Sports News

Mrs Peta Richardson- Andrews Cup and Interhouse Carnival Coordinator
Mr. Jon Woods - Britton Shield Coordinator
Mrs. Christine Barnes - Head of Health, Wellness and Sport

Primary Sport

Primary Interhouse Athletics Carnival

The Years 2 to 6 Interhouse Athletics Carnival will be held on Tuesday 19 July 2022 at Bowden Park, Maidencombe Street, Geebung, from approximately 9:15 am – 1:15 pm.

All students from Years 2 to 6 will be participating in this Carnival and they will be transported to and from Bowden Park by chartered bus. Students will need to arrive at school between 8:00 am - 8:15 am in their school sports uniform. Students will meet at the Amphitheatre when the bell goes and wait for their core teacher’s instructions. Students will resume learning on arrival at the College after the Carnival.

Please note: Any colourful House accessories may be added once students arrive at Bowden Park, and must be removed (including face paint/zinc) before students leave school at the end of the day.

Items to bring

Hat
Sunscreen
Water bottle (each student must have their own individual water bottle clearly named)
Morning tea and lunch
School jumper or school tracksuit
Towel to sit on
Any necessary medication eg. Asthma puffers and epi-pens

Snow cones will be available on the day for $5.00 and a coffee van will be on-site.

Spectators

We welcome parents and family members to this event. For the safety of our students, spectators will need to remain within spectator zones and are encouraged not to visit or assemble under House tents or Recording/Time-keeping areas. Spectators may wish to bring their own chairs to this event.

Program Overview

9:15 am – 10:00 am	200m Track
10:00 am – 10:40 am	Field Events – Rotation 1 8 years and Under - Long Jump 9 and 10 years - Shot Put 11 and 12 years and over - High Jump
10:40 am – 10:55 am	Morning Tea
10:55 am – 11:35 pm	Field Events – Rotation 2 8 years and Under - Shot Put 9 and 10 years - High Jump 11 and 12 years and Over - Long Jump
11:40 am- 12:20 pm	Field Events – Rotation 3 8 years and Under - High Jump 9 and 10 years - Long Jump 11 and 12 years and over - Shot Put
12:20 pm – 12:30 pm	Lunch Break
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm	100m Track

These are approximate times only.

Please note- This year the Interhouse Athletics carnival will run in age groups.

Primary Sport - Andrews Cup

Andrews Cup Athletics

Andrews Cup training has commenced, and all interested girls in Years 2 to 6 are welcome to attend.

Sessions are as follows:

Tuesday 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm College Oval

Wednesday 6:45 am - 8:00 am College Oval

Thursday 6:45 am - 8:00 am College Oval Students must attend at least two sessions per week. For further information click on the below button.

Andrews Cup Athletics Training Communication 2022.pdf

Andrews Cup Netball

Years 4 to 6

Training continues every Wednesday afternoon on the College courts from 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm. The AC Netball Competition is scheduled for Wednesday 27 July at Downey Park. Detailed information about this event will be provided next week.

Andrews Cup Swimming

Years 2 to 6

Training will re-commence on Friday afternoons from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm throughout Term 3 starting in Week 1, Friday 15 July.

All students attending training will be collected from Circular Drive at 3:10 pm and then escorted to the Pool, where they will be supervised.

End-of-Year Primary Sport Awards

Please see below the criteria for the Primary end of year Sporting Awards.

Awards Critera

Primary Sport - Britton Shield

Football (Soccer)

The Football Carnival is on Friday 15 July and training has ceased for the year. A letter to parents has been sent that will require that a link is clicked on to verify your son’s nomination in the team and permission to compete at the 15 July carnival.

