1. New Diocesan Primary Sports Coordinators’ Gathering 2012

2. Diocesan Sport and Health Coordinator
Robert Ellison
Direct Line:
Mobile:
Other contact: Julie Ellis (Secretary) or
Address: Catholic Education Office, PO Box 158, Lismore 2480
Feel encouraged to be in contact

3. Diocesan Sports Council
President: John Cocciola
Secretary: Liz Picker
Tweed Delegates: Jenny Hill (St Joseph’s Tweed Heads)
Mark Wilson (St Anthony’s Kingscliff)
Richmond Delegates: John Cocciola (St Joseph’s Woodburn)
Ern Sandral (St Joseph’s Woodburn)
Clarence Delegates: Dale Layland (St Joseph’s Maclean)
Dan Hammond (St Augustine’s Coffs Harbour)
Hastings Delegates: Mick O’Brien (St Joseph’s Port Macquarie)
Liz Picker (St Joseph’s Kempsey)
Principal Representative: Mark Priddis (St Joseph’s Wauchope)
Ex Officio / Treasurer: Robert Ellison (DSHC)

4. Representative Sport Pathways

5. Representative Sport Pathways

6. Representative Sport Pathways

7. Representative Sport Pathways

8. Representative Sport Pathways

9. Representative Sport Pathways

10. What representative sports are offered?
Swimming (Diocesan 4th March Coffs Harbour)
AFL (Diocesan 2nd March Grafton) –
Zone Trials NOT held for this sport
Winter Sports 23rd March Grafton (Rugby League, Rugby, Football, Hockey, Netball)
Cross Country (Diocesan 11th May Murwillumbah)
Athletics (Diocesan 3rd August Lismore)
Summer Sports (Basketball, Cricket, Softball, Tennis, Touch) Diocesan 23rd November Coffs Harbour
Diving and Golf – No Dicoesan or Polding Trials – Nominations through DSHC to CPS Executive Officer

11. Important…….. Please check emails regularly….
every day if possible but at least regularly (many from me)
use for information between yourselves - addresses in your booklet
faxes very rare – not preferred

12. Sports Coordinators’ Email Groups
sportprim.catholic.edu.au
Insert twd, rich, clar or hast after prim for your zone group e.g.
Suggest you also send a copy to the principal:
List of individual addresses in the Gathering Booklet - for your zone (and all others)

13. Sports Carnival Support for Primary Teachers CD 2005 (Updated 2010)
Sample forms (nomination, program, recording, results), checklists, hints, short cuts, risk management in 4 folders:
General Sports Carnival Sample Documentation
Swimming Carnival Sample Documentation
Cross Country Sample Documentation
Athletics Sample Documentation

14. Diocesan Sport on Line http://sport.lism.catholic.edu.au Calendar
Primary Sport – latest news, event results, team selections
Secondary Sport
Contacts
See home page for important announcements e.g. Diocesan event postponement
Links to other sport websites
Updates as often as possible
Sports Coordinators’ Handbook and Diocesan Convener/Manager Handbook

15. Diocesan Sport and Health Handbook
Sports contacts
Calendar
Role statements
Codes of Conduct
Pro formas
Sample forms
Practical information
Updated each year
Online? (Hopefully soon)

16. Money Collection
Diocesan Team to Polding event – all payment/money directly to Robert Ellison, DSHC
Polding to PSSA event – to CPS Exec. Officer, Ann-Marie Miranda, Sydney
Diocesan Gala Days and Diocesan Rugby Gala Day – tax invoice to schools from Robert
Diocesan Carnivals and Selection Trials – tax invoice to zone treasurers

17. What Diocesan Sports Budget Covers...
Diocesan conveners’ release – Codes 15/75
Diocesan team managers’ release – Codes 15/75
Zone team managers’ release – Diocesan carnival – Codes 15/75
Approved (by Robert) professional development – release and registration – part or all for both – Codes 15/74
Release & costs for Sports Coordinators’ Gatherings – Codes 15/79
Diocesan uniforms
DOES NOT COVER: School team managers or zone conveners

