Senior School Sport  & Extra-Curricula Activities 

• From the Senior Sports Master
• SPX Tennis Championships
• SPX Cricket
• Cross Country
• CSDA Debating
• Rugby
• Football

From the Senior Sports Master

Congratulations once again to the winning teams of our Summer Sports. Certificates were presented to our winning Basketball and Second XI Cricket teams at our Sports Assembly last Friday, where the teams were congratulated by the College.

We also welcomed our new House Vice Captains for Semester 1 into their positions at last Friday's Assembly.  Congratulations to these students.

Mr Matt Stearn - Senior Sports Master

SPX Tennis Championships

Last weekend saw the SPX Tennis Championships, an internal tournament for our tennis players. The day was a warm one, which proved challenging to some players as the courts heated up, just as the level of competition did. We saw some impressive game play in the round-robin style competition with some very close and exciting games.

Ultimately, the following boys saw victory:

Group 1 – Victor Lahoud

Group 2 – Tom Ryan

Group 3 – Sean Balaji

Group 4 – Oliver Rix

Group 5 – William Scaiff

Group 6 – Antony Autore

Group 7 – Oliver Johnson

Group 8 – Layton Chan

Group 9 – Spencer Anderson

Group 10 – William Fiore

Thank you to Mrs Bamber, Ms Black and Ms Colefax for helping the make the day such a success.

Ms Amanda O'Brien - ISA Tennis Convenor

SPX Cricket

U13 Div 1 Gold MWJCA Premiers!

Well done! Well played! Congratulations to: Josh Baker, Rohan Chang, Dan Carroll, Oliver Freeman, Lucas Gleeson, Rory McCallum, Rory Meares, Toby Moran, James Patchett and Luc Opie. These players have secured SPX Cricket’s first MWJCA Division 1 Premiership.

SPX Gold 4/101 (Rohan Chang 24, James Patchett 20, Toby Moran 15*) defeated Peninsula Pacers 100 (Rory Meares 2/4, Rory McCallum 2/6, Toby Moran 1/9, Lucas Gleeson 1/10, Dan Carroll 1/12).

Please see full match report attached.

Kit Return – Coaches/Managers can return team kits to the Administration Veranda at Chatswood.

Award Recipients – Coaches/Managers please get your award recipients to the Club Secretary ASAP.

Mr David Reay - Cricket Convenor

Cross Country

A group of dedicated Senior and Junior School students have been training diligently under the coaching of Izzy and the leadership of Matt North (Yr 12) in preparation for their respective representative Carnivals. We are seeing some cracking PB’s as the fitness work pays off.

IPSHA (Yrs 5-6) is now on Wednesday 21 April

ISA (Yrs 7-12) – Wednesday 26 May

The holiday period could see the undoing of a lot of hard work. However, Izzy has provided a training program for athletes, differentiated for Snr/Jnr level. Hard-copies have been distributed and a copy can be found here.

I suggest training with a buddy on some days would be a great option and increase motivation.

Two-warm up events that take place these holidays are listed below. Students can register at their own discretion. Details for the latter is in this Woodchatta.

Sun 4 April                              Running Stars Curl Curl Series, Curl Curl (2.5k, 5k)

Sun 18 April                            Lindfield Fun Run, Roseville (5k)

In Term 2 training will continue on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. However, we will now commence at 7.15 am as we ramp up towards the pointy end of the season. Students who cannot make the early start should still arrive when they can and join in.

Have a great Easter break, characterised by at least as many miles as chocolate eggs!

Mr Greg  Virgona - Cross Country Convenor

CSDA Debating Competition and SDN Debating Competition

CSDA Debating Competition

There is no training this week for debating.  Last Friday all of our senior debaters were given a shortened CSDA Adjudicator induction. This means that our seniors can adjudicate all of our ‘inhouse’ debates next term.  We have so many Year 11 and Year 12 debaters and we want to make sure that everyone has a debate each Friday evening which means that we will run a SPX Only Competition and our seniors will adjudicate these ‘inhouse’ debates. Our training runs from Round 1, Week 1 next term (see the dates below) with training commencing at 3.15 pm - 5.00 pm every Friday.

The CSDA Competition commences in Term 2. See the following dates. 

Coaches for 2021 are:

Year 7   Joshua Foley (ex SPX student debater who coached in 2020)

Year 8   Ms Leigha Zervakos

Year 9   Leo Lovesy (ex SPX student debater who coached in 2020)

Year 10  Mr Justin Donnelly

Year 11  Luke McManus (ex SPX student debater 1st year coaching)

Year 12  Mr Ryan Balboa

We are so lucky to have ex-students to work as coaches as their experience as debaters is still fresh and the younger students really enjoy contact with our ex-debating “champions”. All of our coaches are also adjudicators which means that their feedback to their teams is timely and specific.

The fee for the CSDA extra-curricular activity is $150.00 which will be included in your Term Two school fees. We keep our fees as low as possible and have funding from the St Pius X College P & F to subsidise the costs of running debating at SPX.  

Mrs Michele Waterson - Debating and Public Speaking Convenor

SPX Senior Rugby

Rugby Results Saturday 27 March

Rugby Fixtures Saturday 24 April

Holiday Rugby Clinic

The annual Easter Holiday rugby clinic will take place on Wednesday 7 & Thursday 8 April - School Holiday Clinic.

