Cleveland District SHS offers specific Sport Development programs in Football, Touch, Volleyball and Basketball, where students are provided with opportunities to pursue sport career pathways either as players, referees, coaches, managers or ancillary sports practitioners as part of their school curriculum.
Students are identified through a series of trials and are provided sport specific training and skill development as part of their education, meeting curriculum requirements for HPE.
Parents, Teachers and School Administration all work together to ensure our sport development students have the best opportunity to realize their potential for excellence in both SPORT and EDUCATION without having to make a sacrifice of either.
Aims
Provide opportunities for adolescents to develop sports career pathways to international standards
Raise the standards of players, referees, coaches, managers and ancillary sports practitioners in Australian sport from the local level to an international level
Provide equal opportunities for both boys and girls
Improve the quality of training and education provided in sport for youths throughout the region
Increase the level of interest, participation and development of youths in our local sport communities
Through sport, develop young people into responsible, healthy and active members of society
Produce young male and female athletes of the standard required to participate at an elite or professional level either in Australia or overseas
Benefits
Sport specific classes working with students with passion, interest and ability in their chosen sport.
Content studied includes: knowledge development (including nutrition, biomechanics, sport psychology and team dynamics), core skill training, physical conditioning and match play practice.
Specific areas of focus include player development, coaching and refereeing as well as an introduction to sports medicine and sports management.
Opportunities to represent at various events from local districts through to state and national events.
Opportunities to participate as referees, coaches and even in managing events.
High quality coaching from a variety of
experienced staff, specialist coaches and guest coaches utilising the latest
international practices.
Regular and ongoing testing and feedback which guides individual development requirements.
Values based program focusing on the values of training, preparation and work ethics towards achieving full potential on and off the field.
Expectations
Participate in all training sessions, your participation and performance in training will be factors of consideration when selecting players for various teams.
Bring all equipment for training and games including training/playing strip, footwear, specialist equipment and a drink bottle.
Be an active responsible member of the school community, participating in various activities, in particular school sporting events.
Extra Curricula Sport Selection Criteria
- Attitude – towards team mates, coaching staff and teaching staff at CDSHS. Are you a positive influence on others, or does your attitude negatively affect other people? For example, do you encourage and support your team mates, and accept the umpire's decision? Do you offer to help set up and pack up around training and games?
- Attendance – at school and at training. Do you notify staff when you can't attend scheduled training sessions? Does your school attendance data satisfy school expectations? Will your absenteeism due to these sporting commitments jeopardise your outcomes in that subject?
- Assessment – are you up to date with all assessment, homework and classwork for every subject? Are you committed to improving your results for your subjects? Will these extra-curricular commitments push your further behind in your assessment or classwork?