Sports Bulletin – Issue 10, 18 July 2024

Sports Wrap Up

• Round 1 Basketball, Tennis and Rugby League versus Marist College Ashgrove this Friday 19 and Saturday 20 July.
• Rugby League team photos at Villa Park for 8A, 9A, 10A and Seconds teams.
• Senior round of Rugby League this Saturday 20 July – our only home round for the season!
• Well done to all Trimester 2 award recipients and our Trimester 3 Captains and Firsts teams who were presented on assembly on Tuesday 16 July.
• Good luck to all students wearing the green and gold for the first time this weekend and to our Year 12 students as they embark on their final Trimester 3 season.

Draw – Round 1 vs Marist College Ashgrove, 19/20 July
The Round 1 Draw is now available on the The Locker Room Overview
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
Team lists for Round 1 will be posted by Thursday 17 July to Parent Lounge and Student Cafe.
Team lists will be posted by Thursday prior to the round ahead. This is the earliest possible time we can post this information.

Team Photos
Team photos for Rugby League Teams – 8A, 9A, 10A and Seconds – will be taken at Villa Park this Saturday 20 July. The photos will be taken underneath the Andrew Slack scoreboard. Boys are to arrive 15mins prior to their photo in full playing uniform including boots. Schedule below.

Livestream Links
Please note the livestream link for Firsts fixtures in Term 3 –  AIC Live Streaming (aictv.com.au)

Results

AIC Sport Results – Associated Independent Colleges

Sports Club
The Villanova College Sports Club are looking for volunteers this Saturday 20 July at both Villa Park and Goold Hall. Please click on the links below to register your assistance.

Round 1 League – Villa Park — Saturday 20 July – BBQ/Canteen Volunteers

Round 1 Basketball – Goold Hall — Saturday 20 July – Canteen Volunteers

Trimester 3 Sport Sign-Ons
Registrations for Trimester 3 Sports, Basketball, Rugby League, Tennis and Track & Field are now closed.
Students still wanting to register for Track & Field you just need to visit the Sports Office.

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 page provides updated information regarding training schedules and current AIC/trial draws.

Training Schedules
The Term 3 Training Schedule is now available on The Locker Room Overview page of the Villanova College website.

Save the dates – Sporting Tours, Camps and Clinics

• Christmas holidays 2024/2025 – Cricket Oblate Tour to Perth, Volleyball AVSC Tournament Gold Coast and Swim Camp at Tallebudgera.
• ** International Tour ** – Football and Rugby Tour to Japan – Easter 2025.
• ** International Tour ** – Basketball and Volleyball Tour to USA – Christmas 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 participating in Trimester 3 Sports – please see correct uniforms below. A reminder that all hire jerseys in Basketball and Rugby League, must be returned to the Uniform Shop at the end of the season. Failure to return these jerseys incurs a significant fee.

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 – Jordan Mullan, jordanedwardmullan@gmail.com
AIC 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 or emailed to the specific students and their parents. 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 and your emails 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.

Mr Shaun McLean, Director of Sport

Well done to all our Basketball teams in their final trial matches versus St Peters Lutheran College. AIC teams are now confirmed in readiness for Round 1.

The First V continue to build towards the season with another comfortable victory last Saturday. Led well by Kayden I and Cooper L, and some outstanding shooting by Mitch H, the team are looking forward to the challenge this Saturday against Marist.

Unfortunately, Basketball is a Sport where we are unable to include all students who register. This week, boys who missed out on AIC selection will be invited to participate in an internal Basketball competition at Villanova College. The programme will be coordinated by the Sports Club and include elements of internal games and matches against other AIC schools. This information will be distributed via email and the Villa App this week.

Best of luck to all teams in Round 1.

Mr Jordan Mullan, Basketball Coordinator

Another big weekend of Sport with our Rugby League teams taking on St Peter’s and Ambrose Treacy College. There were some very promising results, and it was a great last opportunity for our coaches to put final touches on teams.

A special mention to our First XIII team who started the season with a bang and recording a 60-0 result against a strong Ambrose team. We caught up with back-rower, Ned Godwin, who had this to say about the match and season opener.

“After coming off a strong confraternity tournament, the Villa boys were looking strong and displayed great intensity from the kick-off against Ambrose. The game was tough but the team hung in against a determined Ambrose First team. Special mention to Ebo (Lachlan Ebrington) who crossed the try-line 3 times during the match.”

This weekend versus Marist, we will need to stick to the structure, play to the wing and continue our style of aggressive defence.

A few reminders for all our Rugby League Families

• Please check the team list and fixture information via Parent Lounge
• Only students in full Rugby League uniform will be permitted to play in fixtures this weekend. Development squad items are not correct uniform.
• This weekend games will be played at Villanova Park, if families are able to, please assist with the canteen where available.

