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Rowville Secondary College aims to provide the highest quality education to all our students. Our mission is to equip each student with the skills needed to successfully live and work in Australian society. Positive attitudes to learning leading to excellence in outcomes will come from vibrant, challenging and exciting programs.
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Sport Program
At Rowville Sports Academy
we seek to provide the finest coaching, training and facilities for our students to ensure they have the best development opportunities in their desired sport. The sport program is integrated into the schooling week amongst traditional academic classes and we aim to help students acheive their full academic and sporting potential in their time at RSA
Program Structure
The sport program component for RSA students comprises of either 20 coaching periods per fortnight for years 7-10 or 17 periods per fortnight for years 11-12. This means students spend up to a third of their class time developing their skills in their desired sport, while the other time is spent on traditional academic classes. An example week of coaching is shown below.
1/3 of the school week assigned to sport program
2/3 of the school week assigned to academic program
Training Sessions
The training sessions conducted during coaching periods involve skill sessions, strength and conditioning sessions and tactical sessions. The skill sessions involve sport coaches helping students develop in their respective sport through specialised drills. Strength and conditioning sessions involve RISE Health Group exercise physiologists and university sport science students guiding RSA students through exercises that focus on developing components of fitness including strength, power, speed, agility, balance and flexibility. Tactical sessions are less frequent but still play a vital role in sport development. These sessions are held by sport coaches and may involve video analysis in addition to strategic discussions.
Athlete Health Services
Physiotherapy
Although all RSA sport programs minimise the risk of injury through appropriate strength and conditioning practices and technique analysis, unfortunately not all injuries can be prevented. We work closely with RISE Health Group who provide on-site physiotherapy services free of charge for RSA students during school hours.
Podiatry
A physiotherapist is an expert in the assessment and treatment of pain and altered function (strength, flexibility, co-ordination, mobility). RISE Health physiotherapists specialise in treating sport and musculoskeletal injuries which makes them an ideal partner to entrust with the rehabilitation of RSA students. Physiotherapists use a range of techniques to rehabilitate athletes including soft tissue manipulation, supportive taping and strapping, exercise interventions and joint mobilisation.
RISE Health Group routinely provide podiatry services to RSA students on-site. Podiatrists specialise in the diagnosis and treatment of foot disorders and lower limb problems. Podiatry is very valuable in a sporting context as many musculoskeletal problems and injuries can stem from the feet. Some techniques podiatrists use to reduce injuries and improve performance include joint mobilisation, biomechanical assessments, soft tissue manipulation and trigger point therapy, orthotic interventions and exercise interventions.
Dietetics
Dietetics services are also provided to students regularly by RISE Health Group. Dieticians are experts in nutrition and diet regulation. Educating RSA students on the role of nutrition in sport enables them to better control their body composition, sport performance and recovery. Nutrition fact sheets provided by RISE Health Group are available under the student resources tab of this website.
Sports Psychology
Sport Psychology is an emerging discipline and focuses on improving sport performance from a mental aspect. RISE Health offer sport psychology services to RSA students as required. Some of the methods sport psychologists use to enhance sporting performance and improve mental health include educating students on anxiety management techniques, goal setting, mental imagery, self esteem and time management skills. We see sport psychology as a very valuable service for RSA students because being a talented athlete and wanting to achieve academically requires a huge time commitment and can be very stressful for students. Being able to see a professional may assist in reducing stress and improving student performance both academically and in their sport.
Sport Science
