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HUGHESY’S WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS.  

Hi everyone and welcome to the first edition of Wide world of Sports. This is the first one I have written since pre - Covid …so fingers crossed that we get through the incredibly busy schedule which we have in term 1.

Week 7,8,9,and 10.

I have been very lucky in procuring another large grant from School Sport Victoria. In the past these grants have paid for tennis, surfing, soccer and basketball clinics and activities.

During weeks 7,8,9 and 10 year levels 4 and 6 will be attending skill clinics at the Ocean Grove lawn bowls club. Here they will be coached by Owen Clarke an accredited lawn bowls coach. Other club members who have Working with Children accreditations, including an Australian champion will assist with the lessons. Notes for this activity have been sent out via the Sentral Parent Portal.

Tuesday, March the 16th.

Inter School swimming sports.

Teams have now been  finalised. It has been extremely difficult to put together this team due to the fact we have not had competitive swimming sports since 2019, previous years competitors have been bumped forward and others invited to present times. 

Notes for the members of the swimming team have been given to students who qualified.    

Tuesday March 30th. Girls AFL Football.

All girls in year five and six are eligible to show an expression of interest in playing in this competition which will be held at South Barwon Reserve on Barwon Heads Road.

O.G.P.S Cross Country- Thursday 1st. of April.

Held as usual at Ocean Grove beach near the new Surf Lifesaving club. I have been impressing upon all year three and four ( 2 klms ) and year five and six ( 3 klms ) the need for some running practice before the event. Hopefully we will be allowed to have parents to support their children in their efforts.

Parents please note that Team Vic Trials applications are open in the following sports :

 AFL Football, Basketball, Cricket, Soccer, Netball, and tennis.

Students cannot turn 13 before 31/12/2021.  Year six students only. Three applications for each sport from each school can only be entered. Applicants should be considered well above average or elite to be considered. Final decisions if needed will be made by myself and certain teachers. Please note that the schools involvement is limited to promotion and endorsement of the best nominations.

Go to the SSV website at https://www.ssv.vic.edu.au/team-vic

As you can see it is a very busy term, and there may be even more additions before the end of term so, let’s keep everything crossed for an incident free term 1 from here on in.

Onward and upward. Go Pies ! (for new parents who don’t know who I barrack for ) 

Richard Hughes. P.E. and sports coordinator.