Southern Skies clinics will provide the children of rural and remote Queensland the opportunity to participate in various sports including Rugby, Netball, Cricket, Australian Football, Basketball, Tennis and Gymnastics. This will be achieved through the implementation of an intense two day Community Sporting Clinic. The first of these clinics was held on Thursday Island and Lawn Hill (near Mt Isa) in September, 2011 and the second was run in Roma in April 2012.
This program has been greatly supported by IBIS (Islanders Board of Industry & Service), Sea Swift, MMG (Minerals and Metals Group) as well as the Brisbane Boys’ College Marketing and Boarding Departments.
These clinics will provide all participants with an opportunity to try new sports and will potentially provide pathways to identify children in both the sport and educational field.
State associations such as the QRU have shown their support by not only endorsing the program but also acknowledging this as a Talent Identification tool for their own programs. With many of the children in these areas having not participated in sport regularly or at all, the focus of these sessions will be on participation, skill development and enjoyment.
In 2012 and beyond, Southern Skies will be looking to further expand into other areas around Queensland and are extremely excited about what this program will bring to the wider community.
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