Head of Sport and Activities—Mr Dave Capra

On Tuesday evening we celebrated our Night of Excellence and in particular, for me, it was great to have the opportuni-

ty to acknowledge the young men in sport who have achieved at an outstanding level in their chosen sports. For those

who were at the NOE it was great to see the pride that the boys receiving the award had in themselves and in their

school and the genuine appreciation of their efforts by the audience. Congratulations to the following award recipients

for 2015:

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TUESDAY TRAILS—

Our running group continues to grow in numbers, enthusiasm and fitness! It was great to see some first time parents

and siblings join the group on Tuesday morning for our run through Rocks Riverside Park at Jindalee. Welcome espe-

cially to siblings Cooper Beachy-Head, Blake Densley and Lily Holt who joined us for the first time and were right in

the mix with their older brothers! Next week we will run to Fig Tree Pocket, leaving school at 6.45am and our final

run for the year will be Tuesday 1 December when we will once again conquer Cootha! Meet at JC Slaughters at

6.45am or at school at 6.30am.

Volleyball - Mr Tim Walker

This Thursday will see the culmination of the ATC Volleyball program for 2015. As a development sport at the College it has been great to see a huge level of enthusiasm for Volleyball this year we are looking forward to increasing volleyball offerings into the future. This weekend ATC 3 will play for third place in the Gap SHS, and the grudge rematch ATC 1 v ATC 2 will take place in a consolidation final for 7th and 8th place. I have been happy with the great improvement that our boys have shown and look for-ward to seeing them increasing their love and knowledge of the sport into the future.

Next year, we are currently looking at running volleyball in Terms 1, 2 & 4. Training sessions will continue on Tuesday afternoon and Brigidine and in terms 2 and 4 ATC will play in The Gap Competition again. In Term 1, our volleyballers will play week day matches against some of the schools as we did at the beginning of 2015. The ultimate goal for 2016 is to have Ambrose Treacy College make their volleyball debut on the big stage at the QLD Volleyball Schools Cup.

Best of luck to all teams tonight!

Mr Walker

Volleyball Coordinator

ATC Cricket Coordinator—Mr Brett Henschell

Unfortunately, all club cricket matches were washed out on Saturday. Some teams managed to make a start whilst others were not able to take the field at all. Hopefully, this Saturday will be fine and everyone can play some cricket.

Players and parents are reminded that Term 4 junior club cricket fixtures will continue right up to Saturday 5 De-cember 2015, despite the ATC school year concluding 27 November 2015. Please make sure you are available for Saturday 28 November 2015 and Saturday 5 December 2015 so that your team is not forced to play short or forfeit.

Starting times and venues for fixtures this Saturday, 21 November 2015, follow.

TEAM START TIME VENUE ADDRESS

U10 Rice 10:15am Brothers Oval East ATC, Kate St, Indooroopilly

U10 Bodkin 8:15am Brothers Oval West ATC, Kate St, Indooroopilly

U10 Grosvenor 8:15am Stafford Heights South Redwood St, Stafford Heights

U10 Guinness 7:30am Brothers Oval East ATC, Kate St, Indooroopilly

U10 Nolan 10:15am Brothers Oval East ATC, Kate St, Indooroopilly

U10 Wynne 8:15am Brothers Oval West ATC, Kate St, Indooroopilly

U10 Campbell 8:15am Jack Bowers South ATC, Kate St, Indooroopilly

U10 Finn 8:15am Des Connor 9 Grevillea Rd, Ashgrove

U10 Ignatius 7:30am Brothers Oval East School Rd, Samford Village

U11 Blue 8:15am Jack Bowers North ATC, Kate St, Indooroopilly

U11 Green 8:15am Bellbowrie Sports 5 Sugarwood Rd, Bellbowrie

U11 White 8:15am Bancroft Park Hulme St, Kelvin Grove

U11 Red 8:15am Jindalee SS Wongaburra Rd, Jindalee

U11 Gold 8:15am Geebung SS Newman Rd, Geebung

U11 Purple 8:15am Ferny Reserve 3 Tramway St, Ferny Grove

U12 Blue 8:15am Wittonga Park Hilder Rd, The Gap

U12 Green 8:15am Brookfield Showground Brookfield Rd, Brookfield

U12 White 8:15am Akuna Oval East Fig Tree Pocket Rd, Kenmore

U12 Red 8:15am Kalinga Park 4 Kalinga St, Woolowin

U13 Blue 8:15am Col Westaway Oval Priors Pocket Rd, Moggill

U13 Green 8:15am Nundah SS Buckland Rd, Nundah

U14 Blue 1:15pm Hilder Road SS Hilder Rd, The Gap

U14 Green 1:15pm Marchant Park 3 Murphy Rd, Aspley

U14 White 1:15pm Akuna Oval East Fig Tree Pocket Rd, Kenmore

ATC Cricket Coordinator—Mr Brett Henschell

Parents are reminded to provide coaches, managers and Age Group Coordinators with as much notice as possible in regard to absences. Obviously, this is not possible with Saturday morning illness but players can be shifted be-tween teams to ensure maximum participation on match day if absences are known in advance. Players will gain far more by playing in a full team.

