Sports Bulletin – Issue 3, 29 February 2024

Following a long and arduous pre-season, our Swimmers are poised and ready to take on the AIC Championships this Tuesday 5 March. On behalf of the Villanova community, I wish all students well as they strive for personal best efforts on Tuesday. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Juanita Jacobs, Terri Dillon, Theresa Henry and Melissa Liddy for their tireless work behind the scenes, and our Head Swim Coaches Felipe and Nick.

Congratulations to our First VI Volleyball team who remain undefeated after four rounds of competition. Trailing a set early against St Edmund’s College last weekend was a poignant reminder that each and every week is like a grand final match. Our boys now focus on Round 5 versus Padua College this Saturday.

Please note, Trimester 2 Sport registrations are now open for Chess, Cross-Country, Football and Rugby Union. More information is provided below.

Draw – Round 5, Friday 1 and Saturday 2 March
Round 5 vs Padua College – is now available on the Locker Room page. 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.

Sports Club – Canteen Volunteers
Thanks to the Sports Club, our canteens are back! There will be canteens operating in the Villa Park grandstand and in Goold Hall this Saturday 2 March. The Villa Park grandstand will be assisted by volunteers from the First XI cricket team.

Please click on the link below to support our Goold Hall canteen this Saturday (Years 10-Open teams are at home). There are 30-minute shifts allocated, so you may be able to help whilst your son is warming up or dutying another game. If you can’t sign up for the full block, just pop your head in on the day to see if any help is needed.

On behalf of the Sports Club, we appreciate your assistance.

Volleyball Goold Canteen — Signup Sheet – Sat 2 March

Round 3 Results

AFL Results Round 4

Cricket Results Round 4

Volleyball Results Round 4

Trimester 2 Sport Sign-Ons
Information was distributed to the community last week via the College website and Villa App with regards to registrations for Trimester 2 Sports – Chess, Cross-Country, Football and Rugby Union.

Registrations for Term 2 Sport are now open. Sign-ons are due by Wednesday 6 March. Late entries will require students completing a form and returning it to the Sports Office. Please click on the link provided below to register.

Term 2 Sport Sign-On

Team Photos
See below dates for remaining team photos in Term 1.

• Friday 1/3 – Open Seconds AFL @ Coorparoo AFL
• Tuesday 5/3 – AIC Swimming Team @ Villanova College
• Saturday 9/3 – remaining AFL, Cricket & Volleyball @ various venues
• Tuesday 12/3 – Firsts AFL, Cricket & Volleyball @ Villanova College

Rugby Union and Football (soccer) coaches needed.
The Sports Office is currently finalising the coaching lists, for rugby and football. If there are any parents or members of the Villanova community, keen on coaching a team in term 2, could you please contact the Sports Office. We have some spaces to fill across the College but would be keen to hear from our Year 5 parents about taking a team next term.

Team Lists
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.

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 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 page of the Villanova College website. Sport specific training schedules for AFL, Cricket and Volleyball can also be found on the Locker Room page.

All Sport Training Schedule – Term 1, 2024

The Term 2 training schedule (which will commence in Week 9, Term 1) will be available in next week’s Villa View.

Save the dates – Sporting Tours, Camps and Clinics

• Firsts Rugby Camp – Sunshine Coast Recreation Centre – 7-10 April 2024.
• Firsts Football Tournament – The Southport School – 8-12 April 2024.
• Football & Rugby training clinics all year levels – Villa Park – Easter holidays, 2024 dates TBC.
• 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.
• ** International Tour ** – Football & Rugby Tour to Japan – Easter 2025.
• ** International Tour ** – Basketball & Volleyball Tour to USA – Xmas holidays 2025/2026.

Term 1 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.

Hire Jerseys – Term 1 AFL and Volleyball
In Term 1, students playing AFL and Volleyball will hire jerseys from the College.
Students who have not collected their hire jersey need to visit the Uniform Shop as soon as possible.

Jerseys are then returned to the Uniform Shop before the end of Term 1.

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) is strict. All hire jerseys must be returned by then to avoid the late fee charge.

Students must have the full correct uniform, including hire jersey, for all AIC matches.

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 Sport
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. 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.

Mr Shaun McLean, Director of Sport

An excellent round of AFL against St Edmund’s College for the 1^st XVIII AFL Team.

The first half was close with St Edmunds ahead at quarter time. In close games, effective use of the football is crucial. An important factor in developing a successful team is to encourage each player in the team to consider in your actions making your mate, ‘Best on Ground.’ When using the football this could include;

• Knowing your role and playing your role,
• Valuing your possessions,
• First option,
• Long and direct to forwards,
• Run from behind to receive and outnumber,
• In one way, out the other.

