Aims of
the Football Academy
The Football
Academy aims to provide students with unparalleled opportunities to develop
their football ability to the ‘elite’ level. In order to do so we provide
superior football coaching and targeted support for balancing academic,
sporting and career goals.
How the
Academy works
The Football
Academy, which is endorsed and supported by Football Queensland, is conducted
as a school subject under the umbrella of Health and Physical Education. While
addressing general health and personal development outcomes, the curriculum
also focuses upon specific Football related elements such as nutrition for the
athlete, sports psychology, fitness, injury management and prevention, goal
setting, careers in sport, coaching (Junior Coaching Licence) and refereeing
(Laws of the Game).
Football
conditioning, technical and tactical skills are sequentially developed over the
year course and are linked closely to the ‘Building Blocks’ phases of the
Football Australia’s (FA) National Curriculum. Accordingly, the
Football focus for each year is :
Year 11 & 12 – ‘ELITE’: Game and Performance Training.
Year 9 & 10 – ‘ADVANCED’: Skill Acquisition and Game Training.
Year 8 – ‘INTERMEDIATE’: Skill Acquisition.
In order to
ensure that players have the best opportunity to perform at the elite level,
the Academy provides personal support in a number of areas. This includes
academic assistance, individualised skill and conditioning plans, specialist
goal keeper coaching and on site physiotherapy assessment and treatment.
The Football Academy is a founding member of the Schools Premier League (SPL), which is a State School Football competition for boys and girls with the aim to provide the highest quality football competition for state schools with curriculum based programs. The SPL is endorsed by both the Brisbane Roar Football Club and Queensland School Sport.
Academy
staff
The Academy is
run by teachers who are passionate about Football and have extensive playing,
coaching and leadership experience. They are:
Cail Turp - Academy Director, Asia B Coaching Licence - Assessment Pending, Director of Coaching at Toowong FC, FFA Community Coach Presenter/Assessor, Former Brisbane Roar Women’s Scout and Opposition Analyst
Darryl Cash - Asia B Coaching Licence, FFA Community Coach Presenter/Assessor, Brisbane Strikers U13 NPL Head Coach
- Georgina Amos - Asia B Coaching Licence - Assessment Pending, Former U16 QAS Assistant Coach
Goal keeping coach – Bill Lumley - Former Pro Footballer, Western Pride Director of Goal Keeping, FFA Level 2 Goalkeeper Coaching.
Guest coaches - Brisbane Roar Football Academy Coaches attend Cav Rd once a week for sessions with Academy students.
Physiotherapy staff – Michael Wilson and staff from 'Allsports Physiotherapy' Camp Hill specialise in physiotherapy, strength & conditioning and massage therapy services.
Entry
requirements
Eligibility Criteria in order of consideration:
- Comparative academic merit with all other out of catchment enrolment applicants (applicable to out-of-catchment students only)
- Applicants must be playing or have the ability
to play Football at regional representative standard, e.g. Metropolitan East,
National Premier League, Brisbane Premier League or equivalent. Students don’t
need to be registered with Football Brisbane, as we also accept quality players
from other leagues (e.g. Church League, other Zones, or Interstate)
- Performance at trials conducted by specialist staff
Students must also meet the following criteria to remain in the Academy:
- Progression in Football
- Academic standards that reflect genuine effort
- High standard of attitude and behaviour
- All school fees must be up to date or a suitable payment plan in place
School standards
Cavendish Rd
State High School is an enrolment managed school with an outstanding reputation
for academic and sporting achievement. Students accepted into the Academy are
expected to maintain the high standards of our school and participate fully in
the school curriculum. We encourage commitment to Football, genuine effort in
all academic studies, a positive attitude and high standards of behaviour.
Application process
Students will be invited to attend one of the Trial Days to be held at Cavendish Road State High School. Following invitation, contact the school office to select one of the two available trial days.
If you have any enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact the school.