Sport
Basketball Update
It has been a fantastic month, with our Year 7, Year 8 and Intermediate basketball teams all competing at Cardinia Life in the InterSchool Competition. The level of enthusiasm, teamwork and perseverance to achieve their absolute best, has been remarkable from all of our students, culminating in our Year 8 and Intermediate teams' outstanding achievements.
The final scores appear below.
Intermediate Boys A Team won all of their games:
28-18 against Kambrya SC
27-18 against Edenbrook SC
31-16 against Lakeside SC
and
22-15 against Officer SC in the Final
Congratulations to our Intermediate Boys B and Boys C Teams who won 2 out of their 3 games, our Intermediate Girls Team who won 3 out of 5 of their games and our Year 8 Boys B Team who made it through to the finals.
We are immensely proud of all of our competing students who displayed outstanding behaviour both on and off the court, and worked exceptionally well together throughout the tournament.
High Performance Wellbeing Day
We have been contacted by one of our Alumni, Jackson Hibberson (Class of 2023), with regards to a fantastic opportunity for our Year 9-12 students!
Jackson's Melbourne United Sport and Business Program class are holding a High Performance Wellbeing Day (already at 50% capacity) and he would love for some Pakenham Secondary College students to be a part of it.
The details for the day appear below:
Students will hear from a variety of current and former professional athletes and coaches including Melbourne United Head Coach Dean Vickerman, former NBL and Australian player Brad Newley, Head of Frankston Basketball Wayne Holsworth, and former AFL player Russell Robertson. They will share their insights into the importance of positive thinking, a growth mindset and wellbeing within sport.
Participants will also be undertaking practical sessions with Lifechanger, Core Plus and Nathan Crosswell, Melbourne United Assistant Coach (see below flyer for more details).
When?
Thursday October 17th
9:30am - 2:30pm
Where?
Hoop City, Cheltenham - 77-79 Tulip St, Cheltenham, VIC 3192
Who?
Specifically for Year 9 - Year 12 students who are passionate about sport and are keen to gain a deep insight into the importance of mental health and wellbeing within an elite sporting environment.
Structure of the program
9.30am - Q & A Panel with keynote speakers
10am - 2pm - three different rotations focusing on student leadership, high performance, positive psychology and athlete wellbeing with Lifechanger and Melbourne United coaches.
2pm-2.30pm - Keynote address from Wayne Holsworth Head of Frankston Basketball and Smacktalk.
2.30pm - Finish of program and all participants will receive a showbag with giveaways from local businesses, gyms and recovery centres such as Foundry Athletic to assist athletes in their own high performance pathway
This is a free event and the first 120 participants who take up the offer will be selected for this very important day. All details of how to register are located on the QR code on the below flyer.
Here is a link to the program sign up sheet - https://forms.gle/HqYeTXZJneRomXzv7
And also their GoFundMe Page - https://www.gofundme.com/f/high-performance-mental-health-and-wellbeing-day
Staff vs Students
Netball
On Thursday, 22nd August, Ms Morrow and the House Captains organised a stunning Netball Match in the Staff Versus Students Tournament. The students battled well during the game, but could not overcome the star performance of Ms Goodie, who built a solid lead from the start for the staff team. The final score was Staff 17 - Students 7.
Volleyball
This week our Year 12 House Captains and Ms Morrow, our Sports Coordinator, held a thrilling Volleyball Tournament, as part of the Staff Versus Students series.
The first game was incredibly close with the final score 26-24, the staff narrowly beating the students. The staff then mastered their game, putting in some great teamwork to claim the second game 25-9.
Well done to all of the players, both staff and students, for displaying some epic skills and great entertainment for all who came to cheer on their favourite team.
The staff have increased their lead in the tournament with wins in Basketball, Netball and Volleyball, but the Year 12 students still have two more chances, with Capture the Flag and Dodgeball coming up in the last week of Term 3.
Stay tuned via the Student Bulletin and our social media channels for all the details!
Rugby Training
Rugby training is off to a flying start, with so many of our students participating. If you want to join, please come to the oval at lunchtime on Mondays for this fantastic training program.
Pakenham Warriors Basketball Development Program
Every Friday during term time, Ned, our experienced coach from the Pakenham Warriors Basketball team, comes to the College to provide an exceptional basketball development program.
The program is open to all students in Years 7-10 and is free.
Training starts at 7:45am and runs until 8:30am in our Gymnasium.
Students are welcome to join at any time - please being a basketball, your runners and a water bottle to participate.
PSC Fitness Centre
We have an amazing Fitness Centre at the College, which is available at lunchtime for students to use. Please see the below schedule for details.
