Curriculum

The V Squad Academy program is built on five key pillars which ensures we are able to positively impact on all areas of our players lives.

 

Football

Health

Life

Fitness

Resilience

Fundamentals

  • Physical capacity
  • Skill acquisition and development
  • Footwork and body position
  • Decision making

Craft

  • Positional skills
  • Technique and method 

Game sense/knowledge

  • Running patterns
  • Creating and using space
  • Decision making under pressure

Situational Understanding

  • Set plays
  • Understanding 
  • Game sense 

Diet and nutrition

  • Pre-training and game day eating plans
  • Balanced diet

Hydration

  • Pre and post-game hydration
  • Benefits of a hydration plan

Sleep and recovery

  • Benefits of sleep
  • AFL approach to sleep
  • Pre-training and game day eating plans
  • Recovery and replacement foods
  • Hydration
  • Monitoring (food diaries)

Motivation

  • Goal setting

Balance

  • Study skills
  • Elite behaviours

Personal skills

  • Leadership
  • Time management
  • Monitoring performance

Physical capacity

  • Movement and mobility

Physical preparation

  • General physical preparation

Injury prevention and management

  • Treatment and care
  • Rehabilitation protocols

Rest and recovery

  • Active recovery

Organisation

  • Time management

Overcoming challenges

  • Self-awareness and self-image

Mindfulness

  • Decision making

Resources

  • Official support networks