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 Townsville 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, Charters Towers 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 Netball, Rugby League and Cricket 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. Basketball and Touch 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 Queensland 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) Ignatius Park College 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 Volleyball 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.