Preparations have begun for the Diocesan Rugby Union Challenge. Students have expressed their interest and a very basic training session has been held to introduce some of the novices to the intricacies of the game. We thank Shane Joyce who coaches the Hastings Valley Vikings and the Mid North-Coast Axemen Representative Rugby teams for coming on board to help prepare the team. We can’t wait to tap into his expertise. The final team will be selected next week.
Preparations have begun for our school athletics carnival which will be held on Wednesday 16 June. Our heroic and excellent groundsman Dave, has marked out the track so that students can start to practice the 100m and 200m sprint, and the middle distance events. We will be sending out communication shortly, and we are hoping to welcome back parents as helpers as well as spectators, for this event. A highlight of this event is always the teacher vs student relay. Students can expect to see the likes of Miss Miller, among others, on the track at lunchtimes, in a hope to put previous attempts at this event behind them.
All students will be participating in specialised golf clinics in the coming weeks. We are hoping to expose the students to this sport, and who knows, we may uncover our very own Dustin Johnson or Jin Young Ko.
If you are interested in helping out with any of our sporting pursuits, please contact craig.brazel@lism.catholic.edu.au. Parental involvement is a wonderful way to build school and family connections, and we encourage partnerships of this nature. We have a wonderful parent community who have a wealth of expertise that we could use to increase our students participation in physical activities. However, expertise is not a prerequisite for getting involved; an extra set of hands is always useful!
Port Saints currently have teams who require players in the following ages:
U8 Mixed
U10 Girls
U12 Girls
U12 Mixed
Port Saints are a wonderful club and have a close relationship with all the Parish Schools. Email laura@portsaints.com.au if you are interested or have any questions.
All Port Macquarie Junior Rugby Union clubs (Hastings Valley Vikings, Port Pirates and Port Macquarie Hogs) are looking for players in the U10s (children turning 9 and 10 this year) and the U12s (Children turning 11 and 12 this year). This is open to both boys and girls. Games are held at the same time at Stuart Park on a Friday night. Contact craig.brazel@lism.catholic.edu.au if you have any questions.
Do you have a junior sporting team that requires players? Are you part of a sporting club that is looking to increase numbers and promote your organisation? Do you have a child that wants to join a team or play a sport, but don’t know where to start? Do you have an adult team that requires players and want to put the word out to our parent community? If the answer is ‘yes’ to any of these questions, then please send an email to craig.brazel@lism.catholic.edu.au explaining what you require.
We have plenty more sport coming up including our athletics carnival towards the end of the term, as well as specialised golf coaching for all students. If you have any news, suggestions, or feedback on anything sportwise in the school, we would love to hear from you. Please email craig.brazel@lism.catholic.edu.au.