SUMMER SPORT

I NFORMATI ON HANDBOOK

BASKETBALL, CRI CKET,
TENNI S & WATERPOLO




PREPARED BY MR TREVOR DUNNE 2015

SUMMER SPORT COMMITMENT

Whilst summer sport is optional for all boys we encourage all boys in years 3 to 6 are encouraged to participate in
summer sport that is played throughout the year on Saturday mornings. In summer Cricket is the main sport offered
but there is also Basketball and Tennis for those boys who do not wish to trial for cricket teams. Cricket is played in
Year Groups. Water polo is also offered in for boys in Years 5 and 6 with two combined teams. For Years 3/4
combined there will be two basketball teams during summer for which the boys may trial and if not successful they
may trial for Cricket.

Boys who have prior commitments in club cricket may choose to continue to play club cricket instead of for the
school should they wish to finish out the season with them but it is important to remember that those boys who do
not play cricket for the school in Term I cannot play for the school in Term IV as it is a continuation of the season.
Boys in Year 3 are given the choice to play Cricket in Term I and IV for the school but may continue to honour club
commitments if this is applicable. All players will attend all training sessions, fitness sessions and Saturday games




BASKETBALL

TEAM BREAKDOWN
Basketball in the Junior School is played in year groups not age groups

YEARS 3 & 4 COMBINED -There are four teams made up of eight boys each from Years
3 and 4 combined.

YEARS 5 & 6 COMBINED There are eight teams made up of eight boys each from
Years 5 and 6 combined.
FORMAT
Games are 45min in duration with 2 halves and a 5min break for half time for all
teams.
There is a running clock in effect which does not stop for time outs or even in the last
3 minutes.
SEASON
Commences 1
st
Saturday, week 1, Term 1. Season is 12 weeks long in duration. We play
the first 6 rounds of summer sport in Term 1, pause for winter sport in Terms 2 and 3
and then play the remainder of our games in Term 4.
DRAW
This is available on MANRESA for you to download
ASSOCIATION
IPSHA
All our sport is played under IPSHA (Independent Primary Schools Heads Association),
see website www.ipsha.org.au for details.

TEAM RESERVES &
BACKING UP
If short boys who play in the game prior or after may be asked to back up and stay and
play for another team when the need arises.

COACHES
There is 1 coach per 2 teams in most instances.
TRAINING
All teams train twice a week, once either before or after school and once during school
hours on Friday. Boys may be collected from their mid-week venue only after training if
this is easier for you. All other boys return to school on bus.
MATCHES
Matches are approximately 45min in duration. 2x 20min halves with 5 mins half time
Parents at no time are allowed to enter the field of play. This includes half time when
team are in their huddle.

VENUES
The addresses of schools, sport fields, sport complexes used by us and other schools
have been produced into a booklet that is uploaded on the MANRESA site under Junior
School Sport. Please refer to these when trying to locate host schools and when trips
are made out of Sydney. Lists of some of the major schools are also contained at the
end of this booklet.

Home courts
SAC Court- Junior School Campus, 29 Burton Street Milsons Point
DALTON Hall- Senior School Campus, Upper Pitt street
LAWS
IPSHA Parent body rules are in affect
Please see MANRESA (School Intranet) for details.
BALL SIZE
The ball shall be Size 6 for the Yr 5/6 Competition
(Size 6 dimensions are 28.5 inches (72.4 cm) in circumference)

The ball shall be Size 5 for the Yr 3/4 Competition.
(Size 5 dimensions are 27.75 inches (70.5 cm) in circumference)

LAW
MODIFICATIONS
For all teams regardless of grade the free throw line should be brought forward from
the regular line to the dotted line of the restraining circle in the zone for all teams
except A teams who shall use the regular line. No three (3) point goals exist at this
level of the game.
No Zone Defence is to be used. Man on man, full court or half court is acceptable. A
floating Zone is also NOT allowed.

UNIFORM
Please see separate section for uniforms in this booklet
All boys to wear school basketball uniform which can be purchased from the school
uniform shop.
Please note boys will be allocated a playing number that needs to be printed on their
singlet when you purchase this at the school shop.
EQUIPMENT
Mouthguards are not compulsory but are recommended.

