High Performance SASS Academy

High Performance SASS Academy We develop the next generation of rugby league, union, touch football and tag athletes with our renowned player development training programs.

Our mission is to ensure we provide our athletes with the the tools to succeed on and off the field!

06/06/2026

PART 1: DUMMY MONEY BALLS đź’°
(Save and don’t miss implementing this)

One of the biggest mistakes young athletes make is showing defenders exactly what’s about to happen.

Their eyes drop.
Their shoulders turn.
Their pass becomes predictable.

The best playmakers in the game are dangerous because they can run, pass, or dummy from the exact same picture.

This drill develops:
* Catch-pass technique
* Ball transfer speed
* Passing power
* Dummy effectiveness
* Decision-making deception

Using the Silver Fern weighted ball helps athletes develop greater strength and power through the passing motion before transferring those improvements back to a normal football.

Key coaching points:
* Eyes forward
* Elbows in
* Punch the dummy
* Sell the picture
* Follow through on the pass

Remember: great players don’t just pass the ball.
They make defenders believe they know what’s coming.

Save this drill and follow along as we build the complete “Become a Threat” series over the coming weeks.

01/06/2026

When Emmanuel College partnered with S.A.S.S., the goal was never just to win games.

The goal was to develop better athletes, better teammates, and better young men.
Friday, hard work was rewarded with a Year 7 Grand Final victory.

What made us proud wasn’t the result itself.

It was seeing the boys turn up ready from the opening whistle.
It was seeing the confidence they’ve built over the season.
It was seeing them trust each other, work for each other, and compete for every moment.

Success leaves clues.
The teams that consistently improve are the teams that commit to the process long before the result arrives.
To the Emmanuel Year 7 boys, coaches, staff, and families congratulations. You’ve earned it.

This is just the beginning.
Onto the next one. đź‘Š

🤝 THANK YOU TO OUR APRIL HOLIDAY PROGRAM PARTNERS ✨A huge thank you to JLab JLab AUS and Noosa Sports and Spinal Physiot...
29/05/2026

🤝 THANK YOU TO OUR APRIL HOLIDAY PROGRAM PARTNERS ✨

A huge thank you to JLab JLab AUS and Noosa Sports and Spinal Physiotherapy for supporting our April Holiday Program and helping us create an unforgettable experience for our young athletes.

Your support helps us continue inspiring, developing, and empowering the next generation through high-quality coaching, positive environments, and meaningful sporting opportunities.

We’re incredibly grateful to partner with organisations that are passionate about athlete performance, recovery, wellbeing, and youth development both on and off the field.

Thank you for being part of the S.A.S.S journey and for investing in the future of young athletes 💛🖤






28/05/2026

One of the biggest reasons kids fall away from sport isn’t always the training.
Sometimes it’s the relationship they have with the environment around them.

As coaches, there’s a balance.

You have to push athletes outside their comfort zone.

You have to challenge standards.

Demand effort.

Build resilience.

Help them reach levels they didn’t think they could reach.
But at the same time… you have to understand them.

You have to talk to them.
Relate to them.
Know when to push harder and know when they need support.

That’s something we take seriously at S.A.S.S.
Every athlete is different.
Different pressures. Different confidence levels. Different personalities. Different goals.

Our job isn’t just to build better rugby players.
It’s to build relationships that help young athletes stay in the game long enough to realise their potential.

Because Australian rugby doesn’t just need more talented athletes.
It needs more young athletes who still love the game.

27/05/2026

This is the blueprint behind our 1-on-1 athlete development.

Before Tamati heads to America, every detail matters.

This session focused on the technical and tactical requirements of a modern fullback/flyhalf:

1. Catch-Pass Technique
- Hands in front of hips
- Elbows in tight
- Ball presentation
- Passing without giving away the picture early
- Becoming a threat to pass, dummy, or run
Because elite players don’t just pass the ball, they manipulate defenders.

1. Dummy Variations
- Passing & dummying off both feet
- Walking → jogging → sprinting progressions
- Selling the dummy with intent
Rugby is never perfect. Athletes must execute under different timings, spacing, and pressure situations.

1. Unders & Overs Running Lines
- Attacking inside/outside shoulders
- Playing square
- Timing and running lines
- Manipulating defenders with eyes and body shape
These are foundations that later build into advanced attacking systems and game management.

1. Exit Strategy Kicking
- Relieving pressure
- Long-range clearances
- Territory management
- Understanding successful exits
A quality fullback/flyhalf must be able to calm chaos and flip momentum.

1. Long-Range Tactical Kicking
- 22m–40m tactical kicks
- Five-metre channel targeting
- Distance + accuracy under pressure
- Field position and tactical intent
Not just kicking for distance, kicking with purpose.

