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KIDS’ JUNIOR SPORT
Preparing for game day Sport support organisation Valley Sport reminds parents and carers to ensure children get the most out of their junior sport by adopting simple pre-game and game-day strategies. Proper hydration, nutrition and stretching are important factors in preparing kids for sport and can make a positive difference to your child’s athletic performance and ultimately, their enjoyment of their chosen sport.
Play safely Warm up Why warm up?
Hydration Water is the clear winner for hydration in sport, according to Valley Sport Shepparton. Sugary drinks, like sports drinks, juice and cordial are not required for your junior sport. Water is the perfect choice for training and game day.
Tips for hydration:
Drink regularly throughout the day by including water with all meals and snacks to ensure you arrive at training or your competition well hydrated. Educate children that they should not wait until they are very thirsty before they start to drink. By then they may be already starting to dehydrate. Drink small amounts of water regularly during exercise to avoid dehydration. For juniors and active adolescents, the use of sports drinks in place of water on the sports field or as a general beverage is not necessary and may lead to excessive caloric consumption.
Nutrition It is important for junior athletes to eat well every day — not just the day of sports events. Active children need constant refuelling and hydrating. Their nutrition needs are particularly important as they must meet requirements for not only their physical activity, but also their growth and development as well as overall health and wellbeing. An athlete who is not giving adequate consideration to their diet when choosing meals and snacks may become tired, irritable and lethargic, and may even struggle to maintain interest and enjoyment in sport.
Important foods:
Carbohydrates for energy — ensure children have frequent opportunities to eat foods rich in carbohydrates such as bread and other cereal products, pasta, rice, fruit, starchy vegetables and calcium-rich dairy foods. Protein for growth and development — most juniors will easily meet their protein needs each day through their normal eating habits. Instead, they should focus on a wider distribution of protein over the day, instead of large serves at 1–2 meals. Examples include meat, seafood, eggs, dairy and alternatives and legumes, nuts and seeds.
Example meal ideas The night before:
• Pasta dishes with a tomato-based sauce and vegetables and chicken, tuna or beef if desired. • Lean meat and salad wraps. • Stir-fry with chicken, pork or tofu and plenty of vegetables, served with noodles or rice.
Pre-exercise meal ideas:
• Porridge with apple and cinnamon. • Spaghetti on toast and a fruit smoothie. • Cereal with milk, fruit and yoghurt. • Baked beans on toast with fruit and glass of milk. • Peanut butter on toast, topped with sliced banana and a glass of milk.
Remember:
Snacks and energy boosters:
• Bread, crumpets, English muffins with jam, honey or vegemite. • Fresh fruit or snack pack of fruit in natural juice. • Milk-based smoothie with fruit. • Yoghurt, custard, rice pudding, creamed rice. • Vegetable sticks or crackers with low fat dip.
Recovery:
Recovery snacks and fluids should be started within 30 to 60 minutes of finishing exercise, high in carbohydrates with a little protein, quick and easy to prepare and eat, and available at the venue if it takes a long time to get home.
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How to warm up:
• Progress from low intensity exercise (such as walking) to moderate intensity exercise. • Progress from non-specific movement activities to specific activities. • Include activities that involve muscle groups that will be involved in your sporting activity. • Include movement activities that encourage changes in normal range of movement. • Warm up within your physical capabilities. • Incorporate stretching within your warm up.
Cool down Why cool down?
• To help remove waste products. • To reduce muscle stiffness. • To improve recovery between bouts of activity.
How to cool down:
• 2–3 minute light jog or brisk walk immediately after activity. • Light activity with normal range of movement exercises (such as walking with knee lifts). • 5–10 minutes of light stretching with emphasis on the major muscle groups you used during the activity. For more warm up information visit www.smartplay.com.au If your club would like assistance in improving its hydration practices, or providing healthy food options, contact the Valley Sport Office at info@valleysport.net.au or call 5831 8456.
Examples include:
• Toasted sandwich with fruit and water. • Cereal with milk, fruit and water. • Tin of tuna with crackers and water. For more information and some meal and snack ideas visit www.sportsdietitians. com.au
KIDS’ JUNIOR SPORT CONTENTS Shepparton Golf Club GV Hockey Association Jets Gymnastics Junior Football Shepparton Pony Club
Every sip of a ‘sugary drink’ can eat away at the surface of your teeth for around 20 minutes. One can of ‘sugary drink’ a day can lead to 6.5 kg weight gain in a year. Diets high in sugar can lead to weight gain and obesity: 600 ml sports drink = 9–13 tsp of sugar 600 ml soft drink = 16 tsp of sugar 600 ml water = No sugar
• To increase body temperature and blood flow muscles. • To prepare the musculoskeletal system for exercise. • To reduce muscle injury.
Mooroopna Golf Club Shepparton Basketball Association Junior Sport profiles Jorden Knowles, Chelsea Webb, Matthew Dodd and Kior Zito
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Shepparton Golf Club
Golf develops skills for life Golf is one of the best and safest sports a child can play and juniors develop life skills as well as a perfect swing. Children as young as three can pick up a club for the first time and begin a lifelong obsession that is enjoyed all over the world. The Shepparton Golf Club has a junior program that welcomes beginners and allows them to develop at their own pace with expert tuition in a supporting and friendly environment. Around 50 juniors at all levels of development participate in regular clinics, junior squad and competitions that are structured for all abilities. Club professional Darren Rodgers and teaching professional Mitchell McComas are both excited by the growth of the junior program and steady improvement they see each week on the practice range and the golf course. “It is in two stages, the learn-to-play clinics and the Junior Cadet membership,” Rodgers said. “We expect a lot of the kids who are our cadet members to progress to full junior membership throughout this year with a Golf Australia handicap and we have launched an 18-hole Sunday competition that they can participate in as juniors.
