{"id":3882,"date":"2024-01-16T04:54:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T04:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-futuris\/?post_type=article&#038;p=3882"},"modified":"2024-01-16T04:54:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T04:54:14","slug":"emerging-athlete-ea-program","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc-futuris\/article\/emerging-athlete-ea-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Emerging Athlete (EA) Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Emerging Athlete program was launched at our Sports Awards evening. Over the years we have recognised the need to support students with both their academic and sporting endeavours.<\/p>\n<p>The Emerging Athlete (EA) Program supports emerging athletes at MLC School as they navigate their way through representative sports pathways, while trying to balance their schoolwork, training, and competition commitments.<\/p>\n<p>The EA Program assists students in achieving their sporting and academic goals, while maintaining a balanced lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Program provides:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Performance support to athletes through personalised strength and conditioning programs<\/li>\n<li>Management of wellbeing and stress levels that will be monitored weekly.<\/li>\n<li>The support of an athlete mentor for senior students<\/li>\n<li>Assistance with time management<\/li>\n<li>Support with goal setting<\/li>\n<li>A variety of education seminars, information, and resources<\/li>\n<li>Opportunities to participate in high-performance camps.<\/li>\n<li>Opportunities to network with other emerging athletes and industry leaders<\/li>\n<li>Guest speakers who will inspire and motivate athletes.<\/li>\n<li>Breakfast vouchers for those athletes who arrive at school early to train.<\/li>\n<li>Possibility of subsidised entry fees when representing MLC School in a representative competition<\/li>\n<li>Athletes will be supported as they journey along the representative pathway to become an elite athlete, developing skills they can use throughout their career<em>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Emerging Athlete (EA) Program \u2013 MLC School\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/884970934?h=f0df0e1881&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TO APPLY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28653\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/11\/EAP-Scan_Code.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"168\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><strong>ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;background-color: #f5f2f2;border-style: solid\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong>Criteria \u2013 Level 1 \u2013 DREAM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><strong>Criteria \u2013 Level 2 \u2013 BELIEVE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\" width=\"629\">Individuals representing NSW or Australia in their chosen sport.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\" width=\"616\">Individuals in Year 10 to Year 12 representing NSW or Australia in their chosen sport.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\" width=\"629\">Individuals have have been talent identified by their state or national sporting body.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Individuals who have been talent identified by their state or national sporting body.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\" width=\"629\">Individuals who have been selected into two or more CIS teams through qualification process.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">Individuals who have been selected into two or more CIS teams through qualification process.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\" width=\"629\">These athletes must also be completing a significant number of training hours that cause extraordinary interruptions to school life (8-10 hours per week).<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">These athletes must also be completing a significant number of training hours that cause extraordinary interruptions to school life (upwards of 12 hours per week)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\" width=\"629\">Additional criteria that will be considered:<br \/>\nDemonstrate their &#8216;trainability&#8217; (sport-specific skill acquisition)<br \/>\nDemonstrate their commitment<br \/>\nDemonstrate their motivation<br \/>\nDemonstrate their &#8216;coachability&#8217;<br \/>\nDemonstrate their positive psychological, self-management and relevant traits.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\">\n<p>Additional criteria that will be considered, same as Level 1 and including:<br \/>\nCommitment to sport specific practice and investment in high training volumes<br \/>\nStriving for continual performance improvements.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Emerging Athlete program was launched at our Sports Awards evening. 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