FAQ: Schools
Q1. What is Kelly Sports?
Kelly Sports is all about getting children passionate about sports. We know through experience that sport can contribute to the lives of young children, therefore, we aim to give every child the opportunity to be exposed to a number of different sports from a young age in the hope of fostering the same passion that has already inspired countless children to give sports a go.
Since its inception in 1994, Kelly Sports has continued to be an industry leader in the delivery of quality sports programmes, starting in Melbourne and now delivering programmes to over 20,000 children on a weekly basis across Australia, New Zealand, the U.K and China.
Q2. Background information on current Directors of Kelly Sports
Steve Martin and Jeff Fleming began with Kelly Sports as coaches in 2001. Since their initiation into Kelly Sports, they have owned and operated 10 successful franchises in Melbourne, including the development of Master Franchises in Victoria, Tasmania & South Australia.
After taking over the reins in July 2010, Jeff and Steve believe Kelly Sports remains in a dominant position to be able to improve the accessibility of sporting programmes so that all children are exposed to the same opportunities that many children experienced 20 years ago, but due to the increasing pressures on schools and parents to expose their children to a number of different extra-curricular activities, have been unable to achieve.
The passion for sports that all Kelly Sports franchise owners have will help to ensure the continued development of a strong and high quality product, that is not only cost effective but also fits into the lifestyles of busy parents as well as the pressures/constraints that schools often have when trying to cover all aspects of the curriculum.
Q4. And how we do it...
We do this by offering a wide range of physical and skill based programmes to children ranging from 4-12 years. We aim to provide a fun, safe and rewarding environment for developing lifelong skills in team play, sportsmanship and basic sporting skills.
Kelly Sports operates through a franchise system and the objective for each franchise is to:
- Deliver ongoing, enjoyable, sporting experiences
- Offer a fee structure parents consider value for money
- Operate in a time efficient and cost effective way
Q5. Why choose Kelly Sports?
- We have been running programmes since 1994 and have continued to develop our programmes to ensure we remain the market leaders in the provision and delivery of coaching programmes.
- Extremely cost effective. We can talk to schools to deliver a programme that is specific to your individual needs and at a price which fits within your school budget. Prices start from $3.50 per student but please contact your local office to find out further information. There are also a number of different funding avenues which schools can explore when using our programmes.
- We are all about having fun! All staff are comprehensively trained/ AASC certified and have a passion for what they are doing. We encourage learning through games to ensure that interest levels are kept high which therefore reduces the likelihood of children dropping out of an activity due to a lack of interest or through becoming bored.