Cricket Coaching Clinics will be held on campus exclusively for ATC students 30 November-3 December 2015 inclu-sive (first week of school holidays) and 18-21 January 2016 inclusive (last week of school holidays). Please see the Flyer at the bottom of this newsletter for details. The December Clinic is designed to build on the skill base estab-lished in Term 4 whilst the January Clinic is designed to prepare players for the Term 1 school/club cricket season. Bookings are essential.

ATC has entered a team to play in the Impact Cricket Challenge 7 -11 December 2015 inclusive. The best cricketers from the College will take on intrastate, interstate and international teams in this locally based tournament. Specta-tors and supporters are very welcome with all of our matches played at BBC (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday) and SPLC (Wednesday). The first T20 match on Wednesday will be a cultural eye opener for our boys as they take on SEMESTA from Pahang, Malaysia.

Good luck to luck to all this Saturday. Have fun!

ATC Aquatics Coordinator—Mr Paul Jones

Our final swim club for Term 4 is Thursday night 18th November. Beginning at 6 pm with events over 25 and 50

Metres. The BBQ will be in action again to feed our hungry swimmers and their supporters. If you have been thinking

of trying swimming club then it is not too late to come and see what it is all about. All welcome.

SWIM MEETS

We have 48 swimmers attending the West Brisbane Aquatics meet this Sunday.

Venue: the Jindalee Pool , Curringundi Rd Jindalee.

Warm up 8– 11 year olds :7.30 am

Races Start : 8.30

Warm Up 12 & Over: 12.00 noon

Races Start– TBC

Please have your ATC swimming t-shirt and cap with you on the day.

HOLIDAY SWIMMING

Squads will continue as normal until 19 December. The final training for Saturday squads is 12 December.

Squads will resume after the Christmas break on 4 January, training Mon/Wed/Fri mornings and every

afternoon Mon– Fri.

Saturday squads will commence on 30 January.

INTENSIVE SWIMMING LESSONS

Week 1 December 7-11 TIME: 3 pm Please note: Term 4 lessons continue until December 11 as usual

Week 2 January 11-15 TIME: 3 pm

Week 3 January 18-22 TIME : 3 pm

These are for a block of 5 lessons for 30 mins each day. Available for all learn to swim and stroke develop-

ment classes. Cost $ 75 per week.

Please email kearneyf@atc.qld.edu.au to make a booking

If you are interested in making a booking for our Term 1 program then please email

kearneyf@atc.qld.edu.au

Aquatics Coordinator—Mr Paul Jones

As we are in the midst of competition season it is timely to visit some advice regarding nutrition and exercise.

Food eaten before exercise should provide carbohydrate. It should also be low in fat and moderate in fibre to make digestion easier and reduce the risk of gastrointestinal discomfort. For most exercise ses-sions, the emphasis on carbohydrate and fluid for the pre-event meal. However, it is also useful to contin-ue to consider other nutritional goals when choosing a pre-exercise meal. This may mean including foods that include protein, vitamins and minerals.

The following foods are suitable to eat 3-4 hours before exercise:

crumpets with jam or honey + flavoured milk

baked potato + cottage cheese filling + glass of milk

baked beans on toast

breakfast cereal with milk

bread roll with cheese/meat filling + banana

fruit salad with fruit-flavoured yoghurt

fruit-flavoured yoghurt

fruit

The following foods are suitable to eat if there is less than 1 hour before exercise*:

sports drink

carbohydrate gel

cordial

sports bars

jelly lollies

WATER POLO

Under 13 Water Polo

A tough game against the top team in the competition, yet doubling their scoring opportunities. These

boys are learning every time they step into the pool.

Under 15 Water Polo

The Under 15’s had a very tough battle against River City Sharks and were able to pull ahead right at the

end of the game for a 1 goal victory. Exciting viewing for all spectators. This team is starting to produce

some good play.

Under 13’s Green Round 7 21st November - 3.40 pm / All Hallows 2 Ambrose Treacy

College V Warriors/Sunny Coast (arrival time 3.00pm)

Under 15’s Blue Round 7 21st November at 2.20 pm / All Hallows 1 Ambrose Treacy Col-

lege V River City (arrival time 1.40pm)

The final game for Term 4 water polo is 28 November. The remainder of the season starts on 30 January and finishes

on 27 February. Finals take place after these fixtures.

TRIATHLON

Triathlon training will continue next week as

normal. For those boys who have made the

Met West team to compete at the State

Championships in Hervey Bay in February,

training will continue over the break with ses-

sion times and trainings to be advised. Please

see Paul or Fiona to confirm these details .

