OVERVIEW

The WestVic Academy of Sport works with athletes and their supporters to deliver specialist services to help them succeed. Our focus is on services athletes are not already accessing from existing support. Services may include: coaching, strength and conditioning, sport psychology, nutrition, fitness testing and other personal development.
 
The objective of WestVic is to implement a program which takes a holistic approach to an athlete’s development, through provision of off-surface services which support the technical and tactical sport specific coaching they are receiving already in their existing training environment. These services for the 2016/2017 Swimming program include:

• Musculoskeletal Screening and Strength & Conditioning (Program and Weekly Gym session) service year-round.
• Up to six Sport Psychology activities; a mixture of group and individual sessions will be available, determined in consultation with parents, athletes and coaches.
• Dinner and keynote address with an Olympic athlete.
  

SELECTION CRITERIA

Being athletes are selected in all Swimming High Performance programs in June yearly – logistically the program will run from June to May over a 12 month period. Selection Criteria for invite to participate and access the WestVic Academy Swimming Program of Services is:

• Selection into any of the Swimming Victoria Development Squads, as selected by the Swimming Victoria High Performance Committee following National Championships and other Competitions where athletes can lodge a time to qualify for said squads.
• Athletes may also be admitted should they be nominated by the Ballarat Gold Swim Club.
  

SERVICES STRUCTURE

The structure of the WestVic Swimming program has been designed to be flexible around when over the membership year the athletes can access the services, and what timing of service delivery should be to be of most benefit to the athletes’ development and performance.

• Academy Management will work in tandem with parents, athletes and coaches to organise delivery of services.
  

COST

The membership cost is $410 + GST per annum; covering all services listed in the  “Objectives” and “Structure” sections.

VIDEO

An interview with Mark Stahl (Swimming Program Head Coach) & athletes Josh Stahl & Ben Grima of the WestVic Academy of Sport Swimming Program

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