Academy Staff, Coaches and Partners

Welcome to the first edition of the Sports Academy newsletter for Term 2!

We think it's timely to reintroduce our Sports Academy team, and those who support our program. We have a range of staff at the college, as well as partners and coaches external to the college, who support our students to be the best they can be. 

Staff

Allan Chandler – Academy Director.

Malcolm Swinley – High Performance Manager.

Mike Santo – Head Basketball Coach.

Boyd Bailey – AFL Assistant Coach.

Stacie Gardiner – Head Netball Coach.

Coaches 

Rhett McLennan – AFL Assistant Coach (Gippsland Power).

Scott McDougal – AFL Assistant Coach (Gippsland Power).

Ramayer Gourley – Netball Assistant Coach.

Peter Boyes – Soccer Head Coach.

Nathan Boyd – Gippsland Power Girls Head Coach (Gippsland Power).

Cooper Alger – Fitness and Conditioning.

Heath Johnson – Assistant Basketball Coach.

Our Partners

Gippsland Power

• Elite Training Access: Gain exclusive access to training sessions led by professional coaches from Gippsland Power, offering insights and techniques used by top-level athletes.
• Part of our weekly coaching is having access to the coaches for 6 sessions a week for all age groups.

Mr. Allan Chandler and Rhett McLennan from Gippsland Power with Bailey Humphrey and Jacob Konstanty (Sports Academy AFL Drafts) above. 

Standout Nutrition

• 1 on 1 consultation with every student throughout the year.
• Providing students with different options to improve choices around food.
• Access outside of business hours at a reduced cost.

Danielle Purvis – Nutritionist (Standout Nutrition).

Physioworks

• Rehabilitation Services: Receive top-notch rehabilitation services from experienced physiotherapists to aid in the recovery process and ensure a swift return to peak performance.
• Students who go to Physioworks will get a rehabilitation program that is sent to Sports Academy staff to allow students to do this program at school during lessons, allowing them to get back to their sport quicker.

David Francis, Director of Physioworks Health Group.

Mindfull Aus

• Mindfull Aus Membership Hub: Students and families have access to resources for your wellbeing. There is an incredible array of wellness content from inspiring videos to expertly curated articles.
• Mindfull Aus guest speaker session - every year students will attend a presentation by Mindfull Aus to create awareness and understanding around mental health, which opens the conversation to start talking about it.

Matt Runnalls from Mindfull Aus with Mr. Allan Chandler.

Gippsland United Basketball Club

• Coaches from Gippsland United are part of every session we run, and they offer technical coaching. This allows us more time with each student so that they can improve their skills.

Voyage Fitness

• Students in our senior academy receive a membership to the gym to allow them to access high quality equipment for their strength and conditioning programs.
• Students have access during staffed hours.
• Students without programs from their sporting pathway are provided programs by CA Performance Training, who is also part of our weekly strength and conditioning sessions.

Nike PTS

• Our apparel supplier giving us our Nike look.
• Provide support (financially) for talented student athletes (providing apparel etc).

Mark Delahunt from Nike PTS with students Cooper Belsham and Ricky Mentha.

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