The bus will depart Archer Street, outside OLD Church at 9.00 am and return to Anderson Street Chatswood by 3.15 pm. The clinic will start at 9:30 am for those heading direct to Oxford Falls.

To register for the clinic please use the Trybooking link below.

Rugby Registration  - NOW OPEN!

All Year 7-12 students wishing to play rugby are required to be registered to be included in a team, allowing the school rugby administrators & coaches to best prepare for the coming season, plus allow your P&F Rugby Club to best support and communicate with you! There are no trials or grading days, all students of different shapes, sizes and abilities can find a home within the SPX Rugby Program.

You have two options when registering:

1. 2021 Rugby Season Registration + Two Day April School Holiday Clinic: $240 (cost includes season registration & access to rugby specific physio during the season + specialist coaching, transport and lunch at the April Holiday clinic held on April 7 and 8 2021).
2. 2021 Rugby Season Registration Only: $150 (cost includes season registration & access to rugby specific physio during the season)

Note: The third option for holiday clinic only is for Junior School students.

To register simply follow the trybooking link below:

https://www.trybooking.com/725633

Try-Time Rugby Holiday Camps

Please see flyers below from Mike Cross for other Rugby Clinic options for the holiday period.

For more information head to : http://www.trytimerugby.com/camps or see the attached flyers.

Holiday Rugby Dates for the Diary

• Wednesday 7 & Thursday 8 April - School Holiday Clinic – Oxford Falls – TRYTIME RUGBY
• Friday 16 & Saturday 17 April - Kierle Park - TRYTIME RUGBY half day camps for U15-U18 players

Mr Joe Lynch - Senior Rugby Convenor

Football

After a long rainy week, it was great to get out on the football pitch on Saturday for all teams.  There were some mixed results but the highlights were the 14C 10 - 0 win and the 14A 6 - 1 win.

Training will recommence on the first Wednesday back 21 April at Oxford Falls.

We wish our 1st XI luck in this afternoon's NSWCIS cup as well as two big tournaments in the holidays, the St Andrew’s Cup and the EREA National Tournament in Queensland.

A reminder about the football skills camp in the holiday as outlined in the section below.

Results 27 March

Mr Simon Yue - Football Convenor

From the SPX Football Club

SPX Football Holiday Camp At Oxford Falls - Thursday 8 April 2021 To Friday 9 April 2021

Pack away your technology and improve your football skills ahead of the 2021 SPX Football season.  

Have fun with our highly qualified external football coaching team led by Richard Lacey for cost effective football training in the holidays.  

The sessions are conducted in age-based squads and include skills and game-play.

Single or multi-day tickets can be purchased.

Trybooking:      https://www.trybooking.com/UPLP

When:                 Thursday 8 April 2021 to Friday 9 April 2021, 9.00 am to 1.00 pm

Where:               SPX Oxford Falls Campus

Transport:         Parents to drop off and pick up boys from Oxford Falls per Covid safe guidelines (please stay in your car)

Bus transport is available from SPX Chatswood Campus:

• 8.15 am drop off at Kirk Street, boys walked to bus by Mr Lacey on Archer Street - Bus will  depart 8.30 am sharp
• 1.10 pm depart from Oxford Falls, arrive at SPX Chatswood Campus at 1.30 pm subject to traffic conditions

Cost:        $50 per day (single or multi-day tickets available)

Bring:                  

• Football boots, shin pads, football training clothes (SPX sports uniform not required)
• Water bottle with name clearly marked per COVID-safe guidelines
• Sunscreen, cap and rain gear and sneakers (for indoor football play for wet weather)
• Food for snacks and lunch

Obtain your Preliminary FFA Referee Certificate for the 2021 Football Season

SPX boys are also encouraged to register and complete the online and free preliminary referee course offered by FFA in the 2021 Football season.  

See web-link:  https://www.playfootball.com.au/referee/laws-of-the-game?_ga=2.255398154.385912815.1586174178-586563975.1586174178

The SPX Football Supporters Club (FSC) will again offer a prize draw for SPX boys who complete the referee course and obtain their preliminary referee certificate.  

To enter the prize draw, please send your certificate to the SPX FSC at email:  footballclub@pandf.spx.nsw.edu.au  

The prize draw will include football kit items donated by the SPX FSC to be drawn at a SPX Football social event later in 2021.  Please join in.

Your preliminary referee certificate can also be presented to Paul Cummins, SPX Junior School Football Convenor.

You can get paid to be a referee by joining the SPX Football Boys Referee Team for SPX Junior School Football games at Oxford Falls on Saturday mornings during future football games.

SPX Football Supporters Club - Save the Date – Saturday 8 May 2021, 7.00 pm to Late

SPX Football Parents, please save the date and join in for the SPX Football Supporters Club social at Lindfield Football Club at 76A Highfield Road, Lindfield from 7.00 pm to late.  

Club meals or pizza dinner with drinks over the bar on offer.  Catch up with other SPX Football Parents from your son’s team and across the SPX Football community.  

The A-League game will be shown on the big screen.  Trybooking details to follow shortly.

Mrs Cathy Thomson - SPX Football Club