Sports Update
Winter Lightening Carnival
Soccer. The beautiful game. The most popular sport in the world. A game filled with passion and excitement. This year three students from Joondalup Education Support Centre played alongside Joondalup Primary School students in the Winter Lightning Carnival against Currumbine Primary School and Edgewater Primary School.
The sports played on the day were Netball, AFL and Soccer. James, Malachi and Cameron all featured in the boys soccer team. They were involved in training at senior school sport every Friday and throughout selected lunch times.
Joondalup finished fourth in the soccer this year. Most notable was the sportsmanship shown by the boys soccer team. The boys were not in the final however they did console the 2nd place school after their penalty loss. It is moments like this that make us extremely proud of the students and how they represent the community. Well done boys.
If your child is interested in playing sport outside of school, please consider contacting the West Australian Disabled Sports Association.
West Australian Disabled Sports Association’s: Juniors program is designed to provide the opportunity for young school aged individuals with a disability to be involved in a broad range of sport and active recreation in a variety of settings in the local community. For further information please contact the WADSA office on (08) 9470 1442 or email reception@wadsa.org.au.
Circus in Sport
Step right up, come one come all to the greatest show on earth. The Joondalup Education Support Centre Circus has come to town and the students are perfecting their technique during Physical Education classes.
Circus skills use the essence of circus, that is, fun, playfulness, skills and teamwork, to help the students embrace being active, cooperative and creative. Circus skills use the human skills of balancing, body manipulation, dexterity and our need to be children, to pretend and to play games that challenge our minds and bodies while having fun.
The students were able to harness the excitement of the circus and met physical challenges with great excitement and enthusiasm.
West Perth Football Club Visit
‘Up There Cazaly’ is a term often heard around the AFL fields as a nod to taking a great mark. Well you can’t get much more ‘up there’ or high flying than a bird. This is where the West Perth Falcon’s come in.
People from West Perth Football Club came to Joondalup Education Support Centre to teach students the high flying and fundamental movement skills involved in AFL. Most notable was the enthusiasm of the students, allowing the coaches to delivered a program to the whole school based on marking, kicking and handballing skills.
AFL is a great game that allows the students to work together to achieve goals and learn about competition in a physical environment. The visit established confidence within the students and allowed them to build and further develop a love for the sport.
Fortunately for the us, we have an excellent football club that train at Windermere Reserve, across the road form the school.
The Joondalup Kinross Junior Football Club’s Starkick program was introduced to the club in 2016 and allows children with special needs to enjoy football.
If you are interested in AFL, the Joondalup Kinross Junior Football Club can be contacted via phone 0450 013 320, e-mail registar@jetsjfc.com.au or by visiting their website at https://www.jetsjfc.com.au/.
Mr Robert Lee
Physical Education Specialistts Teacher