Sports Bulletin – Issue 5, 28 March 2024

Summary for the Easter Holidays and early Term 2

• Firsts Basketball camp at Villanova College, Tues 2 and Wed 3 Apr.
• Football and Rugby skills clinics at Villa Park, Thurs 4 and Fri 5 Apr. Registrations are now closed.
• Firsts Rugby camp at Sunshine Coast Recreation Centre, Sun 7 to Wed 10 Apr.
• Firsts Football tournament at The Southport School, Mon 8 to Fri 12 Apr.
• Football trial matches vs Churchie, Sat 13 Apr. Open 2nds, 3rds and A teams from Years 5-10.
• Holiday Strength & Conditioning sessions in the Villa Gym, Wed 3, Mon 8 and Wed 10 Apr, 6:30-8am.
• Training resumes for Trimester 2 Sports from Week 1, Monday 15 April. Refer to the Term 2 training schedules below.
• Chess trial round vs Iona College at Villa, Fri 19 Apr.
• Football and Rugby trial round vs Iona College, Years 9-Open @ Villa Park, Years 5-8 @ Iona, Sat 20 Apr.
• Round 1 vs Marist College Ashgrove, 26/27 Apr.

Draw – Trial Round vs Iona College, 19/20 April – coming soon…
The Trial Round draw for this Friday 19 and Saturday 20 Apr will be available on the Locker Room Overview page by Wednesday 17 Apr.
For all future rounds, the draw will be posted to Locker Room by the Wednesday prior to the round ahead. This is the earliest possible time we can post this information.

Team Lists – coming soon…
Team lists for the Iona trial round will be posted by Thursday 18 Apr.
Team lists do not appear online. They appear in the Parent Lounge and Student Cafe sections of the portal. Team lists will be posted by Thursday prior to the round ahead. This is the earliest possible time we can post this information.

Sports Club President – Expressions of interest
Calling for expressions of interest for the role of President of the Sports Club (commencing Term 2, 2024). Please contact smclean@vnc.qld.edu.au for more information. The next Sports Club meeting is Monday 22 April, 6:00-7:00pm at Villanova College.

Sports Club – Villa Park Canteen Volunteers
The Villa Sports Club will be looking for volunteers to assist on the Villa Park canteen in Term 2. There will be a registration link sent out to the community each week for parents to sign up. Proceeds from the Villa Park canteen go directly to the development of all our AIC sporting programmes.

Our next round of Football and Rugby games is Saturday 19 Apr. Years 9-Open teams are at Villa Park that day. Link coming soon…

Trimester 2 Sport Sign-Ons
Registrations for Trimester 2 Sports are now closed.

If you did not register your son, he must now visit the Sports Department to collect a “Late Registration Form’. This form must be taken home, completed, signed by both student and parent, and returned to the Sports Office, prior to the student being added to a Sport. Failure to follow this process may result in non-selection for the upcoming season.

AIC Draw 2024
Please find attached the AIC Draw for 2024.

Communications
Families are reminded to access all Sport information via the Villanova College website and the Villanova College App. The Locker Room Overview tab provides updated information regarding training schedules and current AIC/trial draws.

Training Schedules
For all updated information regarding training and selection trials schedules, please visit the Locker Room Overview page of the Villanova College website.
The Term 2 Training schedule for Weeks 1-8, Term 2 is below. This schedule will commence from Monday 15 April.

Term 2 Training Schedule – Weeks 1-8 (commences Monday 15 April)

Chess players, please refer to the training schedule below. These sessions commenced from Week 9, Term 1 (from Monday 18 March) and continue through Weeks 1-8, Term 2.

Chess Training Schedule 2024

Villa Park pick-ups – Football & Rugby
Football and Rugby trials commence at Villa Park from Week 9, Monday 18^th March. Football on Monday’s and Wednesday’s, Rugby on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s.

Transport for all players is organised ‘one-way’ from the College to Villa Park straight after school. Buses will depart Sixth Avenue promptly from 3:05pm. All buses will be supervised by a Villa staff member/coach.

Parents are reminded to please collect their son/s from Villa Park between 5:00-5:15pm. A staff member will be on site until all students are collected. The hope is that we do not need to ask our staff to remain past 5:15-5:30pm at the latest. We appreciate your consideration here.

