ACC Sport 2010 Once again the sporting year at De La Salle was filled with many highlights and achievements. Much planning and effort was rewarded in 2010 with some outstanding results. Our cricket program proved its strength by winning their first 1st XI title since 1993, breaking a four year run by St Bede’s. This was a most satisfying victory — during my tenure as Director of Sport we have made it a focus to improve the quality of the cricket program. We have achieved this with the help of Mr Martin Rhoden, Mr Dave Hale, Mr Gerard Barns, along with other coaches, and with the support of the Malvern Cricket Club. Our junior programs are establishing good trends and the strength of cricket at the College should continue to grow on this solid platform. We will once again host St Michael’s College, Adelaide, and we look forward to fostering this link between the two Lasallian schools. A second amazing achievement was the two ACC golf titles achieved in 2010. Again, much planning and effort by Mr Norm Stewart and Mr Peter Crellin went into building the profile of the sport here at De La Salle. It was a great achievement to wrest the senior title from St Bede’s, who have won the trophy since its inception. The juniors backed up this success to win our second junior title, which augurs well for the future of golf at the College. Our main carnival teams — swimming, athletics and cross country — all made significant improvements on 2009. The talent in the junior
age groups indicates that with the right attitude and preparation we will soon be challenging for titles in the three carnival sports. Our program has grown significantly over the last couple of years with the introduction of ACC sport at Year 7 and Year 8. I have also tried to introduce ‘B’ teams in the major sports at Year 7 to allow for more students to enjoy the experience of representing the College. For this to have taken place I have had to rely on a small but committed group of staff who willingly give up many hours of their free time to prepare and supervise teams. We are fortunate at the College to have many fine coaches who are passionate about delivering the best program possible. May I take this opportunity to acknowledge their dedication and also their support
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of my role as Director of Sport. We congratulate the boys who were chosen as senior captains of their respective sports. These boys have shown a great commitment to sport here at the College and have been wonderful leaders of their peers during their time here. It is a wonderful honour to be recognised as a senior captain of a sporting team and every one of the captains fulfilled their duties admirably. To all the boys who took the opportunity to represent their College in various sporting pursuits, I congratulate you for your achievements and trust you enjoyed the experience. Sport is a great educator and many valuable lessons can be learnt on the playing arena. By simply participating you are already a winner, regardless of the results you achieve. Mr Jon Edgar Director of Sport
