SOUTHERN CROSS SPORTING INFORMATION

Welcome to all students and parents of Southern Cross Catholic College. Southern Cross Catholic College aims to develop self-discipline and leadership through active participation in team and individual sports.

Southern Cross Catholic College Secondary School Sporting I look forward to a highly develops the physical and mental competition. The competition productive and successful strength of all participants, while includes all schools from the year and I encourage all of our also providing a genuine pathway region. In some cases students to be heavily involved to higher levels of each sport. ​ schools from outside the district in the sporting opportunities will also join the Townsville that are available at this College. Making better people, and District competition (e.g. For any further questions or not just better players.​ Burdekin, and feedback, please do not hesitate The following book contains an Hinchinbrook Schools etc.). to contact me as we all work overview of the sporting program As detailed within, there are a together for the delivery of a for students in Years 7-12 in 2021. large number and diverse range quality program of sport at This handbook has been designed of sports offered for students in Southern Cross Catholic College. to provide a general account Years 7-12. Within these sports, Mr. Annan Whittington of the requirements from both all students of various abilities Sports Coordinator parents and students here at the are catered for. The college [email protected] college. Sport specific details values sport as an important are provided at the beginning means of developing essential of each season which contains life-long physical skills, positive more detailed information such as attitudes and healthy behaviours. training times, venues, coaches, We endeavour to provide every contact numbers, uniform and student with an opportunity other specific details. As a general to represent the college and overview, Southern Cross Catholic aim to enhance their schooling College is part of the Townsville experience through sport. Sport Program Overview

Southern Cross Catholic College has a growing history of being a competitive sporting school in the Townsville region. Southern Cross Catholic College The coaching group at Southern Southern Cross Catholic College has three established academies; Cross Catholic College is highly offers a vast co-curricular , and experienced and have brought program, with sport being a and four development programs; their vision of engaging students major part of this extended Soccer, Australian Rules Football, in sport into alignment with the educational experience. and Football. College’s mission of inclusivity The academies and development and self-development through a DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS programs are supported by the growth mindset. The expansion High Performance and Fitness of the program to include Soccer program, with structured students from both the primary Bill Turner Cup/Shield training delivered by a qualified and secondary school and both (Year 7-10) & Burdekin Soccer conditioning coach. male and female teams has been Carnival (Year 7-10) well supported by the families and this is a tribute to the hard Australian Rules Football AFL Schools Cup work of the sports leaders and (Year 7-9) academy coaches. Touch Football North All Schools Touch Football (Year 7-12)

Basketball Champion Basketball Schools Queensland – Basketball (1st V) The following sporting programs are offered at Southern Cross Catholic College:

NETBALL ACADEMY LEVEL SEASON Townsville City Netball Season Year 7-9 Term 1-3 St Mary’s Shield Year 10-12 Term 1 St Catherine’s QISSN “Hit out” Year 10-12 Term 2 Vicki Wilson Cup & Shield Year 7-12 Term 2 Mary Help of Christians Shield Year 10-12 Term 2 McDonald’s Cup Year 7-9 Term 3 Sharon Finnan Carnival TCEO Indigenous Team QISSN Carnival 1st VII June/July Holidays Queensland Mental Health Week Challenge Year 7-9 Term 4 RUGBY LEAGUE ACADEMY NQ Cowboys “Matthew Bowen 9s” 1st XIII Term 1 Mt Carmel Shield 1st XIII Term 1 NRL Karyn Murphy Cup Year 7-12 Term 2 TCEO Catholic Schools Series Year 7-12 Term 2 Statewide NRL Schoolboy Trophy Year 9/10 & 1st XIII Term 2 Herbert River Charity Shield 1st XIII Term 2 O’Kane Cup 7-12 Boys/Girls Term 2 QISSRL Confraternity Carnival RLW 1st XIII June/July Holidays QISSRL Emerging Confraternity Tour RLM 1st XIII Term 3 Queensland Mental Health Week 9s 9-11 Boys/Girls Term 4 CRICKET ACADEMY Queensland Cricket T20 Boys/Girls (7-9 & 1st XI) Term 3 Southern Cross Regional Tour 1st XI Term 3/4 Sports Academies Structure

High Performance Development Netball Rugby League Cricket & Fitness Program

QISSN QISSRL Tour/Carnival

Vicki Wilson NRL School Trophy T20 Challenge AFL Soccer Athletics Basketball Swimming S & C Program Touch Football Touch Development Development Carnivals Inter School Friendlies Carnivals Block Sport Intra School Matches Block Sport TCNA * Short Term Programs Inter School Matches leading into comp.

