Year 7 – 12 Sport

Competitive Sport News:

We have hit the ground running with our competitive sport and several teams will be beginning their fixtures next week. Please see further information below regarding our different sport options:

SCISSA Soccer and Volleyball: Letters will be emailed out to parents in the coming days regarding students who have expressed interest in competing in either Yr 7-10 SCISSA Soccer or Yr 11-12 SCISSA Volleyball. It is important that parents read the information and update student medical records on Parent Lounge. This Friday will be used to finalise teams and to confirm who will be on which teams. It is important that once a student has committed, they do not withdraw part way through the season as this can become a huge challenge for their teammates, coaches and myself.

Game schedules for Round 1 this coming Wednesday (12th Feb) will be released to students and parents once the draw is completed on the weekend. Students will be receiving emails this week as to when they will be collecting their playing shirts. If there are any hold ups with uniform dispersal, we will advise students of this and will ask teams to play in their PLC sport shirt if need be. If you have any questions at any stage, please contact me at cwestmcinnes@pacluth.qld.edu.au

Monday Night Netball: We have had another strong start for PLC Netball with 8 teams set to take part in the Sunshine Coast Secondary Schools Competition. Coaches have already been in touch with students with details regarding training and fixtures. Game schedules for teams will be visible on PLC NAV calendar once the draw is released. After all teams have been confirmed, students will be advised when to go to the Sport Office in their teams to collect the netball dresses. Similarly to SCISSA Competitive Sport, we have high expectations for the commitment from our players for both games and training.

If parents have any questions about the PLC netball program, please contact netball coordinator Michelle Dufty at mdufty@pacluth.qld.edu.au

Extra Sport News

Rugby: There are currently 2 opportunities for keen Rugby Union students to sign up for this term. This is the Armidale Rugby Tour and the Fraser Coast Rugby 7’s Tournament. Please see some details regarding these opportunities below:

1. Fraser Coast 7’s Date: 21st March Location: Fraser Coast Anglican College Age Groups: (u13 Boys, u15 Boys and Girls, Opens Boys and Girls)

2. Armidale Rugby Tournament Date: 11th-13th April Location: The Armidale School, Armidale Age Groups: (u12 Boys, u14 & u16 Girls)

Students are to sign-up for these opportunities via Clipboard or email their interest to Mrs Lisa Muir at lmuir@pacluth.qld.edu.au  If parents or students have any questions regarding these competitions, please email Mr Cummins at jcummins@pacluth.qld.edu.au  

New Competitive Sport Opportunities

Yr 7-10 Boys have the opportunity to play in the AFL Lightning Premiership in Term 1 this year. This 9 aside competition will be held on Monday afternoon/evenings at Maroochydore AFL Fields beginning March 3rd. Students will be coached by Mr Liam Jacka and Mr Stuart Pohlner. We will be entering a 7/8 Boys Team and a 9/10 Girls Team. Year 7-10 Girls will have an opportunity to play in this competition in Term 4.

For more details and to register your interest, please go to Activity Selection on Clipboard.

District Swimming Carnival

A reminder that the District Swimming carnival on Thursday of Week 5 is a School Championship Carnival and not a trial for regionals. Students who are keen to trial for the distract are to nominate online. They will be required to provide their times for each of the races they are nominating for. Any student who wishes to compete in a 200m race or is requesting an exemption must have a proof of their time. More information regarding online nominations has been sent out. Students should contact Mrs  Lisa Muir if they have any questions – lmuir@pacluth.qld.edu.au

Reminder ** - Representative Sport (District/Regional Sport Trials)

PLC students are encouraged to register their interest in District and Regional Sport Trials throughout the year. Students and parents need to contact Mrs Lisa Muir at lmuir@pacluth.qld.edu.au  if interested in attending any of the trials. Be aware that nomination processes and dates can change so please ensure you check regularly for information. Please note these are high level representative trial opportunities and students should have considerable experience in sports before considering participation in trials.

Student Acknowledgements

Each week we aim to celebrate outstanding student achievement in their sporting pursuits, both inside and outside school sport. If you have information on outstanding achievement, don’t hesitate to contact.

-   Congratulations to Kate who was selected in the Independent District 16-19 Years Netball Team. A special mention also goes to Brooke who has been selected as a shadow player. This was a very well attended trial and both girls did extremely well.

Mr Cameron West-McInnes, Head of Sport