SPORTS NEWS

St Fidelis Primary School is an affiliated member of School Sport Victoria and competes in various sports within the Coburg District.

The Coburg District aims to provide the children with the opportunity to participate in well organised and enjoyable sporting events that are an extension of school based Sport & Physical Education programs. It is our school’s belief that children benefit greatly from visiting and competing with other schools within the Coburg District.

2017 SSV COBURG DISTRICT PROGRAM OUTLINE

Term 1

SSV Coburg District Summer Sport Competitions

ELIGIBILITY

All Grade 6 and some Grade 5 students

Games:

Boys/Mixed Softball, Girls Softball, Boys/Mixed Bat Tennis, Girls Bat Tennis, Boys/Mixed Basketball & Girls Basketball

Tuesday February 14:

SSV Coburg District Swimming Trials

AGE GROUPS

• If a child turns 9 or 10 during the year he/she will be in the 9-10 Years age group.

• If a child turns 11during the year he/she will be in the 11 Years age group.

• If a child turns 12 or 13 during the year he/she will be in the 12-13 Years age group.

Wednesday February 15:

SSV Coburg District Tennis Championships

ELIGIBILITY

Be born in 2005, 2006 or 2007 only. All participants nominated must not turn thirteen or remain nine during 2017.)

TERM 2

SSV Coburg District Winter Sport Competitions

ELIGIBILITY

All Grade 6 and some Grade 5 students

Games:

Boys/Mixed Football, Boys/Mixed Soccer, Girls Soccer, Boys/Mixed Netball & Girls Netball

Tuesday May 16

SSV Coburg District Cross Country Championships

Harold Stevens Reserve (Coburg Athletics Track) Outlook Road, Coburg.

AGE GROUPS

• If a child turns 9 or 10 during the year he/she will be in the 9-10 Years age group.

• If a child turns 11during the year he/she will be in the 11 Years age group.

• If a child turns 12 or 13 during the year he/she will be in the 12-13 Years age group.

Tuesday May 23

SSV Coburg District Cross Country Championships Back-up day

Term 3

Wednesday Aug 30

SSV Coburg District Athletics Championships

Harold Stevens Reserve (Coburg Athletics Track) Outlook Road, Coburg.

AGE GROUPS

• If a child turns 9 or 10 during the year he/she will be in the 9-10 Years age group.

• If a child turns 11during the year he/she will be in the 11 Years age group.

• If a child turns 12 or 13 during the year he/she will be in the 12-13 Years age group.

Wednesday Sept 6

SSV Coburg District Athletics Championships Back-up day

Harold Stevens Reseve

TERM 4

Friday 20 October 2017

T20m Blast Cricket Competition

Cole Reserve, Cumberland Road, Pascoe Vale

ELIGIBILITY

All Grade 6 and some Grade 5 students

SSV DIVISION, REGION & STATE EVENTS & DATES

Wednesday March 8

Division Swimming Championships

Wednesday March 15

Region Swimming Championships

Wednesday April 26

State Swimming Championships

Friday March 3

Division Tennis Championships

Monday March 20

Region Tennis Championships

Friday June 2

State Tennis Championships

Wednesday June 14

Division Cross Country Championships

Wednesday June 21

Region Cross Country Championships

Thursday July 20

State Cross Country Championships

Wednesday Oct 11

Division Athletics Championships

Wednesday Oct 18

Region Athletics Championships

Monday October 30

State Athletics Championships

SSV Coburg District

Swimming Trials

School Sport Victoria conducts swimming competitions at district, division, region and state level, however, the Coburg District does not conduct swimming championships.

Students, however, can progress to the next level of competition (Inner North/Moreland Division) by competing in Coburg District Swimming Trials, to be held on Tuesday 14 February at Elite Swimming, Pascoe Vale Pool, 8 Attercliffe Ave, Pascoe Vale, commencing at 12.30pm and concluding by 3.30pm.

In order to nominate and to compete at this event, students are required to swim for a club outside of school hours, or be at a very good standard (squad).

Students swim in 10, 11 & 12/13 year age groups. Ages are calculated as of December 31st in the year of competition. Therefore, if your child is 9 or 10 years of age this year, he/she will compete in the 10 year age group. Children 11 years of age this year compete in the 11 year age group and children 12 years of age this year compete in the 12 year age group.

