Name
B.04 Integrated Programming for the Secondary School Student Athlete: Balancing Academic and Athletic Development
Date & Time
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Speakers
Description
Strength and conditioning programs are becoming increasing popular within Victorian Secondary Schools. Integrating these programs into the wider school community and curriculum can have profound benefits for the student-athletes and school community. This interactive workshop is relevant for all PE teachers (with links to the VCE PE curriculum) and will discuss fundamental principles of training with wholistic student-athlete development focused on academic and athletic outcomes.
Learning Objective
1: Participants will be able to identify and apply key principles of strength and conditioning (e.g. progressive overload, specificity, recovery) in the context of student-athlete development.
2: Participants will learn how to design and adapt strength and conditioning programs that support both the academic and athletic development of secondary school students.
3: Participants will explore strategies to support student well-being, resilience, and performance through the integration of physical, mental, and social components of S&C programs.
4: Participants will develop approaches to engage stakeholders (teachers, coaches, parents, administrators) in embedding strength and conditioning into the broader school culture.
5: Participants will gain skills to monitor and assess the effectiveness of school-based S&C programs in terms of student engagement, athletic performance, and academic achievement.
2: Participants will learn how to design and adapt strength and conditioning programs that support both the academic and athletic development of secondary school students.
3: Participants will explore strategies to support student well-being, resilience, and performance through the integration of physical, mental, and social components of S&C programs.
4: Participants will develop approaches to engage stakeholders (teachers, coaches, parents, administrators) in embedding strength and conditioning into the broader school culture.
5: Participants will gain skills to monitor and assess the effectiveness of school-based S&C programs in terms of student engagement, athletic performance, and academic achievement.
Curriculum Level
VCE ALLOC
Presentation Type
Interactive Workshop (classroom)