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Sport@Scots 2021

    Head of Sport                           Dave Smith
    Coordinator of Junior School Sport      Nick Payne
    Director of Basketball Coaching         Bailey Lloyd
    Director of Netball Coaching            Alley McGhee
    Director of Tennis Coaching             Kate Hargreaves
    Sporting Shooters Coach                 Graeme Boyd
    Fitness Instructor                      Lisa Davey
    Netball Coordinator                     Alley McGhee
    Snowsports Coordinator                  Georgie Parker
    Australian Rules Football Coordinator   Neale Poole
    Hockey Coordinator                      Doug Agar
    Tennis Coordinator                      Josh Bear
    Swimming Coordinator                    Jacqui Turner
    Sporting Shooters Coordinator           Roger Barrows
    Golf Coordinator                        Kate Herbert
    Mountain Biking Coordinator             Sommer Monaghan

2    The Scots School Albury
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Delivering a high
quality school
sport program for
young people.

Our program is designed to develop young
people who:

 1. Are committed to sport and make it a central
    part of their lives, both in and out of school.

 2. Know and understand what they are trying to
    achieve and how to go about doing it.

 3. Understand that sport is an important part of
    a healthy, active lifestyle.

 4. Have the confidence to get involved in
    sport and be engaged in school
    activities.

 5. Have the skills and control that they need to
    get involved in sport.

 6. Willingly take part in a range of competitive,
    creative and challenge-type activities, both
    as an individual and as part of a team/group.

 7. Think about what they are doing and make
    appropriate decisions for themselves.

 8. Show a desire to improve and achieve in
    relation to their own abilities.

 9. Have the fitness required to participate in the
    full demands of the activity.

 10. Enjoy school and community sport.

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Scots Sport Program
    Fundamental Phase                               •   Little Shredder Snowboarding
                                                    •   Scots Hoop Basketball
                                                    •   Auskick
    Objective:                                      •   Learn to Swim
    The focus on the fundamental movement           •   Net, Set, Go.
    skills and the basic understanding of sports.   •   Hook into Hockey
                                                    •   Personal Tennis Lessons

    Skill Acquisition Phase                         •   Division 2 Basketball teams
                                                    •   Section 4-6 Netball
                                                    •   U12 Cricket
    Objective:                                      •   Scots Football Teams
    To develop a lifelong love understanding of     •   Scots Hockey Teams
    game and encouraging participation.             •   Scots Tennis Teams and Lessons
                                                    •   Family and Year Snow Days
                                                    •   Swim Squad Training
                                                    •   Mountain Bike Training Rides
                                                    •   Equestrian Training Days
                                                    •   Swimming, Athletics and Cross Country Carnivals
                                                    •   School-Club links with Community Sport
                                                    •   Hoop Time Basketball
                                                    •   Sporting Shooters
                                                    •   Try Golf
                                                    •   Fitness Lab training
                                                    •   Student Coach Development Program
                                                    •   Community Gala Days

    Performance Phase                               • Division 1 Basketball Teams
                                                    • Section 1-3 Netball
                                                    • Netball and Basketball Performance Training
    Objective:                                        Academy
    To further develop the talent of the players    • Senior Cricket
    into competitive play.                          • Interschool Sporting Shooters Competitions
                                                    • ASSSTC and Interschools Ski Competitions
                                                    • Mountain Bike Competition
                                                    • Equestrian Team Event
                                                    • Sports Ambassadors Leadership Program
                                                    • Sports Coach Qualifications Opportunities
                                                    • Representative Netball and Football
                                                    • RAS Carnivals and Teams
                                                    • Performance Football Training with Elite Coaches
                                                    • Fitness Lab Training

    Elite Phase                                     • Sports Scholarships
                                                    • Talent Mentoring Program (TAPAS)
                                                    • Talent ID Pathways to Elite Clubs
    Objective:
    To support talented athletes who have been
    identified as elite level performers.

