Big Day Out for Year 12 PDHPE Students

Onn Monday 23 May 2022, Year 12 HSC Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) students travelled to the Wesley Conference Centre for the PDHPE Big Day Out excursion. It was a full day of seminars providing students with the opportunity to listen to leading industry experts. Using their expertise and experience, keynote speakers shared their insights on the units Factors Affecting Performance, Sport Medicine, and Health Priorities in Australia. 

Speakers throughout the day included: 

• John Quinn, High Performance Coach and Exercise Physiologist: having worked with many of Australia’s leading athletes, teams, and coaches across Olympic track and field, AFL, rugby league, and more, John brought practical examples relating to exercise physiology, training, and the needs of different athletes.
• Rohan Browning, Olympic Sprinter: Browning discussed his experience as an athlete, how he prepares for events, trains, remains motivated and sets goals to perform.
• Dr Tom Cross, Sports Doctor: Cross covered a range of sports injuries, practical examples and how he manages these across his line of work. He discussed return to play and rehabilitation processes for athletes and his personal experiences with sporting clubs including Sydney Swans, Melbourne Storm, NSW Waratahs and many more.

There were also presentations from Dementia Australia, The Heart Foundation and The Cancer Council. 

– Emily Osborne
Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) Teacher