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Sport Whanganui News DECEMBER 2019 SPORT WHANGANUINOVEMBER 2019 NEWS As well as the main awards, there were Mediaworks Services RAY WHITE WHANGANUI Recognition recipients, the Rivercity Gas Disabled Sportsperson Recognition award, the Sport Whanganui Roll of Honour, and the SPORTS AWARDS announcement of the latest inductees into the Whanganui Sports It must have been a tough job this year for the Ray White 2019 Hall of Fame. Whanganui Sports Awards judging committee with Mixed Martial Arts master, the double rowing world champion and her talented To top off an ‘awesome’ evening, the guest speaker was sister, and the world-ranked tennis prodigy - all top candidates inspirational Cam Calkoen, who was born with cerebral palsy and is for accolades at this year’s Awards evening, held at the Wanganui very successful in sport & physical activity, including this year when Function Centre on Friday 22 November. he climbed the 6000m Mt Kilimanjaro in Africa. The judging committee looked over around 120 nominations in nine With well-known Whanganui athlete and owner of Velo Ronny’s categories from individuals, to teams and coaches, to choose the Bicycle Store, Cath Cheatley on the microphone, the evening ran standout performers from the national to international scene for the smoothly, and it was another successful evening. Sport Whanganui period of October 2018 through to September 30 this year. look forward to celebrating the regions sporting successes in 2020. Judging was done in October by the new-look committee of Keith Winners listed on following page. Smith, Ian Glenny, Jared Smith, Cath Cheatley and Robbie Matthews. As with every year it was the junior categories to the fore with highest amount of nominations for the Moore Markham's National Junior and the Velo Ronny's Bicycle Store International Junior sportspersons of the year grades. The Treadwell Gordon Junior Team of the Year category was also hotly contested between teams from the region's three largest cradles of sporting prowess — Whanganui Collegiate, Whanganui High School and Marton's Huntley School. It is not surprising, therefore, that having guided all those various squads, there is a larger than usual group of contenders for the Mars Petcare Coach of the Year. At the end of the night, all the award category winners were in the contention for the Ray White Wanganui Supreme Award, which went to Mixed Martial Arts superstar, Israel Adesanya. After winning the UFC Interim Middleweight world title in April during the qualification period for the awards, undefeated Israel Adesanya made it a double with his unification victory over the lineal champion in Aussie-Kiwi Robert Whittaker in early October – becoming the hottest face in mixed martial arts (MMA) in the process. Parts of article taken from Wanganui Chronicle RAY WHITE 2019 WHANGANUI back into the Health & Physical Education options, some who had END OF AN ERA WELLINGTON TRIP negative experiences in the past. Students were given opportunities SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS At the recent Sport Whanganui AGM Sport Whanganui farewelled In October Sport Whanganui took a to take control of their own learning & assessments which resulted NZCT National Senior Sportsperson of the Year: long-serving Board members Robert Bartley, Grant McKinnon and group of teachers to Wellington to in higher engagement across the school. Lisa Allpress (Thoroughbred Racing) Garry Spooner. These three young gentleman have collectively observe five schools & the work they contributed over 50 years of voluntary work for Sport Whanganui have been doing over the past three We are looking forward to continuing to work with the teachers Moore Markhams National Junior Sportsperson of the Year: and our sporting community. years using the Te Whare Tapa Whā and our wider community to develop a model of our own within our Tara Raj (Golf) approach to teaching Health and region for 2020 and beyond. It’s the end of an era and they will be very much missed! Many Stihl Shop Wanganui Club of the Year: Physical Education as part of the Play. thanks for your outstanding work and dedication to Sport Rangitikei Area Distance Riders sport pilot. Whanganui and the community. Mars Petcare Coach of the Year: The purpose of the trip was to start Gary Clark (Inline Speed Skating) to develop a deeper understanding of what this approach looks like Treadwell Gordon Junior Team of the Year: across all levels of the school and Whanganui Collegiate School Senior Girls 4 x 400 Sprint Relay Team begin to develop an action plan, ultimately embedding it across our Ali Arc Senior Team of the Year: community to improve the health and wellbeing of our students and Whanganui Premier Men's Rink Hockey Team wider school communities. David Jones Motors Masters Award: A huge thank you to Celia Fleck who coordinated the trip, the Krystine Davies (Inline Speed Skating) teachers who came along from our local schools and the staff who Velo Ronny's Bicycle Store International Junior Sportsperson of the hosted us at Pinehaven, Silverstream, St Brendan’s, Maoribank, Year: Maidstone Intermediate Schools & Heretaunga