* 3/4 Terms * 3/4 Terms * 2/4 Terms

TRAINING/MATCHES During the season, training The Southern Cross Catholic generally consists of a minimum College website and Facebook of one to two sessions per week are generally the most up to for all teams. All students are date and therefore parents and expected to be in attendance to students are asked to consult it for ensure appropriate preparation for the most up to date information. the upcoming season and for team Sport specific information is also selections. Details for pre-season provided to parents and students and in-season training are detailed before the commencement of with in the student notices, student each season. The information notice boards and all information has all the necessary details and is available on the school website/ requirements to be involved in the social media. Matches for most sport. Such details include team sports are played on various days coach, contacts, training, match throughout the week and depend times, match venues, uniform on the sport. requirements and any other relevant information. Townsville Secondary School Block Sport Overview

Southern Cross Catholic College PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS nominates teams in the TSSS Below are the names of each of the schools involved in the Townsville Block Sport competitions, with Secondary School Sport. Please note that numerous sports are played all inclusive opportunities listed at alternate venues and playing fields that are not located at our college. in this table. You will be required to play matches at other schools throughout the year and our values/standards will be of the highest order.

TERM 1 TERM 2 Other Participating Schools Year 7/8 Boys Rugby League Year 9/10 Basketball (Boys & Girls) Annandale Christian College Year 9/10 Boys Rugby League Year 11/12 Netball (B) Calvary Christian College Year 7/8 Girls Basketball Year 9/10 Girls Soccer Heatley Secondary College

Year 7/8 Boys Basketball Year 9/10 Boys Soccer/Futsal (TBC)

Year 7/8 Netball Year 7/8 Girls Rugby League Kirwan State High School Year 9/10 Netball Year 9/10 Girls Rugby League Northern Beaches State High School Year 11/12 Year 11/12 Girls Rugby League Shalom Christian College TERM 3 TERM 4 The Cathedral College Year 11/12 Basketball (Boys & Girls) Year 7/8 Boys Soccer Thuringowa State High School Year 11/12 Futsal Year 9/10 Volleyball Townsville Christian College Year 7/8 Touch Football (3 weeks) Year 9/10 Touch Football (3 weeks) Townsville Grammar School Year 11/12 Touch Football (3 weeks) Townsville State High School William Ross State High School

