Senior School Sport 

• Rugby
• Football
• ISA Tennis

Rugby

SPX Rugby Return to Training Plan

With ISA Principals meeting last week to discuss the commencement of the winter season, rugby training will recommence in the following stages, with a hope to start the ISA competition on Saturday 25 July:

• Thursday 4 June – Opens Rugby return to training at Oxford Falls
• Tuesday 9 June – 13s, 14s, 15s, 16s and Opens return to training
• All teams train Tuesday/Thursday in Weeks 7 and 8, Tuesday only in Week 9

NOTE: During these sessions students will participate in drills and skills that comply with protocols from the ISA (outlined by Mr Couani) as well as guidance from New South Wales Rugby, who have been directed from the AIS "Framework for Rebooting Sport" document. As these levels develop, students will be re-introduced to contact training and internal trialling will take place during training sessions. 

Transport will be provided to and from Oxford Falls and students are encouraged to use the buses provided. 4 buses will depart O L D church at 3:30 pm and return from Oxford Falls from 5.00 pm and 5:15 pm, with students arriving back in Chatswood starting at 5:30 pm. Parents are reminded that if they are picking their son up from Oxford Falls, they must follow the same guidelines to those set out at school.

The College also hopes to offer sessions, clinics and trial matches during the school holidays, with more details to follow in the coming weeks.

Rugby Registration

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.

Rugby registration will re-open in the coming weeks and all students must be registered. Please check Woodchatta in the coming weeks.

Rugby Training Weeks 7 - 9

Opens and 16s Rugby will share Chaplin 1.  Opens will change in the grandstand closest to the tunnel. 16s will change near Old Boys BBQ.

U15s will  use Chaplin 2, using the cricket nets and rotunda to change.

U14s will train on Watkins and change outside the changerooms.

U13s will use Walsh and change in the grandstand outside the Curtin Room.

Mr Joe Lynch - Rugby Convenor

Football 

It will be great to have football back! With the intent of the ISA season commencing in Term 3, our initial return to training will all be conducted at Oxford Falls.  All players will be transported to and from the venue via hired buses, buses will depart Archer Street at 3:20 pm and return students to the College at approximately 5:30 pm. So as to be able to follow distancing measures, teams at this stage will only train once a week with the training schedule as follows:

Week 7: Wednesday 10 June – Years 9, 10, 11 and 12

Week 8: Monday 15 June – Years 7 and 8

                Wednesday 17 June – Years 9, 10, 11 and 12

Week 9: Monday 22 June - Years 7 and 8

                Wednesday 24 June - Years 9,10,11 and 12

Training details for Term 3 will be confirmed closer to the time.

Looking forward to seeing you all on the football pitch.

Mr Simon Yue - Senior Football Convenor

ISA Tennis

Good news about our winter season of tennis! The ISA is currently planning a short, modified season to run in the beginning of Term 3, and more information will be released when details are confirmed. We can now also begin running our grading/training sessions with our usual coaches. 

These sessions will run on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons of Weeks 8 and 9 this term. Players will travel by bus at 3.30 pm to our usual training courts at the Roseville Tennis Club on Clanville Road, and leave there at 5.15 pm and return to school for 5.30 pm.  

Players will all be advised of the details and of the protocols/guidelines for tennis training.

Please contact me for more information or if you have any concerns please contact aobrien@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au

Ms Amanda O’Brien - ISA Tennis Convenor

Football Supporters Club

Virtual SPX Football Training Sessions on Microsoft Teams

A virtual SPX Football skills and fitness training program is available at the SPX Football Folder on Microsoft Teams to all boys who attended the SPX Senior School Football trials in February 2020.  Huge thanks to Mr Lacey for establishing this SPX Football Development program based on the Football Federation of Australia (FFA) curriculum.  SPX Football boys, please use this program to develop and maintain your football skills.

SPX Football Online Referee Course – Prize Draw & Paid Referee Games at Oxford Falls…

SPX boys are also encouraged to register and complete the online and free preliminary referee course offered by FFA.  See web-link (also at the SPX Football Folder on Microsoft Teams):  https://www.playfootball.com.au/referee/laws-of-the-game?_ga=2.255398154.385912815.1586174178-586563975.1586174178

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

The prize draw includes football kit items donated by the SPX FSC to be drawn at a SPX Football social 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 also be presented to Paul Cummins, SPX Junior School Football Convenor, to join SPX boys referee team for SPX Junior School football games at Oxford Falls on Saturday mornings during future football seasons.

Mrs Cathy Thomson - SPX Football Supporters Club