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General Information
👉 AIC Trimester 2 Sport - Weeks 9-10 arrangements of Term 1. (schedule linked)
For our 7-12 teams training at Villa Park, a bus will transport students from the College to Villa Park. Parents are asked to collect their son from Villa Park immediately after training finishes.
All Year 7-12 Football
- Trial sessions on Monday & Wednesday at Villa Park with a finish at 5.15pm. All teams will also have an internal trial on Saturday 29 March at Villa Park with a schedule to be released in the coming days.
All Year 7-12 Rugby
- Trial Sessions on Tuesday & Thursday at Villa Park with a finish at 5.15pm. All teams will also have an internal trial on Saturday 29 March at Villa Park with a schedule to be released in the coming days.
Year 5 Rugby
- No training during week 9 due to Year 5 Camp, but all Year 5 will have a trial session on Saturday 29 March with a schedule to be released in the coming days.
Year 6 Rugby
- Training will commence during week 9 on Tuesday 6.45-8.00am & Thursday 3.20-5.00pm at Little Langlands. All Year 6 will have a trial session on Saturday 29 March at Villa Park with a schedule to be released in the coming days.
Year 5 Football
- No training during week 9 due to Year 5 Camp, but each student will have a trial session on Saturday 29 March with a schedule to be released in the coming days.
Year 6 Football
- Training will commence during week 9 on Monday 6.30-8.00am & Wednesday afternoon 3.20pm - 5.00pm at Little Langlands. All Year 6 will have a trial session on Saturday 29 March at Villa Park with a schedule to be released in the coming days.
- Year 5 & 6 train on Tuesday 7.15am-8.15am & Thursday 2nd Break in STV 9
- Year 7-9 training on Tuesday 2nd break & Thursday 7.15am-8.15am in V11
- Year 10-12 training Tuesday 2nd break & Thursday 7.15am-8.15am in V4
- First IV training Tuesday 7.15am-8.15am & Thursday second break in STV 9
- Full trial match v St Laurence's College on Friday 28 March at Villanova College
Attached are the training schedules for the next fortnight - the schedule for the internal trial will be released Wednesday, for this Saturday, 29 March.
A reminder to all families - draws will be available on the Locker Room page by Wednesday, with team lists accessible on Parent Lounge and Student Cafe by Thursday. This is the earliest timeframe for distributing accurate draws and team lists for the upcoming weekend.
The Sports Office invites all interested students from Year 5-10 to participate in the Easter skills clinics for Rugby & Football (Soccer). These clinics are open to all ability levels, with a range of coaches in both disciplines. Players from our A/B teams through to our lower teams and students beginning in each sport are invited to attend.
The details for this event are listed below:
- Date: Thursday 10 & Friday 11 April, 2025
- Times: Arrive 8.45am for 9am start - 12pm (each day)
- Venue: Villanova Park, Manly Road
- Cost: Single day - $70 (either Thursday or Friday), both days - $130 (made payable via Parent Lounge)
- Uniform: Sport specific clothing including boots or playing shoes, sunscreen, hat, water bottle etc. Students participating in the Rugby Camp will not be permitted to participate without a mouthguard. Students are welcome to wear Villa sports uniform or casual sports clothes.
Online payment and registrations (via Parent Lounge) must be received by Wednesday 2 April.
Parent Volunteers
Sat 22 March: Sports Canteen Volunteer registration 👉 @https://signup.com/go/GJCsPKW
📣 Calling Volleyball Parents! Your help is needed to make Saturday’s volleyball canteen a success!
- Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
- Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.
- Note: SignUp does not share your email address with anyone.
Thank you for your anticipated support - our sports community depends on you! 💪❤️
We warmly invite you to join us for future Villa Sport Club meetings: held from 6:00–7:00pm in ST6, overlooking Whinstanes Oval (Level 3, St Thomas of Villanova building). Stay tuned for our next meeting date.
Training Schedules - Trimesters 1 and 2, 2025
With our Trimester 2 Sport pre-season starting March 24, please see below some date claimers and week 9 arrangements. Trials and training will continue in week 10 based off the Term 2 training schedule that will be posted on the Locker Room in the coming days.
For our 7-12 teams training at Villa Park, a bus will transport students from the College to Villa Park. Parents are asked to collect their son from Villa Park immediately after training finishes.
All Year 7-12 Football
- Trial sessions on Monday & Wednesday at Villa Park with a finish at 5.15pm. All teams will also have an internal trial on Saturday 29 March at Villa Park with a schedule to be released in the coming days.
All Year 7-12 Rugby
- Trial Sessions on Tuesday & Thursday at Villa Park with a finish at 5.15pm. All teams will also have an internal trial on Saturday 29 March at Villa Park with a schedule to be released in the coming days.
Year 5 Rugby
- No training during week 9 due to Year 5 Camp, but all Year 5 will have a trial session on Saturday 29 March with a schedule to be released in the coming days.
Year 6 Rugby
- Training will commence during week 9 on Tuesday 6.45-8.00am & Thursday 3.20-5.00pm at Little Langlands. All Year 6 will have a trial session on Saturday 29 March at Villa Park with a schedule to be released in the coming days.
Year 5 Football
- No training during week 9 due to Year 5 Camp, but each student will have a trial session on Saturday 29 March with a schedule to be released in the coming days.
Year 6 Football
- Training will commence during week 9 on Monday 6.30-8.00am & Wednesday afternoon 3.20pm - 5.00pm at Little Langlands. All Year 6 will have a trial session on Saturday 29 March at Villa Park with a schedule to be released in the coming days.
Chess
- Year 5 & 6 train on Tuesday 7.15am-8.15am & Thursday 2nd Break in STV 9
- Year 7-9 training on Tuesday 2nd break & Thursday 7.15am-8.15am in V11
- Year 10-12 training Tuesday 2nd break & Thursday 7.15am-8.15am in V4
- First IV training Tuesday 7.15am-8.15am & Thursday second break in STV 9
- Full trial match v St Laurence's College on Friday 28 March at Villanova College
In the coming days, the Sports Office will release the training schedule for Term 2, and the schedule for the internal trial on Saturday 29 March.
Save the Dates
** International Tour ** - Football & Rugby Tour to Japan - Easter 2025. Approved.
AIC Sport Contacts
Director of Sport - Matthew Hannan, matthew.hannan@vnc.qld.edu.au
AIC AFL Coordinator - Matt Conlan, mconlan@vnc.qld.edu.au
AIC Cricket Coordinator - Nathan Dufty, ndufty@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 - Stuart Rowland, srowland@vnc.qld.edu.au
AIC Rugby League Coordinator - Todd Kropp, tkropp@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 - Contact sportsoffice@vnc.qld.edu.au
Composite District Sport - Todd Kropp, tkropp@vnc.qld.edu.au
Lytton District Sport - Chris Everding, ceverding@vnc.qld.edu.au