Football Wrap

As a program, we walked away from Round 4 with 12 wins, seven draws and 14 losses.  Overall, we let ourselves down with some poor decision making in crucial areas that might have changed some of the results in our favour throughout some of our games. A special mention to the 8As who have had some difficult results this season, however they battled very well against a very strong State High team. Despite going down 2-0, the boys should walk away proud of the way they played. We will need to make sure we focus this week at training and prepare for the weekend when we host Churchie.

One of the great lessons for young footballers to learn is that a good performance is a direct result of a good attitude or mindset. The battle against Nudgee in Round 3 was when the mindset and attitude of the ‘team’ was in harmony. Unfortunately, the performance of the group against State High in Round 4 wasn’t. We missed our regular Friday session because of the weather but this is a reason that cannot be used as an excuse for the 3-0 loss we suffered. 

As individuals, the 1st XI are good players but football is a team game and players can’t win games on their own, by doing their own thing. Players within the team have different strengths and abilities but it is when the individual takes precedence over the group that the ‘team’ does not function as well as it should, and that is what happened last Saturday. The players didn’t function as a collective. 

Fortunately, other results fell for us on the weekend and the door is still open for Terrace to be successful in terms of the premiership. We have a very tough game against Churchie this Saturday and although the team is hurting from the outcome against State High, it is a lesson learned.  Saturday will be a great day at Tennyson and a great ‘team’ performance!

Rugby Wrap

Term 3 Rugby sign on 

Sign-on will now take place throughout Week 6. All families will receive an email inviting you to register online. It is vital that you inform us of your intentions as this will assist with the organisation of coaches, referees, buses, field usage and ultimately how many teams we nominate in the GPS competition.  Registrations will stay open for Week 6 and will close 3pm Friday 31 May.  Boys who participated in Term 2 Rugby are required to also register.

Please note that the boys born in 2008 (Under 10) will play and be graded with the Under 11 boys. This decision was made by the GPS as only a small number of GPS schools could field Under 10 teams. The upside is that all Year 5 boys will get to play with their class mates during their first year of rugby here at Terrace.

Player readiness mid-year holiday rugby clinics 

All players will participate in a preseason training program which will take place at Tennyson on Tuesday 9, Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 July. The purpose of the clinic is to prepare the boys for the upcoming GPS Rugby season. During the clinics, all elements of the Smart Rugby and “Confidence in Contact” program will be delivered by experienced coaches leading into our trial games against Nudgee College on Saturday 13 July at Tennyson. 

Please note there is no need to register as it is an expectation that all boys attend. Only if you are not attending are you required to inform tyronmandrusiak@terrace.qld.edu.au. Boys who are not participating in our Term 2 program and are not available for the clinic will be required to complete their Smart Rugby and “Confidence in Contact” training during the first two weeks of Term 3 training prior to playing in Round 2.
• 9am – 12pm (Under 11, Under 12 and  Under 14 Teams)
• 2pm – 5pm (Under 13, Under 15, Under 16 and Open Teams) 
• Followed by a trial game against Nudgee College on Saturday 13 July at Tennyson (Schedule TBC).

Date claimers

• Week 6 - Whole School Rugby Sign On - please note that boys currently enrolled in the       Term 2 preseason program will need to also enrol for Term 3 Rugby
• Monday 3 June - Rugby Program Parent Information presentation GT 125 6-7pm
• Thursday 6 June - Rugby Coaches Induction Evening Tennyson 5.45-7.45pm
• Tuesday 9, Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 July - Holiday Clinics at Tennyson 
• Saturday 13 July - Whole School practice game v NC at Tennyson
• Saturday 20 July – GPS Round 1 v TGS followed by the Rugby Season Launch

Clothing and equipment

• Terrace jerseys, shorts and socks will need to be purchased before the end of term as     we play NC in a trial on the Saturday before returning to school
• Mouth-guard (a fitted mouth-guard from a dentist is strongly recommended) 

Term 3 Tennyson training schedule

A bus will depart Gregory Terrace at 3.15pm sharp travelling to Tennyson with training commencing at 4pm. Training will finish at 5.30pm with a bus returning to Terrace at approx. 6.15pm. Parents are welcome to collect their sons from Tennyson. 

Coaches

• Mums, dads and caregivers, if you are interested in coaching please contact me via email. Once again, I am anticipating that we will field many teams. For enquiries:

tyronmandrusiak@terrace.qld.edu.au

Tennis Wrap

This week, the Terrace Tennis teams play Churchie in matches from Years 5 through to 12. There will be additional matches against Brisbane Boys College. It is always a great round of tennis played in excellent spirit and the program looks forward to the challenge ahead.

The results from the round against Brisbane State High School were excellent for Years 7 through to 12. In all matches, the sportsmanship by the red and black was excellent. We also thank Nudgee College for their efforts to get more matches on court. The game day coaches have highlighted that they are particularly pleased with how hard our young Terracians fought in every game against our opposition.

Well done also to the primary teams who played competitive matches internally. The Year 5 boys were highly competitive against their Year 6 counterparts which places the future of the program in strong hands.

See here for: Round 4 Results

1st IV Report

GT 6–13–94 defeated BSHS 2–4–66

In our match against BSHS, the Terrace 1st IV boys once again got off to a good start in the singles.

The singles matches finished with Bryce Robinson winning 7-6, 6-4, Dominic Anderson winning 6-4, 7-6, Charlie Van Balen winning 6-3, 6-2, and Sean Pacey going down 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. The boys went into their doubles rubbers in a strong 3-1 position. Bryce and Dom once again dominated their first doubles match, winning in straight sets, while Charlie and Sean fell short, losing in straight sets. 

Charlie Van Balen was outstanding on Saturday, demonstrating greater maturity in his play. He played more within himself, positioning himself and structuring his points better, while using his speed around the court both defensively and offensively in his play.

Mr Graeme Brimblecombe
Head Coach Tennis