Senior School Sport & Extracurricular Activities
Congratulations to 1st XV Rugby
Winners of the Ross Fagan and Graeme Shields Memorial Shield
- From the Senior Sports Master
- Athletics
- Rugby
- Football
- ISA Tennis
- Debating
From the Senior Sports Master
As Mr Couani mentioned in his section, due to the ongoing restrictions in place, please follow the COVID-19 protocols below on our return to Winter Sport at Oxford Falls:
NO SPECTATORS PERMITTED
- Individuals should not attend sport if unwell. If individuals have flu like symptoms, they should be tested for COVID-19 and should not return to sport until a negative result is confirmed and they are symptom free. If a positive result is received or they have had contact with a known case of COVID-19 they should follow all protocols and isolation advice as provided by NSW Health.
- All players and staff must be listed and contact details be made available.
- No spectators permitted at any ISA/IPSHA venue, drop off zones will be clearly marked inside the car park.
- SPX car park will be a NO PARK ZONE.
- No canteen or afternoon tea provided (students are to bring their own food)
- All players to bring their own labelled water bottles. Water breaks will be scheduled by the referee.
- The change rooms will remain closed, students should arrive ready to play. Toilets will be available, but players should refrain from changing in the toilets.
- Players sanitise hands on arrival and upon leaving the campus. Hand sanitiser provided and available for use at the venue.
- Hand shaking is not permitted between players.
- Antibacterial wipes available for wiping of benches, soapy water available to clean equipment.
- Players and Coaches to leave at the earliest possibility at the conclusion of the match.
The College will continue to review and amend these protocols as we receive directions from the NSW Government and the Independent Sporting Association (ISA).
Below please find the St Pius X College Risk Warning Notification and ISA Code of Conduct which all students and parents should familiarise themselves with prior to the start of the Winter Season.
Mr Matt Stearn - Senior Sports Master
Athletics
Athletics Season 2020 kicks off next week. Like 2020 as a year, the Athletics Season will look a little different to previous. Winter sports have been pushed back and will run up to and through the Athletics Season. With this in mind, we have decided to offer 3 training sessions per week for 6 weeks (excluding Monday 31 Aug which is St Pius X Day holiday for us). This should give all athletes the opportunity to train around their other commitments. With no school carnival taking place this year, these training sessions will be crucial in selecting our squad for the ISA Carnival on Tuesday 8 September at SOPAC, Homebush.
Training will take place on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons at Rotary War Memorial Athletics Track: Mowbray Rd West, Lane Cove West from 4.00 pm - 5.00 pm. Buses will transport students to and from Chatswood after school with a 5.00 pm pick-up option at the venue. Students should return to Chatswood by around 5.20 pm.
Training Dates
Monday: 27/7, 3/8, 10/8, 17/8, 24/8
Wednesday: 29/7, 5/8, 12/8, 19/8, 26/8, 2/9
Thursday: 30/7, 6/8, 13/8, 20/8, 27/8, 3/9
Mr Greg Virgona - Athletics Convenor
Rugby
Rugby Fixtures 25 July 2020
This weekend all Senior sides play at St Patrick's College at Strathfield. Students are reminded to turn up ready to play and bring their own water bottle with their name on it. This week there are no spectators allowed inside the St Patrick's College Grounds. Parents are encouraged to drop their sons to the games and collect them soon after the conclusion. The fixture list is below:
Rugby Registration – RE-OPEN please book ASAP
All Year 7-12 students wishing to play rugby are required to be registered to be included in a team, allowing the school rugby administrators & coaches to best prepare for the coming season, plus allow your P&F Rugby Club to best support and communicate with you! There are no trials or grading days, all students of different shapes, sizes and abilities can find a home within the SPX Rugby Program.
To register simply follow the trybooking link below:
https://www.trybooking.com/612469
Rugby Training in Term 3
From the commencement of Term 3, Year 7 / Under 13s Rugby training will take place at Beauchamp Oval starting at 3:30 pm
Under 14s, 15s, 16s and Opens will train each Tuesday and Thursday afternoon at Oxford Falls.
Holiday Rugby
Over the break we had over 120 students attend various clinics and training sessions at Oxford Falls. The Opens had successful trial matches against St Aloysius College and Redfield College. The 1st XV regained the Ross Fagan and Graeme Shields Memorial Shield defeating St Aloysius 1st XV 24-7.
Dates for the Diary
Saturday 25 July – ISA Trial 1 vs St Patrick's College Strathfield – AWAY
Saturday 1 August – ISA Trial 2 vs St Gregory’s College – HOME
Saturday 8 August – ISA Round 1 vs Oakhill College – HOME
Please note the Home Match drew will be available as soon as it is finalised. Unfortunately, Away fixtures are not normally confirmed until the week prior. Please check Woodchatta for all Rugby News.
