With sporting events back to normal, it is wonderful to have the opportunity to advertise the first Mountain Bike competition of 2021.

On Friday 19 February, Singleton will be hosting the Hunter Schools Team Mountain Bike Championships for Primary and Secondary students.

GPCC had several students compete in this event in 2019 and they all had a fantastic day. This competition is only for those students who are experienced riders.

If students are interested, then parents need to follow this procedure:

• Organise their relay team of 2-3 other experienced riders
  
• Email Mr Lambert your interest and team names
• Parents register their own child ($25 fee)
• Parents will need to accompany their own child to this event. Due to numbers, a GPCC teacher will not be present (unless there is a lot of registered riders)

Primary House Captains

GPCC Sport Team Selections

Below is procedure that our GPCC Coaches will follow when selecting a sport team to represent the College: 

1. Sign Up-students sign up on a list to show their interest. This sign-up sheet includes:
   1. Playing experience (years playing that sport)
   2. Rep experience
   3. Favourite positions (list of 2 positions that they play)
2. Team Selection- trials at least a month before competition (good idea to choose teams in Term 1)
   1. Trial #1-focus on skill work in both attack and defence
   2. Trial #2-focus on game situations
   3. Trial #3-play games with students in their chosen positions
   4. Trial #4 or #5(if needed)-more games to finalise team
3. Team Notification- team selected with 2-3 subs, notified by placing print out on PDHPE wall (Secondary) or outside own classroom (Primary).
4. Training-usually aim for 2-4 weeks at least of solid training in preparation of competition:
   1. Train at least 1-2 times a week
   2. Training sessions concentrate on skills and game situations
5. Communication-parents notified of competition details, positions, by either the Team Coach of K-12 Sport Coordinator