I challenge each player to apply these actions to their game, especially when the scores are close. Ensuring that you make your mate, ‘Best on Ground.’
A mindset of making your mate ‘Best on Ground,’ was key to a second half that saw the Leaping Wildcats score 7 goals to 3 through the second half against St Edmund’s College. This Friday the Leaping Wildcats play their final home game for the year against Padua College at Coorparoo AFC  at 4.45 pm.

Mr Brian Pascoe, First XVIII Head Coach

With St. Edmund’s College having a small number of cricket teams, many of our sides came up against a variety of other Colleges who filled in the vacant spots last Saturday. Ambrose Treacy College lined up in many of the supplementary games but there were also matches against Marist, Padua, Iona and St. Laurence’s College.

Congratulations to Caeden Ford (8A), who scored a century in his first outing on Andrew Slack Oval. This was a mighty effort, as he carried his bat through the innings and scored 118 came off 95 balls and he was instrumental in helping the team score 2/228 runs and post a solid victory against St. Edmund’s. Well done Caeden!

Congratulations to all players for your efforts so far this season. We are now heading into the final three games, and it is still extremely important to attend all training sessions and to do your best on Saturdays. We have had a tough draw facing Marist and SPC in round one and two and if we are going to be a real chance of retaining the aggregate shield, then we’ll need to play well and have a good round against Padua this Saturday and Iona next week. Current tables suggest we have slipped to fourth place but with some solid performances, we can push the top teams and finish off strongly.

Coaches have mentioned that there has been an increasing number of clashes with football club trials and swimming club trials and parents are allowing their son’s to miss cricket games, and it has been putting teams under pressure to cover for the player losses on weekends. Some teams end up playing short and this can be very frustrating for coaches and families. In signing on you have committed your son to a team and outside sporting clashes should be avoided. Please contact the Sport Office as your first point of call before notifying coaches.

Mr Chris Everding, Cricket Coordinator

1^st XI Cricket
Our First XI team were on the road last Saturday against SEC at Tivoli. I was confident that the 1^st XI team were ready to put in a strong performance against SEC, due to missing out on playing any Cricket from the previous weekend.

Villanova won the toss and decided to bowl on a pitch that looked to offer something as well as the intermittent consistent showers at the venue. Our bowling innings started brilliantly again with Henrik Frederiksen (1-8) consistently beating the bat with his pace against the SEC top order. Joey Watson (1-8) then bowled with great consistency while Lachlan Whaites (1-7) was bamboozling the SEC batters with his terrific spell of outswing bowling. The pick of the bowlers on the day was Ned Godwin, who bowled brilliantly to clean up the SEC batting lineup to finish with figures of 4-9 of his 6 overs, which resulted in us bowling out SEC for a total of 68.

Chasing small totals can be tricky, and this was certainly the case with us losing Zac Joyce and Oliver Chalmers early to have us in trouble at 2-13. Mitchell Francis (24no) and Captain Finn Thallon (26no) then put on a valuable fourth wicket partnership to steer us home with only three wickets lost in the run chase.

The team focus now turns to the RD5 match up against Padua, who are always tough to beat – so the team will need to keep on improving and stay focused on playing our “positive brand” of cricket.

Good luck to all Villanova sporting teams in Round 5.

Mr Nathan Dufty, First XI Head Coach

As I write this newsletter item, a number of our swimmers are at Chandler competing in the Met East trials.  I use Meet Mobile to track the times of our swimmers at official events such as this, and I am seeing some great times coming through.  It is always good to see our boys challenge themselves in their sport and to compete against the best swimmers from other schools.  Although swimming is often considered an individual sport, where the athlete will work to produce a personal best time with each and every race, the support and camaraderie from all members of the squad goes a long way to improving performances.

I have seen this support each week at our meets, and at training.  Lewis Levine impressed me by walking beside Bede McLellan while he practiced his 15m start at training. He was cheering Bede along and then at the end, congratulated him.  I saw him doing the same thing this morning with another Year 5 swimmer Michael.  It is this attitude and respect for others in the pool, your teammates, which makes the early morning training, and the competition meets worthwhile.   Lewis may not be the fastest swimmer in Year 5, but he is very much a valued member of the team whose attitude and commitment lifts others.  There have been other incidents of this happening throughout the season, by other boys and I am so grateful to the swimmers for their encouragement of each other and the support they show.  As Dan said in his address last week, winning a race may make everything more fun, but it isn’t the most important part of being in the squad.

Thursday night last week was our final preparation meet held at the Chandler pool.  It was a great turn out from the squad and the last chance that some of our boys had to record times to confirm places in the swim squad.  The team list and their events will be finalised after the Met East times are collated.  We look forward to each of the boys performing their best at the AIC Championships next week, either in the pool swimming or supporting the squad and helping.