“As the kids progress, they know the etiquette, they can conduct themselves on a golf course and develop the temperament and physical capacity to play 18 holes .” The initial progression for juniors of all ages and abilities is from learn-toplay clinics to cadet level where they are coached as a squad and play weekly three, six or nine-hole competitions. Rodgers said around 200 budding golfers came through the junior clinics last year to get to a standard where they could play on the golf course. “You really see the development in the kids more when they are out playing,” he said. “When we are teaching kids on the range and on the putting green, we are giving them the skills and the ideas for them to go out and practice, but when you see them on the golf course they start to see those skills coming into their game and that just encourages them, they see the result and go ‘wow’.” McComas said young golfers lack the ingrained habits and muscle memory of older golfers making coaching easier and the rewards greater. “Golf is a sport that anyone can play and we have tailored programs to help kids learn at their own pace,” McComas said. “It is a great environment for kids to grow up in, it is an individual sport, but you
play in groups and socialise.” Golf has a long history and reputation of promoting sportsmanship, etiquette, obeying rules, self-discipline and healthy activity. “The game of golf probably teaches kids more life skills than any other sport — they self-referee, they score themselves, they have to be honest and nice to each other,” Rodgers said. As an individual sport, the satisfaction can come from hitting a great shot or achieving a personal best rather than winning. “In golf, you lose more than you ever win — the best players in tennis are winning 90 per cent of the time, our best golfers in the world are losing 90 per cent of the time,” Rodgers said. McComas said the Shepparton area has huge potential in the junior ranks and role models like current club champion Kyle Michel and PGA Tour Professional Jarrod Lyle, who lends his name to the Junior Classic held at the course each year. Above all he encourages kids to take up the sport because it’s healthy, fun and fulfilling. “Golf is a game for life, you are learning skills for life, not just the motor skills but also the personal skills and that is one of the important things they get out of it.” it. n
Shepparton Golf Club Sport: Golf. Age: Three to 17 years. When: All year. Where: Golf Dve, Shepparton.
Contact details Pro shop: 5821 2531. President: Trevor Tennant. Vice-president: Bruce Wright. Treasurer: Ian Bugg. Junior golf manager: Darren Linton. Head club professional: Darren Rodgers. Teaching professional: Mitchell McComas 0432 449 709. Website: www.sheppartongolf.net.au
Facts Membership cost: $49 for one child, $80 for two children and $100 for three children (must be siblings). Membership: Boys and girls. Welcome pack: Club-branded shirt, backpack, two hats, a water bottle, golf ball and more with Shepparton Junior Golf Club membership. Equipment required and cost: Supplied. Activity duration/session: Coaching session usually one hour, playing time can be one to two hours. Dress code: Club-branded shirt provided in the welcome pack.
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GV Junior Hockey Association
Hockey alive in the GV and represent their zone (The Knights) at the Junior State Championships during the year. Zone teams will be selected from those whom nominate by Wednesday, May 18 and will compete at the Junior Country Championships in May. For more information, email David at dbourke@hockeyvictoria.org.au GV Hockey also runs regular free coaching and umpire clinics for players, coaches, parents and spectators. For more information visit gvhockey.com.au or visit GV Hockey Association’s Facebook page.
GV Hockey members are excited to see the action happening at the Shepparton hockey precinct after the installation of a new pitch. The new long-awaited turf has been built to bring in more players and keep hockey alive in the Goulburn Valley. There will be a second turf field in Shepparton dedicated to hockey in the not too distant future, following from recent discussions with Greater Shepparton City Council. GV Junior Hockey Association is inviting kids to have a go at hockey and welcomes all new and existing players to go along to training sessions which started in February. Hockey is a great game for children of all ages and all levels of experience. Participants don’t need to be a hockey player to join a club — all they need is the enthusiasm to join in the fun. The sport is the ultimate game for developing hand-eye co-ordination thanks to its hit-on-the-run action. It is also excellent for cardiovascular fitness and endurance, encouraging children to grow into fit, happy, healthy, social people. But the greatest benefit of junior hockey is it offers the opportunity for participants to form friendships with other children from the region. Echuca, Euroa and Benalla offer opportunities for players in outlying areas and train at their home towns mid-week. Most competition games are played either in Shepparton or on Echuca’s synthetic pitch, and Benalla hosts some games during the season. All clubs are actively seeking girls and boys to fill age appropriate junior sides. Strikers, Shepparton Youth Club (SYC) and Mooroopna (MHC) clubs alternate training nights on the turf at McEwen Reserve, Shepparton. GV Hockey also enjoys the comfort of the Hockey Hub, purposely built for parents and spectators so they can view the games in warmth and comfort during the winter months. GV Hockey offers Hookin2Hockey clinics as an introduction for beginners, which provides children with the skills and confidence to play. Children can seek out a hockey club for further training and the chance to play
GV Junior Hockey Association
in a Fun Friday after-school competition during the 2016 season. Shepparton H2H will start on Friday, March 4, and ongoing H2H will run throughout the year. For more information about Hookin2Hockey go to www.hockeyvictoria.org.au
Junior hockey — a wealth of opportunity
A newly developed under-18 mixed competition for GV Hockey’s more senior kids is an exciting opportunity to play against metropolitan teams in Melbourne fortnightly on Friday. This is a fantastic opportunity to improve and develop junior members’ skills for senior selection and impress Melbourne selectors for state teams. This year the Junior Country Championships, which help players gain confidence and skills, will be held in Melbourne on Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22. For more information, phone Renee on 0409 343 868. Players who are interested in extra hockey development can trial for the Knights Zone Hockey Victoria Representative team. Zone hockey development is another way kids can be recognised for their talent
Age: Under-nine Friday Fun Hookin2Hockey; under-11 half-pitch competition; under-13, under-15 and under-18 mixed teams of boys and girls to play in Melbourne on alternate Friday nights. When: Winter competition, March to September. Where: McEwen Reserve hockey field, Shepparton; Benalla Churchill Reserve and Echuca-Moama hockey field.
