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Aerobics

Aerobics Coordinator: Mrs Elizabeth Rolfe

School aerobics is an exciting and energetic program offered at All Saints' College for primary school children. If offers children an extra curricular activity that promotes health and fitness and is suitable for both boys and girls. We practice on Monday afternoons from 4:30-5:00 at the school and perform at the Spring Fair and open day. We attend the School Aerobic Competition held each year in Sydney. This is and exciting and motivating event where teams from all over N.S.W participate. The emphasis is always on "trying our best", not being the best.

Hockey

Hockey Coordinator: Mrs Ruth Clements

Hockey is one of the sports offered as a winter sport. All Saints College Junior School fields a number of teams in the local district competition.

For the younger members there is the Minkey competition which provides skills and games for the Under 7 and Under 9 age group. This is a non-competitive competition with the emphasis on developing skills, working as a team member and instilling a love of the game in the children. It is open to both boys and girls and we have a large number of both in the teams. This year the district has separated the 4 - 5 year olds to give them a smaller group to play with and more opportunity to have a go! So we now have three teams in this competition.

For the Under 11's the competition is competitive and only girls can play in the girls' competition. We do have some boys in the Junior School playing in the town competition but, due to lack of numbers, are unable to field an All Saints team. Points are awarded each week and the girls work towards a place in the finals. Last year we fielded a very young side so this year the team remains the same and we hope to be a strong force in the competition. We began the season well with a win!

At the community level the games take place on a Saturday morning. We train after school on a Wednesday. The younger members train at school but it is hoped that next term the Under 11's can train at the Cooke Park Hockey Complex.
Some of the girls have been selected to play in the Bathurst District sides so both they and the team benefits from their involvement in this stronger level of competition.


Netball

Netball Coordinator: Mrs Gabrielle Darlington

Each year the Junior School enters teams in the Bathurst Netball Association Competition We have children from K-6 involved in netball, from the excellent introductory program called Funnet to competition netball. This year we have Kindergarten children involved in Funnet and two teams of girls from Years 2-4 playing in non-competitive Netta, a younger group and a more experienced team. Netta is an excellent way for children to learn the rules of Netball in a very supportive and fun environment. We also have a team of girls(from Years 3-4) playing in U10 Transition Netball. They play full competition rules but with some interative support from their coaches as they enter the competition phase of Netball, and an U12 team. Our involvement in Netball is very positive and we experience excellent skills development with fantastic imput from enthusiastic senior school girls who assist with the coaching each year. And, we have enjoyed some wonderful successes over the years. Last year our U11 team won their division in a thrilling Grand Final.


Rugby

Rugby Coordinator: Mr Chris Jackman

All Saints' College Junior School will have an Under 10 rugby team in 2008.

The boys will be playing Mini Rugby. Mini Rugby continues the theme, introduced in Walla Rugby, of free-flowing running and passing Rugby Action. However most importantly it introduces the young player to the contact elements of the game. It has been designed to teach the Game principles of Possession, Go Forward and Pressure with greater emphasis on the tactical principle of Support. It also teaches the individual skills of Passing and Receiving; Running and Evasion; Contact; Kicking and Tackling; as well as the game elements of Ruck, Maul, Scrum and Lineout. Mini is played on a modified field with 10 players (5 backs and 5 forwards) in each team.

So far games have been organized against Kinross Wollaroi School, Blue Mountains Grammar School and Pittwater House.



Soccer

Soccer Coordinator: Mr Philip Cant

All Saints' College Junior School enters teams in the local Bathurst District Soccer Association during Terms 2 and 3. Soccer is open to boys and girls in Transition through to Year 6 and is played on a Saturday morning. Younger age groups play on modified fields with less players which allows for greater involvement from individuals. Teams increase in size as the players get older and the game begins to take a more structured form with a greater emphasis upon positional and tactical play. Student participation, enjoyment and skill development are the key objectives of the program. Training is held during After School Sport on Wednesday afternoon between 3:30 and 4:30.