Senior School Sport & Extracurricular Activities
- Return to Sports and Extracurricular training at the College
- Rugby
- Football
- ISA Tennis
- Debating
Return to Sports and Extracurricular Training at the College
Training started for our Winter teams this week with Rugby at Oxford Falls for all ages on Tuesday and Thursday and Football training on Wednesday for Years 9, 10, 11 and 12 in place of the scheduled staff meeting.
Year 7 and 8 footballers will commence next Monday, 15 June.
Buses depart from Our Lady of Dolours Church at 3.25 pm on training days and return to school between approximately 5.30 pm and 5.45 pm.
A more detailed schedule for the remainder of the term can be seen below:
Rugby
- Tuesday/Thursday in Weeks 7 and 8. All rugby teams train.
- Tuesday in Week 9 - all rugby teams train.
- Thursday in Week 9 - Opens rugby only.
Football
- Wednesday 10 June for Years 9, 10, 11 and 12 in place of the scheduled staff meeting.
- Monday Week 8 (15 June) - Year 7 and 8 footballers will commence.
- Wednesday Weeks 8 & 9 - Years 9, 10, 11 and 12 football training.
- Monday Week 9 (22 June) - Year 7 and 8 footballers.
Tennis
- Proposed Tuesday 16 June restart of training. Running Tuesdays and Wednesdays in Weeks 8 & 9. Details are being sent out by Ms O'Brien via letters to players. Please ask your sons for these letters.
Debating
- We are investigating an internal St Pius X College Debating Competition. This will be an online competition run through TEAMS. It will be held every Friday afternoon in Term 3. Times of training and debates will depend on the schools who are competing with us in our online competition. Details follow below from Ms Waterson.
During Sports sessions please note:
- Students will participate in drills and skills that comply with protocols from the ISA and guided by from New South Wales Rugby, Football NSW, Tennis NSW who have been directed from the AIS Framework for rebooting sport document.
- We will also be guided by the Government stance that Social Distancing does not apply to schools.
- As these levels develop, students will be re-introduced, where applicable, to contact training and internal trialling will take place during training sessions as advised by governing bodies within COVID19 regulations.
- Transport will be provided to and from Oxford Falls and students are encouraged to use the buses provided.
- Buses will depart OLD Church at 3:20 pm and return to school between approximately 5.30 pm and 5.45 pm
- Senior students using their own vehicle must not carry passengers unless they are siblings.
- Students arriving back in Chatswood by approximately 5:30 pm to 5.45 pm.
- Last week’s Woodchatta gave details regarding pick up protocols from Oxford Falls following the same guidelines to those set out by the College.
- Cleaning facilities will be stationed at each age group venue for the purpose of cleaning equipment regularly.
- Hand sanitiser stations are available and must be used before and after training.
- Accurate rolls will be kept for each and every session for the purposes of contact tracing in the event of a COVID-19 positive test at the College.
- Boys must be registered for their sports to facilitate accuracy of rolls.
- Boys must supply their own water bottles.
- Only essential Coaches and players to attend training at the oval. No parental attendance.
- We ask that Parents picking up their sons remain in their car.
Mr Matt Stearn - Senior School Sports Master
Rugby
Rugby training commenced yesterday, and it was great to see all teams back training at Oxford Falls.
Can I remind students that if it is their intention to play rugby this season they must be at this session, not only to meet their co-curricular requirements but also prepare themselves physically for the start of the season in Term 3.
All teams will train Tuesday/Thursday in Weeks 7 and 8, Tuesday only in Week 9.
NOTE: During these sessions students will participate in drills and skills that comply with protocols from the ISA (outlined by Mr Couani) as well as guidance from New South Wales Rugby, who have been directed from the AIS Framework for rebooting sport document. As these levels develop, students will be re-introduced to contact training and internal trialling will take place during training sessions.
Transport will be provided to and from Oxford Falls and students are encouraged to use the buses provided. Four buses will depart OLD church at 3:30 pm and return from Oxford Falls from 5.00 pm and 5:15 pm, with students arriving back in Chatswood between approximately 5:30 pm to 5.45 pm. Parents are reminded that if they are picking their son up from Oxford Falls, they must follow the same guidelines to that set out at school.
The College also hopes to offer sessions, clinics and trial matches during the school holidays, with more details to follow in the coming weeks.
Rugby Registration
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.
Rugby registration will re-open in the coming weeks and all students must be registered. Please check Woodchatta in the coming weeks.
Mr Joe Lynch - Rugby Convenor
Football
It was great for the 1st XI to be back at training last week All other training commences this week and next at Oxford Falls. All players will be transported to and from the venue via hired buses; buses will depart Archer Street at 3:20 pm and return students to the College between approximately 5:30 pm to 5.45 pm. So as to be able to follow distancing measures, teams at this stage will only train once a week with the training schedule as follows:
Training details for Term 3 will be confirmed closer to the time.
Mr Simon Yue - Senior Football Convenor
ISA Tennis
The ISA is currently planning a short, modified season to run in the beginning of Term 3, and more information will be released when details are confirmed. We can now also begin running our grading/training sessions with our usual coaches.
These sessions will run on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons of Weeks 8 and 9 this term. Players will travel by bus at 3.30 pm to our usual training courts at the Roseville Tennis Club on Clanville Road, and leave the courts at 5.15 pm and return to school for 5.30 pm.
Players will all be advised of the details and of the protocols/guidelines for tennis training.
Please contact me for more information or if you have any concerns please contact aobrien@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au
Ms Amanda O’Brien - ISA Tennis Convenor
Debating
Our internal St Pius X College Debating Competition will be an online competition run through TEAMS. It will be held every Friday afternoon in Term 3. Times of training and debates will depend on the schools who are competing with us in our online competition.
We will meet in Week 8, Friday 19 June at 3.30 pm in B10 and will then move to our year group training rooms. As we are creating this online experience as we go it will be a work in progress: we need to ensure that we follow Covid-19 protocols and support the standards set by SPX and participating schools.
There will be awards for the teams who are successful through our Term 3 season.
Ms Michele Waterson - Debating Convenor
Football Supporters Club
SPX Football Online Referee Course – Prize Draw & Paid Referee Games at Oxford Falls…
SPX boys are encouraged to register and complete the online and free preliminary referee course offered by FFA. See web-link at the SPX Football Folder on Microsoft Teams:
The SPX Football Supporters Club (FSC) is offering 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
- First Prize: Under Armour Sports Medium Size Kit Bag + Referee Whistle (total value $70)
- Second Prize: JB Hi Fi $50 Gift Card + Referee Whistle (total value $60)
- Third Prize: Nike Premier League Strike 2019 Size 5 Football + Referee Whistle (total value $40)
The prize draw will be drawn at a SPX Football event later in 2020. We are starting to see entries for the prize draw by SPX boys who have completed the referee course. Please join in.
Your preliminary referee certificate can be presented to Paul Cummins, SPX Junior School Football Convenor, to join SPX boys referee team who are paid to referee SPX Junior School football games at Oxford Falls on Saturday mornings. The SPX Football season is hoping to commence in Term 3 2020.
Mrs Cathy Thomson - SPX Football Supporters Club