WET WEATHER
Twitter is the primary mode of communication regarding wet weather and game
cancellation.
REFEREES
These are accredited and badged officials supplied from within the host school. If you
are interested in becoming qualified please see me for course details.
PARENT
INVOLVEMENT
Parents can assist in the following ways;
Team managers (please see coach to nominate if you are interested)
Bench duty- during matches on Saturday we need parents to record scores in
booklet and run the bench/timer etc.

FIRST AID

Trainings- Coach and teacher responsible for this.
Match Day- Coach
MATCH REPORTS
These are on display in the Junior School every Monday morning from 10.30am
onwards.
RESULTS
These are printed in the weekly school newsletter and online on EDMODO.
CONTACT
IF you have a concern please see your sons coach first. The secondary point of contact
if they cannot assist is the DIR of Junior School Basketball or the Junior School
Sportsmaster.



CRICKET

TEAM BREAKDOWN
Cricket in the Junior School is played in year groups not age groups

YEAR 3 - There is 1 team in this age group.

YEAR 4 - There are two teams in this age group.

YEAR 5 - There are four teams in this age group.

YEAR 6 - There are four teams in this age group.

FORMAT (GAME
STYLE)
YEAR 3 - There is one team in this Year Group along with one training team (the latter
train both sessions but do not play Saturday morning matches). They play a Super 8
format which lasts for approximately 90min on Saturday.

YEAR 4 - There are two teams in this Year Group, one traditional team (4A) and one
Super 8 team (4B). Traditional games are approximately 3 hours in duration. a Super 8
format which lasts for approximately 90min on Saturday.
There are approximately twelve boys in traditional teams and ten to twelve boys in
Super 8 team sides.

YEAR 5 - There are three teams in this Year Group, one traditional team (5A) and two
Super 8 teams (5B & 5C). Traditional games are approximately 3 hours in duration.
Super 8 format which lasts for approximately 90min on Saturday.
There are approximately twelve boys in traditional teams and ten to twelve boys in
Super 8 team sides.

YEAR 6 - There are three teams in this Year Group, one traditional team (6A) and two
Super 8 teams (6B & 6C). Traditional games are approximately 3 hours in duration. a
Super 8 format which lasts for approximately 90min on Saturday.
There are approximately twelve boys in traditional teams and ten to twelve boys in
Super 8 team sides

SEASON
Commences 1
st
Saturday, week 1, Term 1. Season is 10 weeks long in duration. We play
the first 5 rounds of summer sport in Term 1, pause for winter sport in Terms 2 and 3
and then play the remainder of our games in Term 4.
DRAW
This is available on MANRESA for you to download
ASSOCIATION
IPSHA
All our sport is played under IPSHA (Independent Primary Schools Heads Association),
see website www.ipsha.org.au for details
TEAM RESERVES &
BACKING UP
If short boys who play in the game prior or after may be asked to back up and stay and
play for another team when the need arises.

COACHES
There are 1 or 2 coaches per team.
TRAINING
All teams train twice a week, once either before or after school and once during school
hours on Friday. Boys may be collected from their mid-week venue only after training if
this is easier for you. All other boys return to school on bus.
MATCHES
Traditional games are approximately 3 hours in duration.
Super 8 format are approximately 90min in duration
VENUES
The addresses of schools, sport fields, sport complexes used by us and other schools
have been produced into a booklet that is uploaded on the MANRESA site under Junior
School Sport. Please refer to these when trying to locate host schools and when trips
are made out of Sydney. Lists of some of the major schools are also contained at the
end of this booklet.
Home ground
Anderson Park @ Neutral Bay
Tunks Park 5 @ Northbridge
St Leonards Park @ Miller Street St Leonards (Behind Nth Sydney Oval)
LAWS
IPSHA Parent body rules are in affect
Please see MANRESA (School Intranet) for details.
BALL SIZE/TYPE
See diagrams below
GROUND SIZE
10m fielding circles may be used
All grounds free from obstructions
UNIFORM
Please see separate section for uniforms in this booklet
EQUIPMENT
Year 3 and 4 Super 8
Batsmen must wear a minimum of a pad on their front foot, pair of batting gloves and
a protector. A helmet is recommended.

