College Sport at Mount Carmel

Below are some general policies that the College enforces in regards to sport.

Student sport groups on compass: Students are asked to check their Compass for their sport group allocation. This is now ‘locked in’ and unfortunately can not be changed as selections and changes are now closed. It is important that students attend the correct sport group to ensure that they are accounted for and supervised for the afternoon of sport. If they attend the incorrect group they will be marked as ‘absent’ from the group where they are supposed to be and this will affect their attendance record. Please make sure you are attending the correct group each week.

Also as mentioned at previous assemblies and meetings please ignore the large sport description on your Compass page. Refer to the code below this description for your sport allocation. If you have any questions please see Mrs Pontin at the sports office.

Leave from venue notes: A reminder that if students wish to leave from a venue they need to supply a note to the Sport Coordinator. Notes can be signed at the sports office before, and up until, recess on Tuesday. A sample note is included below.

Any other notes on Tuesdays: If you are sick, injured or can’t participate in sport on a Tuesday you must have a signed note from your parent/guardian detailing the reason for non-participation. You must bring this note to Mrs Pontin (Sport Coordinator) during recess on Tuesday so an alternate plan can be arranged for you during sport time.

TUESDAY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY NOTICES

If students do not participate in the MISA sport program they are involved in the college’s Tuesday Recreational Sport program. This program offers students the opportunity to be active in a variety of different sports / activities either at school or in the local community. Students in Year 7 rotate with their house group through 4 different activities (a different activity each term). All other grades have the opportunity to elect what sport program they would like to participate in each term. This choice gives students the responsibility to be active according to their own interests, likes and strengths.

All Tuesday Recreational Sport groups have now been finalised and added to the timetable and NO CHANGES CAN BE MADE - unfortunately students who did not take the time to complete their sport choices last year (Years 8-11) have been placed into an appropriate sport group for each term. Please check the relevant sports noticeboard and compass for your sport group in preparation for week 2. As outlined in earlier editions of the newsletter there is a technical issue with compass and for some unknown reason all students sport is described as Sport: Fit HQ (or something else). Please ignore this description and refer to the code below this or check the sports noticeboards. If you have any questions please see Mrs Pontin or your Pastoral Adviser for clarification.

COLLEGE CARNIVAL TRAINING - CROSS COUNTRY & ATHLETICS

This year our vision and motto for college sport is ‘MC Teamwork Makes the PB Dream Work’. To get one step closer to reaching our goal of improving our Diocesan carnival results we are offering students the opportunity to partake in carnival training during sport time on a Tuesday afternoon.

Students can sign up for Carnival Training outside the sports office. Staff members will take students through a range of training exercises and run a organised program to improve student cardiovascular endurance and fitness as well as discuss running technique, race plans and other important considerations for achieving good results on the cross country and athletics track. Please see the schedule below:

Term 2 - Cross Country / Athletics Training

Term 3 - Athletics Training

College Athletics Carnival

Full report, including Age Champions and Champion House in next week’s edition of the newsletter. Results are being finalised!

Javelin event - This event will be held at the college in week 8/9. Please see below for specific information.

GIRLS - Monday 24 June on Oval 2 (lunchtime).

You must attend the event to be considered for the Diocesan team.

MOUNT CARMEL BASKETBALL SKILLS PROGRAM

The Mount Carmel Basketball Skills program will be back this year starting in term 3. The program will take place on Tuesday afternoons from 3pm to 4pm in weeks 2-9. If you are interested in being a part of this program please get a note from Student Services or from Mr Harpley in the Pastoral Coordinators office. All welcome!

Mrs Tara Pontin (College Sport Coordinator)

MISA SPORT NOTICES

The Term 2 MISA competition came to an this week with many of our teams playing in grand final matches. Results are shown below.

Week 8 RESULTS - TUESDAY 18 JUNE 2019

Congratulations to all of our MISA students and coaches for yet another successful season - having 5 teams playing off in grand final matches is a phenomenal effort that needs to be congratulated and celebrated.