Next Tuesday 5 March, our swim squad will showcase their talents at Chandler, supported by the Year 11 cohort.  They have trained since October last year.  For the Year 12 students, it will be their final time representing Villanova in the swim squad.  I wish to thank them for their assistance and continued dedication to the Villa squad.  Enjoy your last AIC carnival.  Daniel Walding and Ben Crawford as our Squad Captain and Senior School Vice-Captain have shown humble leadership and service to the squad.  Congratulations to both of them as they lead the squad with the assistance of Ben Landers, Tyler Schafer and Lachie Rees on pool deck.

I look forward to reporting on our results in the pool next week.  Congratulations to each member of the squad, they have spent six months training for an event that can take less than 30 seconds!  We will be back in the water in Term 4 to get ready for 2025.

Mrs Juanita Jacobs, Swimming Coordinator

Another great week on the court for our Volleyball teams. I once again would like to thank the volleyball community for making our Saturday rounds possible, especially this past week for those who travelled to Ipswich. Whilst we recorded a number of wins and losses, the Villa program nudged their nose in front and took the ‘overall’ result for the day.

The success for our First IV team also continued with 3 sets to 1 win over a well-drilled St Edmunds team. The First team was presented some challenges throughout this match, the SEC attacking options caused some challenge for our defence and serving in the new venue also proved to be a big ask. With those things said, the boys performance carried through to a victory and they will be hard at work as they prepare to avenge the trial result in their next match v Padua. Special mention to First coach Shania who took the team solo!

This Saturday v Padua sees our Senior (10-12) teams playing at home and our Junior teams travelling to Padua – as always, the draw is available via the Locker Room page.

Our 10-12 teams will also be responsible for Court Duty this weekend whilst playing at home. This schedule can be found below.

All the best to our volleyball teams for this weekend.

Mr Todd Kropp, Volleyball Coordinator

Albert Einstein once stated,” “Chess holds its master in its own bonds, shaking the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest must suffer.”

Tuesday morning saw the launch of our 2024 Chess Program. 14 promising Chess players from years 7-12 gathered to begin their training to secure a spot in the Villanova Firsts team.

Junior School
This week we will be launching a Chess Club on Thursdays at second break for students in year 5 and 6 who can play chess. This will take place in ST 9 and 10. This is a time for us to trial all Chess players and form our Junior A, B and C teams. Please email me at kunderhill@vnc.qld.edu.au to confirm your son will come along to these sessions. Selection for the teams will not just be according to skill level, but consistent attendance and sportsmanship will be major factors. This training time will change next term when the season begins. I would highly recommend you register your son at www.chess.com, where he can practise his Chess moves and see improvement in his skill level.

Students in Years 7-10 stay tuned for news on when training will begin for you in week 7!
Looking forward to a fabulous year of Chess.

Ms Kath Underhill, Chess Coordinator

Villa Cross-Country; The Running Wildcats
A reminder that the training for the Villanova Cross-Country Squad including the Junior, Middle and Senior School runners begins this
Tuesday 5 March (AIC Swimmers do not need to attend).

We encourage all runners to start training with the squad, as we work towards the goal of bettering last year’s performance. The training this term will be held on Tuesday, Thursday & Friday mornings.

• Junior School Students – Meet Mrs Weule at the Agora.
• Middle and Senior School Students – Meet at Goold Hall.
• All students will move down to Little Langlands for training at 6.45am.

Cross country running doesn’t reward the lucky but those who show commitment and perseverance. Well done to the boys who have indicated they intend to train with Villa’s ‘Running Wildcats’ in 2024. 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.

All runners are asked to bring their own water bottle to training.
The pool will be supervised following each session to allow a recovery swim, showers and change rooms.
The tuckshop is open from 8 am for students who may require breakfast.

Thanking you in advance for your support of the Villa cross country team, good luck to those who take on the challenge to join the ‘Running Wildcats.’

Training Schedule
Term 1 – Weeks 7-10 – Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings, 6:45-8am.
Term 2 – Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings, 6:45-8am.

Middle and Senior School Students

• Meet in front of Goold Hall and have name marked off roll.
• Leave Goold Hall at 6.45 am.

Junior School Students

• Meet at the Agora, store bags, have name marked on roll.
• Leave the Agora at 6.45 am.

The cross-country season will once again include a number of warm-up meets. This will allow students race practice and to familiarise themselves with AIC Championship course at St Patricks College playing fields, Curlew Park Sandgate. The warm-up meets include,

Cross-Country Warm-up Meets

• Wednesday 8 May 5 at Sherwood
• Wednesday 15 May at SPC – AIC course familiarisation.
• Wednesday 22 May at Runcorn

All Cross-Country training will be conducted on and around the precincts of the College and Little Langlands.
The training is completed by 7.45am with shower facilities available in Goold Hall and the tuckshop open from 8am for breakfast if required.
The 2024 Cross-Country Championship is scheduled for the 29th of May at Curlew Park, Shorncliffe.
We encourage all boys intending to join the ‘Running Wildcats’ to attend training starting week 7 and see how great you can be.

