Sports News

Primary Sport - Andrews Cup

End-of-Year Primary Sport Awards

Please see below the criteria for these end of year sporting awards.  

Andrews Cup Cross Country

Years 2 to 6

Congratulations to the following girls who have been selected to represent Clayfield College at the AC Cross Country competition next Tuesday 31 May:

Could all runners please ensure that you have a No’7 singlet and a Clayfield College Representative collared shirt. Both of these ítems can be purchased from the Uniform Shop. Parents/Caregivers of participating runners have already received an email with further detailed information about this event. Please ensure that you have clicked the link within the email sent, to indicate your daughter’s transport arrangements.  

Please note - there will be no training on Monday morning 30 May.

Andrews Cup Football (Soccer) 

Years 4 to 6

Training for all team members continues next week on

Thursday afternoon only              3:30 pm - 4:30 pm                College Oval

Please note- There will be no training on Tuesday 31 May due to both the AC Cross Country Competition and the ‘da vinci’ Competition occurring on this day. The Andrews Cup Football Carnival is scheduled for Tuesday 7 May and further information about the carnival will be communicated next week.

Please contact Mrs. Richardson if your child is unwell and unable to attend training.

A friendly reminder - students not collected from the oval or from Circular Drive at 4:30 pm will be escorted to Homework Club in the LRC (top floor). Homework Club finishes at 5:00 pm and students will need to be signed out by their parent/caregiver. For safety reasons, students are not permitted to walk to Bayview Terrace for pick-up. 

Andrews Cup Netball 

Years 4 to 6

Training continues next week on Wednesday afternoon from 3:30 pm-5:00 pm. 

In order to keep our players safe, no jewellery is to be worn, and this includes watches. Earrings must be removed or taped before the session, and fingernails must be no longer than the tips of the fingers.

Please remember- Students who are not collected from the Courts at the conclusion of training will be escorted to Circular Drive. 

If you are unable to collect your child after training at 5:00 pm, please book them into the Outside Hours Care Service (OHCS).  Students not collected from the courts or from Circular Drive at 5:00 pm will be escorted to OSHC (this will be at the centre cost of $53.50). OSHC closes at 6:30 pm.

Please note- For safety reasons, students are not permitted to walk to Bayview Terrace for pick-up.  Please contact Mrs. Richardson if your child is unwell and unable to attend training.

Andrews Cup Swimming

Years 2 to 6

Training continues on Friday afternoon from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm. We would love as many swimmers as possible to join these sessions to maintain their fitness.

Primary Sport - Britton Shield 

Britton Shield Cross Country

The Britton Shield Cross Country Carnival has been rescheduled to Friday 3 June.  All boys nominated should be attending at least two of the three training sessions available each week from 6:30 am - 7:30 am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  The following boys have had their nomination verified by their parents to compete at the Britton Shield Cross Country carnival:

Parents of boys in the team have been emailed further details. If you did not receive an email and intended for your son to attend then you can email jwoods@clayfield.qld.edu.au before 8am Monday 30 May. If your son has not been confirmed then he will not attend the cross country carnival and go to class for regular lessons.

Britton Shield Football (Soccer)

The Britton Shield Football Carnival has now been re-scheduled to Friday 15 July.   Training will continue until the end of Term 2 and for the first day of Term 3. 

Training is on the following dates for primary schoolboys:

Friday 27 May               12:20 pm - 1:20 pm         (College Oval) Years 2 to 6

Monday 30 May           3:30 pm - 4:30 pm           (College Oval) Years 4 to 6

Monday June 6            3:30 pm - 4:30 pm           (College Oval) Years 4 to 6

Friday June 10             12:20 pm - 1:20 pm         (College Oval) Years 2 to 6

Monday June 13         3:30 pm - 4:30 pm           (College Oval) Years 4 to 6

Monday July 11           3:30 pm - 4:30 pm           (College Oval) Years 4 to 6

Note that there will be no training on 3 June due to the Cross Country.