Facts Membership club cost: Winter competition club fees vary (about $10 per week); no game entry fees. Spectators watch for free. Membership includes Hockey Victoria affiliation that provides player insurance. Register online and link up with a club at memberdesq.onesporttechnology.com
Hookin2Hockey come-and-try night for beginners and registration starts on Friday, March 4.
Fun games from 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm at the Shepparton hockey field in Brauman St, Shepparton. Fun clinics: Mini comps for children aged five to 10 years will be held on Fridays at the new hockey pitch in Shepparton from March. Optional kits with shirt, stick, mouth and shin guards available (or we can loan you some gear). Clinics are also running at Echuca, Euroa and Benalla. For more information on all clinics, phone the club directly from listed contacts below.
Membership: Boys and girls (aged five to 17 years). Equipment required: Hockey stick, mouth guard and shin guards. Uniform: Shirt, shorts or skirt, long socks and turf shoes. Training: One training session per week for one hour, plus personal fitness. Zone Development: Hockey Victoria and GV Hockey encourage juniors to get involved in Zone Development days. Activity duration per session: Game duration is 40 minutes. Venue and timeslot will vary each week, based on a roster system. Website: www.gvhockey.com.au
Club contacts and information
Echuca-Moama Hockey Club: Renee, phone 0409 343 868 or email echucamoamahockey@gmail.com Euroa Hockey Club: Chris, phone 0417 359 723 or email euroahockeyclub@gmail.com Mooroopna Hockey Club: Anne, phone 0411 887 316 or email mattnarelle@hotmail.com Kyabram Hockey Club: Ruth, phone 5852 3741 or email rutherglenn@gmail.com Shepparton Youth Club (SYC): Iain, phone 0418 315 393 or email sychockey@gmail.com Strikers: Bec, phone 0428 314 315 or email strikers@mcmedia.com.au Benalla Hockey Club: Lee, phone 0416 169 767 or email leejenkins07@gmail.com Benalla Hockey club will train at Churchill Reserve, Benalla at 4 pm on a Thursday. All welcome.
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Jets Gymnastics
Learn to fly — in Shepparton If you’re looking for a sport where your child can have fun, develop confidence and make new friends, then gymnastics might be the answer. Jets Gymnastics in Mooroopna fosters children’s personal growth while improving fitness, strength, flexibility and coordination — all in a fully supervised and professional environment. Qualified and registered staff members have passed Working With Children checks and take participants aged from infants to 18 years through the art of swinging, rolling, balancing and jumping in excellent facilities, which include fully sprung floors, balance beams, high- and low-ring bars, rings, trampolines (including 12 m to 14 m tumbling trampolines) and foam pits. Established in 1991 at Eltham, Jets Gymnastics has expanded to centres in Gisborne, Mooroopna and Bendigo as well as a state-of-the-art High Performance Centre at Diamond Creek. The Mooroopna centre caters for children of all ages and abilities and from beginners to the more experienced.
