Talented Sports Program

Director of Sport:

Ante Juric

FEATURES OF OUR TALENTED SPORTS PROGRAM

- Minimum of 3 sessions per week

- Film analysis and evidence based practice

- Talent Identification and player development days with state sporting bodies each semester

- Annual Sporting Blues Dinner

- Centre of Excellence – Strength and Conditioning Program

- Athlete testing, Athlete reporting and Athlete Wellbeing 

- Matraville Education Partnership – University of New South Wales 

- Guest Presenters/Speakers/Student Workshops 

- Student/Athlete Semester Reporting 

Sports Offered and 2025 Coaching Staff:

• Sydney FC School Academy – Head Coach Ante Juric (W-League Sydney FC Head Coach/Former Socceroo/Pro License) and Head Coach Alice Kriesler (W-League Sydney FC Coach), Charles Samushonga (GK Coach), Conor Qulligan (Current NSW NPL Player)  
• Rugby League Academy – Josh Daley (Staff member and current player), Zac Rentoul (St George 15s Development Coach, St George Female Pathways Coach), John Maher (Pathways Coach, Licenced Coach) 
• Rugby Union Academy – Head Coach Kodie Hawkins
• Basketball Academy – Head Coach Benjamin Mobbs
• Netball Academy – Head Coach Mojela Baker Hamphan (Player) 
• Surfing Academy – Head Coach Montgomery Tait (Former Pro Surfer) 
• Skate Boarding – Head Coach Paige Hamilton 
• Strength and Conditioning – Annaliese Roehrig (GWS) & Alice Kriesler (SFC)

Official School Sporting Partnerships

Matraville Sports High School works in parntership with several local and state sporting organisations as we continue to work towards delivering excellent coaching and learning experiences for our students. These partnerships ensure that the school is able to deliver an aligned coaching curriculum with state/national sporting bodies and provide opportunities for our students to learn from elite level coaches each week. Thank you to the following organisations for their ongoing support of our programs:

• Sydney FC – Matraville Sports High School is a proud member of the Sydney FC Academy Schools Network 
  https://www.sydneyfc.com/sydney-fc-academy-football-schools

   

• Eastern Suburbs Football Association (ESFA) – Matraville have a great relationship with ESFA and work collectively to continue the growth of Football in the Eastern Suburbs
  http://www.esfa.com.au/

   

• Randwick Districts Rugby Union Football Club (RDRUFC)  – Matraville formally partnered with RDRUFC in 2019 and continue to work together to grow the game of Rugby and continue the strong tradition of Rugby at Matraville
  https://randwickrugby.com.au/

   

• Charity Bounce – Matraville are proud partners with Charity Bounce, who share the same vision to inspire positive change amongst our youth and use Basketball as a platform to achieve this. 
  https://www.charitybounce.org/

   

• The University of New South Wales (UNSW) – The  Matraville Education Partnership with UNSW place Exercise and Sport Science students at the school each semester. These University students work with our Head of Physical Performance and assist with running our school Strength and Conditioning program for all student-athletes.
  https://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/education/about-us/matraville-education-partnership

• NSW Sports High Schools Association (NSW SHSA) – As 1 of 7 Sports High Schools in NSW, the SHSA is partnered officially with several state sporting organisations who work tirelessy with each of the schools to deliver several talent identification, player development and coach development programs each year. These include:
  
  
• NSW Rugby
• Touch Football NSW
• Surfing NSW
• Basketball NSW

Australian Olympic Pathway Schools program

The first-of-its-kind in Australia, Matraville Sports High School, has been chosen for the Australian Olympic Pathway Schools program.

This Australian-first initiative is in conjunction with the Australian Olympic Committee to help boost NSW’s future generations of Olympians and Paralympians.

“Our 7 Sports High Schools in NSW are the only secondary schools in Australia to have this prestigious recognition,” Minister for Education and Early Learning Sarah Mitchell.

“This reflects the great strength of our sports high school network, and their excellent track record in fostering both sporting high performance and academic achievement. I can’t wait to see the next generation of medal-winning athletes coming from our public schools as we look to Brisbane 2032.”

See article.

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