FOOTBALL ACADEMY - EMMANUEL KINGS
Emmanuel Catholic College have certainly made an impression in football circles in 2017, with our Junior and Senior Boys both making it to the Grand Final of their respective competitions. Our Senior Girls team continues to improve and this year saw the inclusion of a Junior Girls Competition in Term Three. There have been many factors that have contributed to the success of these boys’ sides but a key component has been the implementation of the Football Academy across the year groups. Our teaching and coaching staff have worked tirelessly with our football students in developing their theoretical and practical knowledge, and are being rewarded with group success.
FOOTBALL SUCCESS Emmanuel students in the Academy continue to be exposed to many different facets of the Australian Rules game. Our Year 8’s enjoyed a Melbourne Trip, that developed their independence and selfconfidence, and provided them with the opportunity to play against top quality Victorian School Football sides.
In Year 9, we emphasised the value of fitness and football skills.
Some of our Senior Boys were using GPS’s this season to track their running efforts and distance covered in our games. This useful tool allowed the coaching staff to determine the effort levels of particular students and instilled accountability into individual players. Even though our two teams tripped at the final hurdle, we were very proud of the way they played and conducted themselves in every game with our emphasis of dignity, honour and compassion being evident.
We employed a variety of drills to develop them under pressure and our classroom lessons focussed on presentations to further build their self-confidence. In Year 10, our students had the opportunity to gain a Certificate I in Sport and Recreation in AFL and build towards gaining a Level 1 in Coaching (Auskick).
Girls Football is growing within the AFL with the AFLW competition being introduced across Australia, and our Emmanuel girls have been eager to get involved in the competitions available to schools. The Senior Girls have a bright future with a strong group of Year 10’s coming through and the Junior Girls competition providing opportunities to the younger generation of girls to play the great game.
In satisfying the coaching requirements, our students provided clinics to a variety of age-levels at Mater Christi Catholic Primary School. They took the experiences away with them on camp to provide clinics at Mary Mackillop College in Busselton.
These are exciting times for Girls’ Football and we look forward to developing the skills and game play of our girls.
All Academy year groups also had the opportunity to play PSA sides such as Trinity, Aquinas and Wesley College which was a fantastic experience for them. As mentioned earlier, our Junior and Senior Boys had ground-breaking successes with both sides reaching the WA School Competition Grand Finals. Unfortunately, the Junior Boys went down to Sacred Heart by three points at Domain Stadium, our Senior Boys were unfortunately beaten by CBC Fremantle. 166
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2017 YEARBOOK
We would like to thank all the staff and students that have assisted over the year to provide our teams with the best opportunity for success and we couldn’t do it without you. The future of Football looks bright at Emmanuel Catholic College and we look forward to 2018 being another year of making history in all the competitions available to our students. Mr Steven Pendleton Football Academy Coordinator
