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1 11 February 2015 I Wet Weather Line Head of Sport and Activities Mr Dave Capra Over the weekend the ATC sport program really stepped up a gear with the indoor cricket program and Year 4 Paddle Play commencing, our swimmers attending their first interschool meet at Nudgee College, our Water Polo teams entered their second round of the season and a massive round of cricket against Nudgee College and in the BNJCA competition, saw over 300 of our boys at the crease and in the field! On top of this we held our annual AFL sign on day which was a great success! At the AFL Sign On Day it was fantastic to see our new teachers and coaching staff Ms Webb, Mr Koimans, Mr Mapleton and Mr Pickering out on the park running games and AFL activities for our footy players. Our Brisbane Lions Irish Ambassador Pearce Hanley was out on the field mixing it with the boys who loved the opportunity to spend time with an elite level player. There will be more information later in this newsletter regarding sign on, however please ensure that if your son does wish to play AFL for ATC, that he registers online using the Sporting Pulse link that was ed to all parents at the beginning of the week. We will be working our timetables and transport logistics so that boys can play rugby or football and AFL without experiencing too many clashes. Please contact Fiona Kearney if you have any queries. Life lessons from sport. At last week s Academic Assembly, Ms Little talked about Cathy Freeman s 2000 Olympics 400m Gold Medal as an example of persistence and personal excellence. At our Ash Wednesday Liturgy yesterday, Mr Finn and Mr Warr talked about numerous different athletes who had overcome adversity to achieve or to create history through powerful actions that captured the hearts and minds of our world. I have always felt that sport should not be the object, rather the vehicle for personal growth for our young men. I could be wrong, but I feel that it is through sport that boys learn humility, they understand and experience sacrifice, they experience disappointment and elation and that they learn the value of hard work and appreciate the results that will come through dedication and commitment. Love of the game and mateship should always be the overriding principles governing sport! In my travels around our different venues over the past few weeks I have seen many examples of our boys learning and growing through sport. I have been elated to hear stories of boys who have missed out being selected in the team, they had set their sights on being selected in and have gone home to mums and dads asking to spend more time at the nets, to practise particular elements of their game. Rather than being overcome with disappointment, not reaching their goal has lit a fire in their belly and galvanised their determination to succeed. For this first time I witnessed Daniel Woodrow swim competitivley, 15 months of hard work and training paying off as he easily outswam his competitors. The early mornings, sore shoulders, searing lungs and weary legs from training a distant memory in the wake (pardon the pun) of a great swim. IN THIS ISSUE Page 1 2 Head of Sport Report Pages 3-4 Indoor Cricket/Cross Country Pages 5-6 Cricket Pages 7 8 Swimming/Water Polo Pages 9-10 AFL / Rugby I saw the 6A team fall one run short of beating Nudgee College, the disappointment ever so brief as they rallied around each other and vowed to go one better next year. Date Claimer Japan Ski Trip Meeting Wednesday February pm in the Chapel

ADD DATE I Wet Weather Line 3878 0511 Head of Sport and Activities Mr Dave Capra Amongst many great moments, two small, yet significant events stood out over the weekend for me.

recited our War Cry with every bit of passion, pride and determination that we could ever ask from our lads.

The second event was on Saturday morning in the 7A game when Ollie McAvoy wasn t able to bat as we had 12 players in our match.

innings and supporting his mates at the crease.

2 ADD DATE I Wet Weather Line Head of Sport and Activities Mr Dave Capra Amongst many great moments, two small, yet significant events stood out over the weekend for me. The first was on Friday evening at the Nudgee College pool, after hearing the seniors from BSHS, Terrace and Nudgee belt out their war cries, our swim squad came together and recited our War Cry with every bit of passion, pride and determination that we could ever ask from our lads. The courage that this showed from a younger, smaller group of boys was genuine and it turned heads all around the venue. The second event was on Saturday morning in the 7A game when Ollie McAvoy wasn t able to bat as we had 12 players in our match. When I told Ollie he wouldn t bat today but would next week there was no complaint, no sign of a whinge, just an acceptance that today he would focus his skills on the fielding innings and supporting his mates at the crease. Later when we were fielding, Charlie Neumann who was captaining asked me if he could give his allocated overs to Ollie so that he could have an extra bowl because he missed out on batting. Ollie s determination and effort in the field and his quality bowling was rewarded with a wicket and I was rewarded with a lesson in leadership, humility and sacrifice from Charlie. Warriors go Brach Japan Ski Trip Meeting Wednesday 24 February 6.30pm in the Chapel All current Middle School students are welcome to attend

