Senior School Cocurricular Program
- From the Assistant Principal, Cocurricular
- Fixtures
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- CSDA Debating Competition
- Football
- Rugby
- Squash
- Tennis
From the Assistant Principal, Cocurricular
Supporters Apparel
Beanies have arrived!!!
We will get a supply of these up to Bathurst for Round 1 of the ISA Rugby on Saturday 15 June.
Sales will also continue at our Oxford Falls Campus with the majority of our football teams playing at home next weekend.
Senior Athletics Carnival
Senior Athletics Carnival will be held at SOPAC Main Arena, Homebush next Tuesday, 11 June. Please note that this is the first day back from the Long Weekend so students will need to remember to wear their sports uniform, and bring all their food and drink for the day as there are no canteen facilities available for students.
While the weather is quite cold at the moment, the sun can still burn, so please remind students to pack their college cap/hat for the day.
This is a compulsory senior school event and all students from Years 7 - 12 are expected to attend in full house sports uniform.
CIS Tournament
Our ISA Football representatives played in the CIS Tournament on Monday and Tuesday of this week at Western Sydney Wanderers training ground.
Playing for the U16s ISA team were Danny Kissane, Ethan Fajemisin and Raimond Melograna. Playing for the Opens team, coached by Mr Richard Lacey, were Reef Farias and Jack Nercessian.
The U16s came 3rd in the tournament, with the Opens finishing 2nd overall.
Huge congratulations go to Ethan Fajemisin who made the CIS U16s team and Reef Farias who made the Opens CIS team. These teams will play at the NSW All Schools trials to be held soon.
Mr Richard Lacey - SPX 1st XI and ISA 1st XI coach
Mr Matt Stearn - Assistant Principal, Cocurricular
Fixtures
This week's fixtures document only contains Friday's Chess games due to the long weekend.
For the most up-to-date information on fixtures, please visit the Clipboard app.
Athletics
Training
Specialised Sprint and Distance training for Athletics continues every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at Beauchamp Oval, Chatswood from 7:15 am.
Who: Open to all Junior and Senior Students.
What to wear: Comfortable running gear
What to Bring: Water bottle and your school uniform to change into afterwards back at The College.
If you are interested in some extra training or for general fitness, feel free to join the Willoughby Park runs on Saturday mornings at 7:00 am. We have created a SPX Runners Club for you to keep track of your results.
Join here: https://www.parkrun.com.au/groups/48861/Links to an external site.
For more details: https://www.parkrun.com.au/willoughby/Links to an external site.
Mr Scott Steinman - Cross Country and Athletics Convenor
CSDA Debating
This week's debating was held yesterday with the college debating against Normanhurst. The dates below are the elimination rounds:
Parents/guardians/carers are encouraged to be spectators of these debates, otherwise students will be ready for pick up approximately 1-1.5 hours after the debates commence.
All team members must attend every debate, and should a student not be able to attend a debate, whether they are a speaker or not, the parent/guardian/carer must inform the coach ahead of the debate about this student’s absence.
It is essential that debating students meet at the clock after our Sports Assembly every Friday, attend all training and the first six rounds. If your team makes it through to the Elimination round (and beyond) you also need to keep the above dates free.
Mrs Leigha Zervakos - Debating & Public Speaking Convener
Football
A wet weekend of Football with some tough results. There are no games this weekend due to the King’s Birthday Long Weekend, times for 15 June have been posted on CANVAS and Clipboard.
Early notice that on 22 June the 2nd XI, 3rd XI, 3th XI, 15B, 15C, 14B, 14C and 13C sides will all be travelling to Bowral for their games, times have not been provided by opposition schools yet but this information will be shared as soon as times are released.
This week we congratulate, Jack Nercessian, Reef Farias, Ethan Fajemisin, Sam Holmes, Danny Kissane and Raimond Melograna on their representation of the ISA at the NSWCIS Championships.
Please see the link below to access the upcoming Holiday football camp, a great opportunity for players to maintain their skills and fitness. Please note that there is an early bird special for the first 50 players signing up for the 4 day camp.
Good luck to all teams this weekend.
ST PIUS X JULY HOLIDAY CAMPS
Monday 1 July – Thursday 4 July
9:00 am - 12:00 pm each day.
Bus transport to and from is available with details provided in link prior to registration.
Active Kids Vouchers accepted.
Age : 9 - 16
Coerver Coaching holiday camps offer a fun filled soccer experience for children aged 9-16 years. Each day will include Coerver® SKILLS competitions and challenges, Ball Mastery, Coaching sessions focusing on developing effective use of skill, small sided Coerver® Games, and mini Coerver Cup Tournament to keep players active.
TECHNIQUE
The cornerstone of our curriculum is technical development. We utilize the Coerver® Method of ball mastery and graduated pressure to build technical competence and play carefully selected games to build functional success.
PLAYER CONFIDENCE
We foster creativity by providing the players technical building blocks & encouraging creative actions in developmentally appropriate games. Our games are designed to be fun, challenging and to reward success and risk-taking.
TEAMWORK
Small group tactics and principles of play are taught in attack and defence by utilizing the structure of the many small sided games, which have made the Coerver® Curriculum so unique and recognised as the world’s leading technical football program.
SPORTSMANSHIP
We value winning but not more than character and effort. We encourage paying respect to players, parents, coaches and referees. Sportsmanship is emphasized to develop the whole person and not just the player.
With 2, 3 and 4 day options available, this is the perfect pre and early season preparation for St Pius X students looking towards a successful season. It is also a huge amount of footballing fun!
Bookings can be made using the following link: Coerver course | Coerver Coaching
Mr Simon Yue, Senior Football Convenor
Rugby
St Pius X College continued Reconciliation week on the Rugby field at Oxford Falls through a traditional smoking ceremony. The 1st XV were ambassadors for the Colleges by representing the Reconciliation jersey. Handcrafted clapsticks, fashioned by Mick Harding of the Yowung-Illam-Baluk and Yerrun-Illam-Baluk clans of the Taungurung people was gifted by Luke Haldane to Central Coast Grammer school as a symbol of respect and unity.
Bathurst Weekend Away Game – 15 June - date for the diary
St Pius X College travel to St Stanislaus’ on Saturday 15 June. Traditionally, many families use this as a weekend to get away.
A bus will be available for those students who cannot make their own way to Bathurst. This bus will depart Anderson Street Chatswood at 6:15 am. Students are asked to sign up through the following link - https://forms.office.com/r/ut2FNsz5s7. This link will close on Monday 10 June. Only students who have registered will be able to catch the bus on the day.
SPX Rugby Club
Rugby Gala Dinner
SAVE THE DATE - Grab your diary and lock in this date! Saturday, 27 July at the Kirribilli Club from 6:30 pm – 11:30 pm. Watch out for ticket sales opening toward the end of the month. This is a fun filled evening for the whole SPX community.
EMAIL US! – 1-2 photos of your son on game day (2024 season). This may include a favourite individual, team or group shot. Photos received will be added to our collection and shown throughout the evening of the Gala Dinner. Email to spxrugby@gmail.com.
Term 2 Rugby Dates for the Diary:
- Saturday 8 June – JUNE LONG WEEKEND – NO GAMES
- Saturday 15 June – ISA Round 1 – SPX vs St Stanislaus' - AWAY
- Saturday 22 June – ISA Round 2 – SPX vs St Augustine’s - HOME
Mr Justin Gates - Rugby Convenor
Squash
Results 1 June 2024
Mr Joe Madani - Squash Convenor
Tennis
Last week our students had the opportunity to compete against Oakhill College and St Spyridon. Unfortunately, due to the inclement weather, some sets had to be cancelled midway through the games.
I hope everyone enjoys a relaxing long weekend this week. Our games will resume on Saturday, 15 June.
Please be advised that the training on Tuesday, 11 June has been cancelled, however training will still proceed as planned on Wednesday, 12 June.
Mrs Veronica Bamber - ISA Tennis Convenor