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Sport Program 2021
Australian Rules Football

Boys Contact    Mr Neale Poole • npoole@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

Girls Contact   Mr Thomas Hartshorn • thartshorn@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

Matches         Interschool Competition

Training        U14 Boys – Thursday 3:30pm – 5.00pm Wilson Oval
                U16 Boys – Tuesday and Thursday 3:30pm-5.00pm Gillespie Oval

Cost            No Cost

Registration    Via School Trials

                                    Fundamental Phase
                          Ball skills in the Sport and PDHPE Programs
                                              AUSKICK

                                    Skill Acquistion Phase
                              PSSA Football and Paul Kelly Cup

                                     Performance Phase
                           Interschool Competitions and Gala Days

                                          Elite Phase
                                        TAPAS Program
                                      Sports Scholarships
                                       Talent ID Pathways

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Sport Program 2021
    Athletics
    Contact                Mr Dave Smith • dsmith@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

    Competitions           The school enters the RAS, BIPSA and BISSA Championships
                           Athletes are also nominated to represent RAS at the CIS State Championships

    Cost                   No cost until CIS level competition

    Registration           Nominations by Head of Sport following school carnivals

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Sport Program 2021
Basketball
 Contact                    Mr Dave Smith • dsmith@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

 Director of Coaching       MrBailey Lloyd• basketballcoach@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

 Matches                    Monday - Friday at Lauren Jackson Sports Stadium.
                            http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-9091-0-0-0&a=COMPS

 Training                   Each team trains separately during Lunchtime or after school in the ISC. Training
                            times are published termly on Parent Lounge and on the Co-curricular calendar.

 Cost                       Annual Membership $105. Seasonal Game Fees $100 per season.

 Registration               Via TGSport

 School Rep Basketball      Registration via trials

Scots Basketball Program is fulfilling the objectives outlined in The Scots School Albury Sport Strategy 2018-2023.

                                            Fundamental Phase
                                Ball skills in the Sport and PDHPE Programs
                                             Hoop tIme Competition
                                         Scots Super Hoops Program

                                          Skill Acquistion Phase
                                                Division 2 Teams
                                             Team Training Sessions

                                            Performance Phase
                                               Division 1 Teams
                                              School Rep Teams
                                            Breakfast Club Sessions

                                                      Elite Phase
                                                 TAPAS Program
                                               Sports Scholarships
                                                Talent ID Pathways

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Sport Program 2021
    Bushwalking and Duke of Edinburgh Award
     Contact                   Mr David Edwards • dedwards@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

     Contact                   Ms Sue Mitchell: smitchell@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

     Training                  Walks and Award events are organised throughout the year.

     Cost                      Bronze: $172; Silver: $182; Gold: $192

    Chess
     Contact                   Ms Rowena Turner • rturner@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

     Competition               The school enters the local schools Chess competition.

     Training                  Lunchtimes in the school library.

     Cost                      No cost

     Registration              Nominations to Ms Turner

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Cricket
Contact         Mr Luke Cameron • lcameron@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

Contact         Mr Dave Smith • dsmith@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

Matches         Friday evenings 5.00pm – 7.30pm
                U12 team in the Cricket Albury Wodonga competition.

Costs           Local registration $80

Registration    Late October

                                    First XI – Rixon Cup

Matches         During school day in November & December.

Cost            No cost

Registration    Trials in late October

                          Girls Cricket Interschool Competition

Matches         During school day November & December

Cost            No cost

Registration    Trials in late October

Cross Country
Contact         Mr Dave Smith • dsmith@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

Competitions    The school hosts a combined Junior and Senior School competition which is
                compulsory for all students in the individual and/or the team relay event.

                The school enters the RAS, BIPSA and BISSA Championships.

                Runners are also nominated to represent RAS at the CIS State Championships.

Cost            No cost

Registration    Nominations by Head of Sport following school carnivals.

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Sport Program 2021
     Equestrian
     Contact                Mrs Julie Ferrari • jferrari@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

     Competition            The school hosts an annual 2-day Interschool Equestrian event in Albury. The team,
                            comprising students from Years 3 to Year 12, participates in other Equestrian Australian
                            Interschool events in NSW, Victoria and ACT.

     Training               Optional training days are organised throughout the year with external coaches.

     Cost                   Event fees and subsidised costs for training days.

     Uniform                School Saddle Cloth (refundable hire fee), Browband and Competition shirt (available for
                            purchase).

     Registration           Nominations to Mrs Mitchell.

                                Fundamental and Skill Acquistion Phase
                                                 School Training Days
                                                  Individual coaching
                         Participation at local and interstate Interschool Equestrian events

                                               Performance Phase
         Victorian Interschool Championship, Werribee VIC (March each year) – you must compete at a
                                   qualifying event in preceding 12 months.

                                                     Elite Phase
                                                  TAPAS Program
                                               Sports Scholarships
                                                Talent ID Pathways
                                         National Interschool Competitions

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Football • Soccer
 Contact            Mr Dave Smith • dsmith@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

Golf
 Contact        Ms Kate Herbert • kherbert@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

 Competition    A new program designed to develop golf as a co-curricular activity.