Wishing all teams the best of luck for this weekend v Marist College.

Mr Alex Russell, Rugby League Coordinator

It was a great turn out on a cool winter’s morning at Morningside Tennis Centre last Saturday. SPLC were our opposition in what was to be our final round of trials and last opportunity for the students to show their skills before the AIC Tennis season commences this week. It was most pleasing to see many new players attending who did not play last year, especially across the junior age group who had never played before, illustrating that there is always time to become involved, support the College, have fun, and learn new skills.

Competition for places in teams was particularly fierce across the grades; thank you to all the boys who trained and trialled. Unfortunately, not all players can make the team with limited number of places available. I strongly encourage all players who have not been successful in making Round 1 teams to stay in contact with their team managers and to continue to train throughout the season; we would like all students to be available for selection throughout season and for the weeks when there are absences or unfortunate injuries.

The results of the trial matches were pleasing as were the overall individual performances of each team. While we did not record final scores for all teams across the day, I took great satisfaction in knowing that each player showed their competitiveness and flexibility as we worked through our final selections with teams changing through each set.

Parents – The uniform for Tennis players consists of the Villanova squad shirt, green Physical Education shorts, team socks (PE socks) and the Villanova sports cap. All of these are available for purchase at the Uniform Shop. Can I please use this as a final reminder that all boys will need to be in “full tennis uniform” for Round 1 this Saturday. The weekly draw will be posted in the “Locker Room” section of the website, please make sure that you double check the venue and starting times weekly, as these may change throughout the season depending on the opposition and court availability. The Team lists will be posted online each week by no later than Thursday afternoon.

Thank you to all parents and boys who have contributed already to what will be an enjoyable and hopefully a very successful Villanova Tennis season ahead.

Good luck to all Villanova sporting teams for your round 1 matches this weekend.

Mr Nathan Dufty, Tennis Coordinator

Track & Field

Track & Field training commences in Week 4 from Monday 29 July. The season schedule is now available on the Locker Room Track & Field page.
Students are still welcome to register for Track & Field through the Sports Office.

Track & Field 2024 – Season schedule and information

Mr Anthony Kemp, Track & Field Coordinator

Last Wednesday Members of Villanova’s 1^st XVIII AFL Team the Leaping Wildcats travelled to Maroochydore AFC to compete in the AFL Queensland Schools Cup – SEQ North Finals. All games were close, dictated in part by the wet, muddy conditions which proved very challenging. The Leaping Wildcats enjoyed a close win over Kedron Park SHS and a narrow loss to Nudgee College. A narrow loss in the semi-final to Siena College saw the team eliminated from the competition. The intent, effort and skill played in all games was a positive indicator for the team next year with many players from grades 10 and 11.

Many thanks to the following year 12 students who shared their gifts playing with the Leaping Wildcats for the final time including Max Blaser, Lachlan Brown, Jackson Dalrymple, Max Downie, Lachlan Ebrington, Ned Godwin, Henry Oberhardt, Luke Patterson, Harry Poole and Darcy Woodger.

Congratulations to Oscar Tanks, Will White and Toby Hall all members of Villanova’s 1^st XVIII AFL Team the Leaping Wildcats who last week played in the2024 U16 Marsh National Championships where they placed 3^rd representing the Brisbane Lions Academy. Oscar had the privilege of leading the team after being named as captain.

They enjoyed a big win over the Suns Academy, lost to Tasmania and finished the carnival with a good win over the GWS Academy.

Well done, to Oscar, Will and Toby on your great performances representing both Villanova and the Brisbane Lions Academy.

Mr Brian Pascoe, First XVIII Head Coach

Strength & Conditioning continues in Term 3. Refer to the Term 3 Training Schedule on the Locker Room Overview page.
The gym is available to all students in Years 7-12.

Mr Marco Mastrorocco, Strength & Conditioning Coordinator

Speed & Agility is crucial to most sports. Future Athletics’ Speed & Agility programme is designed to teach students these skills to form a strong base for their chosen sport.

Regardless of the sport, the skills learnt through our Speed & Agility programme will help young athletes and set them up for the future. Sprinting technique, coordination, plyometrics, flexibility, change of direction training and core exercises are some of the skills taught in the sessions. These sessions are conducted in a fun and playful environment focussing on the child and helping them enjoy sports.

This programme is available to all students in Years 5-8. The Term 3 programme will run on Friday mornings, from 7-8am on Whinstanes.
The programme runs for 8 weeks from Friday 19 July to 6 Sep.

Registration is made through payment on Parent Lounge. The event is now active.

Speed & Agility Term 3, 2024 – Flyer

Villa Sport – humble in victory, gracious in defeat.

Upcoming Events – Save the date!

