Sport

Touch Football

The Primary Competition is starting next Monday 25th October and will run through to 13th December 2021. There will be no finals series and our last day will be a Gala Day with plenty of activities and games for everyone. I will put the draw on our Facebook page when I receive it.

All people attending the gathering must be:

• Fully vaccinated; or
• under 16 years of age; or
• have been issued with a medical contraindication certificate compliant with the Order.

Check in is required and physical distancing is a must.

The cost will be $25.00.  Any players that registered and paid $50.00 will be entitled to a refund.  We are currently working on how this will work.

Tamworth Touch and St Ed’s we will be accepting new teams and players if you are interested in playing.

If you have not registered online, please  go to this link   https://profile.mysideline.com.au/register/ look for your childs team name (St Eds Nippers, St Eds 3/4 Girls, St Eds 3/4 Boys, St Eds 5/6 Girls, St Eds 5/6 Boys) and follow the prompts.

Oztag

Oztag is starting  next Wednesday 27th October. 

*Competitition continues from Term 1.  Very LIMITED SPACES for individuals. 

*Players under 16 do not need to be immunised to play BUT spectators do. 

*If you are a spectator and not vaccinated please stay away until 1st December. 

*New registrations are OPEN for MiNiTaG BUT very limited spots for individuals. 

The  MiNiTaG code is: sf41471lfze 

*MiNitag is online registration and they will start with a skills clinic on Nov 3rd followed by 5 weeks of games.

*NO NEW TEAMS until 2022 Competition in February.

St Ed's still need a couple of players in our 10 Girls and 12 Boys teams. All other teams are full. Please ensure you are registered and have PAID before Wednesday. If your child was in a team for St Edward's in Term 1 and hasn't collected their playing shirt for Oztag, please see Mrs Gippel at the Primary and Miss Boyd at the Infants.

Futsal

A permission note went home last Thursday to any student who is interested in playing Futsal this summer. The competition starts on Monday 1st November and concludes Monday 20th December. We are still chasing a few more players in an under 10's team and a Manager for the Under 8's team. If your child is interested, please fill out the permission note and send it in tommorrow at the latest. 

St Edward's Basketball

Basketball will comence next week on Thursday 28th October. If you are unsure of what team your child is in, please check the team lists below.

This is the most up-to-date information on Basketball taken from Tamworth Basektball's website:

NSW Health has advised the staged re-opening of the state following the Covid lockdowns will be in 3 tiers of 70%, 80% and 90% vaccination rates.

 What it means for Basketball and the target dates (which are subject to change).

70% – 11th October – vaccinated persons over 16 and all persons under 16 can train in groups of up to 20.

80% – 25th October – community sport is open to those vaccinated persons over 16 and all persons under 16.

90% – 1st December – everyone can play.

At this stage we are looking at resuming the Snr & Jnr Summer Comps with normal scheduling from October 26th playing 8 rounds, finishing on the 16th December.

 Refunds will be applied for the rounds missed due to The Covid Lockdown.

 Note: We are unable to refund any payments made via Active Kids Vouchers.

School Representative Shirts

There are a number of school representative shirts that have not been returned. Please have a look in cupboards and sport bags and return these ASAP. These shirts are used for all St Edward’s teams when they are representing the school and need to be washed and brought back.

2021 Sport Cancellations

(Refunds for Dio Athletics and the Gala day have been refunded and will appear on your most recent school invoice being sent home soon.

Due to the impact of COVID-19 across New South Wales, Armidale Diocesan Primary and Secondary Sports Councils wish to advise that all upcoming Armidale Diocesan Primary and Secondary Sporting events have been cancelled:

• Athletics Carnival
• Gala Days

Further information will be provided closer to the date for Basketball and Tennis Trials for Primary students scheduled for Friday 26 November 2021.

The following announcement has also been made from CSNSW Sport, NSWPSSA and School Sport Unit that the following events have been cancelled:

CANCELLED

• NSW All Schools Secondary Triathlon on Monday 25 October at Penrith
• NSWPSSA Primary Boys Cricket Championship on Tuesday 26 October to Friday 29 October at Dubbo
• NSWPSSA Primary Girls Cricket Championship on Tuesday 02 November to Friday 05 November at Barooga
• NSWPSSA Primary Girls Touch Football Championship on Tuesday 09 November to Thursday 11 November at Tuggerah
• NSWPSSA Primary Boys Touch Football Championship on Tuesday 09 November to Thursday 11 November at Tuggerah
• NSWPSSA Primary Golf Championship on Monday 15 November to Wednesday 17 November at Moorebank
• NSWPSSA Primary Girls Softball Championship on Tuesday 23 November to Friday 26 November at Camden
• NSWPSSA Primary Boys Softball Championship on Tuesday 23 November to Friday 26 November at Camden.
• MacKillop Girls & Boys Cricket Selections on Thursday 7 October – Friday 8 October at Wagga Wagga
• Polding Girls & Boys Cricket Selections on Friday 15 October at Lismore
• MacKillop Girls & Boys Softball on Thursday 28 October at Warwick Farm
• Polding Girls & Boys Softball at Wahroonga
• NSWCPS Golf 18 Hole & 9 Hole Tournaments @ Blackheath

POSTPONED

• NSWCCC Girls Cricket Selections Wednesday 24 November @ Riverwood

We understand the disappointment that may follow this announcement, however, as always, the health, safety and wellbeing of all members of the school community were at the heart of this decision. We thank you for your patience and understanding as we continue to navigate this challenging time. Refunds will be provided to all those students who have paid for their selected sport that has been cancelled. 

Armidale Diocesan Primary Sports Council

The Armidale Diocesan Primary Sports Council is a body representative of the Catholic Education Office, Principals and Sports Coordinators from all Diocesan Primary Schools. The ADPSC offers a pathway for Armidale Diocesan students in most sports. If you would like to be kept up to date with all the Diocesan sport news, cancellations and updated last minute information, please like the ADPSC page on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/ArmidaleDiocesanPSC/

Sport Stories

We would love to share information about your child’s special achievements across all sporting areas, please email detailed information and a photograph if available to: 

the Sports Coordinator at nmcculloch@arm.catholic.edu.au