If your child wishes to nominate for this event, please complete and return the attached form to the office by the due date.

SSV Coburg District Tennis Competition

School Sport Victoria (SSV) - Coburg District will conduct a Tennis Tournament for both boys and girls at the Merlynston Tennis Club, Sheppard St, Coburg North (off Shorts Rd), on Wednesday, 15th February 2017.

In order to nominate and to compete at this event, players are required to:

1. Play competition tennis for a club outside of school hours, or be at a very good standard.

2. Be born in 2005, 2006 or 2007 only. All participants nominated must not turn thirteen or remain nine during 2017.

3. Attend a school affiliated with S.S.V.

This year the tournament will be run as a singles tournament. The students will play Fast 4 Rules.

If your child would like to nominate for this event, he or she can obtain an information letter and nomination form attached to this newsletter Nominations will not be accepted after the due dates.

SSV State Team Selection Process

Each year, talented Victorian school students have the opportunity to trial for a place in the School Sport Victoria (SSV) Team Vic state team and participate in annual School Sport Australia (SSA) Championships. Sixty two teams are selected across twenty sports, involving over nine hundred primary and secondary school students representing 'Team Vic'.

The sports include Australian Football, Baseball, Basketball, Cricket, Cross Country, Diving, Football (Soccer), Golf, Hockey, Netball, Orienteering, Rugby League, Softball, Surfing, Swimming, Tennis, Touch, Track and Field, Triathlon and Volleyball.

NB. In the case of Water Polo, it has been decided by the School Sport Victoria Board of Management that in the future School Sport Victoria will not be sending a team to the School Sport Australia Water Polo Championships.

The School Sport Australian Championships offer gifted and talented students the opportunity to participate in higher levels of sporting competition against students from other Australian states and territories.

You can view further trial information regarding the nomination process for each sport re. dates, times, venue, age eligibility, nomination closing dates, trial fees and Championship venue and dates - by clicking on the respective links under the Team Vic tab on the SSV website.

Please note that participation in SSV Team Vic state teams is self-funded, so students will be required to contribute to the costs of being a member of a team. Costs include host state and administration levies, uniform, flights, transport, accommodation and meals.

SSV makes every effort to keep all costs to a minimum and tries to assist team members through contact with schools, sponsor letter and a media release. SSV also conducts a State Teams raffle to assist with meeting the costs of participation, plus students can also apply for grants from the Australian Sports Commission Local Sporting Champions Program or nominate for an opportunity to obtain funding from the Sports Excellence Scholarship Fund.

Students registering for trials are indicating that they will be in attendance at all trials unless otherwise informed. Team training schedules will be available at the trials and team training is generally held on weekends or during school holidays.

When registering, SSV recommends using Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome as your internet browser as there have been reports of problems when registering when using Internet Explorer.

Eligibility

To be eligible for selection, students must be enrolled and in regular attendance as a fulltime student at a primary or secondary school affiliated with SSV; available to attend selection trials and training sessions; and meet the costs of participation.

Your child’s school is affiliated with SSV and competes in the Coburg District.

Students wishing to register for trials for sports will need to apply directly to SSV via the website.

If your child wishes to nominate for football, soccer, netball or basketball, please follow the online registration process on the SSV website: www.ssv.vic.edu.au . Nominations for these sports close on Friday 10 March 2017.

The following steps should be taken to endorse a student to attend a Team Vic trial.

PRIOR to registration:

a. Your child's Sport Coordinator must confirm/ endorse your child's athleticism and sport specific ability to trial so discussion with this person prior to registering is imperative. Please note that only a maximum of 3 students per school is permitted so this endorsement is important.

b. If the Sport Coordinator endorses your child, please register online.

If your child is nominating for more than one sport, please complete a separate nomination form for each sport.

PLEASE NOTE:

There are no longer Coburg District Trials for these sports.

The ultimate goal of nomination is State Team selection in these sports.

Therefore, only very gifted and talented students can be selected from districts to trial at division trials.

Yours sincerely

Mick Jennings

SSV Coburg District Secretary

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