Planning Is Well Underway for the 2018 Mitre 10 Mega Tough Kid
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Are you a Master of the Future? To celebrate our Masters of the Future programme for High School aged athletes, we're launching a competition to find 2 youth ambassadors who truly embody the spirit of camaraderie, a Planning is well underway for the 2018 Mitre 10 Mega Tough passion for sport and inspire the Kid®. This year the event will be on Friday, 7 December at next generation of High School Cooks Gardens, so make sure you mark the date in your diary! athletes. https://www.nzmg.com/ special-events/ Last year we had 2172 kids in years 3-8 complete the course from 32 schools around Whanganui and this year we are hoping for Why not join us on Waitangi Day? the same turnout! There are trophies up for grabs for the Toughest Junior and Toughest Senior School as well as medals for As the nation comes together to observe Waitangi Day, the individual place getters! Downer New Zealand Masters Games will be celebrating the community in sport with a series of fun events and challenges The event for 2018 has now expanded! After the main event for around a 1km loop in the CBD. year 3-8 primary school children, the Y.E.S.S (Whanganui secondary school student sport council) will be The event is open to everyone, young and old! running ‘Tough Teens’ for year 9 & 10 students. Duathlon - Masters | Masters of the Future We are also on the hunt for volunteers who would like to help Mobility Scooter Event - Masters out on the day. If you would like to be part of the event by Road Cycling Criterium - Masters | Masters of the Future helping the kids over, under and through the obstacles then get Road Relays - Corporate Challenge | Corporate Kids in touch with Sport Whanganui. Urban (MTB) Criterim - Masters | Masters of the Future Keep an eye out for registration packs being sent out to schools Wednesday 6 February next term and get involved in one of the greatest events on the Games Village, Whanganui War Memorial Centre sporting calendar! If you require any additional information please contact our #NZMG2019 #WillYouBeThere? Young People Advisor, Amie Back on [email protected] or 06 349 2319. Nominations are open now for the 2018 Ray White Whanganui Sports Awards!! Time is ticking so get your nominations in now by nominating online at www.sportwhanganui.co.nz Nominations close Friday, 5 October. The 2018 Awards seek to recognise excellence and dedication to regional sport across the Whanganui, Rangitikei and Ruapehu districts during the time period 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018. When: Friday, 16 November Time: 6.30pm – late Where: Wanganui Function Centre Tickets: Tickets to the event will go on sale from Sport Whanganui on Monday, 8 October. Play Tennis will continue to leverage off the success of the term 1 competition and will be offering tennis again in term 4! Primary & intermediate tennis will start on Thursday, 1 November from 3.30pm - 4.30pm held at Whanganui Intermediate School. Secondary school tennis will start on Monday, 15 October from 4.15pm - 6.15pm held at Whanganui Girls College and Whanganui High School. For more information please contact Gene: Gene Ridgway - Play Tennis 5.15pm drinks and nibbles Mobile: 021 0252 3147 Email: [email protected] 6.00pm Ceremony Starts Website: www.playtennis.co.nz Smart/casual dress We are excited to announce the guest speaker for this years event … Rachel Māia - NZ Paraclimber Through the SNAP programme, we have rejuvenated our Sport Whanganui has developed the SNAP programme in relationship with Special Olympics NZ. The Lower North Island partnership with Special Olympics, Arahunga School and their West Regional Sports Coordinator Jayden Richards has been staff. The new programme focuses on improving opportunities highly influential in the process of developing the SNAP and experiences for disabled students to be more physically programme. From this we are looking into different ways in active. The improvements work by supporting teachers to which we can support Special Olympics in Whanganui. develop programmes that cater for their student’s individual needs. Special Olympics provide an environment where our special needs community can come and participate in a variety of The progress of some of the children has been incredible. Each sports. This sporting environment allows athletes to experience week there are different activities and movements to practice. situations that they would otherwise miss out on. The movements are demonstrated in class with the students The competition side to the sports encourages regular physical and teachers. Throughout the week, the students practice the activity and an opportunity to develop social skills. The most movements each day for 10 to 15 minutes with the teachers important