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Trinity College Swimmers Medal Haul at State Age Championships
Trinity College students enjoyed a sensational State Swimming Championship recently winning a host of medals. In addition to our impressive medal haul Tyler Zecchini (North), Emma Jensen and James McKechnie (Senior) achieved times that qualify them for the National Championships in Brisbane in April. Well done to everyone. See a full list of results here.

Sports Nominations
All sports nominations for the current summer season and upcoming winter season are now due. Students can still join athletics, cricket and swimming, as well as Hot Shots Beginners tennis, netball (NetSetG0!) and Teeball. The winter season (starting in Term 2) includes basketball, hockey, football, netball, athletics and soccer. Sports nominations can be made online via the Toolbox. Remember if your child plays a sport the College offers outside the College, your child must play that sport for the College. Read our Sport Policy here.

Trinity Trio Land State Team Honours
Trinity students Koen Sapwell (Yr 8 North), Bradley Skuce (Yr 7 North) and Brodie Nathan (Yr 8 South) were selected in a 20-player State U14 Basketball Squad that formed two teams to compete in a Sydney invitational tournament in January. Nathan’s team landed the gold, while Sapwell and Skuce’s team finished third.

Trinity Netball Academy Now Available
Trinity netball continues to make giant strides with the introduction of an elite-level Trinity Netball Academy. Players will undergo focussed skills and conditioning sessions twice a week with specialist coaches in an effort to provide a high-performance pathway for motivated Trinity students. Trials are currently underway for the Academy and associated College Knockout teams. In a further boost for the program, Natalie von Bertouch (Australian Diamonds Captain) will address invited netballers on nutrition and body image next week. College Netball coordinator Christine Murray said “It is extremely encouraging to see the numbers of girls trialling for the Academy and Knockout teams, and we feel very excited about the future of netball at the College.”

Travis Head makes Redbacks debut

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2011 Trinity Sportsperson of the Year, Travis Head, has been called up to the SA Redbacks cricket team for the match against the Victoria Bushrangers starting Feb 2. Travis (Class of 2011) had an outstanding U/19 National Championships and has been in solid form for Tea Tree Gully over the summer. Trinity College wishes him all the best as his star continues to rise. Full story

Trinity College Sport - 2011

Thanks to everyone involved in Trinity Sport for 2011. We once again had excellent participation across numerous sports, with around 1200 students representing the College in over 200 teams from reception right through to Year 12.

We also had some outstanding individual and team achievements including state finals for soccer, netball and basketball, which included an open soccer state title. Other excellent team results included our open boys athletics team, and our College cross country squad. Individually, students from across the College were chosen in numerous state teams and elite squads while swimmer James McKechnie became a national champion swimmer and 2011 Sportsperson of the Year Travis Head toured India with the Australian U/19 World Cup Cricket squad and played in the SA Futures Team.

Elsewhere, Trinity College has created a Sporting Hall of Fame, elite performance academies have been initiated, and have forged a greater commitment to developing the whole athlete through focused strength and conditioning programs. Netball continues its exceptional popularity and has now moved the majority of it teams to a STARplex-based competition, while swimming and cricket have confirmed high-level coaching appointments for 2012.

A big thankyou to all the coordinators, coaches, grounds staff, volunteers and parents for making 2011 another outstanding year in sport.

Rupert Sapwell & Christine Murray Video: 2011 Trinity Sport

Trinity College Sportsperson of the Year - Travis Head

Travis has been playing cricket for Trinity College since Year 8 at Blakeview, also representing the College in Knockout Cricket Teams and being a member of the 1st XI Cricket team in 2011.
Travis has also been part of the College teams in our annual Cricket Intercols, playing against Kormilda College and also Woodcroft College, where in 2011 he was awarded Man of the Match for his 5/59 and 170 runs.
Outside of the school arena, Travis has made outstanding achievements in his cricket career this year.
He is currently playing District A Grade for Tea Tree Gully with a batting average of 57.33
Travis has represented both the State U/19 and U/17 sides in 2011, where he captained the U/17 side.
Travis represented Australia in the U/19 side that toured India in October this year.
On the day of the Awards Ceremony he was in Tasmania playing for the South Australian Futures Team (Redbacks 2nd Side) where he scored 97 in the first innings of the game.
With all of his achievements and commitments outside of school cricket, his level of dedication and effort to the Trinity College Cricket Club is greatly appreciated. We wish him all the very best for his future cricket career.
As Travis was in Hobart playing for the SA Futures team his mother Ann was happy to accept the trophy on his behalf.
Congratulations Travis Head, Trinity College Sportsperson of the Year for 2011

Trinity College Sports Persons of the Year - Individual Sport Award Winners

Sport	Award Winner
Football	Matthew Claughton
Soccer	Mitchell Dean
Basketball	Daniel Ebert
Hockey	Daniel Haynes
Netball	Rebekah Parker
Tennis	Timothy Stephens
Cricket	Travis Head
Softball	Joanna Tryfopoulos
Swimming	James McKechnie
Athletics	Ashley Jordan & Nickolai Adams

Hot Weather Policies for all Trinity Sports
Hot Weather Policy
Practice Nights
If “The Advertiser” of the day indicates a temperature of 35 degrees C (or higher), then Co curricular sports is cancelled and all students leave at the end of lesson 6.
If practices are scheduled for the Indoor Centre or STARplex, practices may be held at the discretion of the Co-ordinator of Cricket.

