College Sport

Welcome back to school for all parents and students. I hope you all had a wonderful break and are refreshed and ready for another year of sporting pursuits.  I coordinate Primary and Secondary Co-Curricular School Sport at the College, and aim to keep you informed throughout the year regarding sport that is on offer, progress of teams, special achievements and other sporting matters of interest.    

Please contact me regarding anything related to School Sport, and I am also interested in special achievement items and photos from sport outside of school.  Email: sport@mountcarmel.tas.edu.au

Phone: 6216 7900

JSSATIS (Primary Sport) Overview

Most of the sports that are offered to primary students at the College are through the Junior Southern Sports Association of Tasmanian Independent Schools (JSSATIS) Committee. This committee comprises of Sacred Heart College, The Friends School, Dominic College, St Virgil’s College, St Michaels Collegiate, The Hutchins School, St Mary’s College, Fahan School, Hilliard Christian School, Corpus Christi and Mount Carmel College.

The group seeks to enable students within these schools to easily access and experience a range of sports. JSSATIS hopes that students/coaches/umpires can participate in a non-threatening environment and see this as an opportunity where students could learn a sport for the first time; a parent could coach for the first time; an umpire/referee could officiate for the first time.

JSSATIS rosters seek to be six to eight weeks in duration, but this is affected by term length and a number of other factors. They do not record results or keep ladders and hopefully this allows those responsible to make the best decisions for our students, in the knowledge that there are no ‘sheep stations’ up for grabs. This is not to say that JSSATIS games are not competitive and that students should not strive to win, but that they should do so with a smile on their face and shake hands when the final whistle blows.  JSSATIS sport is not club sport and should not be confused with club sport.  Students who find they really enjoy a particular sport and have been involved in JSSATIS sport, have the perfect platform to pursue that sport at the next level, which is club sport.  It is here they could receive multiple training sessions per week and have qualified coaches, and where winning or losing may have a greater consequence.

In past years, COVID-19 restrictions aside, JSSATIS has conducted rosters in which over 180 teams participated, not including JSSATIS Swimming, JSSATIS Cross Country or JSSATIS Athletics Carnivals. It is hoped that students continue to embrace this opportunity provided to them by their schools.

Information and Sports Sign Up 

Information regarding carnival/roster dates, days and times for most sports, uniform requirements and other guidelines and Sign Up is available online for both Primary and Secondary sports, on the College website: 

https://mountcarmel.tas.edu.au/learning/sport/sport-sign-up/

If you haven’t already, please refer to recent EdSmart correspondence providing more information about Term 1 sports opportunities.  Sign up is due by tomorrow, but late sign up may be accepted for teams requiring more players. For students that are signed up, more information will be emailed out over the coming weeks as rosters commence or more information comes to hand. 

Volunteer Coaches / Managers / Supervisors

It is great to have parents, siblings and friends involved in coaching, managing, supervising sports teams and helping out at events and carnivals.  All volunteers require a Working with Vulnerable People Registration and be inducted as a volunteer through the College Office, prior to volunteering.

Please refer to http://www.justice.tas.gov.au/working_with_children for more details on how to apply.  A copy of your card must be provided to the College Office.  

SSATIS Umpires/Referees

Interested in paid sports umpiring/refereeing? 

SSATIS is seeking anyone interested, students, past students, parents or friends, to register their details and preferences on their database, click on the following link:

School Sports Coordinators may then contact you for opportunities. For more information, or to just register your interest for opportunities within Mount Carmel, please contact sport@mountcarmel.tas.edu.au.

Hockey Clinics

Hockey Tasmania have Come and Try sessions for complete beginners that will lead into our GetIn2Hockey Programs which last 5 weeks per term. At these sessions’ players are introduced to the basics of Hockey and are taught by our HTAS appointed and qualified coaches. The sign-ups for these sessions are accessible via the links below: 

Both of these programs are aimed at 6 - 14 year olds, especially those that are beginners to the sport.