Co-Curricular - Senior Sport

Summer Sport comes to an End

The Summer season has officially come to an end with our Baseball, Golf and Thunder Cup Cricket teams playing their final games on Saturday. Congratulations to all students who were involved in sport throughout Term 4 last year and this term.

I would also like to thank our wonderful MICs for their continued support and amazing efforts throughout the season. Thank you to Mr Peter Maxwell (Basketball), Mr David Dunne (Cricket), Mrs Felicity Warsop (Baseball), Mr Andrew Viney (Golf) and Mr Andrew Brennan (Swimming).

Winter Sport Trials

Football, Rugby and Tennis Trials continue this week, with all three sports holding trials this Saturday, 21 March. Schedules for this weekend are as follows:

Rugby

Football

Tennis

All students are to wear the correct SPC training gear which includes and is available to purchase at the Uniform Shop:

• Reversible SPC training shirt

• SPC sport specific shorts (PE shorts at a minimum)

• SPC playing or crew socks

• Appropriate footwear

  • Football boots for Football and Rugby

  • Tennis shoes/running shoes for Tennis

• Protective equipment

  • Shinpads (compulsory for Football)

  • Mouthguard (compulsory for Rugby)

  • Any other protective equipment is at students’ discretion.

Students are to arrive 15 minutes prior to their scheduled start time. All injured students are expected to attend their respected trials. 

Team Selections

As we move through the team selection and grading process, we ask for your patience and understanding. These decisions require careful consideration to ensure teams are balanced, competitive, and provide the best possible experience for all students.

During this period, students are encouraged to focus on their effort, attitude, and performance at training and in trial matches, as these play an important role in the selection process. Allowing coaches adequate time to observe and assess players helps ensure selections are fair and well considered.

Team selections for the Black and Green Shield are not final decisions for the upcoming ISA competition. The event provides another valuable opportunity for students to play and for coaches to further assess abilities to ensure the most appropriate placements moving forward.

While we aim to place each student in the environment best suited to their development and enjoyment, we acknowledge that not every outcome will meet individual expectations. During this initial phase, we kindly ask that parents/carers refrain from contacting coaches or MICs regarding selections. If a student has been graded incorrectly, their performances in upcoming matches will provide opportunities for this to be recognised and adjustments made where necessary.

Welcome Mr Brendan Conneely

We welcome Mr Brendan Conneely, the new Assistant Head of Football who will be working within our ever-growing Football Program. Mr Conneely is an SPC Old Boy and has extensive coaching and administration experience both in Australia and internationally. Mr Conneely will work alongside Mr Falzon in our Football Program. You may wish to direct questions to him at brendan.conneely@spc.nsw.edu.au.

ISA Swimming Championships

The SPC Swim Team competed at the Annual ISA Swimming Championships yesterday, Tuesday 17 March. The team performed well against strong competition in Division 1 finishing 8th overall.

There were many strong performances on the day, highlighted by Sebastian N who finished 1st in the 50m Freestyle, Breaststroke and Backstroke. Thank you to the Year 11 students who came to support the team. Thank you to Mr Andrew Brennan, Ms Briellyn Pearson and Mr Chris Gatto for their time and efforts with the Swim Team this season.

Timothy Donlan

Head of Sport