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Director of Sport | Mr Tony McGahan

Welcome to Term 3 Sport.
 
After a disrupted Term 2, I am glad to welcome you back to Terrace Sport in Term 3. My thanks to players and families for the outstanding attendance at holiday clinics over the winter break. The great work completed over the holidays has set us up to start the Term 3 sporting season safe, skilled and ready to compete. 

I had the opportunity to visit and observe the many programs in action over the holidays, and the performance and participation levels indicate the great work that our Directors, Coordinators and coaches deliver. Through the constantly changing landscape of coaching, training numbers, fields and health protocols, our program staff have adapted expertly, and their hard work has allowed our students the opportunity to compete in four GPS Saturday sports this term. 

The sports in season this term are Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Gymnastics, Rugby and Tennis. Three sports – Tennis, Basketball and Football – will start competition with Round 1 in Week 1. Rugby will commence its competition in Week 4, with internal and external trial games during Weeks 1-3. Cross Country and Gymnastics competition schedules will be confirmed in Week 1 with a view to commencing GPS activities in Week 4 and Week 8 respectively.

Thank you to all families, players and coaches who have committed to Terrace Sport programs this term. It is not always easy to juggle sporting commitments with family needs, so we thank you for your continued support. The large number of boys involved in Sport across our programs in Term 3 allows us to continue our strong spirit of participation in the sporting environment, and we are thankful for the time and effort every family contributes to this success.

Game Day

The way game day venues are run has changed in light of COVID-19. Please familiarise yourself with the below guidelines that GPS schools will be following this term:

  • To enter, visitors must scan the QR code to register their attendance via EVA Check-in. Parents/caregivers with iPhones can download the EVA Check-in App and create their EVA profile prior to game day. Android users and users without existing profiles will be directed to the EVA Check-in website to fill in their information.  Players are not required to check-in.
  • There will be signs and posters with a QR Code at each venue. This must be scanned when coming onto the premises. Please ensure all visitors check out via the app once they leave the venue to assist with tracing.
  • All sports (outdoor and indoor) allow 2 parents or caregivers per child to spectate (no siblings/children, grandparents, family friends etc.).
  • Play and Leave Only | There will be limited canteen facilities but spectators should avoid standing around following games.
  • Arrive Ready to Play | There will be no change rooms. Students cannot arrive more than 30 minutes prior to their game commencement as each court/field will need to be cleared and then cleaned prior to the next games entering.
  • Social distancing will be required – 1.5 meters between spectators.
  • Sanitiser stations will be available – we encourage all guests to keep hygiene at a high standard.
  • Spectators will be asked to follow all COVID-19 directives and must spectate from the allocated areas, which will be signed at each venue.

Please check the College App for current information for your sport each week.

Parent Lounge

Participation in the Terrace Sport program is large and continuing to grow, with most families at the College engaging at some level of participation. The flow of communication to this number of families is paramount in keeping everyone informed. It is vital to ensure you have signed on electronically through Parent Lounge and follow the weekly updates for your sport on the College App. Game day updates on venues, times and last-minute changes, as well as training cancellations due to weather, will be communicated through each sport’s dedicated Twitter account, so please follow the relevant accounts to receive this information. Each sport’s social media account/s can be found on the sign on booklet or by searching Twitter for “Terrace [your sport]”. For any questions or concerns about any sport, please contact the relevant Director or Coordinator, found on the sign on booklet and on App notices. 

Attendance at training

I would ask that all boys commit to their attendance at training twice a week and arrive ready for their games, home or away. Representing the College is something to be valued. Being a team member who can be depended on entails sacrifice and commitment, no matter what level or activity.

Training nutrition

With a busy term of sport, and many boys engaged in sessions in the College Gym, our Director of Athlete Development, Mr Mark Chisholm, is looking to support good nutrition to ensure maximum energy.  Users of the gym will now be fortunate enough to enjoy a serve of Bareback Biltong at the conclusion of sessions. Bareback Biltong is a healthy and delicious meat snack, an ideal alternative to fatty chips and snacks that some boys may reach for.  We are excited to have Bareback Biltong fuelling the recovery of Terrace athletes across all sports.  Whilst it is the perfect amount of protein to refuel, this grass-fed, Aussie beef snack makes a tasty treat anytime, for anyone.  Use code terrace20 at https://barebackbiltong.com.au/ and members of the Terrace Family will receive 20% off their order. Our thanks to Bareback Biltong for their support of Terrace athletes.

Uniform

Please be aware that all Directors, Coordinators and Coaches have been asked to monitor training and playing uniform.  We want to ensure we are representing the College and ourselves on and off the field with the highest standards. 

Training buddies needed

Fight4Balance is an Australian registered charity dedicated to improving the lived experience and wellbeing of adolescent youth with learning and perceptual disabilities and their families.  The program are looking for exercise training training 'buddies' for their next programs.  A number of Terracians have previously participated as buddies within the program - please consider if you are able to assist in 2020.  More information can be found here.

Have a great Term 3 in Terrace Sport.