 Our Year 10-12 Girls Soccer team coached by Mrs Tyra were unlucky on Tuesday losing to Magdalene 2-1 in the grand final match; our Year 7-9 Boys Basketball team were unlucky on the basketball court losing to John Therry by a single basket and the Years 7-9 Girls Basketball team were also unfortunate going down to a strong St Patrick’s team. Thank you for all of your efforts, training and sportsmanship throughout the term and I hope you all keep representing MCCC in the MISA domain next term.  

 INFORMATION - TUESDAY 25 JUNE 2019 (WEEK 9)

Any questions please see Mrs Pontin at the sports office on Monday.

INTERZONE MISA FINALS - TUESDAY 25 JUNE 2019

The MISA Interzone Finals are back and MCCC has three teams competing for the title of MISA CHAMPION SCHOOL - our Open Boys Rugby League team, Year 10-12 Boys Soccer team and Year 7-9 Boys Hockey team. Firstly congratulations to each of these teams for finishing 1st overall in their MISA competition. The hard work of you and your coaches has paid off. Good luck in your games next Tuesday - MCCC will be cheering you on. Let’s hope you can bring home the MISA CHAMPION SCHOOL title.

Details of these games are below and our Boys Soccer and Hockey teams are to return their notes before Tuesday.

Mrs Tara Pontin (College Sport Coordinator)

DIOCESAN EVENTS – TERM 2

Mount Carmel is a part of the Diocese of Wollongong so we compete in Diocesan Sporting events throughout the college year. At these events / carnivals, schools from the Diocese of Wollongong come together to compete for points towards the Vince Villa Trophy that is awarded to the Champion School at the end of the college year. Mount Carmel historically performs well at these Diocesan events and last year finished a close 3rd place overall in the Vince Villa Trophy.

Further info on these events: http://www.dow.catholic.edu.au

NSWCCC Cross Country Event - Friday 14 June 2019

On Friday last week Mount Carmel had eight students compete at the CCC Cross Country event held at Eastern Creek. Many of these students had been training in the lead up and boys did this training show! We had some phenomenal results with 4 of our students gaining selection into the CCC Cross Country team to compete at All Schools later in the year. Congratulations to all of our student athletes, especially Blake Bolwell, Matthew Galvin, Blake Waugh and Monique Jakovljevic who made CCC selection - Well done. A summary of results is included below.

NSWCCC Basketball Knockout Carnival - Thursday 20 June 2019

MCCC has some exceptionally passionate and talented basketballers amongst the student body.  On Thursday this week Mr Harpley and Mrs Abra took a skilful Year 7-8 Boys Basketball team down to compete in the CCC Basketball Knockout carnival. This carnival is held to determine the strongest basketball teams in the Wollongong Diocese to then send to the NSWCCC Basketball Tournament in October this year. It is always a challenging carnival with only 4 teams offered a place to compete - usually the strongest teams in each age group.

The MCCC team consisting of Will Radman, Kynan Summers, Adam Prasad, Simun Krpez, Wilson Asuit, Brayden Greer and Michael Bzdega played exceptionally well in each of their two matches. Their first game was up against Edmund Rice. The MCCC boys won 80-10 - but the challenge then was to keep a cool head when progressing into the match against our local John Therry Catholic High School. The boys played with discipline and skill, ensuring that they took on Mr Harpley’s constructive criticism in the breaks. The referees were strict and diligent and our students played to the rules. The boys came away with the win against John Therry 46-39 earning them the Wollongong spot at the NSWCCC Basketball Championships in October this year. Congratulations boys and Mr Harpley for your excellent effort and result on the day. A huge thank you to Mrs Abra for her help on the day and to Marcus Capili and Trae Murray for doing the bench. Good luck moving forward with your training and bring on October!

NOMINATIONS – APPLICATION PROCESS (To self-nominate and get approved for these events, students need to be competing at a representative level in their chosen sport).

Please refer to the information sheet provided by the sport coordinator for the process for individual student nominations for trialsfor NSWCCC events. All trial closing dates will be advertised in the newsletter and in the student weekly sport update emails. Students can register for events at any time.

Any student who require assistance nominating for the following sports please see Mrs Pontin ASAP.

https://www.csss.nsw.edu.au/nswccc-calendar.aspx

Mrs Tara Pontin (College Sport Coordinator)