Sport
Natasha Gippel SPORTS COORDINATOR
Sport Dates for 2023
School Cross Country: Wednesday 10th May, 2023
Diocesan Cross Country: Friday 19th May, 2023
School Athletics Carnival: Thursday 27th July, 2023
Diocesan Athletics Carnival: Friday 18th August, 2023
Cricket Super Star
Cooper Jones has been one very busy boy. On Friday, Cooper tried out for the Diocesan Soccer Team and was successfully selected. This week he is away in Ballina trialling for the NSWPSSA Cricket Team. And to top it all off, over the weekend at the Tamworth Junior Cricket Association presentation night, Cooper took home an amazing 5 awards including being crowned the TJCA Representative Player of the Year! Congratulations Cooper and good luck with your busy weekend ahead.
Winter Trials
Last Friday, St Edward's had 32 students trial at the Armidale Diocesan Winter Trials for hockey, league, football and netball. From all accounts, our students represented our school with pride and showed excellent sportsmanship. Congratulations to the following students who were selected in the various teams:
- Boys Football (Soccer): Remy Monk, Wilson Maloney (absent from photo), Cooper Jones (absent from photo), Barry Robinson, Will Jefferys
- Girls Football (Soccer): Harper McCulloch
- Netball: Mia Goodfellow
- Rugby League Under 11s: Mason Marzato (absent from photo)
- Girls Hockey: Gabby Hunt, Peyton Rust, Martha Ferris, Millie Trappel
- Boys Hockey: Ashton Jeffrey
Basketball 2023
Netball
St Edward’s Netball Registrations are now OPEN.
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!! Registrations CLOSE tomorrow 10th March.
For all children wishing to play netball, who are turning 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 in 2023 use this link: https://www.playhq.com/netball-australia/register/8498c4
For all children wishing to play netball, who are turning 11 and 12 in 2023 use this link: https://www.playhq.com/netball-australia/register/f46190
All new netball uniforms can be found on the QKR! App. There are a small number of second hand uniforms available from the Primary Canteen for $20.
Training is decided by Coaches. All training is at St Edward’s Primary Campus straight after school and Infants children can catch the bus.
Games start 29th April, 2023. All games are played inside, or on the outside courts at the Tamworth Sports Dome.
Games for children aged 10 and under are usually played at 12pm.*
Games for children aged 11 and over are usually at 1pm.*
*times are subject to change.
Finalised teams will be in next weeks Newsletter.
Diocesan Trials
Expressions of interest are now open for the following sports:
Golf (Boys & Girls)
AFL (Boys & Girls)
Diving (Boys & Girls)
Softball (Boys & Girls)
If your child is in Year 5 or 6 and is competitive with playing experience in the sports listed above. Please fill out an expression of interest form to nominate.
PLEASE ONLY COMPLETE THIS FORM IF YOUR CHILD IS PLAYING THIS SPORT COMPETITIVELY.
Expression of interest (Golf, Softball, AFL & Diving)
Hockey
If you are interested in playing, please register. Unfortunately we do not have enough students interested to make a team this year.
Touch Football
Boxing
OzTag
If your child is interested in playing OzTag and you haven't already registered, please do so at https://tamworthjuniors.oztag.com.au/ for all relevant information. All registrations are online and our 10yr old teams have codes allocated to them. Games will start on Wednesday 8th February and teams that have 8 players fully registered by Friday 3rd February will be in the draw.
Please use the following specific codes, then use the individual codes for the others. Tamworth OzTag have added a question in the individual nominations: 'what school is the child from', so that they can form St Ed's teams if we have enough. Below are specific codes for the under 10s team. If you are in this age group and have already signed up individually, you will be added to this team.
St Eds 10 Boys - sf57380s54i
St Eds 10 Girls - sf57515defy
MiNiTaG – 6 Yrs & Under – sf56688msnp
8 yrs Boys INDIVIDUALS – sf566862ezu
8 Yrs Girls INDIVIDUALS – sf5668753rd
12 Yrs Boys INDIVIDUALS – sf56691xhcw
12 Yrs Girls INDIVIDUALS – sf56692d0p2
If you have any further questions or queries, please email Mrs Gippel nmcculloch@arm.catholic.edu.au
Rugby
Football/Soccer
If your daughter is interested in playing, please download, fill out and return form to Mrs Gippel. Northern Inland Football girls expression of interest form:
AFL
Physie
Sport Stories
We would love to share information about your child’s special achievements across all sporting areas, please email detailed information and a photograph if available to the Sports Coordinator, Mrs Gippel, at: nmcculloch@arm.catholic.edu.au
Armidale Diocesan Primary Sports Council
The Armidale Diocesan Primary Sports Council is a body representative of the Catholic Education Office, Principals and Sports Coordinators from all Diocesan Primary Schools. The ADPSC offers a pathway for Armidale Diocesan students in most sports. If you would like to be kept up to date with all the Diocesan sport news, cancellations and updated last minute information, please like the ADPSC page on Facebook.