Date set for launch of South West Academy of Sport - 26 June 2008
Talented athletes will be able to receive the training and support they need to become champions of the future when the South West Academy of Sport gets underway.
Set to reach a milestone on July 4 when its partner sports and sponsors are announced, the academy will be the first of its kind in Western Australia.
It will offer up-and-coming athletes from throughout the region the opportunity to enter elite training closer to home, reducing stress on those who would have previously had to travel to the metropolitan area to reach their potential.
South West Academy of Sport board chairman Don Punch said it was heartening to see the planning stages of such an exciting project head toward the finish line.
“Regional Western Australia has a strong history of producing quality athletes,” he said.
“The academy is an outstanding project which will provide increased opportunity for young talents to rise through the ranks and become State, national and international champions.”
South West Academy of Sport board member Tom Busher said the academy will equip participants with the skills they need to compete in the next level of their chosen sport.
“Support will be given to participants through specialist training as well as through education in subjects such as fitness and nutrition,” he said.
“This holistic approach to sports tuition will help provide participants not just with the training they require to be competitive at an elite level, but also the life skills they need to ensure a long and rewarding career.”
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