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Sponsorship
From The Hart
The popular AFL Experience Clinics will be
run during terms two and three of the 2006
school year and will once again be proudly
supported by Coca-Cola Active Factor.
The clinics run by Fremantle players will give
both boys and girls the opportunity to learn
about nutrition and fitness as well as some
basic football skills and fun activities. In 2005,
over 2,500 children participated in the clinics
and proved to be a popular part of the club’s
Community Development Programme.
Coca-Cola’s Active Factor supports Australian
children in leading active and healthy lives and
encourages participation in physical activity by
providing avenues for skill development, education
about ways to get active and advice on leading
a life that balances activity with a healthy diet.
The Community Development Programme
welcomes The Rick Hart Group as the major
sponsor of the Freo Long Bomb and the Freo
Kwik Kick competitions in 2006.
The hugely popular and easy to run Freo Long
Bomb and the Freo Kwik Kick competitions
are run by primary and secondary schools
as part of each schools physical education
programmes during the year.
The Freo Long Bomb competition is open to
primary and secondary schools and involves
students trying to kick a football as far as
they can from a marked kick-off line with
distances being recorded with the aim of
competing against other schools in a knockout
competition towards the Grand Final to be
conducted at Subiaco Oval prior to the round
16 game against Melbourne.
Experience the Active Factor
Active Factor supports organisations like the
Fremantle Football Club that encourage children
aged between 5 and 12 years to adopt active
lifestyles. Active Factor’s involvement with the AFL
Experience Clinics is one of the ways in which Coca-
Cola contribute to the educating of kids about the
importance of fitness and good nutritional habits.
Coca-Cola Amatil (WA) General Manager James
Lane said that “Coca-Cola has been associated
with the Fremantle Football Club for a long time
and the Community Development Programmes
that the club runs and in particular, the AFL
Experience Clinics, are a perfect fit for the
values that Active Factor represents.”
“We are looking forward to being able to again
make a positive contribution to the health
and wellbeing of a number of WA children,”
Mr Lane said.
The 2006 AFL Experience Clinics will run from
May through to September in over 40 schools
in Western Australian.
The popular Motor Skills Programme
kicked off for season 2006 with a
recent visit to South Lake Pre-Primary
School. The children were put through
their paces by Fremantle players
Michael Warren and Joe Krieger. A great
afternoon was had by all and some
important skills of balance and hand
eye coordination were passed on to the
enthusiastic group and their teachers.
Visiting more than 40 pre-primary
centres this year, the Johnny ‘The Doc’
Docker Motor Skills Programme will
involve 2,000 children across WA and
will be led by Johnny ‘The Doc’ Docker
himself, who assists the players in the
implementation of the valuable sessions.
The Freo Kwik Kick, the sister programme of
the Freo Long Bomb, involves students kicking
in pairs over a short distance to see how many
successful kicks the pair can complete in
three minutes. Once again the prize is a Grand
Final berth prior to the round 16 game against
Melbourne.
The support of club sponsor The Rick Hart
Group to these programmes provides schools
with ten footballs, a certificate of participation,
a team poster, and the chance to win fantastic
prizes including game tickets.
Both programmes are aimed at encouraging
enjoyable competition while promoting school
spirit and participation in sport and we once
again thank the Rick Hart for their continued
commitment to the club’s Community
Development Programme.
Motor Skills Kicks Off in ’06
40 Docker April 2006 fremantlefc.com.au