Programs
The school holiday program is designed to help working parents and runs from Tuesday, March 29 to Friday, April 1 from 8 am to 6 pm, and from Monday, April 4
to Thursday, April 7. It combines gymnastics with a new theme each day. Cost is from $44.90 per day and $5 discount for each additional family member. If booked and paid online, cost will be $39.90 per day and $5 discount for each additional family member. Free Play (children aged from one to five years) is a non-structured session supervised by parents with equipment set up to encourage learning through play. Sessions are every Friday, from 9 am to 10 am, excluding school and public holidays. Comets (children aged from one to five years) is a parent-assisted program specially designed for children and parents to learn together and is aimed at enhancing spatial awareness, social skills, motor movement and memory. In Meteors (3½ to six years) children learn specific gymnastic skills such as rolling, swinging, balancing, mini handstands and mini cartwheels. Asteroids (four to six years) is an advanced class where children who have completed a year or more of Comets/ Meteors learn gymnastics skills with an increased focus on body awareness. Girls and boys in this program may head towards the squad program or continue into a Stars program (six to nine years), Galaxies (nine to 12 years) and Supernovas (12 to 18 years). One hour of gymnastics a week is not
always enough to satisfy every child’s needs so these two-hour programs provide the opportunity to improve basic skills and develop more advanced skills such as handstands and cartwheels, while working towards competitive level skills such as somersaults, flips and walkovers. The 1½-hour program, Astro Girls (10 to 18 years), will continue this year, aimed at dance students who wish to learn aerials, ‘acro’ skills and trampoline skills. Fun Gym program provides students (five to eight years) with a range of gymnastics-based skills including safe landings, rolling, jumping, swinging, climbing, balancing, cartwheels and handstands to develop strength, co-ordination, body and spatial awareness, flexibility and self-confidence. In trampolining students learn basic skills such as jumping and twisting, and develop strength, co-ordination, spatial awareness, courage and flexibility before progressing to somersaulting and associated activities. Birthday parties lasting two hours feature 90 minutes of fun-filled activities in the gym and 30 minutes upstairs in the party room include games, trampolining, foam pit activities and parachute games. Cost is $16.50 per child and requires a minimum of 14 children. Parties are popular, so book early. The birthday child also has the option of having a turn on the bungee at the end of their party. n
Jets Gymnastics Sport: Gymnastics. Age: Infant to 18 years. When: Monday to Friday and Saturday morning. Birthday parties on Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday. Where: Mooroopna Recreation Reserve.
Contact details Centre manager: Jacci Johnson. Assistant manager: Elise Gater. Customer service team: 5825 4228.
Facts Membership costs: Annual registration $85 in 2016, classes start from $18.70; $5 for Free Play session. Membership: Boys and girls. Uniform/equipment costs: None required. Practice/training commitment: Once a week/up to three days a week for squad. Activity/session duration: One hour, 90 minutes, and two hours. Time of year: Same as school terms, with school holiday programs running. Competition/travel: Squad only.
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‘Kids’ Junior Sport Autumn/Winter’, February, 2016—Page 7
Junior Football NAB Auskick Shepparton District Junior Football League The Shepparton District Junior Football League is set for another massive year after a successful 2015. Last season’s highlights included two new clubs, participation growth, a consultative review of the Primary School competition (now Junior Division) and record finals attendances. At a landmark annual general meeting in November the executive also announced the introduction of administration grants for all clubs. The primary school review recommendations were passed in totality leading to a restructure and modernisation of this important football nursery for 2016. Chris Thomas continues as league president with Andrew Sneyd as his deputy, Mooroopna’s Mick Betson was elected to the executive to replace John Byrnes, who has stepped down after 10 years as a key contributor in many areas. Jason Ritchie and Peter Trevaskis were also elected to the expanded executive as the first
step in the implementation of the primary school review recommendations. 2016 is gearing up to be a massive year with clubs now recruiting and finalising their playing lists for the season’s kick off on Sunday, April 10. Numbers in the under-14 and under-16 competition are looking very good but there is always room for extra players. The under-14 and under-16 competitions are participation-based with all players required to spend a minimum 50 per cent of the game on the field, and the coaching philosophies are geared towards maximising the participation and enjoyment of all players. Interleague and the new AFL Goulburn Murray Academy provide opportunities for higher level coaching while club football is focused on teaching the basics and making sure all participants are actively engaged and involved. The youth girls’ competition continues to grow in popularity and provides an ideal format to encourage 13 to 18-year-old girls
to participate and learn the game. With a youth girls’ academy in place, a women’s team being established and the AFL introducing an elite competition in 2017 the time has never been better for girls to get actively involved in football. Following the 2015 review the primary school competition will revert to under-10 and under-12 divisions this season, which will provide more age appropriate playing opportunities for young children. Rules will be modified to maximise playing time, and with smaller fields and reduced team numbers each player will have the opportunity to get more of the footy in each game. The full outcomes of the review can be found below. The contact details for each club in the league can also be found on this page. Anyone interested in playing is encouraged to contact one of the listed contacts as a gateway to meeting new friends, staying fit and healthy and being a participant in our great game.
Shepparton District Junior Football League — Junior Division In 2013 the SDJFL under-14 and under-16 divisions successfully transitioned to a club-based competition with the introduction of Shepparton United, Shepparton Swans and Shepparton Bears and in 2014 Shepparton Bears merged with Notre Dame to complete the competition as fully club-based. At the start of 2015 a SDJFL primary school review panel was established to look at the structure and governance of this important junior football nursery. The competition has experienced significant growth with 11 new teams starting in the past two years and the panel was charged with the responsibility of setting a structure to continue this growth pattern. Following six months of research and consultation the Shepparton District Junior Football League review panel released its final
report and recommendations to the public in November 2015. Key highlights of the panel’s recommendations include: • A strengthened governance structure for the division, including the reservation of two seats on the SDJFL executive. • The three divisional structure being replaced with under-10 and under-12 grades to streamline the player pathway and provide age appropriate participation opportunities. • The adoption of the AFL Junior Match Policy with rules having a greater focus on increasing each player’s participation opportunity. • The formation of new ‘cluster’ clubs in the Shepparton area to provide increased support and to consolidate volunteer workloads. The 2016 season will be a transition year for these clusters with AFL Goulburn Murray and Valley Sport mentors providing support and guidance to the new committees.