Wicket Keeper must wear a minimum of a pair of wicket keeping gloves. A pair of pads
and helmet is recommended.

Year 5 and 6 Super 8
All batsmen must wear a pair of pads, batting gloves, a protector and a helmet.
Wicket Keeper must wear a pair of wicket keeping gloves, a pair of pads and a
protector. A pair of inners and a helmet is recommended.

The school will provide a shared kit which will include all items but boys are welcome
to bring their own pads, bats, helmets etc.

WET WEATHER
Twitter is the primary mode of communication regarding wet weather
REFEREES
Accredited officials supplied by the school.
PARENT
INVOLVEMENT
Parents can assist in the following ways;
Team managers (please see coach to nominate if you are interested)
Umpires/recorders- please see your sons coach if you are interested.

FIRST AID
Trainings- Coach and teacher responsible for this.
Match Day- Coach
MATCH REPORTS
These are on display in the Junior School every Monday morning from 10.30am
onwards.
RESULTS
These are printed in the weekly school newsletter.
CONTACT
IF you have a concern please see your sons coach first. The secondary point of contact
if they cannot assist is the DIR of Junior School Cricket or the Junior School
Sportsmaster.
BALL TYPES


GENERAL LAWS

EQUIPMENT



PREP TENNIS

TEAM BREAKDOWN Tennis in the Junior School is played in year groups not age groups
and is only open to boys in years 5 and 6.
There are 4 teams consisting of 4 players in each team.

FORMAT Each boy plays a set of single (best of 5 games) and a set of
doubles (best of 7 games)

SEASON Commences 1
st
Saturday, week 1, Term 1. Season is 12 weeks long
in duration. We play the first 6 rounds of summer sport in Term 1,
pause for winter sport in Terms 2 and 3 and then play the
remainder of our games in Term 4
DRAW This is available on EDMODO for you to download. All tennis boys
will join a Tennis Edmodo Group and draws, reserves and all notes,
including payment for lessons is available on Edmodo.
ASSOCIATION IPSHA
All our sport is played under IPSHA (Independent Primary Schools
Heads Association), see website www.ipsha.org.au for details.

TEAM RESERVES & BACKING UP If short boys who play in the lower grade may be asked to play up
if advanced notice is given, otherwise on the day a player may play
2 singles or 2 doubles to fill the gap.

COACHES Friday coaching sessions are conducted by the coaches from River
Road Tennis. The after school training sessions are conducted by
the teachers on those teams.
TRAINING All teams train twice a week, once after school and once during
school hours on Friday. Boys may be collected from their mid-
week venue only after training if this is easier for you. All other
boys return to school on bus.
MATCHES It takes approximately 2 hours for all the games to be played. This
depends on the number of courts at each venue. Boys are
expected to stay and umpire and ball boy until the match is over.
VENUES The addresses of schools, sport fields, sport complexes used by us
and other schools have been produced into a booklet that is
uploaded on the MANRESA site under Junior School Sport. Please
refer to these when trying to locate host schools and when trips
are made out of Sydney. Lists of some of the major schools are
also contained at the end of this booklet.

Home courts
Chatswood Tennis Centre- 52 Fullers Road Chatswood
LAWS IPSHA Parent body rules are in affect
Please see MANRESA (School Intranet) for details.
BALL SIZE/TYPE Full pressurized balls
LAW MODIFICATIONS The Rules of Tennis have been adopted. There are no other
modifications apart from the form of the game

UNIFORM Please see separate section for uniforms in this booklet
EQUIPMENT All boys to wear school tennis uniform which can be purchased
from the school uniform shop. Boys must supply their own tennis
racquet.
WET WEATHER A tennis wet weather line phone number will be given to your son
regarding wet weather and game cancellation. Please ring this
number by 6.15am on game day to hear recorded message.
PARENT INVOLVEMENT Parents can assist in the following ways;
Team managers (please see coach to nominate if you are
interested). There are 4 teams in the Prep Squad. Each week 2
teams play at home, supervised by the coach and 2 teams play
away. We require a parent manager for each team to assist at the
away games.
FIRST AID

The home team is responsible for first aid
MATCH REPORTS These are on display in the Junior School every Monday morning
from 10.30am onwards.
RESULTS These are printed in the weekly school newsletter and uploaded
onto EDMODO.
CONTACT If you have a concern please see your sons coach first. The
secondary point of contact if they cannot assist is the MIC of
tennis or the Junior School Sportsmaster.



