Marist College Ashgrove | College Newsletter 2011
From the Head of Sport Welcome back boys, parents and staff from what was hopefully an enjoyable, relaxing and refreshing Christmas holiday. Given the long break, I imagine boys are eager and ready to embark on another exciting AIC season. Whilst the rest of us were away relaxing, the ground staff were hard at work preparing for the 2012 sporting seasons with a number of projects: 1) The complete overhaul of Cameron Oval including irrigation, sub-surface drainage, laser grading of outfield and of wicket block (If you haven’t yet seen it, it is a sight to behold from the cliff top next to the round about). 2) Top soil, weeding and some well needed TLC of both Hayden and McMahon ovals. Whilst there is still some work to do, both Mcmahon oval and Hayden ovals are looking great and will only continue to improve each week. 3) The construction of the Synthetic Sports Centre on the site of the old Junior School Car Park. This facility was due to be completed this week; however, has been delayed due to the recent weather. Once we have a decent spell of dry weather, the astro-turf will be laid in the main areas and rebound ace cricket surface laid in the nets ready for use. With the ability to be used for cricket training, HPE, Junior school sport, Football training and even Rugby training, the Synthetic Sports Centre will be a welcome addition to the MCA training facilities. 4) The laying of a specialized flooring in the weights room to better suit the needs of this facility as well as the addition of new weights. Over the next few months, the weights room will go through a further face lift with some of the old equipment being replaced and the room being re-painted and some multimedia being added. 5) The replacement of the iconic white fence surrounding McMahon oval. (In order to do this, the concrete drainage at the base of the grandstand needed to be ripped up – hence the construction fencing. – This section is due for replacement in the next few weeks). 6) The re-lacquering of the gym floor. These additions/improvements should ultimately mean better training facilities and opportunities for the boys and I would like to thank Mr Ian Saunders, Mr Craig Anderson, Mr Russell Randle, and Mr Dan Conway for providing the energy and expertise to see the projects underway. Sincerely, Mr Phillip Holding Head of Sport Uniform In order to start the year well, boys are reminded about the expectations when representing the College in sport: When travelling to and from games, boys are expected to wear closed in shoes, house shirt and College sport shorts. In Term 1, Cricketers may wear their cricket whites and cricket shirts to and from games; however, THEY MUST WEAR CLOSED IN SHOES AT ALL TIMES. THONGS ARE NOT A PART OF ANY COLLEGE UNIFORM! Wet Weather Announcements Despite the sports departments best efforts to push for games to be played where possible, it is inevitable that the weather will cause some games and training to be cancelled. Parents and students are encouraged to follow MCA Secondary Sports on twitter for the most up to date announcements regarding training and games. This can be accessed by both the internet and via most telephones and I encourage all parents and students to sign up and follow MCA Secondary Sport as this will be the first place that any announcements