KWS Athlete Development and Support Program 

I am delighted to launch the long anticipated KWS Athlete Development and Support Program

This bespoke program is one of the first of its kind, and will provide a unique and important opportunity for our talented student-athletes at KWS.

The Athlete Development and Support Program has been created to support our talented student-athletes to manage their busy schedules and lives. As a former elite athlete, I understand the difficulties of balancing a high-level sporting and academic schedule. This program specifically aims to give student-athletes the tools to excel in sport and academics, through seeking excellence in all facets of life and investing in the holistic development of the individual. Through this we hope to further develop skills related to athletic performance, increase expectations and standards around sporting and academic success, learn to seek and achieve excellence on a daily basis, and to create a pathway and opportunities both through school and beyond.

My vision for the program is that we will;

Facilitate the holistic development of the individual through the pursuit of excellence in all facets of education, and use the role of sport as a school for life.

This will be achieved through offering one-on-one support and guidance, planning for success in sport and academics through the development of Individual Performance Plans, access to specialists from sport-related fields, creating opportunities and connections for post-school, communication with stakeholders, leadership training and development, access to the IOC’s Olympic Values Education program, development of life skills, and education sessions for student-athletes and parents.

This program is targeted at student-athletes from all sports, who are competing at a serious level in their chosen sport at a representative level. This program will assist those students who have significant extracurricular sporting commitments, and whose talent has been verified through selection on a representative team, for example a state/national team, state/national sporting organisation, institute or academy of sport scholarship.

Entry into the program is through application only, via the Application tab on the Athlete Development and Support page on Frog. Applications may only be submitted by the student-athletes who wish to be considered for the program, and applications completed by parents, guardians or staff will not be accepted. Applications close on Wednesday November 28, 2018. Applicants will be notified by Wednesday December 5, and the program will officially commence in Term 1, 2019.

This is an incredibly exciting opportunity for KWS, and I look forward to the program commencing in 2019. KWS has some amazingly talented and hardworking student-athletes, and I’m excited to work with them on their sporting and academic journeys, and to assist them to recognise their ambitions and develop the courage and skills to achieve them.

Sarah Cook

Athlete Development Coordinator