Scotch Reports Issue 178 (December 2020)
In the final edition for 2020, Dr Newton asks, "Who's Thinking?", we check in on the ELC, look at all things digital and innovation across both campuses, preview the Wellbeing & Sports Centre, look back on the musical and so much more, including articles from Head of Community Natalie Felkl and all things Old Coll's!
In the final edition for 2020, Dr Newton asks, "Who's Thinking?", we check in on the ELC, look at all things digital and innovation across both campuses, preview the Wellbeing & Sports Centre, look back on the musical and so much more, including articles from Head of Community Natalie Felkl and all things Old Coll's!
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TORRENS PARK CAMPUS<br />
<strong>Scotch</strong> Sport<br />
During <strong>2020</strong> students, coaches and parents<br />
have learnt the importance of taking every<br />
opportunity offered.<br />
Summer Sport got off to a strong start in<br />
Term 1, but all competitions were soon<br />
suspended due to COVID-19. The abrupt<br />
end to the summer season prompted us to<br />
get to work planning how we could offer<br />
a remote Sport program. Our training<br />
programs involved students attending an<br />
online briefing by their coach, followed by a<br />
workout communicated to students through<br />
an app (TeamBuildr). The aim of these<br />
sessions was to ensure that students still<br />
felt connected to their friends and team,<br />
to ensure students were physically fit to be<br />
able to play when the season started and to<br />
ensure students could continue to develop<br />
their skills. In Week 4 of Term 2 we were<br />
allowed to start training in small groups and<br />
by the final few weeks of term we were able<br />
to train in larger groups with contact. The<br />
term concluded with internal games in all<br />
winter sports.<br />
Thankfully, the Sports Association for<br />
Adelaide Schools (SAAS) and Independent<br />
Girls Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA)<br />
were both able to schedule a competition for<br />
Term 3, extending further into term than usual<br />
to fit a full season in. The students competed<br />
with great spirit during the season and it was<br />
enjoyable to see the positive way the students<br />
represented the College. The highlights of the<br />
season were the Collegiate Cup competitions<br />
against both Pembroke and Pulteney, with<br />
a number of rousing wins against both<br />
opponents in a range of sports.<br />
Thank you to the <strong>2020</strong> Sports Captains, Lucy<br />
Doney and Ned Walter, for the work and<br />
support they put in to developing the sports<br />
program, especially through the promotion<br />
of Wellbeing and Indigenous Rounds. Thank<br />
you to all parents and supporters for their<br />
support, compliance and co-operation<br />
during this challenging time.<br />
JARRAD SCHAR<br />
Head of Sporting Programs<br />
BASKETBALL<br />
The Senior Boys Basketball team has<br />
been exceptionally competitive in a<br />
very tight competition, highlighted by a<br />
single digit loss to the eventual winner<br />
of the Open A2 division championship.<br />
The Senior Boys Basketball, like the<br />
Middle School program, has a high<br />
representation of International<br />
students and it’s fantastic to see<br />
so many of them involved in <strong>Scotch</strong><br />
sport. The Middle School Boys grew<br />
in strength this year with a number<br />
of new students adding strength to<br />
the program resulting in the team<br />
placing 4th in the Middle A2 division<br />
competition. The strength of the<br />
younger years is shown with 3 teams in<br />
the year 6/7 competition. All students<br />
have shown great fight and spirit week<br />
in and week out and have represented<br />
the College with great pride.<br />
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