The Pfizer Australia TeamSWANS Healthy Choices Program is aimed at school children in year six.
The transition from primary to secondary school is a major challenge in a child’s life and the program is designed to encourage students to understand that they are in control of the choices they make.
It promotes the idea of "Healthy Body, Healthy Mind" and sessions are conducted by Swans players to raise awareness and highlight the importance to children of taking responsibility to make healthy choices in all aspects of their life.
Using a program designed by Ray McLean from Athlete Development Australia, the Pfizer Australia TeamSWANS facilitators will lead the children through a series of hands-on exercises designed to encourage making decisions that hopefully assist them in developing a healthy lifestyle.
The Healthy Choices Program is lead by Jared Crouch and some of the Swans leading players are allocated supervisory roles including Jude Bolton, Brett Kirk, Jason Saddington, Ben Fixter and Michael O’Loughlin.
PROGRAM FEEDBACK:
St Agatha’s School Pennant Hills
“The Swans are welcome back to our school any time! We thank them for their involvement, it was enjoyable and a very useful visit.”
“A great session, the children really enjoyed the content and interaction. Personal experiences were conveyed and the children really took notice of this.”
Greenwich Public School
“Worked well as a team, each knew their role. Diet and exercise are going to become more of an issue in the present climate. Any new ideas and strategies to deliver and reinforce this message and hopefully influence the children to really do something are very important.”
Chatswood Public School
“All Swans players cooperated well with one another and all played a part in the session. They were very enthusiastic and the children responded well.”
St Ives Primary School
“Thank you very much. The children enjoyed it and we appreciate the time spent with us. The players had an excellent rapport and showed interest in the children. Sportsmen are on a pedestal, so it was great that the presenters were professional, mature and well mannered.
West Pennant Hills School
“An outstanding success, a great idea and led to a lot of follow-up work in the classroom. We were very impressed with the professionalism of all players involved. Many thanks!”
2. Code Promotion
The Sydney Swans dedicate resources to the development of AFL in NSW.
TeamSWANS is involved in assisting the AFL with code promotion through school competitions such as the Paul Kelly Cup. The Paul Kelly Cup encourages junior participation and has developed to be Australia’s biggest primary school competition. Pfizer AUSTRALIA TEAM SWANS has supported the competition since its inception and makes players available at all times when training schedules permit.
The Club also forges affiliation’s with junior clubs within the Sydney region. Pfizer AUSTRALIA TEAM SWANS support the efforts of junior AFL clubs in developing the future stars in NSW.
