Latest News - Power Cup 2009 kicks off
Three hundred students from ten South Australian schools will participate in the second annual Aboriginal Power Cup, which kicked off at AAMI Stadium this morning.
The Power Cup welcomes four new schools to the competition: Christies Beach High School, Port Augusta Secondary School, Coober Pedy Area School and Windsor Gardens Vocational College.
With a competitive football carnival as its centrepiece, the Cup focuses on engaging young people in education, promoting healthy lifestyle choices and developing teamwork, leadership and life skills.
Power players including Danyle Pearce, Shannon Motlop and rising star Wade Thompson (who coached last year’s winning boys team) will visit schools to educate and inspire Aboriginal students.
To reach the final, teams must attend school, complete school work, design team guernseys, write a club song, contribute content for a website and demonstrate team work on the footy field.
The Aboriginal Power Cup was developed in response to Monsignor David Cappo’s To Break the Cycle report and is based on a successful U.K. model. The Cup is designed to give students the information and motivation to lead happy and healthy lives free from crime.
The schools participating in the 2009 Aboriginal Power Cup are:
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· Ceduna Area School · Christies Beach High School · Coober Pedy Area School · John Pirie Secondary School · Kaurna Plains School |
· Para West Adult Campus · Port Augusta Secondary School · Port Lincoln High School · Wiltja Program · Windsor Gardens Vocational College |
The Cup program includes separate boys and girls teams from each school. It will culminate in a carnival at Alberton Oval in August. The Grand Final will be played at AAMI Stadium as a curtain-raiser to the Power v Kangaroos match on Saturday, 29 August.
The Cup is a joint initiative of the Attorney-General’s Department and the Port Adelaide Football Club with support from the South Australian Aboriginal Sports Training Academy and the SANFL.
The State Government is investing almost $300, 000 over three years in the Aboriginal Power Cup as part of a strategy to prevent young people becoming involved in crime.
