Great News for 2019
THE SPORTING YEAR AHEAD, promises to be one of unequalled significance
for the South West Sydney Academy of Sport and for the wider sport sector of our region.
The Academy has already inducted the majority of its 2019 athletes and following the school break,
most programs will be up and running again this week. And, it is envisaged that additional new sport programs
will join the Academy's current sports, as the year progresses.
The Academy has also
been charged with increasing its support in the area of coach development, for higher achieving sports
pathway coaches. This will commence with the support of the NSW Office of Sport and the NSW Institute
of Sport.
I am pleased to report that each and every one of our corporate partners
continue to recognise the community value of the Academy and have renewed their support, once again. Thank
you one and all.
Our amazing Sports Program Manager James Watson is definitely a 'man
on a mission' to make the Academy, and the Academy experience something every athlete, athlete family
and volunteer staff member enjoys and gain's value and personal satisfaction from.
And
as a high achieving athlete himself, he really understands what is required to succeed, and continues
to offer his work and personal time freely, to support the development of others. Well done James.
Yes, everything looks' good for another incredible year at SWSAS.
Gerry
Knights
Executive Director
On behalf of the SWSAS Board
Events coming up:
Camden Civic Reception - 28th February
Camden Council Chambers, Oran Park, 5:30pm
Wollondilly Civic Reception - 4th April
Wollondilly Shire
Council, Picton, 6:00pm
Academy Games - 12 April - 14 April
Campbelltown Civic Reception - 9th May
Campbelltown Arts Centre,
6:00pm
SWSAS Annual Golf Day - 24th May
Campbelltown
Golf Club - Details to come
Liverpool Civic Reception - 13th
June
Casula Power House, Casula, 5:30pm
Graduation and Awards
Dinner - 9th August
The CUBE Entertainment Centre
Campbelltown Catholic Club
Academy
Ambitious Netball Twins recognised by Premier League Club
Local Elderslie twins Erin
and Kiara Bloor have really put their Netball skills to the test by trialling for Premier League recognition
and the NSW U/17 Netball squad.The twins are keen to follow the Netball NSW athlete 'talent identification'
pathway to its very end and play for the Sydney Swifts, or GWS Giants franchise. And, this sort of commitment
has secured themselves training partner contracts, with
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Gold rush:
six from six for Harrington Park speedster
Jaide Gayle-Weiling blew the opposition
off the track at the NSW Speed Skating Championships. The Macarthur ace skated her way to six gold medals
from as many events. The 17 year old from Harrington Park is a South West Sydney Academy of Sport Future
Stars program athlete. This is a program supported by Wests League Campbelltown...
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academy's 'pitch perfect' softballer shines at national championships
A pitcher's philosophy
is simple, keep the ball away from the bat. It is the art of instilling fear into anyone on the batting
home plate. And this is definitely the philosophy of Ambarvale's Blake Hunter. A third year South West
Sydney Academy of Sport (SWSAS) scholarship holder...
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'Sporting Spirit
Award' goes to Academy Triathlete
Macarthur Triathlon Club member and past South West Sydney
Academy of Sport, Cody Turner was named the Macarthur Chronicle Sporting Spirit recipient. In 2017, the
17-year old was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, a disorder affecting the electrical system
of the heart. And in January he was struck by appendicitis and needed...
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Academy's rising
netball star Premier League bound
Campbelltown netball prodigy Rahni Wilkes is Premier
League bound. The 16 year old has won selection to the strong Eastwood Ryde Premier League Club train
on squad for 2019. Being part of a Premier League club train on squad will enable Wilkes to further develop
her skills and gain...
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