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EDUCATION
UPDATE with NICK JOHNSTONE
FROM BISHOP DRUITT COLLEGE
Taking the next step in sport
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022 is looking good for our sportsminded youth as COVID restrictions are being loosened on sporting and recreational activities for the state. Bishop Druitt College, in particular, have been planning for this reopening with a series of key sporting initiatives, and are poised to maximise these opportunities for our youth to encourage a come-back to sport, from recreational through to athlete development and high performance programs. The college has recently penned a new partnership with the Liverpool Football Club International Academy NSW as a host venue to provide students and the broader community with access to highquality coaching, mentoring and academic pathway support into physical education careers. Players aged 6 to 16 years have started signing up already with the programs starting this December. Bishop Druitt College also recently hosted a magnificent fundraising day for the BDC Barracudas Sporting Club with over $11,000 raised. The event was held at the spectacular Bonville Golf Resort and a full field of 120 players participated. A huge thank you to the local businesses who sponsored this annual event: Geoff King Motors, FXBC, Colourworks, Westpac Commercial, Watsons Caravans, SCL Sport and Support, The Dental Centre, Midford Uniforms, Newcombe Coach Lines, XCorp, Coffs Computers, Ray Ellicott Concreting, and Oak Tree Retirement Village. These funds will be used by the BDC Barracudas
Sporting Club to expand their range of for the Bishop’s Cup. sporting offerings to the local community. The College will continue to be an active The BDC Barracudas is in a major growth member of the North Coast Independent phase going from 6 teams across 2 sports to Schools Sporting Association as a 28 teams across 5 sports. In 2022, the BDC pathway to regional and state teams across Barracudas will be running Football from a huge range of sports including swimming, under 6s to under 8s; Rugby Union from athletics, cross country, football, netball, under 8s to under 14s basketball, surfing, and under 15s in girls hockey, rugby union, rugby, Basketball and touch football. This wonderful from under 6s to under These competitions new initiative 19s in boys and girls, 6 build performance is expected to be teams in the junior and opportunities for our used as a platform social Touch Football students at Bishop to showcase some competitions and a Druitt College and amazing sporting Get into Netball type add to our specialist talent in the region taster program. sporting academies In November 2022, in Golf, Netball and and other Anglican Bishop Druitt College Football, the Athlete schools from further will host the inaugural Development Program afield have already Anglican Schools and the individual expressed interest Country Week with support offered through in joining this Anglican school our High Performance carnival in 2023. students coming from Program, partnered by across the North Coast local businesses, North to play in a variety of Coast Football, Coffs sports including Chess, Cricket, Football, Harbour Golf Course, and Hoys Health and Golf, Netball, Rugby, Tennis and Volleyball. Wellness. This wonderful new initiative is expected to For more information: be used as a platform to showcase some Liverpool Football Club International fcacademy.com.au amazing sporting talent in the region and Academy NSW BDC Barracuda Sporting Club other Anglican schools from further afield info@bdcbarracudas.com.au or find ‘BDC have already expressed interest in joining this Barracudas’ on Facebook and Instagram carnival in 2023. This event will also provide Bishop Druitt College High Performance an economic stimulus to the Coffs Coast as and Athlete Development Manager - Natalie families travel with their respective schools ntitcume@bdc.nsw.edu.au Titcume to witness these athletes in action as they vie COFFS COAST
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