December 2020

Sport

United Sports League

In Term 1, 2021 Parklands will get involved in the inaugural United Sports League (USL) competition. USL will be for both primary (Thursday afternoons) and secondary (Monday afternoons) students. We are very excited for this opportunity and will aim to field teams in all divisions. Wednesday sport for secondary and Tuesday structured play will be used as training and preparation for the competition.

Vision

The United Sports League aims to provide students an opportunity to play in a weekly sporting competition that is of high quality and promotes individual growth, community and connection with other like-minded students and schools.

Below is the schedule for the year.

Term Sport Venue Divisions Gender
1 Touch Parklands Christian College Primary (5/6), Juniors (7/8), Intermediate (9/10), Senior (11/12) Boys

Girls
2 Basketball TBA Primary (5/6), Juniors (7/8), Intermediate (9/10), Senior (11/12) Boys

Girls
3 Netball TBA Primary (5/6), Juniors (7/8), Intermediate (9/10), Senior (11/12) Girls
3 Soccer TBA Primary (5/6), Juniors (7/8), Intermediate (9/10), Senior (11/12) Boys

Girls

In 2021 we welcome two new staff to the Sport & Physical Education Department. Mr Max Volau comes on as our coach and Mr Josiah McCarthy comes as our new Sports Operations Officer. We had them answer some questions to help get to know them better.

  1. Where did you grow up?
    Josiah: Mackay
    Max: Fiji then moved to Sydney for Senior School
  2. What do you do in your spare time?
    Josiah: Enjoying the outdoors through running and surfing.
    Max: Always training
  3. Favourite professional sporting team?
    Josiah: North Queensland Cowboys
    Max: Flying Fijians Rugby Team
  4. Highest sporting achievement as an athlete?
    Josiah: Bronze 4x400m at Australian Junior Athletics Championships
    Max: Australian Champ Martial Arts, Represented NSW in Gridiron, Sydney University 2nd XV
  5. Highest sporting achievement as a coach?
    Josiah: U13s Girls Rugby 7s winning the Mackay 7s.
    Max: World Youth Athletics and World Juniors Athletics Australian Team Coach, PNG Talent Identification Officer, Nauru National Team Athletics Coach
  6. Why do you coach sport?
    Josiah: To give students the opportunity to participate in sport and to help develop them into the best athlete they can be.
    Max: I uphold a holistic approach to empowering growth in personal and mental development of students and athletes alike.
  7. What are you most excited about for PCC Sport in 2021?
    Josiah: Seeing our teams back up and running as well as the three big sporting carnivals.
    Max: Pursuing excellence in sport, take PCC Sport to the next level which we are capable of. I am privileged to be part of it.

Brisbane Broncos Sporting Schools

Last week two former Broncos players Matt Gillett and Jack Reed came to PCC to run a rugby league skills session with our 6H and 6B classes. This is all thanks to funding through the Sporting Schools program. The students were excited to learn off the players and test their skills against other class mates. Well done to Eleanor Krueger, Nic Emblem and Caitlyn Cresswell for receiving the Best Attitude Awards chosen by the Broncos players.