Cricket
Hot Weather Policy – Practice Nights (week nights)
If “The Advertiser” of the day indicates a temperature of 35 degrees C (or higher), then lesson 7 is cancelled and all students leave at the end of lesson 6..If practices are scheduled for the Indoor Centre or STARplex, practices may be held at the discretion of the Co-ordinator of Cricket.
Hot Weather Policy - Matches
Senior Policy
> 38 degrees - If the temperature for the forthcoming SATURDAY is forecast at 38C in the Friday’s Advertiser all Saturday sport with the possible exception of first XI cricket, will be cancelled.
If the forecast temperature is less than 38 degrees but conditions are considered as extreme, then SAAS will issue a directive.
36 - 37 degrees - More scheduled drink breaks,individual over-spells reduced, greater time between bowling, all in agreement with the opposition.
Junior Hot Weather Policy
Forecast of 38 degrees or over – Cricket cancelled, as directed.
36 – 37 degrees – More scheduled drinks breaks. Individual over-spells reduced. Greater time between bowling stints. Ensure hats are worn and players stay in shade as much as possible. Common sense approach.
Summer Netball G&DNA
Hot Weather Policy
35 degrees and above at 4pm (as advised on the Radio 102.3fm), all Junior Grades (D Grade and below) will be cancelled.
37 degrees and above at 4pm (as advised on the Radio 102.3fm), all Grades will be cancelled.
In the event of Finals the Gawler & District Netball Association will advise accordingly.
Softball
Hot Weather Policy
The temperature must be viewed at 7:00 pm on the Friday night before the day of play on the following website:
http://www.weatherzone.com.au/ using Evanston Gardens Post Code: 5116.
If the temperature is between 35oC and 37oC juniors will play for 60 minutes only and have 2-3 minute breaks between innings. If the temperature is to be 38oC or above all junior games are cancelled for the day but the seniors will still play.
If the temperature is to be 40oC or above all senior games are then cancelled.
If a team forfeits, due to lack of players because of the heat then the club will not be fined the late forfeit fee.
If you do not have access to the Internet then Mrs Sue Norris may be contacted on 0418832983.
Tennis
Hot Weather Policy
Drive Tennis
If the temperature for the forthcoming SATURDAY is forecast at 38 degrees in the Friday’s Advertiser Drive Tennis will be cancelled.
If the forecast temperature is less than 38 degrees but conditions are considered as extreme, then SAAS will issue a directive.
Gawler Tennis
There are no cancellations for hot weather, but in the event of extreme conditions the G&DTA may issue a directive to cancel games.

Sports Hall of Fame - now open at STARplex

The Trinity College Sporting Hall of Fame was officially opened recently at STARplex. We hope this acknowledgement of the elite sporting success of old scholars of Trinity College will encourage not only students at the school but those who use the STARplex facilities as well.

Inductees (left to right) Tammy Symmons (nee Hoare), Paul Benz, Hayley Norris,
Brenton Carle and Chelsea Jaensch with Richard Bednall (former Head of Sport) and
Nick Hately (Head of Trinity College) prepare to officially open the new Sporting Hall of Fame

If you are an old scholar or you’re aware of an old scholar whose sporting achievements you think may fit the criteria to be recognised in our Sporting Hall of Fame, please download an application form or contact the Sports Office. View the profiles of the current 22 inductees below.

Brad McKinnon	Hayley Norris	Ben Kinnear	Kristi Harvey
Jaime McKinnon	Ryan Harris	Sarah Harrison	Tammy Hoare
Paul Benz	Brad Symes	Mark Cosgrove	Brenton Carle
Kristian Rees	Daniel Schell	Ella Holmes	Leigh Waddington
Michael Zorich	Kristy Moore	Scott Tunbridge	Chelsea Jaensch
Stacey Day	Ben Walton

State Team Selection for Athletes
After impressive winning performances in the State All-Schools Championships, two athletes from Trinity College have been selected in the South Australian team. The athletes, Brianna Fuller and Luke Richards, will journey to Brisbane in early December to contest the Athletics Australia National All-Schools Track and Field Championships. Brianna, a year 7 student on North School, has been chosen in the u/14 high jump. Luke, year 11 at Senior School, has been selected in both the u/18 hammer and discus events. more ...

STATE CHAMPIONS - Open Boys Soccer

Trinity College are state knockout champions, after a miraculous 3-2 golden goal, come-from-behind win against Rostrevor at Burton Park. Full Story

Trinity Netball Program - The Choice of Many
The start of the new Summer Netball Season has seen a massive boost in the number of participants in the Trinity College Netball program.
With around 430 students from Reception to Year 12 participating in the recently revived Junior Netball competition at STARplex, the STARplex Ladies competition on Mondays’ and Wednesdays’, the G&DNA Summer competition on Tuesdays and in Net Set Go clinics every week, netball has proven that it’s the number 1 participant sport at the College.clik here for more ...

