Ascot Park Primary Specialist Soccer Programme

Ascot Park Primary School is a specialist sport and physical education school (SSP) where students are able to do ‘soccer’ as a subject. It is the only primary school in South Australia funded by Department of Education and Child Development (DECD) to facilitate a Specialist Sport Programme within the school curriculum.

Our soccer program is established permanently into our school curriculum with a class of 19 students (both boys and girls) ranging from year 3 to 7. Students train skills 3 mornings a week with Cristiano dos Santos (ex-Adelaide United player) and 1 morning a week where we look at aspects of the curriculum with a soccer focus. We follow the Football Federation Australia (FFA) skills curriculum! All skill levels are catered for!

We have established a strong relationship with both Henley High School and Hamilton Secondary College who also have soccer focus in a secondary setting enabling students to transition to Year 8 maintaining this focus.

Students are involved in a number of extra-curricular soccer activities where we play against other schools, involved in futsal programmes, play for local clubs.

Peter de Roo, technical director for the Joeys - Australia's under 17s football team, says:

“Youngsters need to start early if they are to have any chance of kicking it like Cahill.”

"It has to do with the differences in hand-eye and foot coordination. You have to start young."

Ascot Park Primary Specialist Soccer Programme Flyer




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