Welcome to Sporting Futures
What does Sporting Futures involve?
Sporting Futures is a Sports Scholarship Programme designed to maximise the talent of young athletes, just like you, in the Canterbury Region.
As a Sporting Futures Scholarship holder you’ll be joined in a High Performance Sports Environment catering for Footballers, Rugby and Hockey.
Are you prepared to chase your dream?
At Sporting Futures, our aim is to assist you in achieving your obvious sporting potential. We will provide you with specialist coaching and specific conditioning focused on you and your sport. A total performance package including assistance in nutrition, mental skills, educational pathways, financial planning and life skill guidance from experienced international athletes will be provided to all Scholarship recipients.
Plus, the Sporting Futures pathway means that by improving your performance you will be highlighted for progress to even higher levels of your Sport by some of the Regions most astute talent identifiers.
How does that sound, so far?
Tell me more about the Scholarship. What’s in it for me?
Simple Equation: Work Hard + Train Hard = Playing Hard.
Do this and the Scholarship means you don’t have to pay a thing. All the coaching, training, expert staff, tuition and resources are provided by the Sporting Futures Scholarship. We’ll even throw in your uniform and cover the training expenses required!
Anything Else?
Of course, as a Sporting Futures Scholarship Recipient you'll receive:
- Position specific and specialist Coaching from elite Coaches
- Personalised strength and conditioning programme
- Access to professional providers:
- Nutritionist
- Physiotherapist
- Sports Doctor
- Massage Therapist
- Mental focus and skills
- Injury prevention
- Advice and mentoring from elite athletes
- Career planning
- Performance analysis and feedback
Elite Coaches, you say?
Consider these for a moment:
- Korouch Monsef - Canterbury United Dragon Coach
- Pat Barwick - Former NZ Hockey player & Internationally respected Coach
- Selwyn Maister - New Zealand Hockey Olympic Gold Medalist
- Scott Hansen - former Canterbury Crusader and Canterbury NPC Representative
How to get involved with Sporting Futures?
- Simply talk to the Sporting Futures Coach or Talent Identifier in your sport
- Search www.sportingfutures.co.nz for more detailed information
- Talk it over with your family
- Decide to pursue your sporting dream; and then...
... Fill in the online application form and we will get back to you with the selection process, after receiving your details.
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