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​St Francis Sports Academy​

'Wisdom, Courage and Power through Sport'

​Overview

The St Francis Sports Academy offers a high-quality sports program for Years 4-12 students. Our program promotes elite sports participation, provides career pathways, and instils values of commitment and resilience. Our focus sports include Futsal in partnership with the AFA (Years 4-12), Volleyball (Years 7-12), Netball (Years 4-12), and Rugby (Years 4-6), including Union, League and Touch.

Objectives

• Identify and develop sporting talent
• Build knowledge of game rules and strategy
• Develop game and team skills
• Provide coaching and specialist training clinics
• Improve sporting ability
• Facilitate pathways to representative and elite sports and sporting careers
• Teach life skills, including time management and balancing academics

Delivery

• Compulsory afternoon training sessions with qualified coaches
• Specialist clinics for strength, conditioning, game rules, and time management
• Pathways to elite sports and careers

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Australian Futsal Association Partnership

We are a proud partner of the Australian Futsal Association (AFA). As the largest Futsal organisation in the country, with member clubs, Futsal centres, and affiliates in every state across Australia, the AFA brings extensive expertise.

Students enrolled in our Futsal program will benefit from the expertise of AFA's highly skilled coaches, who will conduct bi-weekly training sessions focused on tailored skill development.

Benefits include:

• Enhanced skill development through regular training sessions.
• The chance for the most talented Futsal players to trial for the prestigious QLD City Futsal Academy.
• Recognition of students with exceptional Futsal potential at the SFC Sports Awards by the AFA.
• Provision of introductory coaching and referee courses, as well as an introduction to rules by the AFA for selected students.
• Potential for students to gain work experience with AFA, exploring employment opportunities in the sport.
• AFA comprehensive player pathway, offering progression from local competitions to State Titles and Leagues, followed by National Championships and the opportunity to represent Australia at international tours and tournaments.

School Sports Events

Swimming

Years P-6: 3 week swim program focusing on water confidence and basic swimming skills

Years 7-12: Swimming Carnival with races, relays, novelty events, and a war cry competition

Cross Country

Years P-12: Cross Country Carnival held on-site with mapped courses

Athletics

Years P-6: Fun day with modified events

Years 7-12: Track and field events and selection for the Pacific District championships

​Interschool Sport

Beenleigh District Gala Days

Years 4-7: Compete in the Beenleigh District interschool sports competition, playing against other schools in Rugby League, Netball, Touch, Soccer, AFL, Softball, Cricket, and Basketball during Terms 2 and 3.

Pacific District Rivers Days

Years 5-7: Participate in the Pacific District Gala Day competitions, playing against other schools in Rugby League, Netball, Touch, Soccer, AFL, Softball, Cricket, and Basketball during Terms 1-3.

District and Regional Sport

Years 5-12: All students have the opportunity to trial for district sporting teams. Successful students can then trial for regional teams. St Francis has a proud tradition of representation at this level. To attend trials and begin your representative pathway, please refer to the Sports Handbook and complete the student consent form.

To attend trials and begin your representative pathway please complete the School Sport South Coast Student Consent F​orm in the link below:

Updated Sports Handbook coming soon!

Permission and Details Booklet 2024

​Sporting Cultural Sponsorship Policy​​

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