Coach, Teacher and Mentor Jessica Latorre, is a very experienced basketball

coach and possess an in-depth knowledge of the game based over 20 years

involved in this sport. This includes coaching Metropolitan West, Brisbane City,

Ipswich, and Lockyer Valley District and club teams.

Miss Latorre has also had success in her playing career as a QBL guard for

Ipswich Force. Through playing at a high level in QBL she was further selected

to be a part of the QABL All Star League Women’s teams. As a Junior Miss

Latorre also represented South East Queensland and Metropolitan West and

continues to play at a high level for her age. Her qualifications include Elite

level Basketball coach, Certificate IV in Fitness, Certificate II in Strength and

conditioning.

Miss Latorre is highly experienced within developing sports programs. Her

personal mission of creating better access and opportunity to help students

reach their potential as athletes is what makes her an asset to the sport of

basketball and Runcorn State High School.

Year Level Curriculum (In Class) Afterschool Training

7/8 2x 70 minutes 2 hours

9/10 3x 70 minutes 2 hours

11/12 4x 70 minutes 2 hours

There are strict expectations on attendance, academic success, uniform and

behaviour to become a member of any of our sporting academies. Application

forms are available from our website or the HPE staffroom. Students can also

email the basketball coordinator at basketballacademy@runcornshs.edu.au

for more information.

The Basketball Excellence Program is designed to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge in players that will enable

them to compete successfully in Basketball at the highest of levels throughout their education at Runcorn State High.

Our specialised program will endeavour energy and passion with a positive attitude to celebrate victories, large or

small, team or personal and impart a positive upbeat approach overall.

Alongside the Runcorn SHS basketball community we seek to empower all those who desire to play, stating it’s

“everyone’s game”, as the call echo’s across the globe for women to defy stereotypes, Runcorn State High provides

further access for girls in basketball through positive role models that help in building confidence, self-esteem, and

knowledge within the game of basketball.

Affiliations have been made and formalised with the Runcorn Rockets and Basketball Hall of fame personal Sidney Mines and his very own Institute of basketball. The Basketball Excellence Program aims to develop young people to become better basketball players and to further their education in a healthy friendly structured environment to help each student reach their full potential on and off the court. All of excellence program students will also have to opportunity to compete in the SPL school competition and the Champion Basketball Schools Queensland tournament.

Mr Ben Brown

- Runcorn SHS coach 2007- present - QLD Schools 18yrs Assistant

Coach/Manager 2020 - Met West 18yrs Boys

Coach/Official 2008- present - Runcorn Rockets Basketball Club

Coach

Mr Matt Cochrane

- Runcorn SHS coach 20018-

present

- Met West/Met North Boys

Basketball Coach/Official

Mr Jassy Bhullar is a highly experienced touch coach and possess an in-

depth knowledge of the game based over his 30 years involved in the sport.

This includes coaching Metropolitan West, Gold Coast, South Queensland

and Border Districts, Queensland and Australia. He also coaches

International teams such as France, USA and the Philippines.

Mr Bhullar has also had success in his playing career representing Australia

in touch and continues to play at a high level for his age. His qualifications

include Elite Level Touch coach and Certificate IV in Fitness. Mr Bhullar is

passionate about using sport to help students reach their potential as

athletes, students and young adults He is passionate about using sport to

help students reach their potential as athletes, students and young adults.

The Runcorn SHS Touch Academy is one of only six touch programs, which are endorsed by Touch Football Australia. We have

developed formalised affiliation links with a number of prominent Primary School Touch Programs. We also are closely aligned

with UQ Rebels Touch Club, therefore providing a strong pathway from primary school, through to high school and behind for

touch players serious about reaching their potential as players and as young adults.

As well as learning individual and team attack and defence principles, Runcorn SHS Touch Academy students also have the opportunity to gain coaching and refereeing certification and are involved in coaching and refereeing numerous primary school touch competitions throughout the year. Students will compete in Karawatha District Touch Competition, All Schools Touch Competition and BMTA Junior Club Touch Competitions. Students also have the opportunity to trial for Eastern Taipans Touch teams, Metropolitan West Touch teams, Queensland Schools Touch teams and Australian Schools Touch teams for various age groups. Throughout the program students progress through basic individual and team skills and tactics in grade 7 and 8 and then progress to complex individual and team skills and tactics in year 11 and 12. Students are assessed on their ability to make decisions in complex environments, skill level and fitness levels. Students are taught correct techniques and safe use of gym equipment with our fully fitted school gym. All of excellence program students will also have to opportunity to compete in the QLD All Schools Touch Football Tournament.

Year Level Curriculum (In Class) Afterschool Training

7/8 2x 70 minutes 2 hours

9/10 3x 70 minutes 2 hours

11/12 4x 70 minutes 2 hours

Runcorn SHS Touch Academy students are also invited (free-of-charge) to join

in University of Queensland Rebels Touch Club junior training throughout the

year, held at Runcorn SHS.

There are strict expectations on attendance, academic success, uniform,

behaviour and sports participation to become a member of any of our

sporting academies. Application forms are available from our website or the

HPE staffroom. Students can also email the touch coordinator at

touchacademy@runcornshs.edu.au for more information.

