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OVERVIEW OF SPORT AND ACTIVITIES IN 2009
Term 1
Softball or Tennis or Badminton or Rowing
Hills District Netball (begins late Term 1)
Term 2
Basketball or Soccer
Friday Night Athletics
Hills District Netball
Term 3
Hockey or Netball
Friday Night Athletics
Hills District Netball
Term 4
Hornsby Tennis or Water Polo or
Loreto Touch
Football or Cricket or Rowing
Special Notes:
Year 7- 9 cannot play Hills Netball and a
Term 2 or 3 Saturday Sport
All competitions are in the IGSSA Competitions unless specified
Activities – all Year Round
Tae Kwon Do (Wednesday afternoon)
Artistic Gymnastics – recreational levels only
(Thursday & Friday afternoon)
Loreto Dance (Wednesday evening)
Equestrian
Athletics/Cross Country Training
Swimming Squad
Pilates (Thursday afternoon)
Tai Chi (Monday afternoon)
| Carnivals/Championships | Venue | Date |
| School Swimming Carnival | Hornsby Pool | Term 1 |
| IGSSA Swimming Championships | Homebush | Term 1 |
| NSW All Schools Triathlon | SIRC - Penrith | Term 1 |
| Tildesley Shield Tennis | Pennant Hills Park | Term 1 |
| School Cross Country | Loreto Normanhurst | Term 1 |
| GSSA Regatta & GHOR | SIRC - Penrith | Term 1 |
| IGSSA Cross Country Carnival | Frensham | Term 2 |
| School Athletics Championships | Homebush | Term 2 |
| North West Equestrian Expo | Connabarrabran | Term 2 |
| School Tennis Championships | Loreto Normanhurst | Term 3 |
| IGSSA Athletics Championships | Homebush | Term 3 |
| IGSSA Gymnastics Championships | Homebush | Term 4 |
| School Regatta | SIRC - Penrith | Term 4 |
Regulations:
Sport is not compulsory however
All Y7-Y10 Boarders required to do a
Saturday sport each term
Procedures:
General procedure for participating in a IGSSA
competition sport
Nominations 1 term prior to competition by
week 2 or 3
Trials/grading during weeks 4, 5 or 6
Training/Clinics weeks 6, 7
Team Training weeks 8, 9
Week 1 – Student Meeting & pick up Sports
Specific Booklet (training, draw, venues, rules, team lists,
contact details)
Competition full term – rolls marked at
training and matches by coach
Commitment:
Must attend training
Must attend games
REPRESENTATIVE STRUCTURE
IGSSA
IGSSA is the sporting association through which
Loreto Normanhurst competes against other Independent Girls Schools.
IGSSA is responsible for holding annual competitions in the
following sports:
Softball, Tennis, Rowing, Swimming, Diving, Basketball, Soccer, Cross Country, Athletics, Hockey, Netball, Gymnastics, Cricket, Water polo
Students who represent Loreto Normanhurst in any of the above sports at the highest level may be asked to trial for selection in an IGSSA representative team by the Sports Department. (Only 2-3 of the highest level players from each school are invited to trial).
NSWCIS
As a member of IGSSA Loreto Normanhurst is
affiliated with the New South Wales Combined Independent Schools
Sports Council (NSWCISSC). Our students are able to trail for CIS
teams in the following sports:
Athletics, Basketball, Cricket, Diving, Gymnastics, Hockey, Netball, Soccer, Softball, Golf, Swimming, Tennis, Touch, Volleyball, Water polo.
These teams compete against representative teams from the Catholic and State sectors at NSW All Schools events, from which state representative teams may be chosen to participate in sporting exchanges with teams from other states and territories.
Information regarding trials will be available from the Sport Department at the start of the year.
