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Active at home

With many schools impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, sporting organisations have resources and online activities to support students at home. Choose from the options below to view some of the resources available.

Athletics Australia's Strava Club is where you can connect with runners and walkers of all ages and abilities.

Embarking on a 5-week journey, the Australian Community Challange, is aimed at providing the community an opportunity to work together. You do not need to be a professional athlete to take part, because every metre, no matter at what speed will count.

Visit the Athletics Australia website, opens in a new tab to join the club.

AFL have developed a range of resources to assist parents and teachers to keep students physically active while at home.

• Coles healthy kicks, opens in a new tab - Combining foundational footy fitness with creative play, mindfulness, and nutrition, the program delivers a holistic and highly entertaining weekly program.
• Footy at home, opens in a new tab – Follow along at home with YouTube videos in a series that teams up with some of your favourite footy stars
• AFL Sport Education, opens in a new tab – This curriculum-based program enables students to develop their skills as players as well as learning off-field roles such as umpiring, team & facility management and coaching
• AFL Lesson Ideas, opens in a new tab – AFL themed lesson ideas linked to the curriculum in various key learning areas
• AFL Record, opens in a new tab – ideas on how to utilise the AFL Record to achieve numeracy & literacy outcomes
• Footy Stats, opens in a new tab – the Australian Bureau of Statistics in partnership with the AFL have developed a program that uses football to improve student’s statistical literacy
• AFL 9s lesson plans, opens in a new tab – Playing for Life activity lesson plans, opens in a new tab with video link
• 40 ways to get your footy fix during the shutdown period, opens in a new tab – An article that provides tips and tricks for playing AFL at home

Baseball Australia’s resources provide teachers with a series of exciting activities that introduce students to baseball and t-ball in a safe and fun environment

• NSW Coach Education, opens in a new tab – NSW Coach Education have created a Coach Education YouTube Channel containing tutorials, clips and demonstrations on all facets of the game that members can access.
• Baseball5 training manual, opens in a new tab – Provides teachers with games and lesson plans to build up the skills used in Baseball5 games.
• Aussie T-Ball manual, opens in a new tab – The Aussie T-Ball manual outlines lesson plans, rules, and positions.

Basketball Australia’s Aussie Hoops program has developed activities to keep students engaged with basketball while at home.

• Home-based activities, opens in a new tab – Seven home-based activities to keep students engaged and entertained
• #HomeCourtChallenge, opens in a new tab – Share your best trick shot on Instagram by using the hashtag #HomeCourtChallenge and tagging @basketballaus

Get ideas on how students can participate in bowls at home with Bowls Australia’s #StayAtHome challenge, opens in a new tab. Follow the challenge on the Bowls Australia YouTube channel, opens in a new tab or submit your video on social media using the hashtag #StayAtHome and tagging @BowlsAustralia .

Cricket Australia are committed to getting kids active and as a result, we have created multiple remote learning programs & resources, all of which are free for parents and teachers. These programs are designed to make learning from home fun!

Remote Learning Program, opens in a new tab - This HPE Guide is free to download, and will allow Parents or Teachers to run a HPE program at home. Includes instant activities, success badges, links to videos and much more!

Anywhere Blast, opens in a new tab - Anywhere Cricket Blast is a FREE program that has been designed to keep kids engaged and involved in cricket during these challenging COVID times. This program provides flexible options for kids to participate in a simple “at-home” cricket experience.

CA Coach App, opens in a new tab – We are pleased to have re-launched our CA Coach App, which now includes dedicated sections for parents and teachers! Includes a huge range of “At Home Activities”, such as Backyard Blast, Mascot Challenge and much more! Available for free at Apple and Google stores, simply search “CA Coach”.

Join our online community:

Twitter: @schools_ca, opens in a new tab

Facebook: CA’s HPE Teacher Community, opens in a new tab

Cycling Australia have developed a range of resources to keep students physically active while at home.

• Learn to ride online, opens in a new tab – Ride Nation have created an online video learning program that will take you and your child through all the skills to learn to ride a bike. The program costs approximately $35.
• Free resources for students, opens in a new tab – Explore tips, tricks, and hacks.
• Australian Cycling Team’s 30 from 30, opens in a new tab – A host of current Australian Cycling Team members, coaches and staff, plus former Australian Cycling Team athletes, will take you behind the scenes to show you some of the unique and different ways to keep healthy and active. Follow the #AusCyclingTeam on Facebook, opens in a new tab, Instagram, opens in a new tab, and Twitter, opens in a new tab.

Equestrian Australia’s Ready Set Trot program has free resources available to keep students active and engaged. These resources include easy lesson plans and activities to reinforce horse knowledge and are suitable for ages 4-7, 8-10 and 11-12 years.

• Ready Set Trot Playground Skills, opens in a new tab – Ready Set Trot Playground Skills is a fun and interactive program that provides young people with an introduction to horses through a series of free games and activities – without needing a horse!

Football Federation Australia, Member Federations and Hyundai A-League and Westfield W-League are offering all Australian primary schools a complimentary digital resource to bring football to the classroom. The workbook is a fun, digital and interactive resource to ensure Australian schools, teachers and students are still getting their football fix.