Pimlico State High School

Ryan Catholic College

St Anthony’s Catholic College

St Margaret Mary’s College

St Patrick’s College Student Expectations, Standards & Responsibilities

STANDARDS ATTENDANCE

Honour our School In planning training sessions and Honour the Sport fixtures, the College attempts Honour the Jersey to minimise the likelihood of clashes between other activities. Set the highest standards in In the event that a clash occurs training, discipline and in the between activities, the student public eye. Better people make is to advise their coach of the better SCCC athletes... Always situation. The coach will then honour the jersey and leave explore the situation and advise the jersey in a better place. the student of the solution. Rolls Wear it with pride during your are kept by the coach in order time at SCCC and hand it onto to monitor the commitment of the next generation in a better players throughout the season and position than you received it. will become a record of player’s participation and eligibility for various awards, team photographs and so on. It is therefore essential that players advise their coach PRIOR to the session of any absences that will occur during the season. This includes absences due to illness, injury, music, drama and other school commitments and applies to both TRAININGS and FIXTURES. Failure to attend training without a satisfactory explanation may result in players not being allowed to participate. Dedication and enthusiasm of all students who have been chosen in the team will mean that this situation will not arise. COMMITMENT TEAM SELECTIONS SELECTION POLICY The College expects all Different competitions have rules The major criterion for selection students to actively participate around the number of teams that will be the performance of in the sporting program here can be entered in the various age the player at trials or training at Southern Cross Catholic groups for each sport. Where sessions while also taking into College. Students who accept possible, the College attempts consideration the below factors: membership to an academy, to place each student in an Areas of performance development program or block appropriate team. There are, considered should be: sport team must also accept all the however, some activities that commitments that are associated require a selection process to • The skill level of the athlete with being part of a team. occur. In these instances, trials will and specific physical occur prior to the season. Students qualities (anatomical; The core commitments include: will have multiple opportunities physiological) required. • Giving maximum effort and to demonstrate their abilities and • The fitness level of the athlete. commitment to team members talents. Teams are selected by the • The performance of the and coaching staff at all times. relevant coach on the criteria of athlete within the team. • Being punctual in attending physical performance, attendance, • The attitude and behaviour of all training sessions and attitude, behaviour and team the athlete on and off the field. games/fixtures. balance. Team selections for each • A player absent due to injury, • Completing any officiating game will be communicated illness, competing demands or duty requirements. by the coach to the students, generally in the final training (representative duties) may • Supporting fellow team session of the week. The grading be considered if appropriate members in their matches. of these teams is both for the advice has been provided • Taking responsibility for benefit of the competition and to (medical Cert. verification of communicating training times, ensure that students are playing representative trials etc.). fixtures details and transport at an appropriate level. As most arrangements on a weekly basis Southern Cross Catholic school teams are selected on a to parents and guardians. College selection Panel: weekly basis, there is always the If there is an issue around • Bringing all necessary opportunity for students to move selection, please contact the equipment to training and between teams based on their Sports Coordinator and the matches. This includes ability and attitude to training. personal safety equipment matter will be dealt with in such as mouth guards, shin an appropriate manner. pads and water bottles. • Meeting all uniform and behavioural requirements for all training and games. Equipment & Safety

PLAYING & PERSONAL Open shoes such as thongs SAFETY EQUIPMENT or sandals are not suitable. All The College provides sufficient students are required to be in their general equipment for students to school uniform before the first undertake all the sports offered. lesson if training before school. For some activities such as tennis WATER AND FOOD and cricket, it is acceptable for students to have their own It is the responsibility of the personal sporting equipment. individual to ensure that they Some sports offered at the College have their own water bottle and require compulsory personal safety that it is not shared. All necessary items such as mouth guards, shin precautions should be taken in pads, protectors and boots. this regard. Not all schools will be providing a canteen or morning/ UNIFORM afternoon tea at the away venues Competition Day so students will need to bring a As an ambassador for the College, snack and drink if they require the playing uniform should be food before or after matches. worn with pride and in the correct MEDICAL FORMS manner at all times. In some cases (mainly winter sports) students Parents/guardians are asked to may be required to wear their ensure the College has updated school formal uniform to and student medical details. This from the match. Please consult information will be obtained and the Academy Handbooks for kept confidential by the coach/ specific information on the uniform coordinator to assist if there is an requirements of each sport. accident. All accidents and injuries will be reported to the College on Training Day Student Incident Report forms by Students are expected to wear the authorities’ in-charge at the appropriate clothing to training. time of the incident. It is a requirement that students have appropriate footwear for their specific sport. Training, Transport & Weather

TRANSPORT If for some reason training cannot occur, coaches and players will be notified as The College will provide supervised soon as possible. This information will transport to all carnivals that occur during also be posted to the Southern Cross regular school hours. Transport details Catholic College website and social will be communicated in the weekly media. Coaches will endeavour to dismiss Sports Update, Student Notices and students from training sessions at the the Website/Social Media. If a student advertised time. cannot make a fixture due to transport, parents are asked to attempt to organise EXTREME WEATHER alternative arrangements with another Southern Cross Catholic College has a set student in that particular team. If this is of guidelines which involves a consultative not possible, parents are then asked to process in relation to fixtures being contact the Sports Coordinator to see if cancelled due to poor weather conditions. alternative arrangements can be made. In relation to cancelling matches due to TRAINING the weather, a decision is usually left to the early morning for fixtures. If there is Changes to training times will be no word, please assume the game is on communicated by the Sports Coordinator. and follow the advertised playing details. Information regarding changes will be In the event of WET WEATHER during disseminated via the college website, FIXTURES, the Sports Coordinator will social media and student notices. In contact the coach to confirm play if the event of illness or an unavoidable possible. Cancellation of games made on appointment, please contact the Sports match day will be determined from the Coordinator via phone (email is a venue and teams will need to be present. secondary communication tool) in relation Whenever possible, the College website to training and fixtures. In most cases and Southern Cross Catholic College training will still occur in the event of Facebook will provide the most up to WET WEATHER as teams will often work date information on the status of training undercover for training or in classrooms. and fixtures due to weather. Representative Teams

Southern Cross Catholic College students are entitled to attend the 8. If the school does not actively Townsville District selection trials in the sports they currently play in. participate in their chosen All students must nominate through the Southern Cross Catholic College sport, the student must at least Sports Department and comply with the following expectations: represent in an outside club.