aspect of Special Olympics is that the athletes all supporting them. have fun and enjoy themselves at each event they go to. Equestrian, swimming, basketball, indoor bowls, and bocce are The improvements can be seen in a matter of days. The sense all sports offered by Special Olympics in Whanganui. of achievement and pride the students have after completing To continue offering these sports Special Olympics Whanganui the activities is great to see. Using a physical literacy approach are in need of more volunteers to support their athletes. the programme not only supports students to learn new skills but it develops their confidence and motivation to move in More volunteers means more athletes can participate. If you different ways. have any experience in the sports above or would like to support Special Olympics in some way then please contact Throughout the term, we have seen children develop Sport Whanganui Community Sport Advisor, Ross Kinnerley on significantly. The students may find some activities difficult, but 06 349 2884 or [email protected]. you can see them thinking about how to accomplish the task at hand. Their confidence and movement has led to improved balance and coordination and they are now motivated to attempt new activities as they are introduced. REPLAY is a community initiative which collects new and used sports gear to pass onto local active kids in the Whanganui We all want our kids to lead happy, healthy lives, and we know community who may not be able to access their own. that keeping fit is pivotal to this. At the Wanganui Harrier Club, we want to encourage everyone to experience the enjoyment Sport Whanganui, St Johns School, Rebel Sport, River City of exercising through running or walking. Press, and Marton New World are kindly supporting REPLAY by hosting a collection bin between now and December 2018. In order to help us achieve this goal, we would like to introduce Recently Sport Whanganui has included the Youth Sports our 'Wanganui Harrier Club Kids Marathon'. This programme Council students as part of this project. The students are requires children to run/walk an accumulated total of 41km helping with the collection and packaging of gear ready to anytime between now and Friday, 7 December, 2018. distribute to schools. Children can run/walk 500m or 1000m (1km) per session, with This term we visited 2 local primary schools and gave out each 5km milestone being signed off by a parent or teacher. On nearly 100 bags of gear to local children. A huge thank you Saturday, 8 December, children then compete in the must go out to Rebel Sport and Pita Pit for supporting this McDonald's 1.2km Fun-Run-Athon at the Pak'n Save initiative. Their support means we can deliver more equipment Whanganui 3 Bridges Marathon, thus completing their own to our tamariki next term and beyond. 42.2km marathon. Each child who completes the programme will receive their own Kids Marathon medal. We’d appreciate any donation of sports gear such as rugby balls, basketballs, netballs, footballs, hockey sticks, rugby/ This programme is open to all children aged 13 and under. The football boots, shin pads etc. that are still in a good, re-useable only cost involved is the $5 race entry fee. condition. If you would like to sign your school/child up for the 'Wanganui If you are interested in being a bin host or would like to have Harrier Club Kids Marathon' or would like to know more about your code support this initiative by providing balls or it, please contact Paula on [email protected] equipment then please contact Jodie Brunger, Sport Whanganui Community Sport Manager on [email protected] www.replay.org.nz This fantastic event will be held on Saturday, 13 October at the Wanganui Multi Sport Club. The walk stars at 8am followed by the run at 9am and entries are $10 per person. Male Runners 21k Gavin Collins Memorial Cup Female Runners 21k Wanganui Veterinary Services Cup Walkers Don Collins Memorial Cup (Handicap) W18, G16, M18, B16 5k U12 2k – Riverside Walkway U9 1k – Riverside Walkway There will be cups presented at the end of year prize giving dinner in the evening. Midweek Leagues have once again proved popular with 10 teams The Schick Central Zone Basketball tournament was held at entered in the Futsal league this term. The standard of play has Springvale Stadium in Whanganui from the 5th to the 7th of been high from all of the teams with some spectacular goals September. flying in each week. The team ‘Low Expectations’ have certainly contradicted their name by winning all 5 of their matches so far. The boy’s teams consisted of: On Friday evenings Sport Whanganui run a Badminton league at Waiopehu College Whanganui High School. There are 85 students involved from 6 Lindisfarne College different schools, which is an increase on the 55 participants Wellington High School from last year.