Paying It Forward – Partnerships That Make a Difference
By Nat Titcume, Head of High Performance and Sports Academies
Sometimes, the biggest difference in a young athlete’s journey is having someone believe in them before they have the runs on the board.
In sport, we talk a lot about potential. Young athletes are rarely the finished product. They are raw, developing and learning what it takes to succeed. Supporting them means being prepared to invest in what they could become, not simply rewarding what they have already achieved.
That is why partnerships with people and businesses who share that belief are so important.
Our partnership with Troy Pinder and the team at McGrath is a great example. Our High Performance and Sports Academy program may still be young, but we are growing quickly, achieving some outstanding results and, most importantly, continuing to create opportunities for our students.
McGrath has seen the value in what we are building and chosen to back our young athletes. That support goes well beyond financial assistance — it creates opportunity, confidence and belief.
Recently, one of our own staff members showed just how easily our community can pay that support forward.
A huge thank you to Mark Norberry, Digital Learning & Experience Designer, BDC Horizon Online School, who chose McGrath when selling his property. Through our unique partnership, Mark’s decision generated financial support that could be directed straight back into our programs.
And here is the best part — Mark was able to choose where that support went.
He chose our rapidly growing Golf Academy, providing much-needed assistance that will directly benefit our young golfers.
Now it could be your turn.
If you, a family member or a friend are thinking about selling or leasing a property, simply scan the QR code on the McGrath logo and make contact through our partnership.
It costs you nothing extra, but it can make a genuine difference.
And importantly, you get the opportunity to nominate where you would like the financial support to go — whether that is one of our sporting academies or another area of our program that means something to you.
So please scan it, share it and pass it on.
You might not be an athlete on the field, court, track or course, but your decision could help provide the next opportunity for someone who is.
To Troy Pinder and the McGrath team, thank you for seeing the potential in what we are building and continuing to back our young athletes.
And to Mark, thank you for choosing to pay it forward — and for choosing to support our Golf Academy.
One referral. Your choice. A real opportunity for our young athletes.
Scan the QR code. Nominate where you want the support to go. Help us pay it forward.

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