The Downunder Travel Alberta Footy Schools Program is a new Australian football initiative in Calgary. At the end of the 2008 season, the Calgary Kookaburras saw a need for a program that would introduce younger Canadian girls into our footy team. The concept has developed and is being implemented during May & June, 2009.
The program consists of sending dedicated footy development facilitators into schools to teach skills and to build a relationship between school students and the Alberta Footy clubs. The facilitators will return to the same schools every week for five weeks, gradually introducing more-complicated footy skills and strategies to the students. The program is provided free to the participating schools, and students will receive footy merchandise and information packs introducing our sport option that they may take home to their parents. We aim to get students interested in joining the Calgary Kookaburras (women's) and Calgary Kangaroos (men's) community footy clubs.
Local travel agent Downunder Travel has generously offered to sponsor the program in its' first year. Downunder Travel have been a solid supporter of footy in Calgary through their sponsorship of the Kookaburras and without their involvement the program would be delivered on a much smaller scale. We thank them for their continued support of Australian football.
Program Facilitator
Alberta Footy is pleased to appoint Amanda O'Rae as Leading Facilitator for our Schools Program in 2009. Amanda has two-years of experience playing Australian football with the Calgary Kookaburras. A Sarnia, Ontario, native, Amanda has a background in health care and as a basketball coach. As a footy player, Amanda is first ruck with the Calgary Kookaburras and was instrumental in their victorious US National Championship campaign in 2008.
The program consists of sending dedicated footy development facilitators into schools to teach skills and to build a relationship between school students and the Alberta Footy clubs. The facilitators will return to the same schools every week for five weeks, gradually introducing more-complicated footy skills and strategies to the students. The program is provided free to the participating schools, and students will receive footy merchandise and information packs introducing our sport option that they may take home to their parents. We aim to get students interested in joining the Calgary Kookaburras (women's) and Calgary Kangaroos (men's) community footy clubs.
Local travel agent Downunder Travel has generously offered to sponsor the program in its' first year. Downunder Travel have been a solid supporter of footy in Calgary through their sponsorship of the Kookaburras and without their involvement the program would be delivered on a much smaller scale. We thank them for their continued support of Australian football.
Program Facilitator
Alberta Footy is pleased to appoint Amanda O'Rae as Leading Facilitator for our Schools Program in 2009. Amanda has two-years of experience playing Australian football with the Calgary Kookaburras. A Sarnia, Ontario, native, Amanda has a background in health care and as a basketball coach. As a footy player, Amanda is first ruck with the Calgary Kookaburras and was instrumental in their victorious US National Championship campaign in 2008. 
