Basketball

Round 2 of Terrace Basketball was a unique round with Terrace playing five different schools across the weekend. The majority of the A-B program travelled to Toowoomba to play the always competitive Toowoomba Grammar School (TGS). Despite the challenges posed by travelling, the program performed well to win 12 of the 13 games played, with the 10As playing out a tense 43-43 tie. The Year 10 age group was hotly contested with only six points the difference across all three games v TGS, whilst in contrast the 9Bs recorded the largest win of the weekend with a 97-5 victory. There were also dominant wins recorded by the 2^nd V, 11As, 8As, 8Bs and 8Cs.

The 1^st V made it consecutive wins to start the 2020 season, holding off a fighting effort from TGS, who despite being behind on the scoreboard for the majority of the game refused to yield, applying pressure to Terrace in all four quarters. Despite not being at their best, the team were able to come out on top as Justin Sullivan led the way with some impressive defensive plays.

A total of 24 supplementary games were played against Brisbane Grammar School, Brisbane Grammar, Nudgee College and Ipswich Grammar School. Terrace played above a division or age group in the majority of these games with teams able to take plenty from the learning and development opportunities against a higher standard of opposition. Despite being on the losing side of their games, the 7Cs, 9Ds and 10Ds were able to push their opposition until the final whistle. The 5^th V were the standout of the round as the group were able to defeat the BBC 4ths by 32 points at the Campbell Centre.

This weekend will prove to be a tough challenge for the program against the traditionally strong Brisbane Boys’ College. All players are reminded to stick to the high playing standards expected of the playing group and to compete on every play.

Football

It was our first GPS home round this weekend and the rain could not dampen the feel-good mood as we hosted Toowoomba Grammar School.

The program notched some early wins across the board. A strong downpour forced the tough decision to move or cancel several games.  Thanks to all involved for making the late changes happen. Overall, 20 games were played on Saturday and Terrace won 15, putting on a great display of sportsmanship and skill.

The hard work put in by all boys stood out on the weekend, and all of the players can be proud of how well they represented the College.

For those impacted by the rain, particularly the washed out matches, we would like to thank you for your understanding. We appreciate your support, and this week at training we will do our best to ensure these boys get to play 11 v 11 internally to make up some of the lost match experience.

This weekend, we will host Brisbane Boys’ College for Round 3 of GPS Football. They are a strong footballing school, but Terrace Football welcomes the challenge and the opportunity for development as we aim to continue our great start to the season.

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Rugby

As part of the GPS Rugby Grading Protocol, Terrace teams are drawn to play other schools’ higher graded teams – for example, this weekend, our GT 14C will play BBC 14B.  The GPS “Like for Like” philosophy is aimed at ensuring games between competing schools are as comparable as possible. A key driver for the “Like for Like” philosophy is player safety, along with player enjoyment. For more information relating to the Grading Protocol process please see below.

Grading protocol process

Prior to the commencement of each season, and then again at the conclusion of Round 3, a Grading Review Panel will convene to examine the grading placement of teams.

To ensure that some consistency of grading is achieved, the following guidelines may be used to influence discussions regarding the placement of each team across each age group.

 Grading Criteria

1. The number of teams fielded in the age by each school.
2.  A review of results from the preceding season to examine comparability of teams in each age group.
3. Any preseason results may also be considered.
4. For the Round 3 grading discussions, results from the Rounds 1 and 2 trials are also to be used to inform grading discussions.
5. Pre-season discussion by the Grading Review Panel needs to consider any new students who have entered the school’s rugby program since the previous season.
6. The Grading Committee will generate a full season draw to reflect the team reallocations that have been processed at the preseason grading meeting. This draw will be reassessed at the Round 3 meeting.

GPS Code of Behaviour

Players

1. Play by the rules.
2. Cooperate with and respect game officials and their decisions. 
3. Abstain from verbal abuse, distraction, or provoking of officials or other players.
4. Treat all players as you would like to be treated and respect the property of others.  
5. Leave the field immediately and without dissent when suspended (Yellow Card) or sent off (Red Card). 
6. Abstain from excessive encouragement of teammates. 

 Parents and Spectators

1. Provide a model of good behavior for all players. 
2. Demonstrate courtesy towards all players, all officials and all spectators. 
3. Encourage honest effort, skilled performance and team loyalty. 
4. Let game officials conduct the match without interference but be willing to help if requested. 

This weekend, most teams in the program will be away to Brisbane Boys’ College, with some teams playing in the supplementary draw in matches against The Southport School and Nudgee College.