FD36a Docker JUL05-REV.indd - Fremantle Football Club

Community DevelopmentIN CONJUNCTION WITH Notre Dame University,the club launched the 2005 Johnny “The Doc”Docker Motor Skills Programme, in selectedpre-primary centres throughout Perth earlierthis year.The Motor Skills Programme is designed tointroduce simple play activities that promotebasic motor, communication and social skillswith an emphasis on enjoyment.The programme involves Fremantle playersand the club mascot Johnny “The Doc” Docker,delivering basic motor skill lessons to preprimarystudents.Players take the children through a basic warmup,a balance and agility session and a generalskills session with a focus on fun, developingbody awareness and developing motor skills.The Johnny “The Doc” Docker Motor SkillsProgramme activities run for half an hour perschool with players visiting an average of threeschools per fortnight in the second and thirdterms of the school year. Parents and teachersare left with a resource package which allowsthem to continue practising the key messagesand philosophies that are introduced at theinitial session.Parents are encouraged to get activelyinvolved and players Ryan Murphy, BenetCopping, Riley Dunn, Joe Krieger, Ryan Crowley,Adam Campbell, Brett Peake and MichaelJohnson have all helped in making the 2005Programme such a resounding success to date.So far this year, Graylands Primary School,Subiaco Primary School, West LeedervillePrimary School, Weld Square Primary School,Yokine Primary School, Majella CatholicPrimary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, PhoenixPrimary School, Spearwood AlternativePrimary School, City Beach Primary School,Holy Spirit Primary School, St Thomas PrimarySchool, Guildford Grammar prep school,Guildford Primary School and WoodbridgePrimary School have all taken part in theJohnny “The Doc” Motor Skills Programme. Theclub would like to thank each school and everyparent for their support.fremantlefc.com.au July 2005 Docker 43