Sports training programs
The Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation is an ideal venue for sports training. We are well equipped to implement sports training programs to meet the needs of sporting teams, individuals, clubs and schools.
Take advantage of the Academy’s sporting facilities and hold your training camp here. All facilities are within a short distance of our on site accommodation with nutritious meals also available, to ensure your stay at the Academy is productive, efficient and enjoyable.
Best of all is our state of the art sports science services which offer all the equipment and facilities needed to get the best from you or your team. There is also a Sports Medicine Centre located at the Academy.
Sports training program visitors will be assigned a liaison officer to provide after hours, on-call support as required throughout your camp and are available during the day to help with any changes or developments to your program.
Sports Training Programs available:
- Talented Athlete Program (TAP) – aims to enhance the sporting performance of junior athletes through intensive training and first class coaching (run in conjunction with State Sporting Organisations).
- Athlete Development Program – aims to enhance sporting performance through intensive training coaching and education, and creates accessible development pathways for athletes by broadening participation opportunities.
Cost
The cost of a TAP or Athlete Development Program is dependant on the specific service delivered and is based on a per-person per-day rate. Factors that determine the cost:
- Number of athletes
- Staffing
- Duration
- Transport
- Testing
- Lectures
- Recreation activities
- Travel
- External facility hire
Talented Athlete Program
The Academy currently coordinates and delivers TAP for over twenty sports and has a long history of quality programs with strong sporting outcomes.
The Academy coordinates and delivers TAP programs in conjunction with NSW State Sporting and National Organisations. State Sporting Organisations interested in organising TAP should speak to Academy staff who will tailor a program and affordable package to suit your needs.
The TAP is sport specific and typically includes:
- Training under the guidance of expert coaches
- Fitness appraisal and physiological assessment
- Nutrition advice
- Sports psychology
- Education, care and prevention of injuries
- Strength training
- Speed/agility conditioning
Sporting organisations wishing to run a TAP should contact the Sydney Academy of Sport on 9454 0222. Clubs interested in a TAP through the Academy should contact their State Sporting Organisation for information.
Athlete Development Program
The Academy has a long history of delivering quality programs with strong sporting outcomes. Using our knowledge and experience gained through running TAP we are now extending similar opportunities to all State Sporting Organisations, sports associations and clubs and schools through our Athlete Development Program.
The Athlete Development Program is offered as a residential program and incorporates the use of the Academy's sporting facilities, coaching staff and sport science unit. Programs are offered to athletes aged 12 years and over.
Top-class services for clubs and schools
The Athlete Development Program offers sporting groups and schools access to the following services:
- Interactive team building, leadership and time management activities with sport specific outcomes
- Improved sports science services and technology including video analysis ideal for most sports
- Affordable post-camp strength and conditioning programs and services developed by Academy sports scientists
- Guest speakers
- Combined Sport Program.
Combined Sport Program
The Combined Sport Program aspect of the Athlete Development Program combines physical training sessions with relevant sports education. It is available as a two, three or five-day program, with a minimum requirement of 2 sports groups, each with a minimum of 10 participants.
Groups must provide sport-specific coaches and athlete supervision, while the Academy provides generalist sessions covering topics like nutrition, sports psychology, drugs in sport, time management and team building activities.
Example schedule of the Combined Sports Program
| Sport | Archery | Baseball | Canoeing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9am | Target practice | Catching drills | On water drills |
| 10am | Drugs in sport | Drugs in sport | Drugs in sport |
| 11am | Sports science field testing | Sports science field testing | Sports science field testing |
| 12pm | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 1pm | Sport specific drills | Sport specific drills | Sport specific drills |
| 3.30pm | Team building | Team building | Team building |
| 6pm | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner |
| 7pm | Sports Psychology | Sports Psychology | Sports Psychology |
The Athlete Development Program includes:
- Accommodation
- Meals
- Use of on-site facilities
- Interactive team building and leadership activities and initiatives
- Speed, agility and conditioning sessions conducted by Academy Sports Scientists
- Subsidised transport*
- Physiology, nutrition seminars and sports psychology+
- Drugs in sport and interactive goal setting and time management sessions#
Additional services:
- Sports science conditioning services external to each camp
- Lectures requiring external specialists
- Additional transport requirements
- External facility hire
*Sydney Academy bus - subject to availability; from Sydney Academy to off-site venues
+Subject to availability
#Available weekdays only and subject to presenter availability
For more information contact the Academy to discuss the needs of your training program on (02) 9454 0222 or enquire below.