Co-curricular - Senior Sport
Winter Sport - ISA Finals and Semi-Finals
This week sees Rugby teams playing their final home round, welcoming Kinross Wolaroi School from Orange to the College for ‘Back to Breen Day’. Let’s hope all teams can finish on a high!
Tennis Finals will take place at Barker College or Love N’Deuce Tennis Courts this Saturday, 13 August. St Patrick’s will have five of our ten teams competing for the chance to be crowned ISA Champions. This is a wonderful achievement and all players and coaches must be congratulated for their efforts thus far!
ISA Football Semi-Finals will take place this weekend with the following teams all contesting for a place in the Grand Finals which will be held at Blacktown International Sportspark on 20 August:
| First XI | 16 B |
| Second XI | 15 A, 15 B, 15 C |
| Third XI | 14 A, 14 C |
| Fourth XI | 13 A, 13 B, 13 D, 13 E, 13 F |
| Fifth XI |
Good luck to all the above teams.
As we move into semi-finals and finals, I would like to take the opportunity to remind parents/carers of the ISA Code of Conduct. As adults, we are role models for all young men. In order to ensure the players are set the appropriate example and our good relations with fellow ISA schools are maintained, can I encourage parents and carers to ensure that their support is both positive and within the guidelines stated in the Code of Conduct below. Thank you in anticipation of your cooperation and respect regarding these expectations.
ISA Code of Conduct
Guidelines for Spectators
- Control of spectators is the responsibility of the school official with whom the spectators are associated. Spectators are not to approach or address game officials or any of the opposing players, spectators or officials. Genuine concerns should be addressed to their own school official who will determine any action to be taken.
- Barracking should be enthusiastic and positive, but not designed to heckle, denigrate or unsettle opponents. For example, barracking during a free throw or a kick at goal and so forth is always bad sportsmanship. Similarly, sledging is totally unacceptable. Barracking should be for the School only. Negative comments are totally unacceptable. Positive comments are motivational.
- Good play by either team should be recognized by applause.
- It is never right to express disapproval of a referee or umpire’s decision, irrespective of his/her age.
- Vocal support for any team should never encourage violence or rough or illegal play.
- Coaching by spectators from the sideline is to be actively discouraged by the school official with whom the spectators are associated. Spectators shall not interfere with the progress and/or conduct of a game, including encroaching on the field.
- Adults must remember that games at school level are organized for the benefit of the students concerned and not for adults.
- Visitors to the grounds should co-operate fully with any regulations or requests made by the home school, such as car parking, seating, dressing rooms and the placing of spectators. At all times visitors should leave the area tidy and free of rubbish when they leave.
- Adults, parents, students and others are expected to set an example by their self-control and deportment at matches.
- Normally alcohol should not be consumed at ISA fixtures.
Summer Sport Signups
Due to ongoing construction at the College, St Patrick’s will need to hire more outside facilities for both training sessions and Saturday fixtures this coming Summer season.
To prepare accordingly, the College will need to determine the number of participants earlier than usual.
On Monday this week, students were emailed a link that will enable them to sign-up for a 2022/23 Summer sport. I ask that you please discuss this with your son/s along with the commitment required prior to having them complete this electronic form.
I ask that the Summer Sport Form is completed by 9:00 AM Friday 12 August 2022.
Please note this is not replacing the Co-curricular Choices Form for 2023, which will be made available in October of this year for all students to complete.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Luca Tropiano of Year 8 who received the announcement from Football NSW that he has been selected in the NSW Metro Team. He will compete at the National Youth Championship to be held at Coffs Harbour in September.
Congratulations to Mitchell Woods of Year 10 who has been part of the Sydney Swans’ AFL Academy and was recently named in the 2022 AFL Under 16s All-Australian team. AFL great Kevin Sheehan recently described Mitch as a “Midfielder whose acceleration and power in bursts through the centre of the ground and away from stoppages was a real weapon in the Championships. He averaged 21.3 disposals (13 contested) 4.3 clearances and 4 tackles.” A significant achievement for Mitchell which was made more special by being the only NSW player named in the national side.
Anthony Calavassy
Head of Secondary Sport