Note that boys will need to purchase the long bottle green with yellow trim football socks from the College shop before 15 July. The following boys have been attending training and have been nominated:

Nguyen, Alexander	Slater, Zachary
O'Kelly, Max	Blumfield, Zack
Jayasinghe, Sahan	Wells, Rory
Pan, Sean	Sarikwal, Ronav
Lu, Ternence	Aziz, Darwin
Harraway, Max	Poon, Quinton
Sun, Stanley	Poon, Wynton
Ash, Frankie	Tripathi, Shiv
Heinemann, Hugo	Kanegaonkar, Aarav
Fitzhenry, Hugo	Nasirpour, Kai
Chen, Alfred	Zhang, Nailin
Blake, Oliver	Mi, Alex
Iyer, Arjun	Piyong, Isaac (TBC)
Schonfeld, Henry	Salman, Sami (TBC)
Quinn, Charlie	Nam, Daniel
Erng, Euan	Patelli, Edo
Kato, Akiyuki	Mi, Tony
Hong, Liam

Term 3 Aquathon

Training for aquathon will be on Fridays 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm starting 22 July, meeting at the College pool. The following boys are to attend Aquathon training: Hugo H, Hugo F, Euan, Akky, Darwin, Oliver, Henry, Charlie, Liam, Ronav, Luca, Wynton and Zack B. With the previous Head of Boys Sport from Moreton Bay Boys College, Ms. Cerene Hughes, now coming to be the Head of Sport at Clayfield College there could be a change of venue and date for the competition. Check the Collective for updates each week.

Term 3 AFL

Training details are still being finalised but we are endeavouring to begin in Week 3 of Term 3 to prepare for a 15 September competition day. Any parents who wish for their son to be a part of the inaugural Clayfield College Boys AFL team will need to email Mr. Woods at jwoods@clayfield.qld.edu.au before 22 July.

Term 4 Cricket

Training will commence in the first week of Term 4 with the event scheduled for 21 October. More details will be provided shortly.

Secondary Sports Update

As most of you should now know, this is my final week at Clayfield College, my working home for the last fifteen and a half years. Next week I start the next chapter of my life at IGGS, so will be on the other side when we meet again, however, my heart will currently sit with Clayfield! It has been an absolute pleasure and privilege working with your daughters over these years and specifically the last eighteen months as Head of Health, Wellness and Sport. Clayfield has been and is a very special place and it will be very difficult walking out of the gates for the last time this week as a member of this community. Thank you all very much for your support over these years, it has been very much appreciated.

In the transition of my departure and the commencement of Cerene Hughes the newly appointed Head of Sport and Activities, could all correspondence please be sent to sport@clayfield.qld.edu.au in relation to QG sport, sporting achievements, Met North and the Elite Sporting Program.

Winter Sports Camp Wrap-up

Thirty girls and three CC staff attended the first ever Clayfield College Winter Sports Camp in the final week of Term 2 at the Gold Coast Performance Centre, Runaway Bay. It was a jammed-packed three days of activity, fun and great food. The girls thoroughly enjoyed the variety of sessions, the type of activities, the instructors, the CC coaches who came down to run specialist sessions and of course, the food. A number enjoyed it so much, they have asked that the camp runs for five days next time! A great sign for a new and really good initiative in sport at the College.

Thank you to our Sports Captains Jacqui and Maka who really took the lead over the three days and ran a number of great, fun sessions for the girls. Thank you also to Mrs. Monnickendam and Ms. Francis for joining me down on the coast for the three days, as you can see from the photos below, they really threw themselves into the activities!

With the huge success of this camp, the College Sports Department has put bookings in for the Summer Camp in January 2023, and the winter camp in June 2023. Further details about these will come out later this term.

QG Winter Sports

All winter sports training is back on, and coaches are busy preparing our teams for the first round of games this week. The season kicks off with Tennis being played on Friday afternoon and the other three sports, Netball, Hockey and Volleyball being played on Saturday. There are still a few more girls required in a range of sports to ensure that we have sufficient reserves in each team. The sports department strongly encourages girls from Years 7, 8 and 9 to try out a new sport if they haven’t already signed up. These younger levels are all about skill development and game knowledge. No prior experience is required. If your daughter has not yet signed up and would like to, please contact the Sports department asap at sport@clayfield.qld.edu.au. Please see the full training schedule on the College app so you can know when training is if your daughter is interested in joining or just contact the Sports Department staff.

QG Athletics

This week has seen a great start to the Athletics season with around twenty girls at our first session despite it being a cold winter morning. This is a great early sign and we hope this interest and commitment remains across the term.