3 Indoor Cricket Coordinator Mr Luke Donatini ATC Indoor Cricket TRAINING VENUES & TIMES Year 4 Training - Monday Afternoons (3.15pm to 4.30pm) ATC Tennis Courts Year 5 to Year 9 Training - Monday Afternoons (3.15pm to 4.30pm) Jack Bowers Oval PLEASE BE REMINDED - ALL MUST BE WEARING A HAT AT TRAINING & SUNSCREEN PLEASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON GAMES Transportation: All Indoor Cricketers (Year 4 to 9) WILL travel from ATC to Darra by a College supplied bus. Boys are to move straight to the Colleges new drop off/pick up area (bottom of the new stairs) as soon as they are dismissed from Period 6. Two Indoor Cricket staff members and myself will be waiting at the buses to check off students names as they arrive. The buses will depart at approximately 3.10pm so all students MUST ensure that they hurry and go directly to the buses on dismissal. Pick Up Parents/Guardians are responsible for the pickup of their son/s from the venue at the conclusion of their son/s game. We ask that parents/guardians please be at the venue NO LATER THAN 5.45pm for pick up. Students MUST be picked up from INSIDE the venue. NO student will be allowed to wait in the car park or at the entrance of the venue to be picked up. All students will be asked to alert their supervising coach of their departure each week. Venue Address: Brisbane West Indoor Sports Centre, 27 Bellwood Street, Darra Dress/Uniform: All students are required to wear their College Sports/PE Uniform. Year 7, 8 and 9 students are able to get changed from their formal uniform into their sports uniform at the venue on arrival as their games start later in the afternoon. Given the extreme temperatures we have been experiencing, we strongly suggest each student has a water bottle with them (clearly named) to maintain their hydration. Friday Afternoon Games: After last week s trails, the boys have now been allocated to a team for which they will play for on Friday afternoons. These team lists have been posted on the glass window of College Hall (river side of College Hall). We ask that ALL boys please take some responsibility to check which team they are in. The format of games for Friday fixtures will be a round robin competition over the next 5 weeks. Game Sessions: Session pm to 4.45pm (Year 4 and Year 5/6 teams) Session pm to 5.45pm (Year 7, 8 and 9 Teams)

4 Athletic Performance Coordinator -Mr Luke Donatini Cross Country Well ATC Cross Country is just growing from strength to strength. With 55 students and approximately a dozen parents and staff all participating at last Tuesday morning Trail Running, it was a sight to behold as we all hit the local streets and parks. Tuesday 16 February Trail Running Next Tuesday (16 February) we will run some of the trails of Mt Coot-tha. This will be a VERY challenging trail run and not for the faint hearted. It is a trail that is a steep climb up followed by a steep decent that is uneven underfoot and varying terrain. Without discouraging those who have been attending, we are just making everyone who is intending on participating aware that Tuesday s Mt Coot-tha s trail run will be very challenging and difficult for some. Meeting Venue Tuesday 16 February: Mt Coot-tha Reserve (J C Slaughter Falls Car Park) - Mt Coot-tha Reserve is located off Mt Coot-tha Road/ Sir Samuel Griffith Drive, Mt Coot-tha or ATC College at the normal meeting spot. Meeting Time Tuesday 16 February: 6.30am drop off by parents at school or 6.45am at Mt Coot-tha. Transportation back to ATC: We will have both College buses available to transport students back to ATC (total of 32 seats). Parents who are intending on staying and joining in, if you are able to assist with transportation of boys back to the College, it would be appreciated (should we have great numbers attending). Next Weeks Cross Country Training Days Next week we will have the following training days and venues available for students wishing to be involved in Cross Country: Tuesday Morning (6.30am to 7.50am): Trail Run (as outlined above) students, parents and staff all welcome. Wednesday Morning (6.45am to 7.50am): Cross Country Preseason Running. Please meet outside the College s Edmund Rice Building at 6.45am. Training will be conducted around the College. Thursday Morning (6.45am to 8.00am): Cross Country Preseason. Please meet outside the College s Edmund Rice Building at 6.45am. Training will be conducted around the College. Friday Morning (6.30am to 7.40am): Cross Country Fig Tree Pocket River Run. Please meet at the Fig Tree Pocket Equestrian Centre, Fig Tree Pocket Road, Fig Tree Pocket at 6.30am SHARP. We will bus the boys back to ATC at the conclusion of training. ATC XC WARRIORS RUN TALL, RUN FAST & KILL THE FINAL HILL