Junior Division (primary school competition) Contact: AFL Goulburn Murray Phone: 5823 9800 Email: admin@aflgoulburnmurray.com.au
Youth Division Contacts (under-14, under-16, Youth Girls) Echuca (under-16/YG)
Northern Angels (YG)
Shepparton Swans (under-14/under-16)
Jacqui Rosendale, 0415 567 499 jmrefjc@gmail.com
Annie Jorgensen, 0417 312 825 jorge98@bigpond.net.au
Wayne Steward, 0458 222 906 sheppartonswans@mcmedia.com.au
Kyabram (under16/YG)
Rochester (under-16)
Shepparton United (under-14/under-16)
Carolynne Hubble, 0418 855 267 carolynne.hubble@simplot.com.au
Leisa Evans, 0428 842 157 leisa157@hotmail.com
Mooroopna (under-14/under-16/YG)
Shepparton Notre (under-14/under-16/YG)
Paul Brown, 0408 996 208 paulb@qualityteams.com.au
David Harcoan, 0400 211 911 david.harcoan@gvhealth.org.au
Dean Walton, 0439 455 250 em.agedcare@raclimited.com.au
Tatura (under-14/under-16)
Quinton Langlands, 0408 321 413 club@taturabulldogs.com.au
The NAB AFL Auskick program provides boys and girls from five to eight years old with a fun and safe football experience that serves as an introduction to a lifetime of involvement in the game. It also promotes and develops friendship, teamwork, participation and the desire for a healthy lifestyle. Specialised child-friendly activities and programs are delivered by trained co-ordinators and focus on the development of personal and social skills, as well as the sport-specific skills of kicking, handballing and marking. Benefits for children include learning transferable skills for future sports participation, the basic principles of health and nutrition and greater levels of confidence. Through specially arranged physical activities and games, important mental and psychological skills are nurtured, including self-motivation, responsibility, resilience and a best-effort-always attitude. Physical activity can assist children with learning at school; it can enhance creativity, and increase problem-solving capabilities and co-operation with others. The benefits of Auskick also extend to parents, with convenient and safe local opportunities for family bonding and the opportunity to engage with other families in physical activities and games. Auskick programs will commence from April onwards. Registration is available online at www.aflauskick.com.au
NAB Auskick Membership Pack
New packs for 2016 Get an awesome pack jammed full of gear when you register for NAB AFL Auskick in 2016. This year the pack will get sent to your home. Auskick programs will commence from April onwards. Registration is available online at www.aflauskick.com.au The cost starts from $75 depending on what other benefits individual centres offer. Refer to the contact list for more information about your local program. If you register before April 20, you will receive four free tickets (two adult and two children) to an AFL home-and-away game. Selected matches only, subject to availability.
NAB Auskick contacts
Alexandra: Jason Sutcliffe 0458 370 688 Avenel: Neil O’Sullivan 0459 038 768 Cobram/Barooga: Peter Beasley 5871 1311 Congupna: Damien Scott 0400 215 856 Dookie United: Peter O’Donnell 0447 338 820 Echuca: Kane Henson 0400 821 658 Echuca Rockets: Sue-Ellen Betts 0418 324 327 Echuca United: Peter Gronow 0428 989 535 Euroa: Jon Reid 0409 553 391 Girgarre: Mark Parsons 0409 531 376 Gowrie Street PS: Travis Eddy 0417 112 970 Katamatite: Glen Edis 0438 158 749 Katandra: Stephen Ash 0487 008 087 Katunga: Claire Routley 0458 646 523 Kialla: Wes Teague 5823 1333 Kyabram: Jason Wills 0409 414 671 Lancaster: Dean Wileman 0403 856 836 Mansfield: Alistair Kilgour 0407 004 609 Marysville: Ian Thompson 0400 238 516 Merrigum: Glenn Hart 0408 122 542 Moama: Robert Hogan 0401 294 573 Mooroopna: Micheal Emanuelli 0407 883 806 Murchison: Shelly McCormick 0418 262 754 Nagambie: Jon McKeown 0403 167 210 Nathalia: TBC Numurkah: Rob Smith 0419 303 562 Orrvale PS: Stacey Sprunt 0400 782 239 Picola United: Brian Boyd 0438 521 123 Puckapunyal: Bodean Ward 0432 367 274 Rochester: Craig Williams 0409 166 483 Rumbalara: Nathan Turner 0448 251 755 Rushworth: Amy Francis 0429 186 273 Seymour: Adam Smith 0400 002 853 Princess Park Shepparton: Jay Whittaker 0418 382 880 Shepparton East: Connie Spadaro 0438 855 581 Shepparton SDS: Troy Watts 5821 8185 St Brendan’s PS: Jason Parker 0459 254 983 & Fiona Broughan 0448 144 481 Stanhope: Andrew Hipwell 0428 180 700 Strathmerton: Paul Henderson 0409 804 094 Tallarook: Leigh Arandt 0429 143 793 Tallygaroopna: Nev Montgomery 0439 614 464 Tatura: Craig Thompson 0407 465 560 Thornton: Andrew Marshall 0430 431 848 Tongala: AJ Smith 0419 337 910 Toolamba: Craig Thompson 0407 465 560 Tungamah: Christine Purcell 0457 485 627 Violet Town: Tim Ross 0409 569 737 Waaia: Denis Brooks 0428 579 088 Warma Turtles: Rachel Stewart 0458 138 276 Yarroweyah: Cass Dunn 0448 030 336 Yea: Tate McGillivray 0417 556 376
District managers Seymour: Jim Tuckwell 5799 1951 Shepparton: AFL Goulburn Murray 5823 9800 Campaspe: Craig Thompson 0407 465 560
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Shepparton Pony Club