Next week is the Interhouse Athletics carnival at UQ and this carnival will give girls the opportunity to win points for their House, but also show coaches and sports staff what they can do. From the carnival, a training squad will be named to join the girls who have signed up for Athletics. Over the term, training passports will be filled in along with a number of meets to eventually select the team to represent Clayfield at the Championships on Thursday 15 September at QSAC. ALL girls in the training squad are asked to note this date to ensure they are available to compete.

Interhouse Athletics

Next Wednesday 20 July is the annual Interhouse Athletics Carnival at UQ Athletics Centre, St Lucia. ALL students are expected to attend and participate on the day. Should your daughter not be able to attend or complete, please ensure you email your House Leader to let them know by Monday 18 July. Please see the event details below and link to the information letter emailed home.

Date Wednesday 20 July

Venue UQ Athletics Centre, St Lucia

Transport 6:45 am early bus – 1500m and Yr 12 High Jump competitors

8:30 am all other students, return at Clayfield by 3:10 pm

Food A canteen is available with snack food, however, girls should bring a

substantial meal to keep them fuelled for the day

Uniform HPE uniform and College tracksuit to be worn to and from school

including cap or College hat

Interhouse Athletics Communication.pdf

Interhouse Athletics Events Schedule.pdf

Sports Awards Dinner

16 November 2022 – Date Claimer

The College has confirmed Cloudland, the Rose Room as the venue for this year's Sports Awards Dinner. The cost will be around $75 per person for a two-course sit-down meal with cake for dessert. Further details will be released closer to the date.

Volleyball Academy

Mondays 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Any students who are interested in joining the Volleyball Academy, please read the attached information and application form and return to the Sports Office. All sessions occur in the College PE centre.

Clayfield Volleyball Academy Application Form.pdf

Tennis Programs

Other than running our Andrews Cup and QGSSSA Tennis programs, Lifetime Tennis also offers personal tennis coaching, squads and hotshots. If you would like to find out more and enrol your child in tennis, please see the below tennis program flyer.

Clayfield College Tennis Program Overview.pdf

Friends of Sports Group

The next Friends of Sports Meeting will be held here at the College from 6:30 pm in the Boardroom on Thursday 28 July, during the third week of Term 3. All parents from Prep to Year 12 are welcome to attend. Please contact Mr. John Robbins should you wish to attend via Zoom and a link will be sent through.

The full schedule for meetings is listed below and these meetings are for anyone interested in supporting the endeavours of the College’s Sports Department. Your assistance will support Britton Shield, Andrews Cup and QGSSSA sports within the College. Meetings are generally held in the College Boardroom. If you are interested in finding out more, please contact Mr. John Robbins at John.Robbins@bmigroup.com.au

Thursday 28 July 6:30 pm
Thursday 11 August 6:30 pm
Thursday 8 September 6:30 pm
Thursday 13 October 6:30 pm
Thursday 27 October 6:30 pm

Student Achievements

There have been a number of girls across the College competing in a range of key sporting events over the last month and representing themselves, their clubs and the College brilliantly. Below is a snapshot since late May. If your daughter has competed in any sporting events and they are not included, please send these through to the sports department so we can recognise and celebrate ALL the wonderful achievements of our girls. Please send all updates to sport@clayfield.qld.edu.au

Christina Anictomatis (Year 7)

At the recent Australian National Championships on the Gold Coast, Christina placed 1st on Beam, 4th Floor and 5th All around in her division (Futuren Iternational).

Sachi Smith (Year 8)

She competed for Delta in the State Clubs competition in L8-10. Her team placed 3rd on bars, 4th on beam, 4th on vault, 5th on floor, and placed 4th overall.

Sachi also represented QLD in the Border Challenge competition, taking on the other states across the country. The Queensland team took home the silver medal and Sachi also placed 3rd on the vault. Well done Sachi, some outstanding performances.

Leila Johnson (Year 11)

Cross country captain Leila Johnson competed in the Regional Cross country trials last term and won the 16-year girls division. Well done Leila who will now compete in the upcoming National Championships in August. We wish you all the best.

Laura Poon (Year 11)

Congratulations to Laura Poon who swam in the Queensland U16 200m freestyle relay earlier this year at the National Age Swimming Championships where her team set a new Queensland record for this event. Well done Laura!