 Training       Coaching & competition pathway

Hockey
Contact         Mr Doug Agar • dagar@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

Contact         Mrs Megan Dickins • mdickins@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

Matches         U12, U14 and Div3 Women
                Friday evenings and Saturday mornings at the Albury Hockey Centre

Training        Wednesday 3:30pm - 4:30pm at Scots
                March 2021
                Season starts first weekend of April

Cost            2021 fees :
                Juniors $200
                Adults $250
                $75 Hockey Victoria membership

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     Mountain Biking
      Contact                   Mrs Sommer Monaghan • smonaghan@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

      Competition               VIC & NSW Intershools Competition

      Training                  XCO Training Program
                                The Rides training Program

      Cost                      TBC

     Netball • Senior School Years 8 -12
      Contact                   Mrs Alley McGhee • amcghee@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

      Matches                   Monday Evenings (Senior) at JC King Park Albury.
                                The school also enters into schools competitions including the VIC & NSW School
                                Championships.

      Training                  Skill Acquisition: Wednesday 3:30pm – 4:30pm at Scots
                                Performance (invite): Tuesday 7:00am – 8:15am

     Netball • Junior School Years 3-8
      Contact                   Ms Alley McGhee • amcghee@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

      Contact                   Mrs Nikki Maguire • nmaguire@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

      Matches                   Saturday Mornings (Junior) at JC King Park Albury.
                                The school also enters into Schools competitions including the VIC School
                                Championships.

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Scots Netball Program is fulfilling the objectives outlined in The Scots School Sport Strategy 2018-2023.

                                           Fundamental Phase
                                          Net Set Go Program (K-2)
                                        Foundation Training Sessions
                               Netball Program in the Yr 3-6 Sport Curriculum

                                         Skill Acquistion Phase
                                    ANA Saturday Divisions (Yrs 3-8)
                              Compulsory Skill Development Training Program
                               ANA Monday Skill Acquisition/Social (Yr 8-12)
                                        ANA Trial Support (u12)

                                           Performance Phase
                               Breakfast Club Performance Training Program
                                    Compulsory Performance Training
                                   School Representative Opportunities
                                      RAS Squad/ANA Rep Support
                                ANA Monday Performance Teams (Yr 8-12)
                                          Netball Captaincy Role
                                      Scots School Netball Colours
                                          Coaching Qualifications
                                         Coaching Opportunities
                                          Umpring Opportunities

                                                 Elite Phase
                                                TAPAS Program
                                                CIS Trial Support
                                              Sports Scholarships
                                               Talent ID Pathways

  • Years 3-8 will play in the ANA Saturday program. This is due to social-emotional well-being as well as the
    appropriateness of physical challenge.
  • Some teams may operate without Scots staff attendance. In this case, Parents will be asked to take a lead role
    in matchday coaching.
  • Access to the NetballNSW Foundation Coaching course will be given to players who are offering to support
    the coaching program on Saturday and Monday evenings: https://nsw.netball.com.au/netball-nsw-coach-
    ing-accreditation/
  • Umpires will be reimbursed at $20 per game.
  • A scope and sequence timeline for the Netball year outlines the events.
  • Scots Sport reserves the right to change the opportunities within this program.

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     Snowsports         Snow Australia: In 2019 Scots were the recipient of the Outstanding School Achievement
                        of the Year in Snowsports Award
     Contact                   Ms Georgie Parker • gparker@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

     Competitions              The Scots School enters the ASSSTC, the NSW and Victorian Interschool
                               Snowsports Competitions.

     Training                  The school organises Snow Day excursions for all students and also a Boarders snow
                               trip. The school runs the Little Shredders training program for K, 1 and 2 to introduce
                               them to the sport.

     Cost                      From $160

                                              Fundamental Phase
                                 Little Shredders Program - Junior School
                    Ski and Snowboard Australia designed 6 sessions introductory program
                                      conducted on campus (off snow).

                                             Skill Acquistion Phase
                       Falls Creek Snow Days - open to all ski levels (especially beginners.
                       Morning lesson, then free skiing in the afternoon - 6.30am - 6.30pm.
                             Boarding House Snow Camp - Falls Creek, Years 7 - 10.

                                              Performance Phase
         Australian Secondary Snowsports Team Challenge (ASSSTC) - Falls Creek, Senior School.
                       Training Day, Skier X, Giant Slalom and Cross Country Events.
                                 Scots Official Team, Development Team.
                                  Race Skills Training Day - Falls Creek

                                                    Elite Phase
                                 Victorian Interschool - Championships, Mt Buller
                                             Junior and Senior School

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Sporting Shooters
Contact            Mr Roger Barrows • rbarrows@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

Competitions       The team enter the local NSW and Victorian Schools competitions.

