Mission Statement

To set the standard in school sport in the Sydney North & Central Coast sporting community by nurturing positive attitudes in talented sports persons and developing and refining sport specific skills.

What is the Targeted Sports Program?

The Terrigal High School Targeted Sports Program (TSP) is designed to provide students who excel in particular sports with elite coaching and a framework that enables them to reach both their academic and sporting goals. The focus of the Targeted Sports Program is to afford elite, and emerging elite, athletes an environment for academic and social development, whilst acknowledging, and assisting with the development of the individual training and competition demands in a chosen sport.

Why participate in the Targeted Sports Program?

The program encourages talented young sportsmen and women from the Central Coast to pursue success in their sporting field through an engaging cross training technique. The program provides them with:

• Sports specific coaching by qualified coaches
• Cross training techniques to assist in the holistic development of the athlete
• Leadership and teambuilding activities
• A pathway to school sport leadership
• A team environment that fosters positive growth in both sporting and educational outcomes

What will the Targeted Sports Program help me to achieve?

The Targeted Sports Program operates in unison with the academic and social framework of the school curriculum and it actively promotes the physical, social and educational value of sport in assisting with the development of a student. It provides students with an opportunity to attain their optimum potential in their chosen sport.

What will I do in the Targeted Sports Program?

Students in the Targeted Sports Program participate in training every Tuesday afternoon in school sport time. Each sport has 5 sports specific coaching sessions a term, 3 cross training sessions, 1 game based activity and 1 leadership/teambuilding activity each term.

These sessions aim to build upon an individual's skills in their chosen sport as well as develop a mature athlete who demonstrates the qualities of professional sportsperson.

All students seeking placement in the Targeted Sports Program are required to submit an application form. The selection process will include a trial in the nominated sport in addition to an examination of their school records.

TSP Trial Dates (pdf 132 KB)

TSP Application (pdf 80 KB)