New Diocesan Primary Sports Coordinators’ Gathering 2012

Diocesan Sport and Health Coordinator Robert Ellison Direct Line: 02 66 276 237 Mobile: 0418 643 476 Email: rellison@lism.catholic.edu.au Other contact: Julie Ellis (Secretary) jellis@lism.catholic.edu.au or 02 66 220422 Address: Catholic Education Office, PO Box 158, Lismore 2480 Feel encouraged to be in contact

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)

Representative Sport Pathways

Representative Sport Pathways

Representative Sport Pathways

Representative Sport Pathways

Representative Sport Pathways

Representative Sport Pathways

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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)

Risk Management Safety Guidelines Document web address: www.sports.det.nsw.edu.au/spguide/activities/index.php 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

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

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

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?

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 emails to parents ASAP– re trips to Polding events.

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

Water Safety Guidelines for Unstructured Aquatic Activity Copy of Guidelines issued today Website Address: http://www.sports.det.nsw.edu.au/spguide/aquatic_activity/index.php 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"