Promoting horse care, safety and fun Fostering the important relationship between horse and rider and promoting equine care and rider safety are the core values of Shepparton Pony Club. The long-established club, which celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2014, prides itself on upholding and promoting the ideals of its parent organisation Pony Club Association of Victoria. A member of the North Eastern Zone, the Shepparton club hosts monthly rallies on the first Sunday of the month, commencing with gear check at 9.30 am for a 10 am start. Experienced instructors, some from within club ranks, conduct sessions on rally days sharing their expertise in various Olympic disciplines including dressage, showjumping, eventing and games and cross country. Pony club is the ideal starting place for beginner riders, particularly for those from families with limited equine experience, as club members are always willing to advise and help with rider development, horse care and any concerns. Rallies are usually held at the club’s grounds, which have excellent facilities, including a clubhouse,
45 horse yards, two wash bays, one large and one small sand arena for dressage, three other sand arenas for showjumping and games, large open area for cross country and ample room for float parking. Occasionally rallies take the form of excursions to places of interest; recently members visited a western and cutting horse ranch, and during the September school holidays a camp is generally held at a rural location where members can enjoy trail riding and activities. Regular events staged by Shepparton Pony Club, and open to members of the wider equine community, include an annual eventing clinic (held at the grounds) and horse trials (held at Tocumwal). The club also hosts the horse show on behalf of the Shepparton Agricultural and Pastoral Society at Tatura, in conjunction with the Shepparton Show in October. Rider members are encouraged and supported to compete at gymkhanas and horse trials staged by other pony clubs, with some having represented Shepparton at zone, state, national and international level.
Members can also undertake a series of certificates, which involvee practical and theory assessment off horse grooming ing and care, maintenance of riding tack and nd finetuning riding skills. The inclusive club welcomes new members and offers an opportunity for prospective riders to attend on rally days, meet the committee members and participate with their horse if desired. A $10 fee is applicable to cover insurance if they ride. Families have the opportunity to be involved in all aspects of the running of the club, from taking on a committee role, instructing, staffing the canteen on rally days and helping set up and pack away jumps and equipment on rally days. Shepparton Pony Club’s mission is to instil in members the importance of proper care of their animals, encourage young people to ride, learn and enjoy all aspects of the sport as well as promote the ideals of sportsmanship, citizenship and loyalty. n
Shepparton Pony Club Sport: Dressage, showjumping, eventing, games. Age: Starting age dependent upon riding ability up to age 26. Male and female members welcome. When: Rallies are held on the first Sunday of the month, gear check at 9.30 am for 10 am start. Where: Pony club grounds, Goulburn Valley Hwy, Kialla.
Contact details District Commissioner Sharon Glass 0428 500 336 or bvstables@bigpond.com, president Kerry Bryant 0408 364 722 or
astepaway@bigpond.com and secretary Tracey Hamilton 0432 301 979 or traceysdpc@hotmail.com Cost: Under-17 $235 (includes club membership, PCAV membership and insurance), 18–25 years $255 (includes club membership, PCAV membership and insurance). Discounts for additional family members. Uniform: Royal blue polo shirt, royal blue jumper with light blue sash, yellow tie. Uniforms are available for purchase from the club. Special equipment: Approved helmet and riding boots.
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Mooroopna Golf Club
Tee off with junior golf program Two enthusiastic PGA professionals will implement the MyGolf program to encourage a new generation of youngsters to take up the sport at Mooroopna Golf Club. Ashley Blake and Reanna Matthews took the keys to the pro shop on January 1 and have wasted no time in establishing new initiatives including MyGolf, the sport’s equivalent to the successful AFL Auskick program, designed for youngsters aged five to 12 years. Specialised Starting New At Golf equipment, which includes tennis balls, large hockey sticks and Velcro targets, encourages children to learn basic golf skills while having fun. The MyGolf program has three stages. The rookie stage is all about having fun, hitting the ball onto the targets; next is intermediate where children learn to hold the golf club correctly; and lastly the masters stage, which prepares children to play on the course. Blake learned the game as a youngster in Shepparton before embarking on a traineeship at Tocumwal Golf Club, while Matthews completed her traineeship at Huntingdale Golf Club in Melbourne.
