Sports

Volleyball Program

Volleyball has been a part of the Seaford Secondary School fabric for many years, however the current Volleyball Program has developed significantly in recent years. Our Volleyball Program is open to all students who would like to participate.  We attempt to cater for all students from beginners through to highly advanced athletes. We aim to provide a structured and caring environment where students’ skills and knowledge of the game is fostered.

The Volleyball Program links through encouraging and developing learning, friendship, happiness, being principled, taking risks in a structured and safe environment, caring, responsibility, leadership, striving for excellence, developing teamwork and cooperative behaviours.

Students who choose to join the program have 3 opportunities to train and play. We train Tuesday and Thursday lunchtimes and Tuesday after school from 3.10 – 4.40pm. We have teams playing weekly in the Volleyball SA Junior League played on Friday evenings.

Competitions

There are many opportunities for our students to compete in volleyball. Some competitions are specifically to encourage participation, where others are more focused on competing and developing a more advanced set of skills and tactics.

Fleurieu Cup, is participation focused and is usually held at Reynella early in term 2 each year.

The Statewide Sport Competition is held at various venues within our zone and is more competitive in nature than Fleurieu Cup.  Students compete in Year 7/8, 9/10 and Open divisions. The winning team will go on and compete in the School Sport Knockout final against the winning teams from other zones around the state.

Volleyball SA Junior League is a 15-week competition run by Volleyball SA. Students will have 15 matches and 8 duties. This means for 8 weeks they will be involved for approximately 3 hours; for the remaining 7 weeks they will be involved for 90 minutes on a Friday night. There are many divisions in which students can compete so they are playing students of similar ability. There is a cost involved with this competition and each student must register with Volleyball SA. We greatly appreciate the assistance of parents in volunteering with managerial roles and transporting students to and from the Friday night games. There are four venues for Junior League. They are Mt Lofty, Brighton, Marion and Campbelltown. The details of the venues and the playing and duty schedule is available on the Volleyball SA website. (http://www.volleyballsa.com.au/junior/indoor-league)

Volleyball SA School’s Cup is the state championship tournament. It is run by Volleyball SA (VSA). Teams pay an additional registration fee but individual students will already be registered if they are playing Junior League.

Australian Volleyball Schools’ Cup (AVSC) is the pinnacle event for school-aged volleyball players in the Australasian region. There are 3 or 4 divisions for each age group so students can participate against students of similar skill and ability. The national tournament is held in December at the Gold Coast.

Students who wish to be considered for this event will be training regularly throughout the year. Details regarding costs, fundraising, accommodation and transport are provided as teams are selected.

Alternatively, students can compete in the school’s smash tournament which is held in Adelaide venues over a week in December.

We are pleased with how this program is catering for the needs of our students and look forward to this continuing and developing further in future.  Please contact John Natar, Volleyball Coach, at the school on 8327 5200 or John.Natar566@schools.sa.edu.au for more detailed information regarding the Volleyball Program.

Soccer is a growing sport at Seaford Secondary College and has been an integral part of the school for many years. As time has progressed the Soccer Program has developed considerably into a program that provides students with the opportunity to pursue a comprehensive study of the game of soccer. Our Soccer Program is open to all students who would like to participate.  We attempt to cater for all students from beginners through to highly advanced athletes. We aim to provide a structured and caring environment where students’ skills, technical ability and theoretical knowledge of the game is nurtured.

The Soccer Program links fundamental concepts and topics of the year 9 and 10 Health and Physical Education Curriculum to the game of soccer furthering their understanding of the sport. In conjunction to this it looks to develop learning, friendship, student wellbeing, risk taking in a structured and safe environment, caring, responsibility, leadership, professionalism, teamwork, and cooperative behaviours. The combination of these skills enables students to build a brand that is unique to Seaford Secondary College.

Students who choose to join the program have numerous chances to train and play throughout the year. There is soccer club that encourages students to play Futsal at lunchtime on Wednesdays catering for both boys and girls.

Students also have the opportunity to participate in the local league on Saturday mornings for Moana Districts Soccer Club. Moana Districts train on a Wednesday afternoon from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm at Seaford Secondary College.

Other opportunities for our students to compete in the sport of soccer are the inter school competitions. Some competitions are specifically to encourage participation, where others are more focused on competing and developing a more advanced set of skills and tactics.

Zone Day Carnival, is participation focused and is usually held at Wirreanda Secondary School early in term 2 each year.

The Statewide Sport Competition is held at various venues within our zone and is more competitive in nature than the Zone Day Carnival.  Students compete in Year 7/8, 9/10 and Open divisions. The winning team will go on and compete in the final against the winning teams from other zones around the state.

We are pleased with how this program is catering for the needs of our students and look forward to this continuing and developing further in future.  Please contact Marc Snelson, Soccer Program teacher, at the school on 8327 5200 or marc.snelson383@schools.sa.edu.au for more detailed information regarding the Soccer Program.

Seaford Secondary College is proudly affiliated with the Moana Districts Soccer Club. As stated, the club uses our facilities and provides our students the opportunity to play in the local Saturday morning competition. All enquiries about playing should be directed to Debs Huxford at modsoc2016@gmail.com or Marc Snelson.