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, or contact me by phone on 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 Sacred Heart College, The Friends School, Dominic College, St Virgil’s College, St Michael's Collegiate, The Hutchins School, St Mary’s College, Fahan School, Hilliard Christian School, Corpus Christi, Eastside Lutheran College, St Aloysius 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 a 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, 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.

Primary Swimming Carnival

Well done to the students that participated in the Swimming Carnival at the Clarence Aquatic Centre on Tuesday 17 February.  Special thank you to parents Lisa Cranefield, Ash Nally and Holly Pedersen parents that assisted with timing on the day.  The final result saw Loreto the winners with 613 points, followed by Carmel with 452 points and Lourdes with 379 points. 

There were some wonderful individual performances.  Congratulations to the following 50m event winners:

Lawn Bowls State Champion

Congratulations to Year 10 student, Olivia Ims, who is now a junior lawn bowls state champion.  Olivia competed in the Junior State Championships in Longford over two days in January, winning the singles and was also runner up in the pairs.

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, prior to volunteering.  Please refer to WWVP for more details on how to apply.  Volunteering cards are now free in Tasmania.  I encourage you to apply, or renew expired cards now so you are ready to assist when the opportunity arises.  

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: SSATIS Umpire Registration

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.