Sports Update 

2024 TERM 1 SPORT DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES

The calendar is set for next year already! We are very excited to announce the following sport dates for Term 1 next year. All families with current Year 2-5 children will today have received an email regarding the Week 1 Swim Team trials for 2024 this week.

Please email Tania Thompson if you do not receive this email. We’d love to see as many 2024 Year 3-6 students as possible give our Swim Team trials a go in early February, so please encourage your child to start their swim-fit training now, as well as any Athletics training.

Swim Team trials (Year 3-6 only): Friday 2nd February @ GESAC outdoor pool, 7.05- 9.00am 

Swimming Team training (relevant students only): Thurs 8th & 15th February @ GESAC outdoor pool, 7-8am 

District Swimming Carnival (relevant students only): Mon. 19th February @ Oakleigh Pool Whole School (P-6) House Athletics Carnival: Friday 22nd March @ GR Bricker Reserve,Moorabbin.

P&F Colour Run: Thursday 28th March @ Dendy Park Athletics oval.

"THREE CHEERS" 

for our 2023

YR. 6 SPORT LEADERS!

A big thank you goes to our wonderful Year 6 Sport Leaders this year for their fine efforts with many of our sporting events, lunchtime tournaments & presentations. They have been such a motivated, intuitive, positive-minded and supportive team! Our Houses have been kept well informed over the year with all that’s going on with sport.We wish them all the very best for their next chapter in life:

🔵Nagle Leaders - Mischa, James W, Isla 

🔴Xavier Leaders - Josh M, Jess L, Imogen,

🟡Marian Leaders - Flynn, Neve, Ali 

🟢Finbar Leaders - Alex, Nick L, Ellyse

State Trials Nomination process for 2024.

Each year, extremely talented sporting students have the opportunity to trial for a place in a School Sport Victoria (SSV) Team Vic State team and participate in annual School Sport Australia (SSA) Championships. These trials are strictly for senior students (Year 5 or 6) currently competing at an ELITE LEVEL in their chosen sport. An example of this for AFL football would be that they have won or come Runner-Up their League (SMJFL) Best and Fairest for 12 year olds. Having come Best and Fairest at club level is not suffice.

Please note that participation in SSV team Vic state teams is self-funded, so students will be required to pay costs of administration levies, uniform, flights, accommodation and meals(approx $3000+). Students who are selected must be available to participate in a series of SSV trials if successful at each level, as outlined below -

* Beachside Division trials > Southern Metropolitan trials > SSV trials/camp. 

The various sporting opportunities on offer and relevant application & trial dates are all advertised on the SSV website ‘Team Vic’ section.

To NOMINATE, parents (not students) must first:

• Seek approval from the Sport Coordinator (Tania Thompson) including evidence of achievement at an elite level. St. Finbar’s requests a letter or email written by the child’s coach outlining the student’s outstanding skill level and achievements. We encourage only students of a Year 5 or Year 6 level to consider these trials if they fall into this elite sports category. This must be to the Sport Coordinator at least 3 weeks before the nomination date closes for this sport.

All information can be found via this website link: https://www.ssv.vic.edu.au/team-vic

If approved by the Principal & Sports Coordinator for nomination, parents then:

• Complete online nomination form-Submit $ payment of a non-refundable payment
• Have Principal sign the nomination form

*RETURN OF ALL BORROWED SF SPORTING ITEMS: sports singlets, soccer & footy jerseys, shin guards, SF team swimming caps, shot puts, discus’*

**PLEASE take the time to look through your child/ren’s wardrobes and find any overlooked St. Finbar’s sporting items.  Please hand back to the office for Mrs Thompson to collect.  THANK YOU! 

Many thanks,

Tania Thompson

Sports Coordinator.