Sports Academy Program

Over the years we have seen the progression of many talented young athletes pass through our corridors. As a result, we have launched an official Sports Academy Program. The program aims to assist talented student athletes to achieve at the highest levels of performance in their various sports, and to help them with their personal education and vocational development.

Students are placed into our 7A (Academy) class which is a tailored class consisting of only Sports Academy students. Students in the program have extra time dedicated to the Sports Academy Program in their weekly timetable.

Students complete a tailored PE program during both practical and theory lessons, with a focus placed on athlete specific topics. Students still experience some elements of the 鈥榬egular鈥� PE curriculum, however the large majority of PE is dedicated to the Academy Program.

Key Dates

At this time, we are still accepting Year 7, 2025 College applications. We are also still accepting Year 7 2025, Sports Academy Application forms.

Sports Academy Information Evening

If you鈥檙e currently researching secondary school options for your son, come along to our Sports Academy Information Evening to learn more about our Sports Academy, important enrolment guidelines and how your son can apply for our 2026 Sports Academy class.

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Sports Academy Application Form

To download an Interactive Sports Academy Application Form, click HERE. For submission guidelines, please see page 8 of the Application Form.

We鈥檙e committed to:

Assisting students to balance their sporting ambitions and academic studies in an encouraging educational environment, within an 鈥渁thlete-friendly school鈥�
Improving students鈥� sporting abilities through a specialised and accelerated curriculum, with an emphasis on long-term athlete development
Promoting and developing self-discipline, goal setting, time management and leadership through team and individual pursuits
Assisting students to develop advanced skills, knowledge, and an understanding of pathways that lead into the VCE PE program or VET Sport and Recreation
Fostering direct connections with sport pathways beyond the College

Fundamental motor skills
Multi-sport skill development
Circuit training
Anatomy
Sports nutrition/hydration
Fitness testing
Strength and conditioning program
Improved skills and tactics
Injury prevention
Recovery practices
Coaching accreditations
Sports psychology
Level 1 First Aid
Specialist coaching

Fitness testing
Strength and Conditioning Program
Recovery practices
Injury prevention
Sports science
Sports nutrition / hydration
Referee/Officials course
Leadership training
VCE Physical Education
VET Sport and Recreation
Specialist coaching

Sportsperson
Sports Official
Health Sciences
Sports Psychology
Sports Administration
Sports Development
Physical Education Teacher
Athlete Management
Sports Coach
Personal Trainer
Strength and Conditioning
Sports Management
Sports Medicine
Dietitian
Nutritionist
Myotherapist
Chiropractor
Physiotherapist
Sports Scientist

Bryce McGain
Cricket Coach

An accomplished Australian test cricketer, Bryce McGain was awarded the 410th Baggy Green Australian Test Cap by Ricky Ponting in the 2009 Test Series against South Africa.

In his 12-year career with the Victorian State Team, Bryce played First Class, One Day and T20 cricket. He represented the Adelaide Strikers in the T20 Big Bash, Essex CCC in English County Cricket and Denmark during a 2-year role.

As a coach, Bryce holds a Level 3 Cricket Australia Representative Coaching Accreditation. He manages his own Elite Cricket Academy program, a high-performance program that offers aspiring cricketers tours to Darwin and India and the opportunity to compete in the World Schools鈥� Cricket Challenge.

Bryce is a specialist coach for the Cricket Victoria Academy Program and is currently Cricket Director at Prahran Cricket Club, in the Victorian Premier Cricket competition.

Paul Hudson
AFL Coach

A former AFL player, Paul Hudson has played 245 games and has scored 479 goals. As a 1991 Premiership player for Hawthorn FC, Paul was fifth in line to win the Brownlow award. Paul was the All Australian player in 1998 for the Western Bulldogs and the leading goalkicker for the team in 1998/1999. Paul has also represented State of Origin for Tasmania and Allies.

Paul is an accredited Level 3 AFL coach. He coached Gippsland Power in the 2005 TAC Cup Premiership, was Assistant Coach for the Collingwood FC Premiers in 2020 and VFL Coach of the Year in 2016 for Sandringham FC.