Training           Practice shoots and Licencing sessions occur prior to competitions.

Registration       Nominations to Mr Barrows

Cost               $40 per week of attendance for 40 clays and shells.

Table Tennis
Contact            Mr Dave Smith • dsmith@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

Partner Club       We are proud to be associated with the Albury Table Tennis Association.
                   Albury Wodonga Table Tennis Association invites all students aged 10 years to 16
                   years who would like to play table tennis one afternoon a week, 4.30pm until 6.00pm,
                   every Wednesday, at Greenfield Park. No experience is necessary.

Cost               $5 with some coaching, and equipment is available.

                   AWTTA is an Active Kids program provider, so the two $100 Active Kids vouchers for
                   NSW residents in 2019 can be used to pay for fees at the club.

                   If, instead of these Junior Sessions, students choose the night-time Pennant
                   competition, the cost will be $6.00 per session and the TT Victoria registration is $50.

Club Information   awtta.org.au

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     Tennis
      Contact                   Mr Josh Bear • jbear@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

      Contact                   Mrs Kate Hargreaves: kate@getagripontennis.com

      Matches                   Saturdays, usually at the Margaret Court Tennis Centre

      Training                  Tennis courts are open for practice on Tuesday and Wednesday

      Partner Club              We are proud to be associated with Albury Tennis Club

      Cost                      Approximately $10 per match.

     Scots Tennis Program is fulfilling the objectives outlined in The Scots School Sport Strategy 2018-2023.
                                              Fundamental Phase
                                    Ball skills in the Sport and PDHPE programs
                                      Opportunities for private tuition onsite

                                             Skill Acquistion Phase
                                          Monday Morning Service Clinic
                                     Thursday Match Practice and Protocols
                                  Albury Tennis Association Pennant Competition

                                               Performance Phase
                                       Private Tuition with ‘Get a Grip Tennis’
                                  Albury Tennis Association Pennant Competition

                                                     Elite Phase
                                                   TAPAS Program
                                                 Sports Scholarships
                                                  Talent ID Pathways

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Softball
Partner Club   We are proud to be associated with Albury Bears Softball Club

Swimming
Contact        Mrs Jacqui Turner • jturner@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

Competitions   The school enters the RAS BIPSA and BISSA Championships
               Swimmers are also nominated to represent RAS at the CIS State Championships

Training       Wednesday 3:30pm - 4:30pm and Friday 7:30am- 8:15am (November – April).

Cost           No Cost

Registration   Nominations by Head of Sport following school carnivals

Water Polo
Contact        Mr Dave Smith • dsmith@scotsalbury.nsw.edu.au

Competitions   The school enters the RAS/BISSA Championship.

Registration   Via Squad Trials

Cost           No Cost

Uniform        Caps (provided) Scots Swimmers.

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School • Club Links
     The school - sport partnerships explore the                    2. Young people making progress and fulfilling their
     opportunities of working together to help fulfill the             potential.
     objectives of the program. For some of the activities,         3. Young people leading a balanced and healthy
     we have linked with local community providers and                 lifestyle.
     we encourage students to join local clubs.
                                                                    Scots are currently partnered with:
     An effective school club link will deliver the following       East Albury Cricket Club
     outcomes:                                                      Albury Bears Softball Club
     1. Young people enjoying and regularly participating           Murray United Football Club
        in sport.                                                   Albury Table Tennis Association
                                                                    Albury Tennis Club