Both Blake and Matthews are accredited MyGolf instructors and will run the hour-long sessions on Sunday mornings from 9.30 am during school terms at a cost of $10 per child per week, commencing Sunday, February 28. The professionals said there were many benefits to learning new skills at an early age and it was important to learn the right techniques from the start so as not to form bad habits. MyGolf will operate on a grassed area in front of the clubhouse so parents have the opportunity to relax with a coffee and watch their children play and learn. Golf is an excellent form of exercise, encourages hand-eye co-ordination and, while it can be played as a team sport, gives the opportunity to improve, with practice on an individual level. The game uses a different skill set to other sports so children who may not enjoy more physical sports can flourish on the golf course. Youngsters who develop a love for the game or show talent have the opportunity to progress to private lessons with the club professionals and join the Goulburn Valley District Golf Association junior academy program. Based on Australian Institute of Sport
programs, the academy teaches junior golfers about swing technique, practising correctly, nutrition, fitness, club-fitting, competition and tournament play, statistics, rules and etiquette. As a member of the association, Mooroopna Golf Club supports its junior tournaments throughout the year and has reciprocal rights with other clubs in the area. Junior membership at Mooroopna costs $45 and includes seven-day access to the golf course and practice facilities and allows members to obtain a handicap, play club competitions, inter-club pennant, state and national tournaments. Mooroopna Golf Club was established in 1929 and many international and Australian professionals have tackled the 18-hole course. Former Australian champion Bob Shearer started his junior career at Mooroopna and his name still appears on the junior trophy in the clubrooms. Mooroopna Golf Club’s facilities include a fully licensed clubhouse with panoramic views of the course, a bowling green, bistro and bar area, ATM facilities, secure carpark, outdoor dining area, sports bar and disabled access. n
Mooroopna Golf Club Sport: Golf. Age: Up to 18 years. When: All year. Where: Fairway Dve, Mooroopna.
Contact details President: Bernie Mullane. Vice-president: Gavin Madill. Treasurer: Graeme Blick. Secretary/manager: Craig Prothero. Club: 5825 4135. Pro shop: 5825 2811. Website: www.mooroopnagolfclub.com
Facts Membership cost: $45/year MyGolf program: $10 per session. Membership: Boys and girls. Uniform/equipment required and cost: Clubs can be hired for $10, equipment supplied for MyGolf program.
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Greater Shepparton Basketball Association
Basketball is everyone’s game Greater Shepparton Basketball Association is at the forefront of basketball in regional Victoria, with a commitment to the sport extending from the development of junior players right through to the senior men’s and women’s programs. Beginners can join the fun of Aussie Hoops, which runs each school term on a Thursday afternoon. Designed to teach boys and girls between the ages of five and 10 years the fundamental skills of basketball, it is a great way to introduce kids to the fun of the sport in a safe and friendly environment. After-school activity programs are also on offer. The junior competition comprises six clubs and age groups of under-10, under-12, under-14, under-16 and under-18 teams, with separate boys’ and girls’ competitions during the winter (April to August) and summer (September to March) seasons. Between 100 and 150 teams play on five nights (Monday to Friday). About 150 players aged between 10 and 17 years are involved in representative GSBA squads. They compete at four to six tournaments from October to March across the state. This has been a training ground for elite athletes who are frequently recognised at state level. Players then move through to senior competition. GSBA has a Green Shirt program for anyone interested in refereeing. This is a great opportunity for teenagers with a passion for basketball who are looking to earn some extra money while staying fit and healthy at the same time. There is also a great mentoring program in place to support referees in becoming accredited so they can move through different levels and tiers. There are many pathways for those who take their sport seriously, from junior and senior representative groups to opportunities to play overseas and at the elite level. A great way to have fun and begin a healthy lifestyle, basketball is everyone’s game. Please see GSBA website www.gsba.com.au for more information about Aussie Hoops, after-school activity programs and club contacts. Term one of Aussie hoops began on February 4. n
Greater Shepparton Basketball Association Sport: Basketball. Age: Five years and upwards. When: All year. Where: Sports stadium, Numurkah Rd, Shepparton.
Contact details Manager: 0402 424 811. manager@gsba.com.au
Facts Membership: Boys and girls. Age groups: Aussie Hoops (ages five to 10 years), under-10, under-12, under-14, under-16 and under-18. Time of year: Winter – April/May to August; summer – September to March. Equipment required: Black shorts and club singlet.
Practice/training commitment: One training session and one game each week. Activity duration per session: Training – one hour; game – 50 minutes. Competition travel involved: None.
Affiliated clubs Celtics: Orrvale PS, Wilmot Rd PS, St Mel’s PS and Shepparton East PS. Cats: Mooroopna PS, Mooroopna North PS, Mooroopna Park PS, St Mary’s PS and Ardmona PS. Demons: Guthrie St PS, Kialla West PS, Kialla Central PS, St George’s Rd PS and Gowrie St PS. Eagles: Koorie community. Marist: St Brendan’s PS, St Luke’s PS, Lemnos PS and Katamatite PS. Tigers: Bourchier St PS, Grahamvale PS, Congupna PS, Tallygaroopna PS, Zeerust PS, Numurkah PS and Nathalia PS.
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Sport profiles
Love of sport continues off the field
Jets’ gymnasts Chelsea Webb and Jorden Knowles coach young children.
From student to teacher, the tables have turned for some of the region’s most talented junior athletes. Some Goulburn Valley youths are stepping up to the plate and taking on leadership roles to help other kids hone their skills on the field, court and gymnasium floor. After spending countless hours training and competing, these athletes have mastered their respective sports and are ready to pass on their knowledge to a new generation of sports stars. Meet four teenagers who have been encouraged and supported to teach and guide the next group of children to engage in sport in the Greater Shepparton region.