5 ATC Cricket Coordinator Mr Brett Henschell Cricket Inclement weather and vandalism caused a number of changes to venues and match times on Saturday and I thank parents and students for their understanding and flexibility. In the end, all teams managed a game and that s what it s all about. ATC teams played well against Nudgee College, Padua College, Villanova College and Valleys in Years 5-9 recording five wins, the second tie of the season (5B against Nudgee), and a number of narrow losses. The number of wides delivered by ATC bowlers is reducing but is still too high. Teams averaged just over one wide per over whilst our aim as a cohort is one wide every two overs. Achieve this lower rate and narrow losses become strong wins. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Sport Canteen Parents needed Saturday mornings to help on the canteen. Please click here for VolunteerLocal and donate 45 mins of your time. Thank you! Notable performances were Alexander Bradshaw (1/8 and 36 runs from 26 deliveries for 7B in a great run chase against Nudgee), Joshua Ryan (opened the batting and scored 19 runs across 25 overs for 8B in the face of some very good bowling from Nudgee) and Cooper Beachy-Head (25 runs and 5/8 for U10 Cork against U10 Donegal). Parents are requested to provide coaches and Year Level Coordinators with as much notice as possible in regard to absences. Obviously, this is not possible with Saturday morning illness but boys can be shifted between teams to ensure maximum participation on match day if absences are known in advance. Morning skills training is underway and well attended. Whilst team training is compulsory, skills training is optional and open to boys of all Year levels. Boys can choose to attend none, one, two or all three skills trainings. No registration is required nor a permanent commitment. Skills training is conducted 6:45am-8:00am on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings. The Cricket Intensives program, led by Mr Gary Jones, is conducted 3:15pm-4:45pm Monday afternoons at Jack Bowers Oval. This is an opportunity for boys of all Year groups and standards to gain a little extra cricket coaching during the week. No registration is required nor commitment to attend every Monday. A boy may feel he needs help with his bowling action or forward defence or catching etc. He is able to go down to the nets on a Monday afternoon and receive some tuition from a qualified HCA coach from 3:15pm. He may be there for 30 minutes, an hour, or the entire period. It does not matter but it is a user pays system and the cost is $ Coaching could be in the form of one on one, small group or large group, depending on the number of boys attending and the aspect of their game requiring attention. Good luck to luck to all this Saturday. Have fun!

