NETBALL PROGRAM

Objectives

The objective of the SWAS Netball Pathway Program is to offer selected athletes with sports science components and personal development at a local level.

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South West Academy of Sport provides sports programs that integrate both the physical and mental aspects of elite sport through an athlete-centred approach and focuses on the processes needed to achieve the required short and long-term goals.

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Coaches/ Program Manager

• Sarah Quinn (Head Coach)

• Tamara Bull (Assistant Coach)

• Chelsea Quinn (Assistant Coach)

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Benefits to athletes selected in the SWAS Emerging Athlete Program:

• Face to Face training sessions with the SWAS Netball coaching team

• Oversight from Netball Victoria's high performance and talent ID staff

• SWAS uniform

• Musculoskeletal screening – conducted by qualified Exercise Physiologists to guide S&C programming and sports specific training 

• Access to strength and conditioning sessions in a facility in the athlete’s shire over the course of the program, sessions are ran by qualified strength and conditioning coaches 

• Education sessions delivered by industry professionals- including injury prevention, recovery, nutrition, sports psychology and specific much more 

• Sports psychology sessions with a qualified sports psychologist

• Skill development and planning with accredited coaches 

• Sports science fitness testing used to inform S&C and sports specific training over the course of the program 

• Practical and online sessions that develop the “whole of an athlete’ both in and out of competition – a sport/school/life balance, leadership, goal setting, development of support structures and systems

• SWAS will support state and national athletes for travel and accomodation to tournaments subject to funding from the Victorian Government Pathway Travel Grant

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SWAS Netball Program trials & selection criteria

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• the SWAS 2022 Netball program caters for emerging athletes

• Be an existing member of a Netball club in the South West of Victoria 

• Reside within the South West Region as defined by the following LGA's; Moyne, Corangamite, Glenelg, Southern Grampians, Warrnambool

• Have a positive attitude and willingness to learn 

• Compete and train at a satisfactory standard as deemed by the SWAS Netball coaching team via trials and the application process 

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ATHLETE APPLICATION AND INFORMATION FORMS

SWAS Application Form 2022

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Netball Victoria 

Netball Australia