Teaching the next generation Jorden Knowles is keeping herself busy during her gap year with a coaching job at Jets Gymnastics. The 18-year-old has plans to study Outdoor Education and Physical Education teaching at La Trobe University’s Bendigo campus next year but is keeping herself busy by spending 22 hours a week teaching gymnastics to kids from seven to 17 years old. A successful gymnast herself, Jorden first got involved with Jets when she was 12 years old. “I always wanted to do gymnastics when I was really young and one day mum said there was a gymnastics stadium opening in Mooroopna so she enrolled me,” she said. For six years Jorden participated in a range of classes, starting in the Stars group, then moving onto the Gym group (now known as the Supernovas), then when she was in Year 8 she joined the state squad program. “When I was in squad I was doing gymnastics 12 hours a week, it was pretty
busy, I was doing that four hours a night for three nights,” Jorden said. When she reached Year 9 she took a step back from training and competitions to begin coaching. “I teach different classes; I take Stars, Galaxies and Supernovas, and just teach them different skills and how to use apparatuses,” Jorden said. Forward and backward rolls, as well as forward rollovers and back-hip circles on the bar, are Jorden’s favourite things to teach her younger students, but with older kids she said she enjoyed teaching backflips on the trampoline and handstands on the beams. “I love coaching because I love watching the gymnasts and how excited they get when they achieve new skills,” Jorden said. “I just love watching the kids grow as gymnasts.” Jorden said Jets offered many different classes for children of different abilities and the coaches always put 100 per cent into helping gymnasts achieve what they had come to learn.
Passing on basketball skills Shepparton Gators player Matthew Dodd is passing his basketball skills onto primary school children through the Aussie Hoops program. The 15-year-old was asked to help with the program by Greater Shepparton Basketball Association manager Tony Long two years ago and said he was happy to get on board and pass on the skills he had learned. “We start with some (ball) dribbling, and then move onto a little bit of running, then a bit of shooting then onto a fun game for the kids,” Matthew said. He has played basketball competitively for the Shepparton Gators since he was 12. Matthew played recreationally in Tatura for a few years before deciding to try out after watching his older brother play for the Shepparton team. He began playing for the Gators’ under-14 Division 2 team and has worked his way up to the under-18 Division 1 team. Matthew trains with his Gators squad two hours per week and said he trained about another 18 hours per week in his spare time to finetune his skills. He said the Aussie Hoops program was a good initiative and he enjoyed seeing the kids who participate continue
their basketball careers playing at the Shepparton Basketball Stadium in the domestic competition. “For kids it’s another healthy thing for them to be doing — playing sport,” he said. “Hopefully we see them go on to try out for the Gators one day.” Matthew said he enjoyed having a sport he could play based on skill rather than strength and enjoyed introducing the game to youngsters. “It’s something you can improve with training, it’s using your head more than your body,” he said. “I love seeing kids improve.”
Coaching fun for Chelsea Two-time Jets Gymnastics Senior Women’s Artistic Gymnastics award recipient Chelsea Webb has a hectic schedule. The 15-year-old secondary student attends school, trains for 12 to 14 hours a week competing with the senior national squad, and coaches younger students at Jets’ Mooroopna centre six hours a week. “With squad we do each apparatus, which is beam, floor vault and bars, and we also do flex, which is stretching your muscles out so you can be more flexible, and strength so you can be more flexible and strong,” Chelsea said. Chelsea has been with Jets since she was 10 years old; she joined after driving past the building every day and deciding to just go in and have a go. She began in the Stars group and then moved straight into squad, which involves frequent travel to Melbourne to compete in competitions across the city. “My favourite part of competing is that
you work so hard towards all the skills you’ve got, and then you get to compete and then show everyone what you’ve worked for,” she said. Now Chelsea is helping other young gymnasts like herself achieve similar skills on each apparatus, especially her favourites the beam and floor. “They are my favourite apparatuses and if I can do it, it helps me with apparatus coaching because I know how it feels to use them,” she said. Chelsea enjoys teaching both young and older gymnasts and said watching the young ones have fun learning was fun for her too. “I just love to see their smiling faces doing what they love and having fun with their friends they have made at gymnastics,” she said. “The older girls are more mature and they really want to learn, so it’s really good to teach them that skill and see them improve.” Chelsea said Jets was a fun environment and everyone was nice and welcoming.
Taking charge on court Fourteen-year-old Kior Zito has lived and breathed basketball for half her life, and now she’s passing on what she has learnt to a group of other young girls. She began playing at age seven when her mum suggested she try out after watching her older siblings play. She joined the domestic competition, playing for the Tigers’ under-12 team and remains with the club to this day, also playing for the under-16 Division 1 Shepparton Gators team. With a couple of Vic Country representative games behind her and a successful trip to the United States to compete in the Global Youth Cup, Kior is helping young girls finetune their basketball skills by coaching the Tigers’ under-14 Division 1 girls’ team. “I like watching the girls grow and learn, because sometimes they teach me things,” Kior said. On top of her nights spent coaching her girls and watching them play, Kior also referees four or five basketball games a week and has been doing so since she was 11. “I enjoy it. I get along with everyone I referee with,” she said.
Kior spends five nights a week focused on basketball at the Shepparton Basketball Stadium and said it was like her second home. “I’ve enjoyed getting to know everyone and being around everyone — the social part of it and all the friends I’ve made,” Kior said.
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