Sporting News 

DIOCESAN ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

The Armidale Diocesan Athletics Carnival will be held this Friday at The Tamworth Regional Athletics Centre. 

This carnival is a selection event for the Polding Athletics Carnival in Glendale on Friday 13th September, 2024. Our Diocesan Policy is that students who attend this carnival must be available to be selected for the Polding Carnival. The carnival is run following the Armidale Diocesan Sport Council Rules, which are a condensed version of the NSW PSSA Athletics Rules, which are the overarching rules for all Diocesan carnivals.

Carnival Details:

Event Date: Friday 9th August 2024

Event Venue: Tamworth Regional Athletics Centre Jack Smyth Drive, Tamworth

Event Start & Finish Time: 

8.00 am - Team Managers may collect programs from 8.00 am

8.15 am - TEAM MANAGERS MEETING 

8.30 am - Officials Meeting

8.30 am - Welcome & Opening Ceremony. 

8.45 am - Junior 800m and the first round of Field Events marshalled

9.00 am - Events commence 

3.00 pm - Events conclude and Diocesan Team announced

Cost: All individuals must pay an $8 ADPSC levy to play. ADPSC will invoice schools for student participation after the event.

Uniform: Students are to wear their full school sports uniform with our representative school shirt. Students are advised to bring sunscreen and hats to wear at the trials. Please remember to bring adequate water for the day. 

Catering at the venue: The Parent Association of St Nicholas School will run the canteen on the day, selling a range of hot and cold food and drinks. There will be no Eftpos available, cash only. A copy of the canteen menu will be provided closer to the date. GoGo coffee van will also be available. 

Diocesan Athletics Training

Final Practice Session Tomorrow!

Tomorrow is our final practice session before our carnival this Friday. Training will commence at 4pm and conclude by 5pm. I will be in attendance at each training session as well. Training will include sprint practice, relay baton change practice and if time allows, field event practice. If there is anyone whose child wishes to participate in practices but has trouble getting them there, please let me know by email or phoning the school.  mbartholomew@arm.catholic.edu.au

All information about Diocesan sports events is well communicated on the Armidale Diocesan Primary Sports Council Facebook Page. This includes postponements and event photos. Please ensure you take the time to like this page, so you have access to the most up to date information on Diocesan sports events. 

SCHOOL SPORT TERM 3

School based sport sessions return to Wednesday's only this term. This means sports uniform will only need to be worn on Wednesdays. Students will build on skills used in net and court games (with a basketball and volleyball focus) such as ball control, game play and game tactics.