Sprint training - get faster!
Richard Bednall is running a sprint technique & speed development program starting second Wednesday in October (during school holidays). More info

Trinity nets strong results
State Knockout Netball Championships
Open Girls Knockout Netball team ended up finishing in a very close 2^nd position. In the Grand final, at full time, both teams were even, and had to play an additional 6 minutes of extra time. The teams went goal for goal, with the final siren going off just as the ball was in the Trinity goal third. A fantastic result nonetheless.
The Year 8/9 Knockout Netball team ended up 6^th in the State, and also were part of the State Knockout championshipFull story

Grand Finals:
Congratulations to the Trinity teams winning G&DNA Grand Finals for the 2011 Winter season:
C GRADE TRINITY WHITE
D GRADE 17 & UNDER TRINITY BLUE
L GRADE 13 & UNDER TRINITY RED
N GRADE 11 & UNDER TRINITY RED
Congratulations to the Inter 2 team playing in the SADNA Tuesday night competition - they won their Grand Final for the 2011 Winter season!

Playing Sport for Trinity

If you have any queries about the Sports program or the Trinity College Sports Policy you may contact the Sports Office on 85220645 or 85238749, and speak with Rupert Sapwell, Director of Sport, or Christine Murray, Sports Co-ordinator.

Trinity Students Excel in Sport

In 2011 Trinity College aims to continue achieve great results for teams and individuals in the field of Sport.
14-year-old Ben Warland from Trinity North has been awarded a 2011 soccer scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport. (Full article)
The last year has been a fury of high achievement for Ben, including National U/15 All-Star selections, SASI and State representation, Adelaide United Youth Team selection and a training opportunity with Adelaide United in the A-League.Trinity College wishes Ben all the best in his elite sport journey and looks forward to seeing him in national colours in the future.

If you know of any teams or individuals who have achieved to a high standard in their field of sport, please contact the Sports Office on 85220645. WE aim to recognise achievements in all sports,not just those who

Sportsperson of the Year 2010

Daniel Carlin

Daniel has played basketball for Trinity for the past 7 years, starting as a Year 6 in the Year 8 team. During that time Daniel has played in both the Saturday morning and the Knockout competitions for the College.

As a member of the Open A team, Daniel has been runner up state champion for the past 2 years and Division 1 Champion of Australia in 2009. This year Daniel was co-captain of the Open A team, won the MVP award and will lead the team at the Schools’ Nationals in Bendigo later this year.

For local club Central District Daniel has played two seasons in the Australian Basketball Association open competition and is presently playing both u/23’s and State League.

Daniel has represented South Australia each year since 2007, has been part of the SASI scholarship program and won the SA junior Player of the Year award last year. Daniel took up a residential scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport in the first half of 2009 but returned to complete his secondary education at Trinity.

Earlier this year Daniel was a starting five member of the Australian u/17 that played in the World Championships in Hamburg, Germany, scoring 27 points in the team’s final game. Daniel is currently negotiating with some Division 1 colleges in the USA for a basketball scholarship.

Congratulations Daniel, Sportsperson of the Year

Foundation Awards

Congratulations to the following Trinity College students and teams who have been presented with a Foundation Award in 2010.

First XVIII Football Team

The 1st XVIII Football Team will compete in the annual intercollegiate Football / Netball Exchange with Ballarat Grammar College in Victoria from August 12th - 18th.

Open Netball Team

The Open Netball Team will compete in the annual intercollegiate Football / Netball Exchange with Ballarat Grammar College in Victoria from August 12th - 18th.

First XI Cricket Team

The First XI Cricket Team is competing in the Northern Territory Cricket Mid year Carnival in Darwin from July 10th - 17th. This is a prestigious competition and we are very pleased to be one of very few Colleges from South Australia to be invited.

Yr 8/9 Netball

The Year 8/9 Netball team will compete at the Gold Coast International Netball Carnival from the 4th – 9th July.

Yr 10/12 Soccer

The Year 10/12 Soccer team competed in the Gold Coast International Soccer Carnival in April coming third in their inaugural year.

James McKechnie

James was presented a Foundation Award for his selection in the STARplex Swim Club which competed at the 2010 Australian Age Championships at Sydney Olympic Park in April.

For more information on how to nominate for an award click here.

Trinity College Foundation Supports Sport

Sport at Trinity College continues to grow. The number of participants in College programs is increasing each season and at the elite level many Trinity teams and individuals are competing with the best.

The ongoing and generous support of the Trinity College Foundation has allowed many Trinity students to attend national and international sporting events. Just in the past 12 months alone the Foundation has assisted the Senior Girls and Boys Knockout Athletics teams (Sydney and Melbourne), the Open Boys Basketball team (Geelong), the Cricket Tour to Darwin, the Netball Tour to the Gold Coast and the Football/ Netball Exchange to Ballarat.

Individuals in a wide range of sports have also been fortunate to receive financial assistance through the Awards of Excellence program run by the Foundation.

On behalf of the Trinity College sporting community we thank the Foundation for their continued support.

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