18. Release – letters sent to principals
What Sports Budget Does and Does Not Cover
e.g. not for school managers attending zone carnivals/trials or for zone meetings
Check with Zone contact re release available if convening a zone trial

19. Diocesan Gala Day Wednesday 19th September 2012 (Final week of Term 3)
Grafton
Netball, AFL (“Auskick”), Touch, Soccer, Basketball
School Teams (Yrs 5 and 6) – participation, fun
Combined small school teams encouraged
Entries (please indicate numbers for tax invoice)
Adequate supervision essential
Tweed and Hastings Zone Gala Day on same day?
AND Diocesan Football Challenge and Diocesan Netball Challenge - semis & final Also:
Diocesan Rugby Gala Day – 30th May Coffs Harbour – a part of NSW CPS Rugby KO)

20. Risk Management Safety Guidelines Document web address:
Clarifying dos and don’ts
Specific sports and activities
but to make it easier….
Sport Risk Management
One-Page Checklists CD
– a Risk Management minimum
– Issued today

21. Diocesan Athletics Riverside Park, South Lismore for 2012
Convener: John Cocciola & Richmond
Fosbury Flop (HJ) – special consent form to Robert
Officials – always looking for qualified and/or experienced parents/others
Special Multidisability Events
Diocesan Nomination form/info from Robert – mainly to zone delegates

22. Multi class (AWD) Representative Sport
Junior (8,9,10yrs) & Senior (11,12,13yrs)
Swimming 50m Freestyle, 50m Breastroke, 50m Backstroke, 50m Butterfly
Athletics 100m, 200m, 800m,Shot Put, LJ, Discus
Cross Country Junior (8/9 and 10 yrs - sep. events - 2km) Senior (11, 12/13 yrs - sep. events - 3km) Qualifying times (with flexibility)
Please contact me re interest/talent, opportunities, classification, etc.
Some flexibility in our Diocese – but not beyond
Performance in Classification against standard (world/national record) determines overall results. Highest % wins.
For physical and intellectual but not behavioural/emotional disabilities

23. Those Acronyms and Initials…
NSW CPS – NSW Catholic Primary Sport (includes Polding and Mackillop)
NSW PSSA –NSW Primary School Sports Association (includes 14 associations including Polding, MacKillop, North Coast, Sydney South West, CIS, Riverina, etc.)
SSA (School Sport Australia) – the national school championships
CIS – Catholic Independent Schools
NSW CCC – NSW Combined Catholic Colleges (the secondary school state sport body)
DSHC – Diocesan Sport and Health Coordinator (Robert)
AWD - Athlete with a Disability (SWD Student with a Disability but now Multi class
WST – Winter Sports Trials (Rugby League,Rugby,Football,Netball,Hockey)
SST – Summer Sports Trials (Basketball,Cricket,Softball,Tennis, Touch)
Any Others?

24. Special Requests re Diocesan Teams
Emphasise/remind families re note/cheque return deadline – directly to DSHC.
If late – child replaced or just excluded
Don’t accept note/cheque at school
Let me know re difficult family circumstances
Please pass on update s to parents ASAP– re trips to Polding events.

25. Diocesan Primary Sports Sports Coordinators’ Gathering
August 2012
Venue Pacific Bay Coffs Harbour
Every 2 years (even years)
Addressing real needs - feedback
Active/Hands On
Collegiality, fun and networking
Release provided

26. Water Safety Guidelines for Unstructured Aquatic Activity
Copy of Guidelines issued today
Website Address:
Not needed for structured activities e.g. swimming carnival events
DVD “Water Survival Challenge”– click under photo
Pre-Proficiency Test (see the DVD).
Wristbands (yellow)–not competent
"Surveillance and Scanning"