Bossley Bears player digging a ball in training
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Development Program

Small-group training blocks that turn class players into team players. Capped at 12–14 players, a written report at the end, and a clear line to Pre-SVL and trials.

Next block
10
sessions
$250
for the block, paid from your account
12 Oct
first session · Bossley Park HS
12–14
players per group, max
Who it’s for

The step between a class and a team

Classes teach you the skills. A squad teaches you to use them against people trying to stop you. If it all works in a drill and falls apart the moment there is a score on the board, this is the gap we close.

  1. You’ll fit if

    You have a term or two behind you. You can keep a rally alive, you want to be picked for something, and you are happy to be coached hard and told the truth about your game.

  2. Not yet if

    You are brand new, or still learning to serve overhand. Start in Fundamentals instead. Nobody gets turned away here, just pointed at the right room, and you will get more out of a squad once the basics hold up.

  3. What you leave with

    A game that holds together under pressure. Plus a written report on exactly where you are, a coach who knows your name and your gaps, and an honest read on whether trials are worth your time yet.

Three formats

Pick the block that fits your season

In-season
Mid-season block
Length · A short block alongside your season
Focus · Sharpening the parts of your game that cost you points
Suits · Intermediate players mid-season who want a jump before trials
In-season
Skill block
Length · Weekly, across the season
Focus · Volume. The core skills, done properly and done often
Suits · Players moving up from Fundamentals who need consistency
Post-season
Off-season program
Length · The long build, across the off-season
Focus · The full build, from how you move to how you play in a team
Suits · Anyone aiming for Pre-SVL and January trials
What you'll work on

Two halves of a better player

The work
How you move
How you get to the ball, early and in balance. Slow enough to feel, repeated until it's automatic. Boring on paper, and the thing that separates players who keep getting better from players who plateau.
The payoff
How you play
What you do with the ball once you're there. Under a real serve, at game speed, with a score on the board. Skills only count when they hold up in a rally.
Grouping
You're placed by level, not by position, and coached to play the whole court. You leave able to play anywhere in a team.
Group size
Capped at 12–14 players with a dedicated coach, so nobody stands in a line waiting for a turn.
Your report
Every player gets a written report at the end of the block, with what to work on next. It's what Pre-SVL coaches read first.
What happens next

Where a squad leads

A squad is not an end in itself. It exists to get you ready for whatever you want next — and for plenty of players, that is simply not being the weakest person on their social team.

  1. Finish the block

    You get a written report at the end. For once you know exactly what is working and what is not, instead of guessing where you stand from how a Tuesday happened to go.

  2. Trials, if you want them

    You walk in already coached by the people running them. No guarantee of selection, but a long way from walking in cold and hoping twenty minutes goes your way.

  3. Or just play better

    Plenty of players do a squad and never trial. They go back to social games and league nights as a far better version of the player who started, which was the point all along.

Expression of interest

Register for the next intake

Next block starts Monday 12 October. Tell us where you're at and we'll confirm your group and payment link within a few days. No payment now.

  • Open to players 13 and over
  • You don't need a membership to register interest, but places are limited
  • Miss out on trials? You're guaranteed a spot in the next block
We reply by email within a few days and ask about age, level and preferred format then. Under 18s: a parent or guardian confirms the place.
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