1. Southern Cross Catholic 4. Students, who have met 9. Students who attend these College views Townsville the criteria and have trials must have their parent’s District Trials as an avenue been permitted to attend permission and are responsible for our athletes to reach Townsville District Trials, will for catching up on work state representation. be excused from classes. missed whilst at trials.

2. It is the student’s responsibility 5. Transport to and from 10. Students attending these to collect nomination the trial is the parents’/ trials should minimise their forms from the Sports guardian’s responsibility. time away from classes Department and return and return to College after 6. The Principal in consultation them by the due date. their event is finished. with the Sports 3. Students are to be made Coordinator will approve 11. The Principal reserves the aware that there are qualifying a student’s application. right to withdraw students standards for certain sports from attending trials or 7. Application to attend the and if these standards are competing in Townsville trials will not be approved not met; students will not District and North Queensland unless the student represents be eligible to attend. representative teams. the College in the sport for which they intend to trial for. Southern Cross Catholic College Sport Code of Conduct 2021

​COACHES • Remember that young people • Promote a culturally participate for pleasure – tolerant environment. winning is only part of the fun. • Keep up to date with coaching • Never ridicule or yell at a practices and qualifications player for making a mistake – ensure you understand or not coming first. the principles of physical growth and development. • Operate within the rules and spirit of your sport – help • Avoid overplaying the talented your players to understand players; the ‘just average’ need that playing by the rules and deserve equal time. is their responsibility. • Ensure you are aware of the • Relate to officials in a schools’ child safety policy courteous and polite manner. – ensure you are aware of your mandated responsibility • Implement relevant sport to report suspicion of child safety policies and practices. abuse and neglect. • Ensure that the time • Avoid developing any ‘special’ players spend with you is relationships with children a positive experience. – ensure that you show no • Encourage young people to favouritism such as the offering participate in coaching and of gifts or special treatment. This officiating – as well as playing. includes intimate relationships • Respect the rights, dignity and personal online social and worth all participants networking with team members. – regardless of their gender, ability, cultural Code of Conduct background or religion. continues over page… Southern Cross Catholic College Sport Code of Conduct 2021 continued…

PLAYERS ​PARENTS/SPECTATORS • Play by the rules. • Participate for your own • Remember that children enjoyment and benefit – not just participate in sport for their • Never argue with an official – if to please parents and coaches. enjoyment, not yours. you need clarification, have your captain, coach or manager • Play fair – no verbal abuse of • Encourage children to approach the official during a officials, sledging other players participate, do not force them. break or after the competition. or deliberately distracting or • Focus on your child’s efforts provoking an opponent. • Work equally hard for and performance rather than yourself and your team – • Respect the rights, whether they win or lose. your team’s performance dignity and worth of all • Encourage children to play will benefit – so will you. participants – regardless of according to the rules and to their gender, ability, cultural • Be a good sport – applaud settle disagreements without background or religion. all good plays whether resorting to hostility or violence. they are made by your • Do not expect or accept • Never ridicule or yell at a team or opposition. “special” favours from a child for making a mistake coach or person involved in • Show respect to and or losing a competition. team or club management. acknowledge opponents and • Remember that children learn officials – (e.g. shake hands • Speak to an adult you trust best by example. Appreciate before and after the game if you have an issue, feel good performance and skilful and say things like ‘good luck’, unsafe or are concerned plays by all participants. ‘thanks for the game’, ‘thanks about someone else. ref’, ‘three cheers for….’). • Respect officials’ decisions and teach children to do likewise. • Cooperate with your coach, teammates and opponents • Show appreciation to – without them there would volunteer coaches, officials and be no competition. administrators. Without them, your child could not participate.

• Respect the rights, dignity and worth of every young person regardless of their gender, ability, cultural background or religion. sctsv.catholic.edu.au