Redcliffe State High School (RSHS) has become a hotspot for fostering local sporting talent, with six different NRL clubs across Australia now having signed students onto their teams.
Through RSHS’s Rugby League Excellence Program (and with a few boys also represented by sporting talent agency Caliber Sports Group), over ten boys have been signed with NRL clubs and are currently pursuing their goals.
Jay Wilkinson, Rugby League Coordinator at RSHS, said that having the boys consistently signed up to NRL clubs gave the school’s program a wonderful sense of recognition and that this was backed up by dedication from all involved.
“We are always proud of what they have achieved and our focus, as a school, is on developing everyone and that includes skills as well as behaviour – that is, developing them as a person,” Mr Wilkinson said.
According to Mr Wilkinson, the boys were getting good feedback from the NRL clubs and were able to extract a wealth of experience from their training.
“The clubs are really good about giving them feedback in videos and they can take back things they’ve learned and teach their teammates at school,” Mr Wilkinson said.
Fostering Local Sporting Talent for Professional Success
One of the RSHS students, Ryan White, who signed with Melbourne Storm, said this was only the start of his journey.
“The hard work doesn’t stop here – if anything, being signed has made me more focused,” Ryan said.
Caliber Sports Group said their goal for the students they represented was for them to achieve professional success on the field while also pursuing personal growth and contributing positively to the sport and society.
“We believe they have the potential to become influential figures who inspire the next generation of athletes,” a representative from Caliber Sports Group said.
The group’s spokesperson said they anticipated that these Redcliffe High School students would not only excel in their rugby league careers but also become role models in their communities.
The advice for other aspiring athletes was to understand that success in sports requires a combination of talent, hard work and perseverance.
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