Junior Athlete Development Programme 2007

As part of our 10 year Player Development Plan, the best 13-15 year old players go into the new Junior Athlete Development Programme. This is a key step in helping players achieve their full potential as an athlete and a rugby player.

Essentially this involves being part of the Junior Athlete Development Programme which operates at three venues each week - Orewa College, Millennium Institute of Sport and Health and Massey High School. This programme focuses on slowly training and developing athletes in their speed, strength and aerobic capacities, along with a body management education programme and biannual testing.

The players who have been selected by their representative coaches to enter the programme are as follows:

Under 14's		Under 16's
Luke Waterman		Kima Iosua
Zane Turner		Troy Stirling
Jon McCarthy
Ryan Bays Mortimer		School level - 5th Grade
Kyle Loader		Gareth Anscombe
Michael Cox		Alovaka Teaukai
Logan Stevens		Dylan Ferreira
Douglas Brown		Callum McManus
James Siaki
Matt McGahan		Roller Mills
Jesse Paddock		Brad Moka
Brad Foord		Sam Quinn
Todd Anstett		Tim Plunkett
Sofeni Aumua		Ryan Flexman
Milford Keresoma		Danny Paddock
Alex Manders		Jordan Jacobs
Jason Brown
Fabien Tago

Pre Academy Training Group 2007

The Pre-Academy Training Group is a key step in helping them achieve their full potential as an atholete and a rugby player and gaining future selection to the Academy itself.

Essentially this involves coming to strength and conditioning sessions twice a week at Massey University Recreation Centre and Club Physical, Westgate where they learn how to train properly under the guidance of our Academy and Pre Academy Trainer, Jan Reyneke. Monthly skills sessions are also a feature of this group.

There have been 13 players selected from the Under 16 and Under 18 teams to enter the Pre-Academy Training Group in 2007.
 

Leigh Thompson

Josh Blucher

Ben Botica

William Whetton

Jordan Hyland

Quorie Lee Wilson

Chris Winks

Ben Ryan

David McMurtrie

Tony Keresoma

Brownie Too

Shaun McCann

Ah Piu Pritchard

Philip Tuigamala

James Doyle

Travis Hadley

Please remember that this is a starting point and places on the programme will be regularly reviewed.

Academy 2007

After a successful year in 2005 with the Academy progressing well overall and achieving notable representative performances, topped by Anthony Boric and George Pisi being being selected in the Blues, the success continued in 2006 with Jack McPhee, James Rodley, Ryan Wilson and Mike Reid all achieving Air New Zealand Cup honours and Mike Reid going on to the 2007 Blues wider training group. 

The 2007 Academy comprises of:

Name	Position	Club
Chris Eves	1	Massey
Adrian Smith	3, 1	Massey
Michael Farmer	4,5	Massey
Ben Svensen	6	Kumeu
Nalu Tuigamala	9,10	Massey
Michael Harris	10,12	Northcote
Andrew Barton	13	Helensville
Nafi Tuitavake	13	Massey
Ken Pisi	11,14	Massey
James Mills	15	Northcote
Ben Afeaki	3	Marist
Marley Mackay	2	Marist
James King	4,5	North Shore
Chris Smith	6	Takapuna
Michael Mayhew	8	Northcote
Daniel Deveraux	9	Northcote
Tyler Bickers	15	North Shore
James Parsons	2	Takapuna
Manu Saula	2	Northcote
Tom Chamberlain	7,6	Marist
Jack McPhee	10,15	Glenfield
Nick Blincoe	14,11	Maris