2016 Australian Rules Football Season

Whist it is the middle of summer, planning is well underway for an exciting 2016 Australian Rules Football season. As a College,

we are committed to delivering quality, competitive sporting programs that allow boys to develop a passion for sport and to

realise their potential both as an individual and as a team member, and AFL is no exception! In conjunction with the many par-

ent volunteers and ATC coaching staff who have developed our AFL program to the level it now is, we are very excited to be

welcoming 4 new ATC teachers into the AFL program as well as the introduction of a school wide skills coach. We would like to

welcome the following coaches to our program:

In addition to the new ATC teaching staff in this area, we have appoint-

ed Jarad Marsh as the College AFL Skills and Talent ID Coach. Jarad is a

highly experienced coach having coached Mayne Tigers Colts for 4

years, 2 years as the Brisbane North Under 14s Rep Coach and in 2015

he was assistant coach of Brisbane North U16s Representative Team.

Jarad is also the Brisbane Lions Academy Under 16 / 17 Assistant

Coach and the Sandgate Hawks QAFL Assistant Coach (Midfield). Ja-

rad’s plan for ATC is to establish and support a clearly defined develop-

ment pathway, focusing on skills development and game sense for all

players whilst extending and fast tracking the development of those

players within the program who display elite potential.

Shane

Koimans

Shane began playing AFL in South Australia at a young age. He has extensive experience at a local club

level as a player and more recently as a coach. He is an Accredited Coach and was appointed the U12 Met

East AFL Coach with reappointment to this position for the 2016 competition. He is passionate about the

development of the game and sees great potential here in Queensland and specifically at ATC.

Sharni

Webb

Sharni has played AFL for 10 years including 4 years of rep footy ( 2011– 2014). She has worked as the

women's assistant coach at UQ as well as working for AFLQ running clinics and Auskick. She is keen to be

involved with Junior club and school football and is looking forward to seeking out the potential talent we

have in the boys here at ATC.

Cameron

Pickering

Cameron has been involved in AFL since the age of 5, playing junior football for the Ferny Grove Falcons

from 1997 until 2008 and played Northern Raiders Under 16’s representative team in 2008. In 2009 Cam-

eron played Division One Under 18’s, as well as Senior NEAFL Reserves until 2011. In 2010, Cameron

played a game for the Brisbane Lions Reserves with the likes of Pearce Hanley and Daniel Merrett. In

2012 Cameron took on the role of the U18s assistant coach at Wilston Grange and the following year

played for Mt Gravatt Vultures in NEAFL. His most recent role has been coaching the U17 Gorillas and

coaching at the AFL Summer Skills Clinic held out of UQ St Lucia campus. Cameron brings a wealth of footy

David

Mapleston

David lived in Perth for a few years playing for Subiaco Lions. He first played senior footy

at Morningside. David was listed as a rookie for 2001 and 2002 for the Brisbane Lions. After coaching at

Marcellin College in Victoria and Waverley College in Sydney, he is looking forward to living again in Bris-

bane and is excited to join Ambrose Treacy College. David is a passionate AFL coach and sees great poten-

AFL QUEENSLAND SCHOOLS CUP

2016 will see a new Premier Schools competition called the Queensland Schools Cup. Ambrose Treacy Col-

lege will be taking a team to the holiday carnival at Maroochydore over the Easter break (30 March to 4

April). This is an exciting opportunity for our boys and training for this event will start very early in Term 1.

This will be open to all 2016 Middle School students. More information regarding details of these trials will

be made available closer to the date.

With new staff and current staff and parents volunteers who have made our footy program a reality, we

look forward to another great season ahead of AFL at ATC. If you have enjoyed playing AFL at ATC but are

moving on to a different high school remember you are still welcome to come back and join our AFL

teams.

All players currently registered to play in 2015 will receive a link to follow in order to register for 2016.

Please email kearneyf@atc.qld.edu.au if you have any queries regarding the AFL program.

We wish you all a safe Christmas holiday and look forward to the return of AFL at ATC in term 1.

mailto:kearneyf@atc.qld.edu.au

Mountain Bike Group— there is a growing number of boys in the school who are getting involved in Enduro and XC and they are looking to get together a group of ATC boys for regular rides. Mrs Michelle Farquhar has offered to coordinate some group rides and would like to invite Middle School boys and families to join a Mountain Bike ride next Sun-day 22 November; meeting at 10am at the Gap Creek Road Reserve, 274 Gap Creek Road, Mount Coot-tha. The ride will finish at 12pm. Parents are welcome to ride. All skill levels welcome. Interested families can email or text Michelle to register their interest. Don’t forget a water bottle and a couple of snacks for energy. Email michfar@bigpond.net.au and text: 0432 334 994

Holiday Summer Camps

Edmund Park are offering two week long camps in December and January. For a registration form and more infor-mation please visit their website edmundpark.com.au. You can email Toni O’Shannessy at:

enquiries@edmundpark.com.au