     Scots Sport Ambassadors
     Previously known as Sport Captains, the nominated              and will influence and shape decision making in sport.
     leaders will work together as a group to develop all
     aspects of school sport, and not just their specific           Becoming a Sport Ambassador is a great way to
     sport portfolio. The key role of a Young Ambassadors           develop new skills and build confidence. The program
     is to support Scots Sport locally and to influence five        will help develop the young people as leaders in sport
     aspects of school sport:                                       and motivate and inspire others to get into sport.
     1. Co-curricular sport provision.
     2. Links to community sport opportunities.                     The Ambassadors will promote, assist and support the
     3. Opportunities for competition.                              delivery of sport at Scots, whilst also, individually having
     4. Celebration of student achievements in sport,               responsibility for a sport.
        including Newsletter contributions.
     5. Leadership opportunities for young people.                  The Scots Sport Ambassadors program will benefit the
                                                                    school by;
     In the first instance, the nominated leaders of Australian     • Encouraging the school to self reflect and
     Rules Football, Netball, Basketball, Equestrian, Hockey           continuously improve in sporting provision.
     and Tennis will form the group of Ambassadors. These           • Placing young people at the forefront of the decision
     roles should not be confused with the role of captain of          making and planning of sport in their school.
     a team or squad in the competitions that we enter. We          • Helping the school to increase young people’s
     will still have the traditional captains in the other sports      opportunities and engagement in school sport.
     (Shooting, Swimming, Athletics etc).                           • Help the school to put school sport at the heart of
                                                                       their planning, practice and ethos.
     The Sport Ambassadors will have a pivotal role within          • Recognising and celebrating successful school
     the school and wider community. They will act as role             sport models.
     models and leaders of other young people. They will
     also reflect the views of other young people

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Scots Talented Athletes Program

The Talented Athletes Program at Scots (TAPAS) aims
to supporting student athletes to maximise sporting and
academic potential by achieving a balanced lifestyle of
training, competitions, schoolwork, exams and
family life.

The High Performance Scots Talented Athletes
Program is based on The Junior Athlete Education
Framework, developed by the Youth Sport Trust in the
United Kingdom.

That framework was designed to guide and help
schools provide comprehensive personal development
support for young talented performers within their
school but who are also challenged with realising both
academic and sporting potential.

The program will provide workshops for talented young           3. Creation of a Student Focused network between
athletes and their parents about balancing the                     Coach – Parent – Athlete - School.
demands of school and sport. The workshops and                  4. Informing whole school policies on identification,
support cover aspects of lifestyle management, target              provision and support for talented students.
setting and planning. In addition, specific staff will act as   5. Attraction and retention of talented enrolled
the liaison between the student, the school, home and              students.
the sport. The TAPAS Mentor will help the athlete to            6. Raised awareness in the school of the additional
manage their time effectively and cope with issues of              needs of gifted and talented pupils
conflict arising because of the demands of their time           7. Improved provision of support for athletic talented
from sport and school. The TAPAS Mentors will be                   and gifted students.
asked to mentor a small group of athletes and meet              8. Enhanced communication with outside agencies to
with them so that they can discuss progress and share              enrich the student’s learning experience.
ideas. In addition, the TAPAS Mentor will work closely
with the governing body of each sport to reduce conflict        “Our Talented Athlete Program at Scots will provide
between education and sport.                                    a step change in the way that young talented sports
                                                                performers are supported through their education,
The benefits of the program are:                                sports training and performance phases. By
1. Thorough identification of students with high level          developing a Talented Athlete Program at Scots, our
   abilities in sport.                                          students will find the challenge of competing at the
2. Support to balance commitments and align priorities          highest level and achieving their academic studies
   to lifestyle requirements.                                   a much easier step to take.”
                                                                David Smith Head of Sport, The Scots School Albury

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Scots Talented Athletes Program
     How it works                                               TAPAS Pillar 1 • Recognising talent

     The Athlete is at the centre of TAPAS.                     Select the right young people onto the school’s talent
     The program supports the holistic talent                   support program.
     development of these talented performers by focusing
     on developing the five abilities and how these vary with   What does a High Performance TAPAS student look
     the age of the young person. The five abilities are:       like?
     • Physical                                                 • High levels of attainment and qualities in a particular
     • Thinking                                                    Sport.
     • Social                                                   • Be very articulate and verbally fluent for their age.
     • Personal                                                 • Relishes the opportunity to take on new roles and
     • Creative                                                    responsibilities.
                                                                • Be self-motivated, regulated and reflective.
     The TAPAS Framework is based on four pillars. These        • Have strong views, opinions and willing to take risks.
     cover how Scots can:                                       • Have a strong sense of leadership.
     • Recognise                                                • Communication, empathy, knowledge,
     • Guide,                                                      understanding and negotiation.
     • Support                                                  • Be inquisitive and question readily to a high level.
     • Inspire
     talented young sportsmen and women.                        Current students who are expected to train 4 or more
                                                                times a week, students at a state or National level of
                                                                performance and those whose studies are affected by
                                                                the sporting commitment will be invited by The Head of
                                                                Sport to participate in TAPAS.

