Para West Adult Campus

About Para West Adult Campus

Para West Adult Campus is one of four Adult re-entry schools in South Australia which delivers quality curriculum to young adults for over 18 years. It is located in the Peachey Road cluster of schools in the northern suburbs of Adelaide.

The school has approximately 1300 enrolments, with many studying part time programs. Students need to be at least 16 years of age to enrol.

The school’s motto is: Expanding Your Horizons Through Learning.

There is a SAASTA program operating in this school that supports young Aboriginal people to complete their SACE. Students study Integrated Learning – Power Cup, Vocational Studies and Physical Education as part of their SAASTA program.

In 2010 there will be a Para West Boys team and it is the schools 3^rdyear of involvement in the Power Cup.

In 2008 both the Boys team and the Girls team from Para West won the Grand Finals of the Power Cup - the only school to achieve that feat so far.

Team Rules

1. Players arrive to coaching lessons on time
2. Players arrive to coaching lessons with all equipment such as boots etc
3. Players must commit to the team
4. Must listen to the coaches when they are addressing the team
5. Support team members don't criticise
6. Play a team game to support my team mates
7. Support the player with the ball such as shepherding
8. Move to space to provide an option for the player with the ball
9. Respect for the team and Guernsey
10. Respect my team mates
11. Respect my culture
12. Enjoy the occasion

Team Training Schedules

Day, date & time	Activity	Location
23/2/10 Tuesday 2:45	First training session for year. Introduction & welcome, explain Power Cup format etc light run and basic kicking drills, small sided handball games	PWAC oval
25/2/10 Thursday 2:45	Warm up = 2 laps of ovals, stretching, handball cross over drills, shuttle runs, Indian file lap, small sided handball games	PWAC on oval
2/3/10 Tuesday 2:45	20 M Shuttle run test to record fitness, weights session in weights room	Gym/ Weights Room
4/3/10 Thursday 2:45	Occupational Health & Safety Course	LA06 PWAC
9/3/10 Tuesday 2:45	Weights session in gym, small sided football game	Weights Room/ Gym
11/3/10 Thursday 2:45	Occupational Health & Safety Course	LA06 PWAC
16/3/10 Tuesday 2:45	Warm Up 2 laps, Shuttle runs between goal posts, ball skills hitting stationary and moving target	PWAC Oval
18/3/10 Thursday 2:45	Warm up = 2 laps of ovals, stretching, handball cross over drills, shuttle runs, Indian file lap, small sided handball games	PWAC Oval
23/3/10 Tuesday 2:45	Visit to AAMI stadium to train at Crows facility	AAMI Stadium
25/3/10 Thursday 2:45	Weights in gym focus on leg weights rotating off treadmill, train to run with heavy legs.	Weights Room
30/3/10 Tuesday 2:45	European Handball game in gym using football, shoot goals by handballing into goals, work on handballing in close spaces	Gym
1/4/10 Thursday 2:45	Warm up, pick teams and have Internal Trial	PWAC Oval