Scotch College

Athletics

Teacher in Charge	Helen Feutrill
Head Coaches	Andrew Argent and Chris Hayes
Sprints Coach	Steve Gaffney
Distance Coach	Meg Mulcahy
Jumps Coach	Chris Commons
High Jump and Hurdles	Andrew Hogan

Season 2008

Athletics is open to any boy who wants to compete. You don’t have to be the best; just have a desire to run, throw or jump and be prepared to take part in the training sessions. Every boy has the opportunity to compete in as many events as they want during the lead up meets each season and the APS team is chosen from these athletes. We compete in sprints, distance, jumps and shotput events and there are plenty of relay spots to fill. Each season there are always injury problems which create openings in the team, so the more depth we have in the squad, the better.

U18 4x800 Silver (Medal winners 2007)

Junior athletics is run separately during the first 3 weeks of the season as a Form competition, but boys who are keen to join the Junior APS squad are encouraged to come to training and compete on Saturdays with the senior squad when the Form competition finishes.

Training

Training will be held on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights after school. During this time boys will receive fitness training and specialist coaching in their areas of interest. The first session will be on Monday August 11th and will be followed by a barbeque sponsored by the Athletics Parents Group.

All Schools Knockout Competition

This year we have entered two senior and two junior teams in the All Schools Knockouts competition. This involves teams of 10 boys competing in athletic events. The heats for this competition were held on August 29^th and our two senior teams were placed first and equal second in our region. This means that they will compete in the State Finals competition on October 17^th at Olympic Park - more details as they become available.

Calendar

Monday August 11th	Scotch Main Oval	3.20pm Training and BBQ
Saturday August 16th	To be announced	8.30am
Saturday August 23rd	Box Hill Athletics Track	8.30am
Friday August 29th	Doncaster Athletics Track	8.30am Knockouts (Heats)
Saturday August 30th	Box Hill Athletics Track	8.30am
Thursday September 4th	Olympic Park	2.30 - 9pm State Relay Championships 4x200m and 4 x 800m
Friday September 5th	Contact Parents Group	Coaches and Cheers Night
Saturday September 6th	Olympic Park	8.30am
Monday September 8th	Olympic Park	2.30 - 9pm State Relay Championships 4 x 100m and 4 x 400m
Saturday October 11th	Scotch Main Oval	Family Day - House Athletics
Friday October 17th	Olympic Park	Knockouts(State Final)
Saturday October 18th	Olympic Park	12.30pm
Wednesday October 22nd	Olympic Park	1.30pm APS Heats (Seniors)
Saturday October 25th	Olympic Park	1.00pm APS Combined Sports
Saturday October 25th	To be announced	6.30pm Athletics Dinner

Parents Committee

Each year the Athletics Squad is assisted by an enthusiastic group of parents whose support is invaluable. They provide food and drink for the boys on competition days and present medals to boys who have been outstanding athletes through the season. There are also roles to help with other activities during the season. If you are interested in joining this group, or helping with Athletics please contact Jane Borthwick janeb3@tpg.com.au

Medal winners 2007

U18 4x800 Silver (Medal winners 2007)

U18 4x200 Silver (Medal winners 2007)

U16 4x800 Silver (Medal winners 2007)