The Schools Football Workbook includes the following key areas:

• Active via Sport Australia Physical Literacy Framework
• Experience through the standardised MiniRoos Schools Program
• Transition by educating schools students on their local clubs and the partnership with Member Federations
• Fan Engagement through the Hyundai A-League, Westfield W-League and national teams

Download the Schools Football Workbook, opens in a new tab

Students can also stay active at home with Football Federation Australia’s Football Skills Hub and #PlayAtHomeChallenge.

• Football Skills Hub, opens in a new tab – The Football Skills Hub includes activities, skills and videos to help students progress through the varying difficulty levels of core football skills.
• #PlayAtHomeChallenge, opens in a new tab - Whether it’s in the back yard, in a quiet field or in a safe place at home, Football Federation Australia want you to join their #PlayAtHomeChallenge. Each week they will post a new skill to master on their social media channels.

• MyGolf Primary Manual, opens in a new tab and Secondary Golf Manual:, opens in a new tab These manuals promote the engagement of primary and secondary aged children in physical activity and exercise with golf specific activities that are simple to follow and require minimal space and easy to come by equipment. The activities are constructed around skill development through games-based discovery and will ensure school aged children can continue to develop their motor skills whilst also facilitating daily exercise.
• #golfathome, opens in a new tab: check out all of the creative ways people from all around the world are playing. #golfathome by searching #golfathome on Instagram. If you'd like to share any pictures or videos of you or your kids getting inventive with your golf activities at home, make sure you hashtag #golfathome and #golfaust.
• Online learning for parents and teachers, opens in a new tab: Want to help keep the kids busy and active home but don’t know much about golf? This short and sweet online interactive module is available to provide you with the skills, knowledge and resources to deliver some engaging golf games and activities, and you can even become an accredited instructor to deliver beginner programs in golf clubs when life returns to normal.

Download the MyGolf Primary Manual, opens in a new tab

Download the Secondary Golf Manual, opens in a new tab

Gymnastics Australia have developed a range of resources to assist parents and teachers to keep students physically active while at home.

• Move My Way, opens in a new tab – Gymnastics Victoria and Vic Health have developed a physical activity program that gives you the option to move when and where you move.
• Training athletes at home fact sheet, opens in a new tab – The fact sheet provides advice on suggested at-home activities and training requirements.

Get ideas on how students can participate in hockey at home with Hockey Australia’s #HockeyAtHome challenge and Hookin2Hockey handbook.

• #HockeyAtHome, opens in a new tab – Hockey Australia is producing a series of daily unique hockey video content aimed at helping you and your family keep healthy, active, engaged and entertained.
• Hookin2Hockey handbook, opens in a new tab – The handbook outlines suggested lesson plans, skills training, and hockey journey.

Visit: www.quickstixlacrosse.com.au

Did you know that our teacher delivered product is digital and can be complemented with a 1-1.5 hour Teacher Training tele-conference that will help all teachers expand their knowledge on Quick Stix Lacrosse delivery? 

The packages we offer:

• Teacher delivered package (5 session structured & progressive program)
• Teacher delivered package with 1.5-hour Teacher Training Tele-conference session 
• Teacher delivered package with multiple (1-hour) Teacher Training Tele-conference sessions before and during delivery timeframe

Teachers - things to know

We can help you run a Quick Stix program at your school.

Check out our teaching guide, which gives you a 5-week structured & progressive program. It doesn’t matter if you have never played (or even seen) a lacrosse game. The videos included in the program guide explain the terms used while playing, the rules of Quick Stix Lacrosse and covers techniques and tactics. It also has flexibility in the program which helps you adapt the program to kids of different ages and different skills levels. In other words, just look to the guide for tips to simplify or advance the program to suit your students.

In our teaching guide:

1. Structured lesson plans
2. Videos to show techniques
3. Equipment lists
4. Optional extras (if the kids are going really well!)

All of this will help you and your students develop from being a Quick Stix novice to becoming a Quick Stix Super Star!

Visit the Quick Stix Lacrosse website to check out the teaching guides for primary schools, opens in a new tab and secondary schools, opens in a new tab.

Make your own lacrosse stick for fun practice at home

NRL have created  online resources to assist parents and teachers keep students active while at home, including:

• League Stars Backyard, opens in a new tab – A range of activities enabling students to be a League Star in their own backyard
• Club Rugby League at Home, opens in a new tab – A range of activities for Club Rugby League Participants
• Teacher resources, opens in a new tab – A range of in-classroom resources for teachers

Developed by Snow Australia, SnowActive, opens in a new tab has been designed to deliver a fun and interactive ski and snowboard fitness program aimed at people of all ages and abilities.

Hosted by 2 x Olympian Sami Kennedy-Sim, SnowActive is a 30-minute strength and fitness workout you can do from home. With new sessions each week, this free and accessible training program is great for the whole family to remain active and ready for the snow.

Softball Australia has online resources available for teachers and students to utilise while in lock down.

