The West Coast Eagles reach over 250 Primary Schools and over 100 High schools each year as part of their community programs and continue to reach around WA to help inspire education through sport.

But now the West Coast Eagles are reaching beyond that.

The West Coast Eagles Schools and Community team presented sessions during terms one and two to high school aged students in Bali, Shark Bay, USA, Ecuador, Azerbaijan, Tjuntjuntjara, Northcliffe, Esperance, Yallingup, South Korea, Portugal, Zambia, India, Turkey, Indonesia, Philippines, East Java & Kenya.

These sessions concentrated on goal setting at the School of Isolated and Distant Education (SIDE), through the online platform of SABA.

SIDE is Western Australia’s leading K-12 distant education provider, helping thousands of students across WA and around the wider world complete their education. Every class has specialised chat rooms, forums and learning activities that can occur at any given time from around the world.

The presentation involved showing the students how important goal setting is within the football club and the methodology used to set such goals, while continuing to expand on how to overcome setbacks and how goals can be influenced by external factors. 

It presented the idea that the importance of goal setting at the elite AFL level is very similar to how school aged students can set goals and how important it is for their development. The presentation was very interactive due to the technology available as students were able to interact via webcams and microphones.

West Coast Eagles Schools & Community Development Officer Joseph Wear, says the sessions were a great way for the students to develop themselves.

“The students really loved the sessions,” he said.

“They showed great enthusiasm throughout and we really enjoy being able to help with programs like this.

“A big thank you must also go to BHP Billiton, our Principal Community Partner, for their support in making this all possible.

“We had a great time and hope the students got plenty out of it.”