High School Sport
Jewish Day Schools Years 7 and 8 Oztag Gala Day
Last Wednesday Emanuel School entered the annual Jewish Day Schools Years 7 and 8 Oztag Gala Day held at Queens Park.
Each of the Emanuel teams performed well on the day with both the girls and boys reaching the grand final up against arch rivals Moriah College. The girls were victorious winning 4-0 and scored over 20 tries throughout the day. Danielle Rutstein, who led the team by example, was also awarded the Best and Fairest Award.
The boys were also dominant throughout the day and unlucky not to bring home the Shield, going down 2-3 in extra time.
The Jewish day schools sports gala days are designed to provide an opportunity for the Years 7 and 8 students to experience competition-style events. They are excellent events for our less experienced sports students to enhance their performance prior to competing in the CDSSA gala days, which normally draw students from Years 9 and above.
The Jewish schools gala days have proved to be very successful and we look forward to seeing Emanuel teams participate in them once again next year.
Combined Districts Secondary Sports Association Oztag Gala Day
On Tuesday, the Combined Districts Secondary Sports Association (CDSSA) launched a new initiative. Due to the popularity of Oztag amongst many of the schools in the association, a trial gala day was introduced to the calendar. I was fortunate enough to be the convenor of what was a very successful event, hosting over 60 games throughout the day. All of the schools that participated in the competition enjoyed the day and it proved to be an excellent display of the talent and skill of the students in this association.
Emanuel entered teams into all four divisions on the day; junior girls, junior boys, senior girls and senior boys. For many Emanuel students who have traditionally played touch football, playing Oztag was a new and exciting opportunity. For others who have a strong rugby union or rugby league background, it was a chance to show their well-developed skills. Each team performed exceptionally well and displayed admirable sportsmanship at the event.
Congratulations to the students who participated for their commitment to sport and their excellent teamwork. Thank you to Heath Morley and Sharon Fairfax for coaching and supporting our teams on the day.
High School Sporting Events Next Week
Monday
Morning
Running group
Year 7-9 girls touch football training
Year 7/8 basketball development squad
14s boys basketball training
Afternoon
Cricket Development Squad
Pilates
Tuesday
Morning
Girls fitness
Year 7-9 boys touch football training
Afternoon
Easts touch football competition
Open boys basketball training
Wednesday
All Day
NSW Schools Beach Touch Gala Day
Afternoon
Beach volleyball
Kickboxing/boxing fitness
Thursday
Morning
Boys fitness
Year 10/11 boys touch football training
Afternoon
Rockclimbing
Year 8/9 girls netball
Friday
Morning
Swimming Squad
16 boys basketball training
Surfing
Year 10/11 girls touch football training
Sunday
14 boys basketball competition
16 boys basketball competition
Open boys basketball competition