Mr Brian Pascoe, Cross-Country Coordinator

Tennis training for invited students in our 2024 Tennis First Squad commences on Tuesday 5^th March, 6:00-7:30pm at Morningside Tennis Centre. Invitations to this squad will be emailed to students and families this week.

Mr Nathan Dufty, Tennis Coordinator

Speed & Agility Training
For those students in Years 5-8 who have registered for Speed & Agility Training, these sessions continue on Monday mornings.
Registrations have now closed for Term 1. Term 2 registrations will be available later this term.

For students in Years 9, 10, 11 and 12, there are “free” Speed & Agility sessions on Wednesday mornings, 7-8am on Whinstanes, commencing in Week 2 (Wed 31^st Jan).
These sessions are free of charge and open to any boys in Years 9-12.

Composite Sport (13-19 Years)

Nomination paperwork is available from the Sports Office for the following Sports.
Process for Composite Sport nominations:

• Visit Mr Kropp in the Sports Office (Level 3 STV building) to discuss nominations.
• If eligible, collect paperwork from the Sports Office.
• Return paperwork to the Sports Office by the return date.
• Composite Sport Office will then notify families regarding the trials.

Please note achievements that have already been posted to the College’s social media platforms will not also be displayed in the newsletter.

Criteria for social media posts are generally achievements reaching a National level of representation or success/leadership of State level teams (e.g. selection in an Australian team). Or significant achievements on parallel with this.

Criteria for newsletter posts are generally achievements reaching a State level of representation (e.g. selection in a QLD team). Club, Met East or Composite representation does not meet the criteria for newsletters.

Please send all newsworthy stories to smclean@vnc.qld.edu.au.

And always remember; kids sport is meant to be fun…

Collection Notice for parents/guardians

2024 Student Residential Address and Other Information

The Australian Government Department of Education (the department) would like to notify you that we have requested for your child’s school to provide residential address and other information. Under the Australian Education Regulations 2023, the school is required to provide the department with the following information about each student at the school:
– names and residential addresses of the student’s parent(s) and/or guardian(s)
– student residential address (excluding student names)
– whether the student is a primary or secondary student (education level)
– whether the student is boarding or a day student (boarding status).

The school collects the above information by generating a unique and unidentifiable student reference number (SRN) for each student record. The school only uses the SRN for this collection. The SRN cannot be used for any other purpose. The number only indicates to the department that each record provided is for one student.

Purpose of the collection
The Student Residential Address and Other Information Collection (the collection) informs Australian Government school education policy and helps ensure funding for non-government schools is based on need. The information collected is used to inform school funding calculations. It is combined with Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data to calculate a non-government school community’s anticipated capacity to contribute to schooling costs.
In 2020, the department introduced a new measure of capacity to contribute: the Direct Measure of Income (DMI). The DMI is based on the median income of non-government school students’ parents or guardians using the collection data. For more information see Direct Measure of Income (DMI) Methodology.

Use and disclosure of personal information
Your personal information is protected by law under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Privacy Act). Personal information is information or an opinion about an identifiable individual. Personal information includes an individual’s name and contact details.
Any use or disclosure of your personal information must occur in accordance with the Privacy Act, the Australian Education Act 2013 and Australian Education Regulations 2023.

Your personal information provided to the department through the collection may be:
– disclosed to the ABS for the purposes of capacity to contribute calculations and analysis as a part of the Multi-Agency Data Integration Project (MADIP). Find more information about MADIP on the ABS website MADIP page
– disclosed to a contracted auditor where the department may audit a school’s collection submission. The contracted auditor compares the school’s submission with the student enrolment information. The contracted auditor will not use the information for any other purpose.

Communications technology support
– used or disclosed where it is otherwise required or authorised by law.
The department does not intend to disclose your personal information to any overseas recipients.
Find the department’s privacy policy on the Department of Education website which includes information on:
– how individuals can access and modify personal information held by the department
– how complaints about potential breaches or breaches of the Privacy Act can be made
– how the department will deal with these complaints.

The department commissioned an independent Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA). The PIA assesses the flows of information under the Collection, compliance with the Privacy Act and measures in place to safeguard the personal information being collected. The current version is available on the 2018 Student Residential Address Collection: Additional Required information Privacy Impact Assessment web page.
What do you need to do?
You are not required to do anything. Your school is responsible for providing the department with the requested details; however, you can contact the school to update your family’s details.

Contacts for further information
Your school can provide additional information about the collection process.
Alternatively, please visit the SchoolsHUB Address Collection help and support page.