Issue 18 SJC News 2020

Geelong Athlete Centre Scholarship Opportunity for 2021 Year 10 students.

Over the remote learning period the SJC community was lucky enough to have enlisted the support of Brianna and David Morgan from the Geelong Athlete Centre to run our Training Tuesday’s LIVE sessions. These sessions were really well received and the feedback from both staff, students and parents who had participated was overwhelmingly positive.

David, an old boy of SJC, and Brianna previously attending Sacred Heart, wanted to be able to give back to their secondary schools and have generously offered up 4x 12 week scholarships over the period of 2021 to our year 10 students.

The scholarships would include:

- Initial Physical Performance Assessment. (This includes movement assessment as well as testing on our high tech Force Plates)

Following the completion of the Assessment and review of a needs analysis questionnaire we write up a program to suit the individual needs of the student in accordance with the sport/s they play and lifestyle.

- 2x 1 on 1 sessions with one of us in the first week to go through the program individually.

- And then twice weekly for 11 weeks access to do the individual program in one of our small group sessions, 1 coach to no more than 5 Athletes, (classes run before or after school)

- Constant support from us throughout the 12 week program

- 1x GAC Training T Shirt or Singlet

DIGITAL APPLICATION FORMS HAVE BEEN EMAILED TO ALL CURRENT YEAR 9 STUDENTS and are due by 4 DECEMBER.

I wanted to give you a little more information about our highly experienced PT’s and what they can offer our young men at their Gym.

Brianna and David Morgan co-founded Geelong Athlete Centre and it has been the couple’s combined love of sport and coaching that helped the concept to materialise.

“We believe that all athletes, junior, weekend warrior, elite or injured should have the opportunity to train in an elite performance facility with elite coaching, testing and programming to support their sporting goals and performance.”

"Too many athletes are going down the route of joining group fitness classes at gyms designed for general health and fitness. There is a big difference between training for general fitness and training for sports performance. The process of preparing an athlete for their sport involves an in depth knowledge and application of sport science."

This is why Brianna has spent over six years at university studying her craft. With a Masters in High Performance Sport, an Honours in Human Movement and Bachelor degrees in Sport & Exercise Science and Sport Management, she has an in depth knowledge of how to prepare an athlete for high performance. She also has worked at elite organisations such as the VIS and the Geelong Football Club as a sport scientist. Bri has a passion for mastering her craft and maintaining coaching excellence and continues to up-skill with industry courses, is mentored by some of the country's esteemed S&C coaches and attends industry conferences to keep in line with current practice.

David is a proud ex St Joseph’s College student. St Joseph’s has been a center of influence for David not only through his school years, but also through his involvements with the St. Joseph’s Cricket and Football clubs as a player and coach. He is passionate about helping young people reach their potential and this has been evident through his coaching both in junior and senior cricket and football and most recently his work as an assistant and development coach with the Geelong Cats AFLW program.

David and Brianna have over 20 years combined experience and love nothing more than helping athletes achieve their goals, transform their bodies and perform to their best.