6 ATC Teams Results Saturday 6 February Draw Saturday 13 February 9A NC 1/130 d ATC 9/117 Terry Milligan 9B NC 10/54 d ATC 10/44 8A 8B 7A 7 White 7 Blue 7 Green 6A 6B 6C 6 Blue 6 Green 5A 5B 5C NC 5/61 d ATC 59 Luke Page NC 5/97 d ATC 9/49 Joshua Ryan ATC 9/126 d NC 10/86 Reynhardt Smit, Owen Griffin, Cullen and Tom Denny ATC 8/162 d NC 7/159 Alexander Bradshaw NC 5/64 d ATC 10/47 Allan Currie-Sanders NC 7/68 d ATC 7/55 Finnlay Bell NC 133 d ATC 8/132 Harrison Ott ATC 9/75 d NC 26 Nic Morris ATC 5/72 d PAD 54 Charlie Gardiner & Josh Cannane NC 9/75 d ATC 63 Xavier Georghiou VILLA 4/78 d ATC 3/66 Ben Nugent NC 7/109 d ATC 105 Peter Ullman & Zac Allen ATC 5/103 NC 8/103 Tied Game Mikiyas Simpson & George White NC 3/82 d ATC 7/51 Zac Colburn 5 Blue Match in progress 5 Green Match in progress 4 Cork 4 Galway 4 Mayo 4 Donegal 4 Kerry Jindalee State School, Wongaburra St, Jindalee Akuna Oval East, Hepworth St, Kenmore Taringa Playground, Moorak St, Taringa ATC Cork 201 d ATC Donegal 88 Cooper Beachy-Head AC Greenhawks 90 d ATC Galway 75 Kit Lilienstein ATC Kerry 91 d ATC Mayo 47 Gus Clifford ATC Cork 201 d ATC Donegal 88 Charlie Koster-Stewart ATC Kerry d ATC Mayo 47 Elliot Smart ATC School Cricket Venues Saturday 13 February Chelmer Sports Inc. Queenscroft St, Chelmer Brookfield Showgrounds, Brookfield Road, Brookfield Gregory Park, Milton State School, Baroona Rd, Milton Vs IGS Col Westaway Oval 8.00am, 35 Overs, Turf Vs Scots - PGC 9.00am Scots PGC, 30 Overs Oxenham St, Warwick Vs IGS Bellbowrie Sport and Rec 8.00am, 35 Overs, Turf Vs IGS -Akuna Oval East 11.30am, 25 Overs, Syn. Vs IGS Brookfield Showgrounds 8.00am, 35 Overs, Turf Vs IGS Jack Spear Park, Carnarvon St 8.00am, 30 Overs, Turf Vs PADUA ARC Hill Park No. 1. Goss Rd Virginia, 2.30pm to 5.30pm Vs Brisbane Grammar School BGS, Spring Hill No. 2 (College Rd) 2.30pm to 5.30pm (turf) Vs SPLC 6A Akuna Oval East 8.00am, 25 Overs, Syn Vs IGS 6A Chelmer Sports Inc. 8.00am. 30 Overs, Turf Vs SCOTS PGC 9.00am Scots PGC, 30 Overs Oxenham St, Warwick Vs SPLC 6B Bellbowrie Sport and Rec, Syn. 8.00am, 25 Overs, Syn. Vs TERRACE Jack Bowers 2, 11.30am, Syn Vs IGS, - Jack Bowers 1, 8.00am, 30 Overs, Syn. Vs SPLC, Jack Bowers am, 25 Overs, Syn. Vs SPLC, 8.00am, 20 Overs Milton SS, Baroona Rd Vs Valley Silver Jindalee SS, 8.15am Vs Valleys Red Curramulling 1, 8.15am V Albany Creek Black Taringa Playground, 8:15am V Ferny Green George Willmore Park, 8:15am V Albany Creek Green Eatons Hill SS, 8:15am V Ferny Red Brothers Oval East, 8:15am V Ferny White Brothers Oval West, 8:15am Bellbowrie Sport and Rec Club, Sugarwood Rd, Bellbowrie ATC Jack Bowers and Brothers East and West, Kate St, Indooroopilly Col Westway Oval Priors Pocket Road, Moggill For Brisbane North Junior Cricket Association Venues click here and click on Ground Locations on the left tab

Aquatics Coordinator Mr Paul Jones Squad and Club Swimming SWIM CLUB is on again this Thursday night starting at 6pm. All welcome. Events in all strokes over 25m and 50m.

District Swimming: Well done to the 10 boys who made it through the district swimming competition held on Monday. There was tough competition from the other schools.

Well done to: Tim Geers, Pat Keyser, Sean Bennett, Nick Morris, Hugo Hart, Joe Newell, Sam Kearney, James Ellis, Seb McCormack and Jack Scott.

7 Aquatics Coordinator Mr Paul Jones Squad and Club Swimming SWIM CLUB is on again this Thursday night starting at 6pm. All welcome. Events in all strokes over 25m and 50m. This night is for all ages of swimmers and gives a great chance to develop some racing skills in a fun environment. District Swimming: Well done to the 10 boys who made it through the district swimming competition held on Monday. There was tough competition from the other schools. The following boys will now head to regional swimming trials and hopefully qualify for State School Championships in March. Well done to: Tim Geers, Pat Keyser, Sean Bennett, Nick Morris, Hugo Hart, Joe Newell, Sam Kearney, James Ellis, Seb McCormack and Jack Scott. MET WEST REGIONAL TRIALS Trials for Met West swimming will be held for all ages, 10 yrs 18 yrs at Chandler on Wednesday 24th February. All swimmers for this meet will be notified in the next week. DATE CLAIMER: QCIS SWIMMING CARNIVAL Friday 4 March We look forward to this first event on the QCIS calendar. This is where our swim team get a chance to produce the results of the hard training they are currently putting in.

ATC Aquatics Coordinator Mr Paul Jones Water Polo U13 Wrap: With 10 rounds tucked away, the boys needed a win to even get a sniff of finals and they weren t going to give that chance away.