Mr Joe Lynch - Rugby Convenor
Football
It will be great to have competitive football back this weekend. This weekend we see home and away fixtures against St Patrick’s Strathfield, please check your times and locations carefully. Please ensure that all parents and players follow all COVID-19 guidelines, most importantly this week that there are NO SPECTATORS allowed.
A big thank you to Mr Richard Lacey and the Football Club for running such a successful holiday camp with great attendance numbers.
This weekend’s fields can be found at the following locations:
Walsh and Watkins Fields: Dreadnought Rd, Oxford Falls
Mason Park: Underwood Rd, Homebush
SPC: Francis St, Strathfield
Good luck to all teams this weekend.
Please see below for this week's fixtures:
Mr Simon Yue - Senior Football Convenor
ISA Tennis
Welcome to the new season! This week training has recommenced as all our teams are playing the first round of competition on Saturday. Check the draw below. Please take note of the COVID-19 protocols which have been implemented for the safety of all involved. Importantly for Round 1, no spectators are permitted at the courts for the duration of the day’s matches. Contact me on 0404 695 757 if any problems arise regarding Saturday’s matches.
Ms Amanda O’Brien - ISA Tennis Convenor
Debating
The 2020 Debating season (Take 2) commenced with training in Week 8 of Term 1 and with our Senior Debaters preparing a training video for the CSDA Community to support the online training of adjudicators for the wider Sydney region.
Our reduced 4 rounds are as follows:
STOP PRESS! Please note the change to Week 1 information below. Students will now remain at Pius on Friday afternoon instead of travelling to Woolwich Sisters and the debates will be held via Zoom. Year 11 and 12 students can now remain to watch the debates.
WEEK 1 TERM 3
Rd 1 24.7.20 Woolwich v St Pius. This will be a Zoom Debate, so students will remain at St Pius this Friday afternoon. Students can be collected from Pius from around 7.15 pm - 7.45 pm as we are trying to commence the night earlier. Your son will telephone you before he goes into his hour prep to advise you of his projected end time and he will call you once he is ready to be collected. Our Year 7 coach, Ms Leigha Zervakos, will be your contact on the night as other coaches may still be adjudicating debates. Your son will know to stay with Ms Zervakos until you collect him.
WEEK 2 TERM 3
Rd 2 31.7.20 Gilroy v St Pius. SPX TRAVEL TO GILROY COLLEGE BY COACH: Students can be collected from: Gilroy Catholic College, 17-37 Marie Street, Castle Hill. The time of collection will be confirmed next week.
WEEK 3 TERM 3
Rd 3 7.8.20 Eastwood v St Pius. SPX hosts MARIST COLLEGE, EASTWOOD. Students can be collected from the St Pius X College playground. The time of collection will be confirmed in Week 3.
WEEK 4 TERM 3
Rd 4 14.8.20 Normanhurst v St Pius. SPX hosts LORETO, NORMANHURST. Students can be collected from the St Pius X College playground. The time of collection will be confirmed in Week 4.
(Finals events will be notified later)
In order to reduce the exposure of students and staff only those debating on the night will participate in the event. There can be no audience in any of the debate rooms. This includes parents and other students. Parents will need to remain in their vehicles once they arrive on site and will be contacted by phone once their son has concluded his debate. Your son will remain with SPX staff until you collect him from the location that we decide (in our phone call) on the night.
Students will be drilled on Covid-Safe actions. SPX will provide masks (if your son chooses to wear one) and hand sanitiser for all students. We will use our own whiteboard markers and erasers and we will clean our desks when we enter the Prep rooms.
I also attach the note which was given to the debating students yesterday. Would you please remind your son that the completed note needs to be returned to me by Thursday this week at the latest.
Mrs Michele Waterson - Debating and Public Speaking Convenor
Football Supporters Club
SPX Football Online Referee Course – Prize Draw & Paid Referee Games at Oxford Falls…
SPX boys are encouraged to register and complete the online and free preliminary referee course offered by FFA. See web-link at the SPX Football Folder on Microsoft Teams:
The SPX Football Supporters Club (FSC) is offering a prize draw for SPX boys who complete the referee course and obtain their preliminary referee certificate. To enter the prize draw, please send your certificate to the SPX FSC at email: footballclub@pandf.spx.nsw.edu.au
- First Prize: Under Armour Sports Medium Size Kit Bag + Referee Whistle (total value $70)
- Second Prize: JB Hi Fi $50 Gift Card + Referee Whistle (total value $60)
- Third Prize: Nike Premier League Strike 2019 Size 5 Football + Referee Whistle (total value $40)
The prize draw will be drawn at a SPX Football event later in 2020. We are starting to see entries for the prize draw by SPX boys who have completed the referee course. Please join in.
Your preliminary referee certificate can be presented to Paul Cummins, SPX Junior School Football Convenor, to join SPX boys referee team who are paid to referee SPX Junior School football games at Oxford Falls on Saturday mornings. The SPX Football season is hoping to commence in Term 3 2020.
Mrs Cathy Thomson - SPX Football Supporters Club