Endorsed as an AFL School of Excellence by AFL Queensland, we provide an elite sporting program that delivers specialised training for young, developing athletes. Our resources are second to none, which help our highly qualified and experienced teaching and coaching team get the best out of every athlete. Our team, who are all Level 2 qualified and accredited, deliver and tailor drills within training sessions to test, motivate and develop all athletes of varying skill levels. These drills and skills are AFL standard; key competencies we have gained through sport specific networking, and have acquired from AFL professional development opportunities.
Our AFL program has built strong, positive relationships with neighbouring community AFL clubs and primary schools that attract talented and hard-working athletes year after year.
Unique program elements of AFL
AFL training and specialised coaching programs are conducted across four lessons a week and comprise of:
- 2 x sport specific AFL training sessions and match play
- 1 x Strength and Conditioning session
- 1 x HPE health lesson - over the course of the AFL Excellence program, students will study theory topics such as sports nutrition, exercise physiology, competition preparation and psychology.
Students are granted automatic entry into the AFLQ Schools of Excellence competition from Junior to Senior, where Pacific Pines competes against other AFL Excellence schools for direct entry into the AFLQ School Cup finals each year. Additional to this, the AFL Alliance Cup is also entered.
Students are also exposed to sport related feedback sessions from ‘game film’ in order to improve team cohesion and structure for competition.
Current achievements
- Senior female students drafted in to the AFLW
- Students from this program were been selected in the U18 Girls All Australian Team
- Students from this program were accepted into the Gold Coast Suns Academy
- Students from this program represented Queensland, South Coast and Broadwater
- 2025 QSchools Cup: Junior Male Quarter finalists, Junior Female Regional finalists
- 2024 QSchools Cup: Senior Female Semi finalists, Senior Male Quarter finalists
- 2022-2023 Alliance Cup Champions, Female 9/10
- 2022 Alliance cup Champions, Male 9/10