Mr Nik Ray

- Runcorn SHS coach 20019- present - Level 1 Touch Football Coach - U15 Mixed Oz Tag Manager

Mr Jay Myers is a highly experienced baseball coach and player. He

possess an in-depth knowledge of the game based over his 18 years

involvement in the sport. This includes coaching Metropolitan West,

Gold Coast, new and existing baseball academies.

Mr Myers has also had success in his playing career representing

Australia in baseball at the World University Games; a current

development player for the four x national champions Brisbane Bandits

and continues to play at Division 1 level. Mr Myers is passionate about

using sport to help students reach their potential as athletes, students

and young adults

Year Level Curriculum (In Class) Afterschool Training

7/8 2x 70 minutes 2 hours

9/10 3x 70 minutes 2 hours

11/12 4x 70 minutes 2 hours

There are strict expectations on attendance, academic success, uniform and

behaviour to become a member of any of our sporting academies.

Application forms are available from our website. Students can also email

the baseball coordinator at baseballacademy@runcornshs.edu.au for more

information.

The Baseball Excellence Program is designed to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge in players that will enable them

to compete successfully in Baseball at the highest of levels throughout their education at Runcorn State High. Our

specialised program will endeavour energy and passion with a positive attitude to celebrate victories, large or small,

team or personal and impart a positive upbeat approach overall.

Our Baseball Excellence Program is closely affiliated with Baseball Queensland and Indians Baseball club. Our program works closely with these associations to help provide opportunities and pathways for our students. Our Program aims to develop young people to become better baseball players and to further their education in a healthy friendly structured environment to help each student reach their full potential on and off the field. All of excellence program students will also have to opportunity to compete in the QLD Baseball Fives tournament.

Throughout the program students progress through basic individual and team skills and tactics in grade 7 and 8 and then progress to complex individual and team skills and tactics in year 11 and 12. Students are assessed on their ability to make decisions in complex environments, skill level and fitness levels. Students are taught correct techniques and safe use of gym equipment with our fully fitted school gym.

Ms Leolene Baul

- Cert 4 fitness

- Cert 2 Strength and Conditioning

- Cert 3 Sport and Rec

- Level 1 Tee-ball

At least 2 weeks before trials students can nominate by

collecting a trial form from Mr Padgett in the HPE staffroom

or by emailing Mr Padgett at kpadg4@eq.edu.au

The dates of trials are located in the 2020 Sport

Calendar on page 10. For more information, please visit:

District Sport:

https://metwestschoolsport.eq.edu.au/Ourdistricts/Dist

ricts/Pages/Eastern%20Taipans%20District.aspx

Regional Sport:

https://metwestschoolsport.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.as

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State Sport:

https://queenslandschoolsport.eq.edu.au/Pages/default

.aspx

District Sport is separate from Interschool Sport and acts as a pathway for students to represent their region in their

chosen sport. Students that wish to trial for District or Regional teams must nominate a minimum 2 weeks before the

trials. The convenors of the trials require nominations at least 2 weeks in advance and will not accept nominations. It is

the responsibility of the student to nominate for their chosen sport 2 weeks the trials. Due to small numbers of

participants, some sports do not have district trials and progress straight to regional trials such as Baseball, Volleyball,

Rugby League, Tennis and Cricket. The more popular sports have district trials such as Basketball, Touch, Netball, ALF and

Football. For these sports, students would be required to trial for the Eastern Taipans District then complete an additional

trial for Met West.

There is no cost to trial for District Sport trials with the

exception of swimming, cross-country and athletics where

the cost is $5 for each trial to be paid at the cashiers’ window

at the school office. Payments can be made once the student

has submitted their nomination to Mr Padgett

The Regional Trials cost is $22 and is to be paid directly to

Met West School Sport through the website:

https://metwestschoolsport.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx

Runcorn SHS has lad long tradition of participating in

interschool Sport in the Karawathra District. Students

are given the opportunity to compete in a summer and

winter season. There are four age divisions for students

to compete:

o Year 7

o Year 8

o Year 9/10

o Opens

The interschool sport season consists of 8 weeks of

sport and a finals week for the top two schools in the

district. Sport is run for all students in period 7 and 8 on

Wednesday, both the summer and winter season cost

$30. This is to cover the cost transport, equipment and

uniforms. This payment can be made to the cashier’s

window at the school office. If student fails to make a

payment or organise a payment plan they may be

removed from the school team.

Girls Basketball Baseball

Boys Basketball (Years 7-9) Cricket

Boys Volleyball

Boys and Girls Touch Football

Boys Basketball (Years 7 -12)

Girls Volleyball

Netball

Boys and Girls Football (Soccer)

Students will select their sport in their SP and ELT classes.

Due to the large number of students wanting to be part of

our school teams, we often need to run trials. The coaches

complete these during the first weeks of the preseason. If a

student is successful in gaining selection, they will receive a

permission note that must be returned to their coach before

the first week of competition. If a student is not successful in

gaining selection, they will have the opportunity to trial for

another sport or choose an alternative option.

Basketball Skills Woodwork Projects

Study Chess

STEM – Coding 3D printing Dance

STEM – 3D printing Drama Games

School Production Baseball Excellence

Futsal DOE – Physical Activities

The Runcorn SHS swimming carnival is held at the Runcorn Pool on Friday of

week 2 in term 1. