Athletics Camp

Last Friday after school, nineteen students and four staff members departed for the 2019 Athletics Camp.  Before we even departed we were divided into two teams - red and yellow.  Who knew that it would bring so much rivalry??

On the Friday night we ventured out to Lazerzone and competed in our two teams.  Both teams were allocated two teachers for the duration of the camp as well.  Lazerzone was a lot of fun and brought all of us together as a group for the next few days. 

Saturday morning was an early rise as we had breakfast and headed straight out to the USC athletics track where we spent four hours training, with a morning tea break in between.  While training was challenging for some athletes, it was all worth the hard work, and we then got to go back to our accommodation to have a great lunch before heading out for stand-up paddle boarding and the annual Beach Olympics.  I must say that Ms B and Mr B's sibling rivalry really shone during these activities and it was nice to see the staff get right in the mix of the competition.  The Beach Olympics was a lot of fun and I know that we all had our game faces on, not letting any cheating occur.  That night after dinner we watched a movie at the accommodation before heading to bed.  I think I can say on behalf of everyone that we were all exhausted by this point and were all ready for bed.

Sunday morning came around quickly and it was time to pack the bus and head back out to the track for one last training session, with a 10 x 100m relay to finish before we departed.  However, before we left it was integral to find out which team had won.  I am pleased to say that the red team won, on 1339 points to the yellow team on 1322 points.

I know all who attended had a wonderful time and I would like to give a special mention to Mr White for organising such a great camp, as well as Ms Butterworth, Mr Butterworth, and Ms Schneider, who gave up their weekend to spend time with us and assist in training over the weekend.  I would also like to thank Noel and Mitch who came and helped with the training sessions at the track.

Claire Reid, Year 12