SAC TENNIS

TEAM BREAKDOWN Tennis in the Junior School is played in year groups not age groups
and is only open to boys in years 5 and 6.
There are 4 teams consisting of 4 players in each team. Only 3
players take the court each week, so one boy is a reserve each
week.
FORMAT Each boy plays a set of singles (first to 6 games) and 2 rotating
doubles with each of his team mates (first to 6 games)
SEASON The season usually lasts for 7 rounds in term 1 and term 4. It
depends on the number of teams that enroll in the local
competition. Please be aware that the season is longer than the
school competition.
DRAW This is available on EDMODO for you to download. All tennis boys
will join a Tennis Edmodo Group and draws, reserves and all notes,
including payment for lessons in available on Edmodo.
ASSOCIATION NSTA - please see their website
http://www.nsta.com.au/juniors.php

TEAM RESERVES & BACKING UP One boy is rostered off each week.

COACHES Friday coaching sessions are conducted by the coaches from River
Road Tennis. The after school training sessions are conducted by
the teachers on those teams.
TRAINING SAC 1 and 2 train twice a week, once after school and once during
school hours on Friday. Boys may be collected from their mid-
week venue only after training if this is easier for you. All other
boys return to school on bus. There is no after school training for
SAC 3 and 4.
MATCHES It takes approximately 3- 4 hours for all the games to be played.
This depends on the number of courts at each venue. Boys are
expected to stay and umpire and ball boy until the match is over.
VENUES The addresses of schools, sport fields, sport complexes used by us
and other schools have been produced into a booklet that is
uploaded on the MANRESA site under Junior School Sport. Please
refer to these when trying to locate host schools and when trips
are made out of Sydney. Lists of some of the major schools are
also contained at the end of this booklet.

Home courts
Chatswood Tennis Centre- 52 Fullers Road Chatswood
LAWS Please see the following link for the NSTA rules
http://www.nsta.com.au/userfiles/files/NSTA%20Comp%20Rules
%202008(3).pdf
BALL SIZE/TYPE Green low pressure balls
LAW MODIFICATIONS The Rules of Tennis have been adopted. There are no other
modifications apart from the form of the game

UNIFORM Please see separate section for uniforms in this booklet
EQUIPMENT All boys to wear school tennis uniform which can be purchased
from the school uniform shop. Boys must supply their own tennis
racquet.
WET WEATHER A tennis wet weather line phone number will be given to your son
regarding wet weather and game cancellation. Please ring this
number by 6.15am on game day to hear recorded message.
PARENT INVOLVEMENT Parents can assist in the following ways;
Team managers (please see coach to nominate if you are
interested). There are 4 teams in the SAC Squad. Each week 2
teams play at home, supervised by the coach and 2 teams play
away. We require a parent manager for each team to assist at the
away games.
FIRST AID The home team is responsible for first aid
MATCH REPORTS These are on display in the Junior School every Monday morning
from 10.30am onwards.
RESULTS These are printed in the weekly school newsletter and uploaded
onto EDMODO.
CONTACT If you have a concern please see your sons coach first. The
secondary point of contact if they cannot assist is the MIC of
Tennis or the Junior School Sportsmaster.


WATERPOLO

TEAM BREAKDOWN
Waterpolo in the Junior School is played in year groups not age groups

YEARS 5 & 6 COMBINED There are three teams made up of eight boys each from
Years 5 and 6 combined.
FORMAT
Each week boys may be rostered to play 2 games at Scots. For all teams playing at
Scots warm up starts at 8.00am at Scots Pool (Senior Campus, 53 Victoria road,
Bellevue hill) with the first game at 8.30am and second one at 9.00am. Boys are to
purchase St Aloysius College Swimmers and must wear these game day. They can also
wear their water polo hoodie to all trainings and games

Games are 24min long being 4x6min quarters

SEASON
Commences 1
st
Saturday, week 1, Term 1. Season is 10 weeks long in duration. We play
the first 5 rounds of summer sport in Term 1, pause for winter sport in Terms 2 and 3
and then play the remainder of our games in Term 4.
DRAW
This is available on MANRESA for you to download
ASSOCIATION
IPSHA
All our sport is played under IPSHA (Independent Primary Schools Heads Association),
see website www.ipsha.org.au for details.

