Richmond Football Club helped Noble Park North students to put their physical education and health studies into practice.
Carwatha College P-12 VCE students visited the Punt Road club on Tuesday 23 May to consolidate their learning on strength-based training, nutrition, altitude training and recovery.
They had the opportunity to watch training and have a tour of the elite sporting facility and helped to design a gym-based training program that they then completed.
The session also included a nutritional lunch where students were given advice on how to fuel their body before and after intense physical activity.
“The students really enjoyed an informative, educational and hands-on day at Richmond Football Club,” careers and pathways manager Jodie McCarthy said.
“Experiences like this at Carwatha College give students the opportunity to challenge themselves and in this case see inside the world of elite athletes.
“Students also have the chance to discover and research potential career ideas and ask questions of experts in their field.”
Year 12 student Phillip said he enjoyed watching the Richmond players train and getting an insight into life as an athlete.
“Receiving some professional training and knowledge about building strength-based training programs as well as actually experiencing training at high altitude and how it makes your body work harder was really helpful for our PE course,” he said.
Year 11 student Sabin said: “The nutrition information they shared with us was so relevant to what we have been learning in class.”