• Villanova Community Carnival

This coming Saturday 20 July, 4pm to 10pm. Enjoy the fun, and if you can please volunteer an hour of your time to help!
Villanova Community Carnival 2024 | Villanova College (vnc.qld.edu.au)

• QCMF

The countdown to the Queensland Catholic Schools & Colleges Music Festival has begun! With over 14,437 students performances from over 109 schools and colleges from all over Queensland, it is the premier event in the Queensland Catholic Education calendar. 15-18 August 2024. Book your ticket now at a discounted rate! https://qcmf.com.au/

• Year 5 into 2026 Enrolments are now Open!

Year 5 in 2026 | Villanova College (vnc.qld.edu.au)
If you have a boy currently in Year 3, please remember to send an enrolment application for Year 5 into 20026.

• Join us for our Weekly Breakfast Café!

A reminder that every Tuesday morning, our talented Year 11 Hospitality students take charge and run a delightful breakfast café from 7:30am to 9:30am. We have built a fantastic following of students and teachers, especially between 8:00am and 8:30am. However we would love to extend a warm invitation to parents to join us, particularly between 8:30am and 9:30am, to keep the boys busy and enjoy a delicious breakfast.

• 2024 Non-government schools census collection notice

The Australian Government Department of Education (the department) would like to advise all staff, parents and guardians that it will collect certain information about your school, its staff and student body as part of the 2024 Non-government schools census collection (the census).
How and what information is collected for the census?
Census information is provided to the department by your school legal entity (the approved authority) via the SchoolsHUB website.
The census provides information about your school and the number and characteristics of the school’s staff and student body during a specific reference period. Characteristics collected through the census include:
teaching and non-teaching staff
-students’ year level and workload
-students’ gender and age (as on 1 July 2024)
-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and students
-students with disability
-students receiving distance education
-boarding and overseas students.

The names of students and staff are not collected, apart from the name, position and contact details of the staff member nominated as the primary contact for the census.

Census special circumstances applications
Census special circumstances applications may also be made by schools to include a student(s) who did not attend during the census reference period but otherwise meets census eligibility requirements. Schools will provide the department with information and documents about the student demonstrating their eligibility. The department does not require personal information about a student and asks schools to de-identify any documents before providing them.
Purpose of the census collection
The information provided during the census is collected by the department in accordance with the Australian Education Act 2013 (the Act) and the Australian Education Regulations 2023 (the Regulations). The Act and Regulations require the legal entity responsible for the administration of the school (the approved authority) to provide this information to the department to:
-ensure the provision of Australian Government funding to schools is properly calculated and
appropriately managed
-conduct research, statistical analysis and develop school education policy for the Australian
Government
-meet national and international reporting obligations on school students in Australia
-publish and provide information about schools to the public.

Use and disclosure of personal information
Your personal information is protected by law under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act).
Personal information is information or an opinion about an identified individual or an individual who
is reasonably identifiable.
Any use or disclosure of your personal information must occur in accordance with the Privacy Act
and the Act and Regulations, and any other applicable laws.
Your personal information provided to the department through the census may be:
-used or disclosed by the department as outlined above under the heading ‘Purpose of the census
collection’
-disclosed to the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) to publish
on the My School website and included as high-level data for ACARA’s National Report on
Schooling in Australia
-disclosed to state and territory government departments and authorities in accordance with the
Act and Regulations
-disclosed to Australian Government departments and authorities in accordance with the Act and
Regulations
-disclosed to non-government school representative bodies in accordance with the Act and
Regulations
-disclosed to a contracted auditor where the department decides to audit or verify the
information provided by an approved authority about a school. The contracted auditor may use
previously collected information or request access to individual student records for comparison
purposes. The contractors may pass this information onto officers within the department, if there
is a discrepancy in the data provided by the school and the school’s records and further
investigation is required. The contracted auditor must handle personal information in accordance
with the Privacy Act
-disclosed to the department’s service providers so they can provide information and
communications technology support services to the department.
-used to validate data from other collections undertaken by the department
-used or disclosed where it is otherwise required or authorised by law including under the Act or
Regulations, or otherwise permitted under the Privacy Act.

Other than in exceptional circumstances (for example, investigation of fraud relating to overseas
students), the department does not disclose any of the personal information collected to overseas
recipients.

You can download the Department of Education’s privacy policy or request a copy at
privacy@education.gov.au. The privacy policy includes information about:
-how to access or correct personal information held about you or your child
– how to make a complaint about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles
– how the department will deal with such a complaint.

What do you need to do?
You are not required to do anything. The approved authority of the school is responsible for providing the information to the department.
Contacts for further information
Your school can provide more information about the data it provides for you or your child as part of the census.
To find out more about the census collection and reporting, visit SchoolsHUB.