Students are to wear their Clayfield College PE uniform to all training sessions and bring a named water bottle. On Fridays, they are to also bring fruit and/or jelly in their lunch box which they can eat during a designated break time in training. Time will be set aside after the training session to eat the remainder of their lunch. On Mondays, can Years 4 to 6 parents please ensure that they arrange to pick up their child from Circular Drive at 4:30 pm and NOT Bayview Terrace.

The competition date for Britton Shield Soccer is Friday 15 July.

Semester 2 Britton Shield Sport

Next Semester, Cricket and AFL will be on offer.  Could any parent who would like their son participate in aquathon please send an Expression of Interest to Mr. Woods before 16 June.

Secondary Sports

QGSSSA Cross Country

Please see below for the final week training schedule for QG Cross Country. ALL team members are to prioritise these sessions over other training s and rehearsals to ensure we are ready to compete next Saturday 4 June at John Paul College, Daisy Hill. 

Student spectators

All Year 11 students who are not part of the team are expected to attend and support our girls, along with any other students who wish to attend. Please ensure you sign-up for the bus on the Croc Board before 1:30 pm on Wednesday 1 June.

Students from other year levels may also attend as spectators, please just ensure your childs is on the supporter's list located on the Croc Board by Thursday 2 June. Please see the below letter for full event details.

Autumn Fixtures – Football and Touch

The rain has certainly interrupted the Autumn fixture season and may also impact the final games this week. Please keep up to date with the status of the games by ensuring you have subscribed to QGSSSA Football and Touch on the College app. 

Volunteers required: Thank you to those who have volunteered to assist, we will be in touch if the games are rescheduled or washed out by 10:30 am Friday morning.

Winter Sports – Pre-season Training

In all winter sports, we are still looking for a few more girls across each year level to make up teams. We are short 1 to 3 players in all sports across some of the teams that will ensure we have the depth and numbers required to commit to the whole season. If your daughter has not yet signed up and would like to, please contact the Sports department asap on sport@clayfield.qld.edu.au

Winter Sports Camp

During the final week of Term 2, the College will once again aim to host a Sports Camp aimed at all winter fixture sports and Athletics. A draft itinerary can be found below.

All girls involved in winter fixtures and athletics are encouraged to attend. The camp caters for 50 – 65 girls and a minimum of 50 must attend for the camp to go ahead. Please ensure you book your daughter's place before Friday 3 June. 

Date:           Thursday 16 to Saturday 18 June

Location:    Gold Coast Performance Centre, Runaway Bay

Cost:            $290 (including $50 subsidy from the P&F for every student who attends)

Sports Awards Dinner 

16 November 2022 – Date Claimer

The College has confirmed Cloudland, the Rose Room as the venue for this year's Sports Awards Dinner. The cost will be around $75 per person for a two-course sit-down meal with cake for dessert. Further details will be released closer to the date.

Volleyball Academy

Monday’s 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Any students who are interested in joining the Volleyball Academy, please read the attached information and application form and return to Ms. Barnes in Room 1 of the Sports Office. All sessions occur in the College PE centre.

Clayfield College Tennis Program

Other than running our Andrews Cup and QGSSSA Tennis programs, Lifetime Tennis also offers personal tennis coaching, squads and hotshots. If you would like to find out more and enrol your child into tennis, please see the below tennis program flyer. 

Friends of Sport Group

The next Friends of Sport Group meeting is this coming Thursday and the group is encouraging willing and active parents to come along to meet and assist with initiatives that support sport within the College.  The full schedule for meetings is listed below, and these meetings are for anyone interested in supporting the endeavours of the College’s Sports Department. Your assistance will support Britton Shield, Andrews Cup and QGSSSA sports within the College. Meetings are generally held in the College Boardroom. If you are interested in finding out more, please contact Mr John Robbins  John.Robbins@bmigroup.com.au

• Thursday 26 May 6:30 pm 
• Thursday 21 July 6:30 pm 
• Thursday 11 August 6:30 pm
• Thursday 8 September 6:30 pm 
• Thursday 13 October 6:30 pm 
• Thursday 27 October 6:30 pm

Student Achievements

Abby Harris (Year 12) - Cricket

Congratulations to Abby Harris, our Clayfield Cricket Captain, who has been recognised as a young athlete excelling and demonstrating commitment in their chosen sport.

