Scotch College

Soccer

Soccer is one of the most popular winter sports at Scotch with over 350 boys playing in 25 teams from year 7 through to year 12. The season runs from the start of term 2 through to mid-August in term 3. Scotch is a keen participant in the inter-school sporting activities organised by the Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS).

Facilities include two soccer ovals – the McKendrick Oval and Melville Lower West. The adjacent off-campus ovals at Smith Reserve are also used to accommodate the large number of games played each week.

The boys train twice a week, with years 7 & 8 generally training on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school until 4.45pm and years 9-12 generally training Mondays and Wednesdays after school. The APS Interschool Competition schedules games on Saturday mornings, and the fixture is published on the preceding Friday.

The coaching team includes both teachers and ‘Old Boys’, all of whom are accredited coaches, not to mention passionate soccer enthusiasts. In addition to the team coach, there are specialist coaches assigned to each year level from year 7 to year 10 to provide additional support and expertise to each team coach and their squad. The boys will have the opportunity to train with the specialist coaches on a rotating basis.

The APS provides results for the inter-school Firsts competition. The APS Ladder is updated each week, generally on a Wednesday. Aside from the APS competition, there are three special events in the soccer calendar, the Rose and Thistle Cup (Scotch vs Melbourne Grammar), The John Roe Shield (Scotch vs St Peters College in Adelaide) and The Pelman Cup (Scotch vs The Peninsula School).

The Rose & Thistle Cup

The Rose and Thistle Cup was introduced in 2008 and is the start of a new tradition between Melbourne Grammar and Scotch College. When the two Firsts soccer teams meet during the APS season, they will be playing for the Rose and Thistle Cup. The Rose and Thistle Cup (Rose - of England, MGS and Thistle - of Scotland, Scotch) represents the character of both schools and its intention is to further develop the bond between the two schools and to increase the profile of the sport in line with its increasing popularity within both communities.

The John Roe Shield

The John Roe Shield is played against St Peter’s College in Adelaide. Each year the Firsts from each College meet to play for the John Roe Shield, alternating between Melbourne and Adelaide.

The Pelman Cup

Scotch also plays The Peninsula School once a year at the conclusion of the APS season for The Pelman Cup. The Cup is named after a Scotch teacher, who introduced soccer as a winter sport to Scotch in the 1970s. He later moved to The Peninsula School where he also introduced the sport. The two schools have since played for The Pelman Cup. In the past decade, Scotch held the Cup for seven consecutive years.

Leadership Team

Teacher in Charge: Mr. M Zannoni

Year Level Managers – Dr. M Johnston & Mr. J Evans

1st XI	Mr. E Beamish (Head Coach), Mr. G Kassidas (Assistant Coach), Mr. R Cavalin (Team Manager)	McKendrick Monday & McKendrick Wednesday
2nd XI	Dr. M Johnston/Nick Jarman	McKendrick Monday & McKendrick Wednesday
3rd XI Red	Justin Nikolovski	Smith Res 1 Monday & Fairview Park Wednesday
3rd XI Blue	Tom Jarman	Smith Res 1 Monday & Fairview Park Wednesday
3rd XI Gold	Tim Sladden	Smith Res 1 Monday & Fairview Park Wednesday
4th XI Red	Harry Bordonaro	Smith Res 2 Monday& Fairview Park Wednesday
4th XI Blue	Anthony Ryan	Smith Res 2 Monday& Fairview Park Wednesday
4th XI Gold	Paul Mitchell	Smith Res 2 Monday & Fairview Park Wednesday
5th XI Red	Marc Sudholz	Fairview Park Monday & Melville LW Wednesday am
5th XI Blue	Will Boyd	Fairview Park Monday & Fairview Park Wednesday
5th XI Gold	Alex Bear	Fairview Park Monday & Fairview Park Wednesday

Year Level Manager – Mr. B Ahern

10A	Mr. L Carey/Harry Hackett	Melville LW Monday & Smith Res 1 Wednesday
10B	Sam Shearer	Melville LW Monday & Smith Res 1 Wednesday
10C Red	Tom Russell	Fairview Park Monday & Smith Res 2 Wednesday
10C Blue	Vassil Andreev	Fairview Park Monday & Smith Res 2 Wednesday

Year Level Manager – Dr. G Reifarth

9A	Mr. G Hughes	Smith Res 1 Tuesday & Melville LW Wednesday
9B Red	Chris Colgan	Smith Res 1 Tuesday & Melville LW Wednesday
9B Blue	Euikuk Park	Smith Res 1 Tuesday & Melville LW Wednesday
9C Red	Ben Grace/Gavin Williams	Smith Res 2 Tuesday & Fairview Park Wednesday
9C Blue	Mr. J Xu/Hamish McNab	Smith Res 2 Tuesday & Fairview Park Wednesday

Year Level Manager – Mr. R Papuga

8A	Mr. K Kyranakis/Jacob Fielker	McKendrick Tuesday & Melville LW Thursday
8B	Jason Choi	McKendrick Tuesday & Melville LW Thursday
8C Red	Bas Owen	McKendrick Tuesday & Melville LW Thursday
8C Blue	Versace Wong	McKendrick Tuesday & Melville LW Thursday

Year Level Manager – Mr. P Huybers

7A	Mr. M Theodore/Elliott Charles	Melville LW Tuesday & McKendrick Thursday
7B	Mr. S Liu/Hugh Goad	Melville LW Tuesday & McKendrick Thursday
7C Red	Jonathon Ryan	Melville LW Tuesday & McKendrick Thursday
7C Blue	Oliver Szymanski	Melville LW Tuesday & McKendrick Thursday

Junior Development Squad: Mr. E Beamish, Mr. G Kassidas (Tuesday mornings 7am, McKendrick Oval)

Goal Keeping Specialist Coach: Mr. R Dowifha: Mon – 1st XI, 2nd XI, Yr. 10, Tues – Yrs.7 & 9,
Wed – 1st XI, 2nd XI & 3rd XI, Thurs – Yr. 8 Year Level Specialist Assistant Coaches: Yrs. 7 & 8 Mr. G Kassidas (Yr. 7 Tues & Yr.8 Thurs) Yrs. 9 & 10 Mr. B McLachlan (Yr.9 Tues & Yr.10 Wed)

Please note: Smith Reserve 1 is the oval CLOSEST to Glenferrie Rd.

Parents Auxilliary (PASS)

Soccer is proudly supported by a dedicated parents’ auxiliary PASS, which hosts a number of events during the season and encourages parents to become active in supporting their son’s winter sport.
You can contact PASS by email at pass.soccer@gmail.com

PASS Soccer Breakfast 2011

Season Opening breakfast – Friday 29th April 2011 6:45am at Cardinal Pavillion, Scotch College. $35 per head.

Each year PASS helps to celebrate the upcoming Scotch College soccer season with a breakfast function. All boys and parents welcome.

See Event information on the Scotch website home page to register.