Bianca accepted into Melbourne Football Club Academy

Deer Park Football Club Youth Girls player Bianca Mahkae was one of only 55 girls from across Victoria, accepted into the Melbourne Football Club ‘Trident Girls Football Academy’. Deer Park FC – in the first year of participating in the Youth Girls Competition are extremely proud of the way Bianca represented the club during her time at the academy and can already see the benefits of the football and life skills that she received. The Academy is aimed at supporting, promoting and championing young girls and women, playing and administrating the game of Australian Rules Football. The Academy was held during the school holidays, with 55 Youth Girls players from around Victoria participating in the program. The program offered an extraordinary experience that was designed to enhance the girls’ football abilities, as well as further develop their media, communications and leadership and skills. “The two days that I attended the MFC Trident academy I learnt about things such as leadership, teamwork, dealing with the media and careers within the AFL”. Bianca said “The highlight of my time was definitely running a clinic for the Auskick kids, teaching them how to play football. Also making new friends with the same interest as me and meeting the Melbourne FC players. In the future I can definitely see myself having a career within the AFL, hopefully playing football in the league”.

The academy was held at the MCG, with participants undergoing a wide range of activities to gain a greater understanding and insight into working within an AFL club.  Highlights of the two-day Academy included: 1.        A full day workshop with Leading Teams, focusing on leadership development and goal setting. 2.        Media training 3.        A “Careers in Football workshop”. 4.        A training session with Melbourne Football Club coaches and VWFL state players. 5.        Delivery of a junior membership clinic in conjunction with Melbourne Football Club players.