8 ATC Aquatics Coordinator Mr Paul Jones Water Polo U13 Wrap: With 10 rounds tucked away, the boys needed a win to even get a sniff of finals and they weren t going to give that chance away. After trailing 3-1 at quarter time, the boys fought back to a sensational 6-9 win keeping their finals hopes alive. What made the win even more enjoyable to Coach was that every player did their bit for the team when needed. This was one of those all played awesome moments that should make every family member proud. Super special mentions to Coach Nadia who couldn t be with us this week and Mathew Thiesen, who although having a busted up hand still made a brilliant effort to come watch his buddy s play Waterpolo!!! U15 Wrap: As always, our U15 s were 100% committed to the cause taking on a very experienced Sunny Coast Blue. The score is not what mattered for the boys, more importantly they have really focused on their own teams improvement over the season and they should all be extremely proud of themselves. At times the boys ripped through the SC defence making their attacks look effortless. I m sure with another year in U15 s next season these boys will enjoy the fruits of their labour. Very honourable effort by all. Under 13 s Green Round 11-13th February 3.40 pm Pool: All Hallows-2 (Entry End) Ambrose Treacy College V Barra s 1 (arrival time 3.00pm) Under 13 s: Lollies & Oranges Bunn Family / Scoring Jackson Family Unavailable: Mathew Thiesen (Injured) / Coach Jess (Awesome Holiday) Under 15 s Blue Round 11-13th February pm Pool: All Hallows-1 (Far End) Ambrose Treacy College V Barra s 2 (arrival time 1.00pm) Under 15 s: Lollies & Oranges Hickey Family / Scoring Cooper White Family Unavailable: Coach Jess (Awesome Holiday) Note: The website is showing all games up to (Round 13) and including the 27 th February. Please familiarise yourself with the link attached to make sure the boys get to games on time. Look forward to seeing you all again, have another great game Champions! P.S. Remember training is Tuesdays from 6.30am. We d like to see you all attend if possible.

9 AFL Admin and Integrity Officer Mrs Fiona Kearney AFL On Sunday morning we held our AFL sign on day. The weather was perfect for kicking and passing a football with some of our new football coaches as well as rubbing shoulders with one of the Brisbane Lions Pierce Hanley. Westside Dental Service were also there to take impressions for mouthguards which many families took advantage of. A very big thanks to all the parent volunteers who pitched in to prepare supplies and cook breakfast on the day. It was much appreciated. Thank you to those who have already signed on. For the families of boys who are wanting to join an AFL team at ATC it is not too late, simply follow the link and it will take you to an online registration process ATC JAFC Rego 2016 COME AND TRY YOUTH FOOTY DAY Next Tuesday is a great chance for any boy aged years to come down and see what the fastest growing code of football in Australia is all about. If you have been thinking you d like to find out more about AFL at ATC, then next Tuesday is for you. For this Tuesday only training will be at Jack Bowers Oval. WHERE WHEN Jack Bowers Oval pm WHO Under 12, 13, 14 and 15 s So come along and have a go, no need to register, just turn up. We look forward to seeing many new faces there on Tuesday afternoon. Please note that all further Tuesday trainings will be at Chelmer Sports (Boys will be transported via bus after school and collected by parents at 6pm). QUEENSLAND SCHOOLS CUP Our diehard AFL footballers were all at school on Monday morning for the first training for the Qld Cup. Training continues next Monday 15 February at 6.30pm. Training for our juniors (ages 9-11 s) commences Tuesday 8 March. Don t forget on Tuesday and Thursday mornings there are running sessions scheduled to help improve fitness for the upcoming season. Meet 6.30am at the flagpoles. All welcome.

10 AFL Admin and Integrity Officer Mrs Fiona Kearney AFL cont. AFL GIRLS TEAM AT ATC IN 2016 ATC is also looking to start a Girls Under 11 AFL team. Any interested sisters / friends of ATC boys looking to try the most exciting new sport on offer for the girls should also come on down Sunday morning to sign on. RUGBY

who are staying with us, West Moreton Anglican College and on Saturday, our EREA mates, Gregory Terrace!

who are staying with us, West Moreton Anglican College and on Saturday, our EREA mates, Gregory Terrace! 21 January 2016 I Wet Weather Line 3878 0511 Head of Sport and Activities Mr Dave Capra Welcome back to the 2016 school year! I hope you had a fantastic holiday, an enjoyable Christmas and are looking