College. It was Keightley Watson (Judo) awesome to share this experience with you all. SPORTS ABILITY EVENT GROWING LEADERS On November 5th, with Mitre 10 MEGA International Senior Sportsperson of the Year: Term three saw a total of What an opportunity! It was amazing to see how the ideas can flow the support of KiwiSport Israel Adesanya (Mixed Martial Arts) 142 students complete on from junior school through to secondary school level & hear the funding (“More Kids, More our Growing Leaders effects these changes have had, how they impacted the students, Ray White Wanganui Supreme Award: Opportunities, More Skills”) Programme. the community & the overall feel of the schools themselves. Israel Adesanya (Mixed Martial Arts) , a ‘Sports Ability’ event was held at the Jubliee Stadium. Growing Leaders is a A few of the highlights of the trip were: Recognition: This was specifically aimed at values based programme students who otherwise may Rivercity Gas Disabled Sportsperson Recognition: for senior primary school • Observing a ‘Playpod’ (a travelling equipment trailer - think Lee Brooks (Equestrian) have lacked confidence and (year 5/6 & 7/8) students. tyres, poles, wood, pipes etc sourced from local businesses) at its finest. We saw horses & jumps, weights & other gym equipment capability to participate in Media Works Services to Sport Recognition: The focus is on utilising built, among other imaginings constructed from the minds of these regular sporting events. Aaron Manville (Hockey); Aimee Merrick (Equestrian Distance potential challenges each junior students. Schools involved were inspired, after their three Riding); Anna and Tahi Nepia (Waka Ama); Anna Symes (Hockey); class or group may face in Around 42 students participated with the guidance of many weeks with the trailer, to source their own equipment to continue Claire Thomas (Football); Des Lock (Rowing); Diane Tasker (Netball); everyday life, to build on teachers, teacher aides & parents from nine different schools. The this independently. Egelani Taito (Boxing); Kay Kotuhi — Brown (Softball); Pauline their strengths to navigate students were able to participate fully, breaking down barriers Hiroti (Dance Sport); Sascha Mayes (Equestrian); William Hocquard through complexities, • We spoke with a large group of Intermediate students that they have previously faced, where they may have held back (Hockey). while developing their about how they had successfully run their own physical activity or been restricted by physical limitations and other impairments. capability as leaders. This Whanganui Sports Hall of Fame Inductees: and then seeing it in action as they relived their roles as coaches, They spent the morning moving around four stations - goal ball, is achieved through activities & games - the students are supported Pat O'Connor; Brent Thomson; Simon Owen. trainers, journalists, referees & captains within their cluster groups. beanbag throws/egg and spoon balance, seated volleyball & boccia to explore their personal and school values and how shown how to The students were able to articulate issues that arose, how they then at the end had time for free play with the equipment and a Sport Whanganui Roll of Honour: apply these to support their peers health and wellbeing in a fun and effectively dealt with these & also what they might do differently in combined parachute activity. The feedback has been great and Walter Rhodes (Hockey), William (Bill) Tanner (Football). inclusive way. Sometimes this involves challenging their perceptions, the future. there are opportunities for this event to grow. An enthusiastic group thinking a little deeper & stepping outside their comfort zone. of volunteers are willing to support this event going forward, to • A class introduced the concept of ‘Equality vs Equity’ provide our tamariki with more opportunities to achieve, build skills Both the Teachers and Students continue to use their learnings to - through a structured game, the teacher tactfully paused and and engage positively within a physical activity setting. develop and support leadership opportunities within the school & reorganised teams, highlighting aspects of the game that were less beyond with confidence. or more equal/equitable as well as using questioning to draw out Thanks to Gary Johnston, all the volunteers involved in making this conclusions around how effectively the teams were functioning. day a success and to John Sigurdsson from The Halberg Trust for We have seen some amazing growth with these students in 2019 The students recognised the value of identifying these two concepts supporting this event, supplying equipment and capturing some with many stepping into leadership roles, making better choices and easily, giving examples of the differences and how they impacted amazing moments on the day. recognising and realising their own potential. the game itself. This enabled the group to move forward in a more inclusive way, creating a more positive learning environment. 2020 is set to be another year to challenge & inspire our future leaders to step up into these roles and show their true capability.
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