With sport being jammed into Term 3, our sporting teams are going great guns! We have netball and soccer teams eyeing off state titles, and footy teams aiming for some goals by the end of their season.
The Kildare weekly teams only have one round left before the end of their shortened 2020 winter season. We have six netball teams reaching finals in two weeks, and all three soccer teams also maked the finals. Unfortunately the football teams did not make the finals, but with only four teams entered the chance of getting third is still 50/50. It is great to see all the players enjoying themselves at both trainings and games. Their skill level has improved throughout 2020 and we hope they can all finish off the season with more success!
Since the last newsletter, our Open Netballers took on Round 1 winning against three tough teams. They worked their way through to Round 2, and after a shaky start they came out on top in their first game. With their second game it was a spot through to the state titles on the line, and with a nine goal lead at half time and 30 minutes of netball yet to be played, the Seniors couldn’t quite hold on for a victory. The Year 8/9 Netballers have been training hard as well, with three convincing wins in Round 1 followed by two 85 plus point victories in Round 2. They have now proceeded to the State Finals. The team continues to work hard and put new skills into play as they get ready for the final matches.
Our Senior Soccer team has taken to the field coming up against three hard fighting teams. However on a lovely sunny day they came out on top, moving on to Round 2 in Week 8, having only one more team to face for their road to the State Titles. Good luck to the Senior team.
The Open Volleyball team were competitive despite having had minimal training before the day. The team consisted of students from different year levels which shows great promise for the future of Kildare Volleyball. Our Year 8/9 Badminton team faced extremely strong competition in Round 1, however the team came away having gained experience and are already training for next year!
All students who have attended Statewide Sport have shown great sportsmanship and represented Kildare with pride. We are very proud of every single participant who has given their heart and soul by playing their role in the team, whether success has fallen their way or not. Kildare is looking forward to seeing how the teams go in the remaining rounds and hopefully we can bring home a State Title.
Looking towards Term 4, Kildare will are planning to enter weekly sporting teams in basketball, volleyball, tennis and softball, so please put your nominations in. The nomination sheets are outside Miss Catherine Smith’s office until the end of Week 6.
Term 4 Statewide nominations are now closed, and Kildare will be entering two Basketball teams, one Year 8/9 Volleyball team, and for the first time a Cricket team for Year 8/9 students!
We look forward to coaching these teams and reporting on their success in Term 4.
Catherine Smith
Sports Development Officer
