Sports Academy students are exposed to expert and high performance coaches across the specialised programs. Staff include High Performance Coaching accredited coaches and representative coaches across the various programs.