Aims of the Football Academy
The ‘Balmoral Football
Academy’ will provide students with opportunities to follow their passion and
develop their football ability to be the best that they can be, as well as
providing opportunities to progress to the ‘elite’ level and a pathway to professionalism.
To achieve this we will provide quality coaching and targeted support for
balancing academic, sporting and career goals.
How the Academy works
The ‘Balmoral Football Academy’,
will be conducted as a school subject under the umbrella of Health and Physical
Education. While addressing general health and personal development outcomes,
the football curriculum also focuses on specific ‘Football’ related elements
such as Nutrition for Football, Growth Mindset, Sports Physiology,
Overtraining, Fitness Principles, Injury Prevention and Management, Goal
setting, Careers in sport (specifically Football), Match Analysis, Coaching
Accreditation and Licences, and Refereeing.
Students will trial to be
accepted into the Football Academy by demonstrating the required levels of
footballing ability across the three criteria, which are; ‘Game Awareness’,
‘Technical/Tactical’ and ‘Football Conditioning’ including Goalkeeping for the
students who wish to pursue that position. All of the 3 key areas will be
developed over the six year course and are linked closely to the ‘Building
Block’ phases of Football Federation Australia’s (FFA) National Curriculum. The
football focus for each year is:
- Year 7 and 8 “Skills Acquisition” to “Game Training” phase
- Year 9 and 10 “Game Training” with a continuation of the “Skills Acquisition” phase
- Year 11 and 12 “Performance/Competition” with a continuation of the “Game Training” phase
In order to ensure that all
players have the best opportunity to consistently perform at their best the
Academy provides support in a number of areas including academic assistance,
speed, core strength and conditioning, individualised skill program, goalkeeper
coaching and on site physiotherapy assessment including injury prevention and
rehabilitation.
Joining the Academy
- Complete the application form and return it to – The Director, Balmoral State High School Football Academy.
- Attend one of the Trial Days to be held at Balmoral State High School.
Entry requirements
Students must be playing
club football (Church league, Football Brisbane/Qld, other Regional Zones or
States) and/or have the ability to play at:
- Komodo, BYPL, Div. 1 (Football Brisbane)
- SAP, QPL, NPL (Football Qld)
All Football Academy
students must meet our three main criteria to remain in the program:
- Progression in Football
- Academic standards that reflect genuine effort
- High standard of attitude and behaviour