 Save the date – Football trial matches versus Churchie, Easter Holidays Saturday 13 April.

In the Easter holidays, on Saturday 13 April, all “2nds/A” level Football teams will have trial games versus Churchie. The games will be played at Churchie (Oaklands Pde, East Brisbane). See timings below.

Once teams are selected, students will be invited to attend the trial game in the holidays via a JotForm. If players are unavailable due to being away (which is understandable and won’t influence selections), B/C players will be invited to fill the gaps.

2^nd XI – 2pm kick-off
3^rd XI vs Churchie 11A – 2pm kick-off
10A – 2pm kick-off
9A – 12:30pm kick-off
8A – 12:30pm kick-off
7A – 12:30pm kick-off
6A – 11:30am kick-off
5A – 11:30am kick-off

Save the dates – Sporting Tours, Camps and Clinics

• Football & Rugby training clinics all year levels – Villa Park – Easter holidays, 4-5 April, 2024.
• Firsts Rugby Camp – Sunshine Coast Recreation Centre – 7-10 April, 2024.
• Firsts Football Tournament – The Southport School – 8-12 April, 2024.
• St Augustine’s College Tour – Sydney – 17-19 June, 2024.
• Rugby League Confraternity Carnival – Townsville – 22-29 June, 2024.
• Xmas holidays 2024/2025 – Cricket Oblate Tour to Perth, Volleyball AVSC Tournament Gold Coast & Swim Camp at Tallebudgera.
• ** International Tour ** – Football & Rugby Tour to Japan – Easter 2025.
• ** International Tour ** – Basketball & Volleyball Tour to USA – Xmas holidays 2025/2026.

Sport Uniforms
Families are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the Villanova College Uniform Look Book. This information is found on the College website Uniform Shop page. Opening hours for the Uniform Shop can also be found here. All students selected in AIC teams are expected to wear the correct uniform for AIC fixtures each week.

For those students preparing for Trimester 2 Sports – please see correct uniforms below.

Hire Jerseys – Term 1 AFL and Volleyball
In Term 1 hire jerseys for AFL and Volleyball, will need to be returned to the Uniform Shop before the end of Term 1 – by Thursday 28 March.

Jerseys not returned by the end of Term 1 incur a late fee charge on the student’s account. The deadline of the end of Term 1 (last day of term – Thursday 28 March) is strict. All hire jerseys must be returned by then to avoid the late fee charge.

The late fees are as follows:

• AFL jersey – $100
• Volleyball jersey – $100

The Uniform Shop opening hours can be found on the College website.

Sport Contact List
If you are requiring information about a specific Sport, in the first instance, visit the website Locker Room page. If you need further clarification, please contact the relevant Coordinator below. For any training or game absences, please contact your Sport Coordinator.

Director of Sport – Shaun McLean, smclean@vnc.qld.edu.au
AIC AFL Coordinator – Matt Conlan, mconlan@vnc.qld.edu.au
AIC Cricket Coordinator – Chris Everding, ceverding@vnc.qld.edu.au
AIC Swimming Coordinator – Juanita Jacobs, jjacobs@vnc.qld.edu.au
AIC Volleyball Coordinator – Todd Kropp, tkropp@vnc.qld.edu.au
AIC Cross-Country Coordinator – Brian Pascoe – bpascoe@vnc.qld.edu.au
AIC Chess Coordinator – Kath Underhill, kunderhill@vnc.qld.edu.au
AIC Football Coordinator – Nathan Dufty, ndufty@vnc.qld.edu.au
AIC Rugby Union Coordinator – Chris Everding, ceverding@vnc.qld.edu.au
AIC Golf Coordinator – Todd Kropp, tkropp@vnc.qld.edu.au
AIC Basketball Coordinator – TBC – contact the Director of SportAIC Rugby League Coordinator – Alex Russell, arussell@vnc.qld.edu.au
AIC Tennis Coordinator – Nathan Dufty, ndufty@vnc.qld.edu.au
AIC Track & Field Coordinator – Anthony Kemp, akemp@vnc.qld.edu.au
AIC Water Polo Coordinator – Juanita Jacobs, jjacobs@vnc.qld.edu.au
Composite District Sport – Todd Kropp, tkropp@vnc.qld.edu.au
Lytton District Sport – Chris Everding, ceverding@vnc.qld.edu.au

Wet weather cancellations
If there is any reason to cancel training sessions or weekend games, this information will be posted to the Villa App in the Notices section. Please ensure you have downloaded the Villa App and updated your preferences and settings.