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TAPAS Pillar 2 • Guiding talent                               TAPAS Pillar 3 • Supporting talent

Guide young performers through the critical years of          Empower the school’s young talented performers with
physical and mental development, and on to the correct        the skills and support them to balance the conflicting
pathway that allows them to realise their sporting            challenges of their sport, studies and personal lives.
potential as adults.                                          The program is designed to help young people to
                                                              balance their lifestyle and build the right support team,
Parents and the athletes will attend a workshop on            ensuring that they understand what it takes to become
performance profiling. (Examples of the performance           the very best.
where profile questions are listed below). The workshop
will discuss how to identify weaknesses and strengths         This workshop will cover Goal setting, Time
in the sporting and academic profile and will also include    management, Planning, Communication, Performance
appropriate use of social media.                              Improvement and a Team You approach. Advice on Diet,
                                                              Nutrition and Hydration will also be given. This will teach
Following the workshop, the performance profile will be       athletes how to plan and identify ‘hotspots’ or clashes
completed with the mentor to ascertain all the demands        in their calendar year in terms of competition, training,
put upon the athlete. The TAPAS mentor will work with         school/exam commitments and social commitments.
the athlete to form an action plan to improve the             This will form the basis of an Individual Action Plan
identified areas of weaknesses and strengths in               which will be developed for each student and this will be
the sporting and academic profile.                            placed on the school’s information system.

In addition, parents will be guided as the responsibilities   TAPAS Pillar 4 • Inspiring talent
of being a ‘Performance Parent’ via a workshop.
                                                              Inspire the school’s current and future young
                                                              performers to achieve their potential and to develop into
                                                              role models, within the school and the wider community.
                                                              The TAPAS students will be used to Inspire the school’s
                                                              current and future young performers to achieve their
                                                              potential. They will be taught the responsibilities
                                                              of being a role model, both within the school and the
                                                              wider community.

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Representative Sports Pathways
     Scots are part of the representative pathways that allow athletes to extend their skills beyond school and into the
     levels of representative sport.

     School representatives will compete and trial at a RAS (Riverina Associated Schools) level .

     RAS representatives compete and trial at the CIS (Combined Independent Schools) level.

     CIS representatives compete against athletes from the Catholic and public sector schools and trial for the NSW All
     Schools teams NSW All Schools compete at the Australian National Schools competitions.

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Sport Scholarships
Guidelines for the awarding of scholarships where            • They should also be eager to participate in the wide range
sport is an element in the selection criteria or for a          of opportunities available at the school and respect the
sport specific scholarship.                                     philosophy and rules that govern the school.
                                                             • Must demonstrate commitment to complete their
Historically, sport has played a significant part in the        HSC studies.
programs offered by Australian schools, particularly
independent schools. It is recognised that                   Underperforming students on Sports Scholarships
well-managed sports programs promote health and              will have their position reviewed. The decision about
fitness and develop values of teamwork and fair play.        who remains on a Sports Scholarship is at the school’s
Scholarships will be provided to individuals who are         discretion.
balancing an elite sporting pathway with the demands
of their education. Sport scholarships will not be given     • Scholarship holders must agree to represent the
solely for the purpose of winning premierships or               school in sporting events (wherever reasonable)
gaining dominance over other schools/clubs in                   and to act as an ambassador of the school to the
particular sports.                                              community.
                                                             • Scholarships are subject to annual monitoring and
Students wishing to apply for Sports Scholarships (Part         review. The Principal has the right to withdraw a
or Full) at The Scots School Albury, must adhere to the         scholarship at any time if behaviour, commitment
following set criteria:                                         and progress are not being maintained. The value of
                                                                any award must remain strictly confidential between
• The candidate will have to be enrolled as a full time         parents and the school.
   Scots school student or be enrolled to begin as a         • Recipients of such scholarships will be held to the
   Scots school student the same year as they wish to           same standards of behaviour and expectation as
   access the scholarship.                                      other students and should actively contribute to the
• Regional, State or National representation in chosen          life of the school beyond their sporting expertise.
   sport in recent years and/or showing future potential.    • Applicants will need to complete the ACER testing
• Membership of a high level team of equivalent                 and Scots School interview.
   standard or achieving State level qualification scores,   • Provide a sporting resume, listing sporting
   whilst also recognised on the sports talent identifica-      achievements and abilities.
   tion pathway.                                             • One referee report must be from a recognised club
• Participation in the Scots School Talented Athletes           or Regional, State, National or International coach in
   Program, which mentors the athlete through the               the applicant’s chosen sport.
   rigours of school and sport.
• Overall sound academic performance.
• Diligence and application in sport and academic
   studies.
• A demonstrated sense of community.
• A demonstrated Leadership capacity.
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