The ‘Sports Academy’ concept was born from the desire to provide an opportunity for young people to develop as individuals and ultimately improve their lifestyle and standard of living.   As a Christian organisation it is faith in Jesus Christ that motivates us to provide for those in need, we are challenged not only to meet their basic human needs and develop their gifts but to teach them on a spiritual level.  We do this in order that they may have a purpose for living!

The vision for the Sports Academy is through sport, to educate and nurture young people that they may be equipped and enabled to empower themselves in life and in sport.

Research supports what many of us presume obvious: involvement in organised sport has a huge impact on the young person as an individual, not only as a sports person.

However, a sports program alone would not achieve the desired long term lifestyle changes in the lives of the participants. Thus we have adopted the findings of Coaltar et al 2000 ‘crucially, sport is at its most effective when combined with programmes that address issues of personal and social development’ and have designed a holistic program that is structured with physical and personal development modules to educate and achieve life-learning.

It is anticipated that those on the program will set an example to their peers and become catalysts for change in their school, sports team and community.