Sports Report Term 3, Week 1
2024 Inaugural School Sport Australia Games
The inaugural School Sport Australia Games will take place from 27 July to 3 August 2024. It will attract more than 4,000 participants and spectators. The Gold Coast will host five days of competition in six sports: AFL, basketball, hockey, netball, softball and swimming.
The aim of this multi-sport event is to provide more opportunities for students to participate in competitive sport. This inaugural event will see teams from every state and territory compete over five days.
The School Sport Australia Games will showcase some of the country's most talented young athletes in an atmosphere of learning and friendship and will form part of many of their sporting pathways towards the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Radford College will be represented at these games by the following students who have been selected in SSACT teams:
- 15&U AFL – Cooper French (Year 10, Wandoo), Lachlan Sutherland (Year 9, Boronia)
- 12&U Basketball – Josh Brinkley (Year 7, Boronia), Madeleine Richardt (Year 7, Boronia), Ashley Ward (Year 7, Wandoo)
- 16&U Basketball – Kanyi Menakaya (Year 11, Kurrajong), Madi Scholfield (Year 10, Huon)
- 15&U Hockey – Samuel McKean (Year 9, Banksia)
- 15&U Netball – Sarah Rogic (Year 9, Kurrajong)
- 12&U Swimming – Hunter Freeman (Year 5, Acacia)
- 19&U Swimming – Lingwen Chen (Year 9, Karri), Aoife Rothery (Year 12, Huon), Micah Tay (Year 10, Karri), Xavi Canadell (Year 9, Huon)
Basketball
Congratulations to Hamish O’Sullivan (Year 9, Acacia), Poppy Smith (Year 9, Wandoo) and Kaiya Barsby (Year 10, Wandoo) who represented the ACT at the U16 Basketball National Championships in Bendigo over the school holidays.
NBA Basketball School Australia Camp
This week, the Collegians Centre hosted its inaugural NBA Basketball School Australia Camp. Over 150 basketball players from the ACT, NSW, and even as far as WA attended the five-day camp. The event was a tremendous success, thanks in large part to our outstanding coaching team: Aidan Barnett, Callie Bourne, Sophie McWatt and Reece Kaye. Below, you can view some snapshots from the camp.
Year 3-6 Co-curricular Athletics Program Coach wanted
Are you an experienced educator, coach or Radford parent or carer with a passion for athletics?
Radford Sport is seeking a dedicated individual to assist the College with our Years 2–6 Co-curricular Athletics Program in Term 4 2024 and Term 1 2025.
About the Program
The aim of the program is to develop skill sets across a range of events from the track and field disciplines. We would love to see the coaching centred around personalised feedback and supporting students in evolving their training capacity, form and function. Students are to be supported and guided, in addition to preparing for the 2025 Radford, Belconnen, and ACT School Sport Athletics Carnivals.
Schedule
- Training Sessions – Tuesdays from 3.30 – 4.45 pm
- Location – Radford College J.A. Mackinnon Oval
- Equipment – A variety of age-appropriate athletics equipment is available
- Special Sessions – Twice per term at the AIS Track
Requirements
- Experience in athletics coaching or sports education
- Ability to provide personalized feedback and support to students
- Commitment to fostering a positive and engaging learning environment
- Current WWVP card
Compensation
- An hourly pay rate will be offered.
If you are interested, please email CCSports@radford.act.edu.au
Water polo
Year 8 student Victor Cumpston (Kurrajong) en Year 9's Molly Jones and Ruben Seow (both in Banksia) represented ACT at the U15 East Coast Water Polo Challenge in Melbourne during the school holidays. The girls team narrowly missed out on bronze coming 4th and the boys team placed 7th out of 9 teams. They played against teams from Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.
Football
Year 9 student, Isla Murphy (Jarrah) and Year 10 Chelsea Hately (Karri) represented Capital Football at the Football Australia U15 & U16 Girls National Youth Championships in Melbourne earlier this month, testing themselves against the best players from around the nation.
Term 3 Coerver Coaching Football Skills Clinic
Registrations are still open for the Coerver Coaching Term 3 Football (soccer) Skills Clinic on Friday afternoons on the Radford J.A. Mackinnon Oval.