The Miami High Touch Football Excellence Program aims to develop its student athletes into high performing players that are successful on and off the field. The program utilises leading coaching staff through its links with Touch Football Australia, as well as a sports science team including Exercise Physiologist and Sport Psychologist that provides a professional training environment for its athletes. Athletes are tracked and mentored throughout the entirety of the program, this is supported by an experienced and dedicated teaching team as well as the student leadership team within the program.
Course structure and overview
The Touch Football Excellence Program is structured as a 7, 8 and 9 Boys and 7, 8 and 9 Girls three-year course of study in the junior school and a combined class across Year 10, 11 and 12 in the senior school. Both programs consist of three x 70-minute lessons per week plus additional sessions held outside of curriculum time.
Key areas
- Competition opportunities (Palm Beach Monday Nights, QLD All Schools, Alliance Cup, SQDB Touch, Titans Cup)
- Strength and Condition Program (Momentum Sports Performance)
- Sports Psychologist workshops (Summit Performance Psychology)
- Elite Level Touch Football coaching staff and program (QLD Touch Football)
- Student Leadership Program
- Key theory components (Referee/coaching certificates, video analysis and wellbeing)
- Representative opportunities and links (Palm Beach Stingrays, SQBD Sharks, South Coast, Titans and QLD Touch)
Cost
An annual fee in addition to the school resource scheme fee is payable before a student commences in an Excellence Program and each subsequent year that the student is a part of a program. The fee is $200 per semester for the Touch Football Excellence Program.
