The Jimmy Toumpas Squad gives multicultural boys aged between 15-17 years old that have never played Australian Football an entry point to the elite talent pathway. The program is also designed for Indigenous and multicultural boys trying to get onto a TAC Cup list. This is a 10 week program designed to fast track the participant’s football development, to develop their football skills to play Australian Football and provide great education at the same time. The education sessions consist of a Reach Foundation talk that deliver youth empowerment workshops, AFL player mentoring, Nutritional talks from AFL dieticians, Leadership sessions and many more.
The program will conclude with matches against other TAC Cup diversity squads. At the conclusion of the program participants may be offered a spot on the main list of the Dandenong Southern Stingrays Under 15’s Under 16’s or Under 18’s TAC Cup Squad. In 2014 the TAC Cup competition provided 60% of young men were drafted into AFL clubs. The Jimmy Toumpas Squad is giving the participants in our Diversity squad a genuine pathway and opportunity to be drafted into the AFL.
The program starts on Wednesday 22nd April and runs for 10 weeks. The sessions will be at Shepley Oval in Dandenong every Wednesday night at 5.30pm - 7pm and the program will conclude with matches against other TAC Cup Diversity Squads.
If you would like to get involved in this fantastic program for either the assistant coach or team manager role please contact Peter Dye on 9791 8656 or Peter.Dye@aflvic.com.au
Last Modified on 24/02/2015 20:51