The Softball Batter Up website, opens in a new tab has over 65 games that kids can play (with videos) if you are looking to get them active while staying at home.Teachers can also learn about modified games and activities that are great for teaching fundamental motor skills once back at school.

Teachers can use the My-Courses, opens in a new tab section of the Softball Batter Up website to access online softball coaching courses.The Softball Batter Up Coaching Induction, which is a requirement for teachers to complete if they plan to deliver softball through Sporting Schools once play resumes, may be particularly useful.

Squash Australia’s new video series, Street Squash, is squash anywhere, anytime, any skill level and all you need is a wall, a ball and a racquet! Follow Squash Australia’s social media channels, opens in a new tab or visit their website, opens in a new tab to watch Street Squash.

Water Safety@Home

Life Saving Victoria have developed a new ‘Water Safety @Home’ online activity suite, to provide schools, industry and the community with interactive virtual resources to encourage the continuation of swimming and water safety education during the COVID-19 period. These activities include new:

• Swimming & Water Safety Toolkit resources
• CPR and First Aid for Kids @Home
• Swimming @Home
• Nippers @Home
• Water Safety Watch & Learn video series

Visit the Life Saving Victoria website, opens in a new tab to access the Water Safety @Home online suite.

To assist parents and teachers in keeping children engaged in physical activity, Table Tennis Australia have developed a Classroom-and-Home-Guide.pdf that contains fun activities and training tips, all of which can be played at home with limited space - all that's required is a bat and a ball!

Whether you have all the equipment like the professionals, or a dining room table and some books, you can create your very own set up at home. If you would like to purchase equipment such as bats, balls, retractable nets or tables, visit the Table Tennis Australia website, opens in a new tab.

Tennis Australia, opens in a new tab has a range of resources available to assist teachers with the delivery of health and physical education and activity via distance learning or at school. Parents are also encouraged to ensure their child(ren) are meeting the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity per day. Parents are able to contact their local tennis coach for ideas to use at home of by following the Tennis Australia social accounts.

Facebook:@TennisAustralia, opens in a new tab Instagram:tennisaustralia Twitter: @TennisAustralia, opens in a new tab

The teaching resources located below can accessed via the Tennis Australia online learning platform ‘Bounce”., opens in a new tab The platform is free and teachers are able to create an account with their education email for approval if they do not have an existing account.

• HomeCourtTennis, opens in a new tab: Content to support teachers with the delivery of HPE at home. Students are encouraged to use their imagination, creativity and problem solving to make tennis accessible regardless of their environment. Video resources, supporting material and off court activities are available for teachers to access.
• Tennis for Primary and Secondary Schools Curriculum resource: Lesson plans and activities supporting bands Foundation to 6 and bands 7-10. Aligned to the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education (AC:HPE). Teachers can also order a hard copy of the resource for free by becoming a Teacher Ambassador, opens in a new tab
• Tennis for Primary and Secondary Schools online workshop: Unpacking the Tennis for Primary Schools and Tennis for Secondary Schools resources and how Tennis addresses the student achievement standards. The primary workshop includes assessment ideas and how to make tennis more inclusive using the Game Sense Approach. The secondary workshop explores the three pillars of the program and assessment ideas.
• INtennisCITY, opens in a new tab: An interactive platform making it easy to run competitions, set challenges and engage students in playing tennis games. Through the website and app students can challenge each other to a ‘quick match’, track their progress and improve their skills by playing along with Milos Raonic in a series of fun videos.
• School Development Coordinator support: Staff are available to assist your school with program implementation, professional learning and lesson planning. Visit the Tennis Australia website, opens in a new tab for a list of local people.

To keep students active and bowling at home, Tenpin Bowling Australia’s Bowl Patrol are sharing ways people can #BowlAtHome. Follow the Bowl Patrol Facebook page, opens in a new tab to find tips and tricks for bowling at home.

Triathlon Australia’s TRYstars, opens in a new tab have come up with different ways to keep students occupied at home with their series of triathlon related activities. Think quizzes, fun games around the house and more.

Take a look at some of the activities below.

• TRYstars At-Home Activity Pack, opens in a new tab – Complete 10 triathlon related games, use the activity tracker, and download a  certificate.
• Triathlon quiz, opens in a new tab – How much do you know about triathlon? TRYstars can test their knowledge of all things triathlon with an online quiz!
• A-Z TRY flashcards, opens in a new tab – Test your knowledge of a range of triathlon terms with the TRYstars A-Z of Triathlon Flashcards.

Visit Triathlon Australia’s website, opens in a new tab for more information.

Stay connected, active and enjoying physical activity with Volleyball Australia’s #AusVolleyAtHome, opens in a new tab videos. Each day Volleyball Australia posts a new video with a different activity that children can do at home.

Equipment for Backyard Volley, opens in a new tab and Pool Volley, opens in a new tab can be purchased on the Volleyball WA website.

Water Polo Australia's athletes from the KAP7 Aussie Sharks and Aussie Stingers have been working hard on a series of 'at home' workouts, pool skills and cooking tips for the water polo community. Visit the Water Polo Australia website, opens in a new tab to see all of the #WaterPoloAtHome videos.

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