The Villa Sports Department will endeavour to cancel morning training sessions by 6am and afternoon training sessions by 1pm. If a training session is cancelled, boys are not able to be dropped off to the training venue as there will not be supervision present. Please check the Villa App regularly for these notifications.

If any AIC fixtures are cancelled, we will follow the same procedure above. Timing will be dependent on when that information becomes available.

On behalf of the Villanova College Sports Department, we wish all families a safe and enjoyable Easter break.

Mr Shaun McLean, Director of Sport

Chess
Training Schedule for Term 2 below. These sessions commence from Monday 15 April.

Mrs Kath Underhill, Chess Coordinator

Cross-Country
The cross-country training for the ‘Running Wildcats’ has had a very positive start for those runners who have been training attacking the Veritas stairs when the fields were shut due to rain.

I strongly encourage each member of the squad to continue training through the Easter holidays to maintain the fitness developed through some outstanding training during the latter stages of Term 1.

The AIC Cross-Country Championships are scheduled for Wednesday the 29^th of May, at St Patrick’s College sporting fields, Curlew Park, Sandgate, so the time to prepare is now.

There have been a number of students who have uploaded the Strava app. I encourage further members of the cross-country squad to download the free app and join the club. Although, the Strava app works better on fitness trackers and smart watches it is also very effective with any smart phone. However, you will need to carry your phone (arm brace preferable) when running to get maximum benefit from the app.

Strava is a free digital service accessible through both mobile applications and the web. Many students have been uploading runs regularly, following other athletes, giving them kudos and comments, joining clubs and challenges. It is a good way of following the training of your fellow ‘Running Wildcats’.

It is a closed club so to join the squad on Strava please join Strava and request access to the Running Wildcats Cross Country Squad 2024.

Or use the link  https://www.strava.com/clubs/1230865

Easter Training
Holiday training will be conducted for those staying close:
Tuesday and Thursday Mornings at 7 to 8 am
Coorparoo AFC, 33 Birubi Street Coorparoo
(We meet on the back oval, not fenced)

ParkRun (Race Training)
Saturday 13^th, 20^th and 27^th of April – Stones Corner Park Run
Warm-up from 6.30 am Race start 7am

https://www.parkrun.com.au/stonescorner/
The event takes place at Hanlon Park, Junction St, Stones Corner

Holiday training for those going away on the holidays; the recommended Cross-Country training each week should incorporate (using the table below):

• One session with the Parkrun is the preferred option.
• Two sessions from Option 1, 2 or 3.

Warm – up for all sessions 10-minute Jog + Drills/Run throughs (High knees, Butt flicks etc), the usual warm-up completed before each Cross-Country session.

Please email any of the coaches if you require further clarification about the Cross-Country holiday training program.

We look forward to having each runner in the team, become the best runner he can be. Dedication to training especially when no one is watching, is a key habit that enable a team, and an individual, to grow in character.

Mr Brian Pascoe, Cross-Country Coordinator

It was great to see plenty of Football action at Villanova Park last Saturday, there is a real excitement about the season ahead with us entering a strong number of teams across all year groups into the upcoming AIC Football season.

Last Saturday was a great opportunity for coaches to continue to evaluate each students “skill sets” while also finally seeing them in match play/scenarios. As we now have a well-earned break over the holidays, I kindly remind all parents and students to check the following important dates below.

• Football skills clinic, 4^th/5^th of April at Villa Park.
• 1^st XI Trial match Vs IGS, 3^rd of April.
• 1^st XI TSS Football Tour, 8^th – 12^th of April.
• Churchie Trial matches on Saturday the 13^th of April. 2^nd XI, 3^rd XI, 10A, 9A, 8A, 7A, 6A and 5A teams only.
• Final Football selection session (Monday the 15^th of April) for all teams. Coaches will use this training/selection session to finalise teams for the Iona trial round on Saturday the 20th of April.
• IONA trial round for all Football teams.
• Round 1 AIC Football on Saturday the 27^th of April.

