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The Bachar Houli Senior Academy is a seven-day residential leadership and development camp targeted at 15 to 18-year-old boys from an Islamic background that is delivered over 12 months.
The talent-based academy aims to provide high-performance training, education, and mentoring for Muslim footballers aged between fifteen to eighteen across Australia, with a seven-day residential program being the mainstay.
The Senior Boys Academy also places a strong emphasis on developing leadership and growing Islamic identity.
The Academy is led by passionate and dedicated BHF coaches, staff and mentors, including former AFL footballers Bachar Houli and Ahmed Saad.
The Senior Boys Academy is the pathway into the Bachar Houli Foundation’s ‘Elite Performance Academy’, which involves the twelve best Muslim footballers being chosen to take part in a 12-month program that focuses on advanced football development, and enhancing their sense of identity as young Australian Muslims.
As part of the Elite Performance Academy, the twelve participants will be involved in an eight-day international camp in the United Arab Emirates.
The Bachar Houli Junior Academy is a three-day non-residential leadership and development camp targeted at 12 to 14-year-old boys from an Islamic background that is delivered over 12 months. The Academy focuses on introducing the basic fundamentals of football development, peak performance, leadership and identity.
The Academy uses football as a vehicle to promote mental/physical health and well-being, strengthen cultural identity through Islamic education, and develop leadership skills to inspire the next generation of proud Muslim leaders.
As part of the Junior Boys Academy, participants are mentored by Bachar Houli and Ahmed Saad who both share personal experiences of resilience, decision-making, and social inclusion.
The Academy framework has been developed by subject matter experts providing an industry-leading standard curriculum and delivered by experienced and dedicated staff.
The Bachar Houli Foundation’s Elite Performance Academy involves a 12-month program that focuses on developing the twelve best participants from the Senior Boys Academy as footballers and enhancing their sense of identity as young Australian Muslims.
The cornerstone of the Elite Performance Academy is an eight-day international camp in the United Arab Emirates. Led by Bachar Houli, Ahmed Saad and Ali Fahour, the Academy – taking place across Abu Dhabi and Dubai – is designed to deepen the participant’s leadership skills, cultural awareness, life skills, and their footballing ability.
The Bachar Houli Coaching Pathways Program is an initiative designed to provide aspiring Muslim coaches the opportunity to fast-track their development and increase technical skills.
The program is delivered by experienced AFL coaches and is supported by the AFL’s National Coaching Program by providing accreditation and coaching pathways.
The selected coaches will participate in the BHF National and State Academies, and engage in a 12-month Coaching Pathway Program.
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