Sports Overview
The school has a strong commitment to sport and has established numerous sports teams that are managed by parent volunteers. In some circumstances Parkside combines with other local schools to form teams. This ensures that everyone has the opportunity to participate in a sport of their choice. Some students are members of local club teams. The school is an affiliated member of SAPSASA.
Sports Activities
Sports offered to students include basketball, football, soccer, hockey, korfball, and cricket. The students are provided with opportunities to represent the school in both team and individual sporting activities including the District Athletics and Cross-Country Days.
Active After School Communities is an important after school hours physical activity programme for students. It is a Commonwealth funded programme and involves local sporting clubs and individuals working with our students. Coaches from sports identified by the students themselves visit the School each term to run eight week sporting programmes.
All classes are involved in annual swimming and aquatic programmes as part of the school’s Physical Education programme. Reception to Year 5 students attend five swimming lessons over a designated week during the year, while the Year 6s spend two days in Term 4 at the Port Noarlunga Aquatic Centre to undertake a range of aquatic activities based on choices and interests.
Athletic Sports Days are held in alternate years.
Private tennis coaching sessions are also provided after school hours.
Out of School Hours Sports
Sports/Programs on offer are:
- Cricket – Reception to Year 6 (Boys & Girls)
- Basketball – Year 2 to 6 (Boys & Girls)
- Netball – Year 2 to 6
- Football – Reception to Year 6
- Soccer – Reception to Year 6
- Softball – Year 2 to 6 (Girls)
- Tennis – Reception to Year 6 (Boys & Girls). For more information and enrolments please visit http://www.tigertennis.com.au/parkside.
Below are listed details about the different sports that may help you make a decision as to what your child can participate in.
Cricket
Parkside PS cricket is played at all levels for students. The Cricket within the school is managed and supported by a group of enthusiastic parents who appreciate the value of Cricket and the sportsmanship and respect that the game teaches.
The school registers the teams in the Sturt DCC competitions which are all played on Saturday morning.
Basketball
- Year 2 – Matches on Tuesdays (4:00 to 6:00 PM)
- Year 3/4 – Matches on Thursdays (4:00 to 6:00 PM)
- Year 5/6 – Matches on Wednesdays (4:00 to 6:00 PM)
- Venues: Unley High School, Life. Be In It. Centre (Life. Be In It. SA website)
Netball
- Year 2 – Days of matches to be announced.
- Year 3/4 – Matches on Mondays (4:00 to 6:00 PM)
- Year 5/6 – Days of matches to be announced.
- Venues: Unley High School, Life. Be In It. Centre (Life. Be In It. SA website) & Cabra College Courts
Football (Saturday mornings)
- Reception/Year 1
- Year 2/3/4
- Year 5/6
Soccer (Saturday mornings)
- Reception/Year 1
- Under 8/9
- Under 10/11
Softball
- Year 2 to 6 – Matches on Saturday mornings
- Venues: Various schools around our local area
Tennis
For more information and enrolments please visit www.tigertennis.com.au/parkside.
SAPSASA
Students at Parkside Primary have the opportunity to participate in a variety of SAPSASA activities and events. Parkside is part of the Adelaide South East SAPSASA District.
Adelaide South East District SAPSASA teams consist of Year 5/6 students.
Sports include:
- Cricket (girls and boys)
- AFL (girls and boys)
- Soccer (girls and boys)
- Netball (girls)
- Tennis (girls and boys)
- Hockey (girls and boys)
- Softball (girls)
Students from each school have the opportunity to trial for the District team that participates in a State wide carnival.
Adelaide South East District SAPSASA carnivals are available for students who are turning 10, 11 or 12 years of age. Carnivals include – Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics.
Sports Policy
Parkside Primary School community believes that organised, school sport is a legitimate and significant activity in which all students, regardless of ability, are encouraged to become involved.
All students at Parkside Primary School will be given opportunities to participate in a variety of sporting activities.
The focus for sport at Parkside Primary School will be on:
- enjoyment
- participation
- developing self-esteem and confidence
- cooperating with others
- being a member of a team
- achieving team and personal goals
- endeavouring to do one’s best at all times within the spirit of the game
- fair play.
The National Junior Sports Policy sets the guidelines for organized school sport and the Parkside Primary School Community acknowledges the significance of this Policy.
The school’s sporting programmes will, therefore, be organized and conducted in accordance with this National Policy.
It should be noted that school sport has two separate components. They are the:
- out of hours school sport
- curriculum based sport.
This policy relates to out of school hours sport.
The Aims of School Sport at Parkside
The Parkside Primary School Sports Policy has the following aims:
- To provide suitably qualified teachers, coaches and supervising adults wherever possible, to have the knowledge, skills and understandings to provide appropriate structured sporting programmes for all students
- To ensure that the children gain a sense of personal achievement and satisfaction
- To provide sporting opportunities for children with special needs
- To achieve gender equity
- To encourage strong and viable links with local, community sporting clubs, groups and associations
- To develop effective means of communication between all people involved in the delivery of sporting programmes to students. An involved and informed sporting community is essential in the delivery of these programmes
- To supply all sporting teams or groups with quality equipment and compete in a safe, healthy and friendly playing environment
- To encourage school teams to enter into sporting programmes and competitions
- To encourage school teams to participate to the highest level without compromising our beliefs about student participation in school sport
- To ensure that individuals, when opportunities arise, participate at a higher level (eg. SAPSASA)
- To encourage participation for all students, we will take advantage of introductory coaching sessions offered by outside sporting bodies wherever possible.