Sport
Unfortunately with our return to remote learning, Kilbreda sport has been put on hold.
The SCSA Cross Country which was due to be held next Tuesday 15 June has been postponed until Term 3 and we are unsure if SCSA Hockey which is scheduled for the last week of term will be able to go ahead at that time.
We do have a busy start to Term 3 with SCSA AFL, Volleyball and Aerobics as well as the commencement of the SEGAP competition all in the first four weeks. Students need to make sure they check SIMON regularly when we all return to school as these trials will (hopefully) start this term.
Hopefully everyone is staying active and we look forward to the craziness of sport in Term 3.
2021 Victorian Interschools Snowsports Championships
If any student is interested in competing in these championships, please contact Tania at info@macs.com.au
Jo Wood and Maree Clark
Sport Coordinators
Camogie
On a beautiful autumn afternoon on Friday 21 May 2021, coaches Catherine Troy and Sarah Fitzgibbon, from the 'Young Melbourne GAA Club' visited our College and the Irish Youth Club to provide a demonstration of the game, Camogie.
What is Camogie?
Camogie is a Gaelic Game played by women using a stick called a 'hurl' and a ball called a 'sliotar'. It is played by over 100,000 women in Ireland and world wide. In Melbourne, there are three senior ladies’ teams and some of Ireland’s top Camogie players have moved to Australia to play AFLW.
There are 15 players on a team, and it is played on a rectangular field. Players can score a goal in the back of a net worth three points or a point struck over the bar of the goal. It is a very skillful game played at high-speed using lots of different stick and ball skills.
The Kilbreda Camogie Session
30 Kilbreda girls participated in the session and lined up wearing Mr Wogan’s collection of jerseys that represented different counties of Ireland and teams from Melbourne. The girls wore helmets with a face guard as protection. Helmets are compulsory for all players of the game. The session focused on learning some of the fundamental skills which are the foundation of the game.
The Kilbreda girls played the session with enthusiasm and positive attitude and quickly developed their skills. They worked with partners and they learned how to hold the hurl correctly, how to strike the sliotar on the ground, how to handpass the ball, how to lift the ball from the ground and how to solo the ball on their hurl. The girls were particularly determined to master the skill of lifting the ball from the ground. Shouts of delight were heard from around the playing field as each girl mastered this skill. At the end of the session, the girls participated in a solo race across the sports ground with Elkie being the winner of the race and winning the prize of a hurl and sliotar. Other girls won prizes on the day for their effort and enthusiasm in learning the skills of the game.
The coaches from 'Young Melbourne' and Ms O’Leary and Mr Wogan were extremely happy with the girls’ interest and enthusiasm for the game.
Girls interested in taking up Camogie or Gaelic Football can come and try the game at training sessions with 'Young Melbourne'. These sessions take place from October to April on Sunday mornings at 9.30 am at Nazareth College, Noble Park. For further details please visit Young Melbourne GAA | Facebook
Or email secretary@youngmelbourne.com.au for further details.
Niamh Troy
Year 9