TEAM RESERVES &
BACKING UP
If short boys who play in the game prior or after may be asked to back up and stay and
play for another team when the need arises.

COACHES
There is 1 coach per 2 teams in most instances.
TRAINING
All teams train twice a week, once either before or after school and once during school
hours on Friday. Boys may be collected from their mid-week venue only after training if
this is easier for you. All other boys return to school on bus.
MATCHES
Games are 24min long being 4x6min quarters
All matches are played at Scots College Pool

VENUES
The addresses of schools, sport fields, sport complexes used by us and other schools
have been produced into a booklet that is distributed to families in Term I. Spare
copies can be found at Junior School reception in the sports note rack. Please refer to
these when trying to locate host schools and when trips are made out of Sydney. Lists
of some of the major schools are also contained at the end of this booklet.

Home pool
DALTON Hall- Senior School Campus, Upper Pitt street
Game pool
Scots College Senior School 53 Victoria road, Bellevue hill
LAWS
IPSHA Parent body rules are in affect
Please see MANRESA (School Intranet) for details.
BALL SIZE

LAW
MODIFICATIONS

UNIFORM
Please see separate section for uniforms in this booklet
EQUIPMENT
Match cap supplied by school (no cost)
Boys must wear SAC swimmers (purchase at uniform shop)
Boys may purchase white warm up water polo hoodie (purchase from JS sports
department at $30 each). This is an optional item and can be worn to all trainings and
games. Please see Mr Dunne due to limited stock
WET WEATHER
Twitter is the primary mode of communication regarding wet weather and game
cancellation.
REFEREES
These are accredited and badged officials supplied from within the host school. If you
are interested in becoming qualified please see me for course details.
PARENT
INVOLVEMENT
Parents can assist in the following ways;
Team managers (please see coach to nominate if you are interested)

FIRST AID

Trainings- Coach and teacher responsible for this.
Match Day- Coach
MATCH REPORTS
These are on display in the Junior School every Monday morning from 10.30am
onwards.
RESULTS
These are printed in the weekly school newsletter.

S C H O O L E X P E C T A T I O N S


SATURDAY GAMES
Attendance at Saturday morning sport is compulsory for those boys who elected to participate in either
summer sport. The only exceptions are:
Sickness on Saturday morning (wet weather contact notified to pass on message to coach)
Midweek absence due to sickness - school will assume absence will also include Saturday sport
Rostered off - this may occur in some grades and families may have the opportunity to nominate
which weekend their son would like off
Extended injury resulting in match restriction - boys are still required to attend Saturday matches to
assist and support their peers in roles to be determined by the coach and the within the parameters
of the injury
Principals exemption - there may special circumstances surrounding your son not participating in
Saturday sport where the Principal can allow leave from the particular season.


CLUB SPORT- this is encouraged where possible and when it fits into or around school sport.

MID WEEK TRAINING ABSENCES
If your son is going to be absent from a mid-week training session, he will need to notify me in writing,
including the details surrounding his absence.

If your son is sick on the morning of his game you will need to notify the team manager or captain ASAP so
that a suitable replacement from another team can be found.

If your son is absent from training or a game and I have received no explanation prior to the game, then he
will make up the time during a Tuesday or Thursday afternoon detention.

It is vital that all boys are accounted for and that no team is disadvantaged as a result of boys not turning
up to their game.

Boys are expected to meet their coach 30min before the scheduled start time of their game, unless
otherwise stated by the coach.

Boys are also encouraged to inform other coaches within the same age group that they are able to fill in if
they require extra players.


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COMMUNICATION AND ACCESSING INFORMATION (3 WAYS)

(1) MANRESA THROUGH THE SCHOOL WEBSITE








In the history of the Jesuits, a cave features prominently. It is on the edge of Manresa, a town in northern Spain
beside the river Cardoner. Here Ignatius Loyola lived for about a year, where the Lord guided him slowly and
sometimes painfully in his spiritual growth and transformation. Manresa is our digital cave where you can access
all information relating to Winter sport for the Junior School.