If parents or students have any questions about Football, please contact the following people.
Years 5-8 Football
Junior Football Coordinator – Ms. Maria Mascadri mmascadri@vnc.qld.edu.au

Years 9-Opens Football
Football Coordinator – Mr Nathan Dufty ndufty@vnc.qld.edu.au

Wishing all families a safe Easter holiday break.

Mr Nathan Dufty, Football Coordinator

The wet weather has unfortunately kicked in at the wrong time for all players and coaches and has interrupted our selection trials. With only a few sessions available to have a look at the boys, we will not select any trial teams until after the holidays. Please be aware that ALL boys will make a team and all coaches will be looking at the boys first week back next term at training and at the Iona trial on April 20^th.

Players will move around from team to team, as they train together and play at the same venue every week. All players will have the opportunity to showcase their skills and regardless of their initial team selection, will be asked to change teams depending on their attendance at training, their attitude and how they interact with their teammates. Any negative behaviour at training or on the field will result in players jeopardising their place in a side.

For new Year 5 parents, this trial process will take will a period of time before coaches settle on teams. We know that many boys may have played at a club for up to 5 years already, but none of those clubs do any grading and our coaches are experienced enough to have a good idea of the ability levels of the boys. We ask you to be mindful of the process and know that we will be moving boys around. If your son is selected in a team and he believes that he should be in a higher grade, our role as parents is to encourage him to go out and be noticed, if he wants an opportunity in a higher grade.

We ask that all players stay behind and sit on the bench after each game next term. Last year many boys played their game and then headed off, leaving the following team short of reserves and most importantly, support. It is also important that all players from Year 5 to the 1^st XV leave their space clean after games. It should not be the responsibility of the Villanova Park Groundsmen or representative of Colleges that we visit, to clean up after our boys. Unfortunately, this was an issue last year and we would like everyone to leave their space clean and tidy after they finish.

Over the holidays, there is a rugby camp for our Andrew Slack squad at the North Coast and Villanova will also be represented at the Ballymore Cup in the U18 Div 2, U15 Div 1 and U13 Div 1 competitions at Albany Creek Sports Ground. We wish all the boys and families participating the best of success and we’d like to thank the coaches for taking the time to develop our boys during the Easter vacation.

On April the 20^th all Year 5 to 8 teams will play at Iona College, while the Year 9 to Open teams will play at Villanova Park. Team lists for the Iona trial should be posted by Thursday 18^th April after the boys have had an opportunity to train on the Tuesday.

Please note we are still looking for a Year 9 Rugby coach. Contact ceverding@vnc.qld.edu.au if you can help.

Mr Chris Everding, Rugby Coordinator

The Villa Gym is available to all students in Years 7-12 over the Easter holidays. All sessions are 6:30-8am. Boys are asked to bring a towel and water bottle to each session. See dates below:

• Wed 3 Apr
• Mon 8 Apr
• Wed 10 Apr

These sessions will be a great opportunity for our athletes to do some deload work and stay sharp over the break, as well for those in the LTAD program wishing to stay active during the holidays. Please note that there won’t be a session on Monday April 1^st due to Easter Monday.

Mr Marco Mastrorocco, Strength & Conditioning Coordinator

The final Speed & Agility session for Term 1 was held on Monday morning 25 March.

Term 2 registrations are now available. See details and flyer below for Term 2. Note sessions will move to Friday mornings, from Weeks 2-9, commencing on Friday 26^th April and concluding on Friday 14 June.

Speed & Agility sessions teach technique, change of direction and speed work to excel in your chosen sport.

Term 2 information:

• Friday mornings, 7-8am on Whinstanes Oval
• Weeks 2-9, Friday 26 Apr to Friday 14 June
• Registrations and payments through Parent Lounge
• Cost is $154 per student per term
• Years 5, 6, 7 & students only

See flyer attached for all other information.

Speed & Agility – Years 5,6,7,8 – Flyer

Sports Lunch 2024 – Get ready for an unforgettable Speakers pannel! We are thrilled to announce the high-profile celebrities who will be joining us at the Villanova College Sports Lunch!

Introducing our panel members:
Rugby League legend Gordon Tallis
AFL gun Cameron Rayner
Basketball icon Jenna O’Hea
Comedian, the hilarious Dave Hughes

Secure your tickets now to rub shoulders with these celerity powerhouses and be part of the action on Friday 17 May! https://sportslunch.vnc.qld.edu.au/