Matthew Brooks
Basketball Coach

Matthew Brooks holds extensive basketball experience as a former Queensland Representative Player and Gold Coast Men鈥檚 Team State Player (QBL). As a Southern Cross League Championship Player with the Gold Coast Basketball Men鈥檚 Team, Matthew achieved the 3pt Shooting Percentage League Award. Matthew was also a USA Junior College Player, a Griffith University Men鈥檚 Player (QLD), and a Palm Beach Currumbin Magpies Junior Representative Player.

Matthew is experienced as a Level 2 Association Coach, a Victorian Metro Assistant and NITP/SPP/NPP Coach. He is an Over 18s Coach for School Sport Victoria (SSV), Frankston Blues SEABL Assistant Coach and Blackburn Vikings Senior Big V Championship Men鈥檚 Head Coach.

At the McKinnon Cougars, Matthew is Junior Representative Head Coach, Junior Representative Boys鈥� Director of Coaching and Senior Men鈥檚 Big V Championship Head Coach.

For Gold Coast Basketball, Matthew was Junior Representative Head Coach, Youth League Head Coach and Men鈥檚 QBL Assistant Coach.

Steve Blundell
Tennis Coach

Steve Blundell is the top ranked Australian Junior tennis player, having competed at the Australian Open Grand Slam junior event. In the US, Steve played as Number 1 in Division 1 at the University of Louisiana-Monroe (ULM) and in the Southland conference for ULM. Steve competed in satellite tours in the US and Australia and in the Grade 1/State Grade for Grace Park Tennis Club.

As a Coach, Steve achieved Tennis Australia鈥檚 High-Performance Qualification, the highest attainable in the country. From 2016-2020, Steve was National Performance Coach for Tennis Australia. Steve was also Current Coach Education Facilitator for Tennis Australia, and has coached star players in every grand slam, including tours with Ash Barty and Daria Gavrilova and multiple National Champions including back-to-back national champion Stefan Storch.

Andreas Papanicolaou
Soccer Coach

Andreas Papanicolaou is a MCFC (Melbourne City Football Club) Development Squad Member and a MCFC U20 NPL Squad Player.

His coaching qualifications include a FFA Youth C Licence and a FFA B Licence. He is the Melbourne Victory U18 Academy Head Coach.

Excursions

Students within the Sports Academy Program are eligible to take part in specialised excursions outside the normal school curriculum, which aim to encourage individual development and allow students to fully appreciate all different aspects of athletic careers and training. These could include:

Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) tour 鈥� a behind-the-scenes look at the facility of a professional sporting body
Specialised Sports Academy camps, with a focus on training and leadership.
Observation of professional training sessions – elite sportsmen and women from a number of chosen sports.
Cross training sessions, including swimming sessions, spin classes, yoga, the 1000 steps etc.

Expectations

By accepting an offer of a place in the 桃色视频 Sports Academy, students will be agreeing to the following:

Being available for selection in College sporting teams when required, and competing to the best of their ability.
Working towards achieving their full potential in both sport and academic studies
Behaving in a manner that meets the College鈥檚 expectations and rules
Complying with all 鈥渞easonable鈥� training expectations asked by the teachers/coach(es)
Maintaining individual behaviours of health that will help develop sporting excellence
Abiding by the rules and the spirit of the sport

Past student Daniel Faalele is currently an offensive tackle for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. Standing tall at over 206cm and weighing in at 182kg, Daniel was recognised by Fox Sports as 鈥渁rguably Australia鈥檚 most highly touted American football prospect.鈥�

Class of 2017 past student Josh Cavallo was signed to Adelaide United FC for the A-League 2020/2021 season. Cavallo was previously a member of Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City鈥檚 youth teams.

Adelaide United Director of Football, Bruce Djite, said: 鈥淛osh has made a great start to his Adelaide United career and we believe he can take his impressive performances to another level. He has made the most of his opportunities since joining the Club, and that鈥檚 down to not just his talent, but more importantly hard work and having the right mentality.”

Class of 2018 past student and Richmond midfielder Riley Collier-Dawkins made his senior league debut against the Western Bulldogs in 2021. Riley was Richmond鈥檚 No. 20 selection in the 2018 NAB AFL Draft. Standing tall at 193cm, Richmond FC recognised Riley as a 鈥渨onderful addition to our midfield mix, bringing a unique skill-set of size and power.鈥�

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