The Queensland Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport has awarded Abby an Emerging Athlete Pathways grant so she can continue her cricket journey.

Emma Sanders (Year 12) – Equestrian

Emma Sanders recently competed at the Interschool Qld SEQ Regional Championships. The competition consisted of over 200 riders representing over 90 schools in the disciplines of Jumping, Dressage, Combined Training, and Show Horse. 

Overall, Emma placed 4th in Elementary Dressage and 4th overall in the Senior Show Hunter. Congratulations Emma 

Tiana Kritzinger (Year 12) - Swimming

Congratulations to our very own swimming sensation Tiana who has been selected in the Junior Pan Pac’s Team after her recent performances in the pool. She had great results competing with the opens age group, placing top 10 in Australia for all of them.

She will be travelling to Honolulu, Hawaii for three and half weeks in August.

Her results are as follows:

800 FREESTYLE

17-19 combined : 3rd 

Opens: 6th  in Australia 

400 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY

17-19 combined: 5th 

Opens : 9th in Australia 

1500 FREESTYLE

17-19 : 2nd

Opens: 4th in Australia 

400 FREESTYLE

17-19 3rd 

Opens: 8th in Australia 

Grace Webb (Year 9) – Gymnastics

This week, Grace Webb finished her Australian Gymnastics Championships National Campaign.

She has had a huge four days of training and competing and finished on day 2 with a 10th place overall for the Junior International level of competition and also placed 5th on bars.

She was also successful in obtaining a Gold Medal overall for her Qld Team in the Junior International level competition on day 1.

She has done an amazing job managing multiple injuries over the last three years to return to Nationals in the Junior International level of competition.

Well done, Grace – we can’t wait to see your gymnastics journey continue!

It is wonderful to be able to share student achievements with you, so if your son or daughter has a achieved a significant result in their sport, please send through an email labelled “Student Achievements” to rclydesdale@clayfield.qld.edu.au so we can share and celebrate this achievement with the wider community.

Regional Selection Trial Notices 

Term 2

Tues 7 June: Basketball 13-15 boys & girls

Tues 7 June: Cross country 10-19 boys & girls (Rescheduled event)

Tues 14 June: Tennis 10-12 boys & girls

Term 3

Tues 19 July: Rugby league 11-12 girls

Wed 20 July: Softball 10-12 boys & girls

Wed 24 August: Track and field 10-19 years boys & girls

Mon 29 August: Cricket 13-15 girls

Tues 30 August: Cricket 13-15 boys

Wed 31 August: Cricket 10-12 boys 

Thurs 1 September: Cricket 10-12 girls

Tues 13 September: Futsal 13-14 boys & girls

Any students interested in taking part in any of these trials please contact Mrs. Rebecca Clydesdale in the CC Sports Office to nominate and get further information and the forms to attend either the district or regional trials.

New Sporting Opportunity

Bowls Queensland’s Secondary Schools Cup will be played across QLD in 2022, with winners advancing through their local school and bowls club to a District playoff. District winners advance to a State Finals on Wednesday 24 and Thursday 25 August 2022 at Club Pine Rivers in Brisbane. Please see the flyer below and contact Ms. Barnes if you are interested and want to find out more information.  

Sport Vacancies at Clayfield

Clayfield College Casual Referees/Umpires (Netball and Volleyball)

We are seeking experienced and qualified casual referees/umpires for our Saturday morning fixtures throughout Term 3 for Netball 1 – 2 games per week and Volleyball 1 – 3 games per week. The games will take place on Saturday mornings from Saturday 15 July – Saturday 10 October.

Requirements:

The ability to help us deliver a fun, safe and fair environment for students to play sport, possess solid refereeing and/or umpiring experience or accreditation, ideally in a school or junior sports program, ability to provide evidence of COVID-19 vaccination or proof or a valid medical exemption and must possess a current, valid Blue Card or the ability to obtain one

Remuneration

Will be negotiated dependent on qualifications and experience. 

Keen to know more?

Please contact Christine Barnes Head of Health, Wellness and Sport on cbarnes1@clayfield.qld.edu.au or on 32620289