1. Attacking Pressure Kicks
- Cross-fields
- Chips
- Grubbers
- Creating pressure through space manipulation
A great kicker doesn’t only relieve pressure. They apply it too.

One of the biggest things coaches and parents need to understand:
Young athletes need pressure situations in training that they may never experience at club or school level.
That’s how confidence, composure, and adaptability are built.

Massive thank you to .hobbs for supporting Tamati’s scholarship opportunity and investing into a young athlete’s future.
If you’re a coach, parent, or athlete wanting to understand what real athlete preparation looks like, save this video.

Most parents don’t just want their child to become a better athlete.They want them to become more confident.
More resili...
24/05/2026

Most parents don’t just want their child to become a better athlete.

They want them to become more confident.
More resilient.
More willing to back themselves.

Because sport isn’t only about winning games.
It’s about what young athletes learn about themselves while they play.

The hard part is… a lot of kids slowly fall out of love with sport before they ever reach their potential.

Not because they’re lazy.
Not because they don’t care.
But because confidence gets chipped away.

Fear of mistakes.
Fear of letting people down.
Feeling behind everyone else.

Not feeling good enough.

That’s why environments matter so much.

At S.A.S.S, we don’t just focus on skill development.

We focus on building athletes who believe in themselves again.
Confidence.
Leadership.
Connection.
Enjoyment.
Development.

Because when young athletes feel supported, challenged, and genuinely enjoy the process…
everything changes.

And if we want to strengthen Australian rugby long term, we need to keep more kids in the game, not lose them early.

The goal has never been just creating better rugby players.
It’s creating young people who carry confidence into every part of life.

22/05/2026

Grand Final here we come.

S.A.S.S came in with a very specific job:
Provide a high-performance environment that most school programs don’t have access to.

That looks like:
* Running structured, high-intensity skill sessions
* Coaching with clarity + detail (not just drills but understanding why)
* Using feedback loops (show → execute → correct → repeat at speed)
* Bringing in elements like:
* Combine-style testing
* Game-realistic scenarios
* Mentorship beyond just rugby

It’s not just:
“Run a session and leave.”

It’s:
Shift the standard. Change how players train, think, and approach the game.

So when players leave a S.A.S.S session at Emmanuel, they should:

* Train with more intent
* Understand the game deeper
* Hold themselves to a higher standard
* And ultimately... perform better on the field

Couldn’t be prouder of these lads in year 7,8 and 9. Grand final next week, excited to rip in.

19/05/2026

People think S.A.S.S is just another rugby clinic.

It’s not.

What does Australian rugby need more than anything right now?

We need to champion young athletes before we lose them.

Too many kids are walking away from the game because they lose confidence, lose belief in themselves, stop enjoying the environment, or simply never get developed properly.

S.A.S.S is a long-term athlete development system built to shape athletes on and off the field.

Every single week and every school holidays, we work on:
- Speed
- Agility
- Skills
- Strength & conditioning
- Contact confidence
- Mindset
- Leadership
- Character

This isn’t a “turn up once and train” environment.

It’s a program designed to help young athletes grow over years, from kids first learning confidence and movement, all the way through to athletes like Finn and Carter earning opportunities to play rugby in America.

But the biggest thing?

We care just as much about the person as we do the athlete.

Parents can say something 1,000 times, but sometimes it takes the right mentor, environment, and culture for it to truly connect. That’s why mentorship is such a massive part of what we do.

Because sport is only part of the journey.

Our goal is to help athletes become:
âś” Better competitors
âś” Better leaders
âś” Better teammates
âś” Better people

At S.A.S.S, we’re building Athleaders, athletes who lead through standards, effort, resilience, and character.

And that process doesn’t happen overnight.
It’s built week by week, rep by rep, year by year.

18/05/2026

Most coaches tell athletes to “stay square”…
But they never actually teach them HOW.
And that’s where athlete frustration starts.

Save this and implement in your next session.

At S.A.S.S, we believe better coaching cues create better athlete buy-in.
Instead of vague instructions, we want athletes understanding:
• WHY they’re moving a certain way
• HOW their body should be positioned
• WHAT they should be seeing
• WHEN to commit defenders
That’s why drills like this matter.

Using the Silver Fern poles gives athletes a visual representation of defenders so they can learn to:
→ attack inside shoulders
→ keep eyes forward
→ stay square under pressure
→ move the ball to width efficiently

The detail matters.
“Load outside foot.”
“Eyes forward.”
“Keep the ball away from chest.”
“Attack inside shoulder.”

Clear coaching creates confident athletes.
Confident athletes stay in the sport longer.

Huge thanks to for helping us create better skill development environments for athletes.

SASS under lights…Check out our new SASS hub now in Gold Coast South.
15/05/2026

SASS under lights…

Check out our new SASS hub now in Gold Coast South.

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