STUDENT LOG ON DETAILS FOR MANRESA
These were provided in Term 1.






















All sport notes will be placed electronically on our Manresa site for your information and for you to
download/confirm etc. Each week I will publicise in the newsletter what documents have been uploaded;
Each sport we offer in the Junior School has a separate area for all information including admin, structure, reports
and photos. Please choose which sport you are after for all information relating to that particular sport
If you are after season draws, training time tables and other important information please see the SPORT
NOTICES link at the top right of the page. This will direct you to all documents that have been uploaded.
Please note regarding draws that any late changes will be posted on our Junior School twitter site.


(2) EDMODO

Edmodo provides teachers and students a secure place to connect, collaborate and share content. Teachers are also
able to post grades, assignments and quizzes to students.

Functionally, it allows me to post messages regarding winter sport, or advertising that new documents can be now
downloaded. Most of these posts will be placed in the SPORT group on Edmodo.



STUDENT LOG ON DETAILS FOR EDMODO
Usernames have been allolcated to you in Term 1. The password is 4 letters of your first name and some numbers
(to be allolcated).

(3) TWITTER

MIDWEEK SPORT TRAINING
Notice for ground closure by local councils for the same day is usually communicated to me by 1.00pm where
grounds may be closed. When this is the case I will leave a tweet online and may include ground changes if
applicable. If training venues are changed as a result of grounds being closed and others open I will try to include all
this info on the same tweet. Also this information will also be available through Debbie in reception.

SATURDAY SPORT MATCHES
Due to the nature of JS sport (where we play over 11 different schools in any one round) compared to SS sport (1
school per round in major sports) sportsmasters communicate with each other at 6am on Saturday mornings. This is
after we hear from local council rangers in regards to their grounds being open or closed. This timeframe tied in with
some games starting at 7.30am with travel time not included does not allow for a large window for all parties. A
tweet will be placed online between 6.30am and 6.45am regarding all games. Please note that JS policy is that if
games are cancelled at this time and the weather improves games are not rescheduled.

In winter, notices for cancellation or amendments for both midweek sport training and Saturday matches will be
available on twitter. This notification system will also be used by me to advertise that new notices have been
uploaded to our intranet (Manresa).

I would recommend though that you set up an account as messages can be sent directly to your smart phone or as a
text as soon as they are placed. This is extremely useful when trainings are cancelled and or amended or when
notices are advertised.

The following is the link to our Junior School wet weather notification;

http://twitter.com/SacJuniorSport








NOT A TWITTER PERSON?
If you are not a fan or do not wish to set up an account for the purpose of sport messages then please refer to the
school website where the twitter messages that I generate are cloned. Click on the link WET WEATHER
NOTIFICATIONS, and then click on the Junior School tab to see the messages.

UNIFORMS


BASKETBALL UNIFORM


YEARS 5-6
TERMS I & IV

UNIFORM
BASKETBALL - SATURDAY MORNING MATCHES
Matches: College Basketball singlet and shorts (school shop)
Playing number will be provided by the school.
College sport socks
College gold and royal tracksuit
Mouth guard (optional)







TENNIS UNIFORMS

YEARS 5-6
TERMS I & IV

UNIFORM
TENNIS - SATURDAY MORNING MATCHES
Matches: College Tennis Polo
College blue shorts
College sport socks -
College gold and royal tracksuit
Cap- School sports cap



CRICKET UNIFORMS

YEARS 3-6
TERMS I1 & IV

UNIFORM
CRICKET - SATURDAY MORNING MATCHES
Matches: College Cricket Polo (long or short sleeve)
Cricket shorts or long pants
College sport socks -
College gold and royal tracksuit
Cap- School sports cap or College wide brim white cricket hat






WATERPOLO UNIFORMS

YEARS 5-6
TERMS I & IV

UNIFORM
WATERPOLO - SATURDAY MORNING MATCHES
Matches: College Sports Polo
Water polo cap (supplied by school)
College blue shorts
Joggers or Thongs-
College gold and royal tracksuit (if cold weather)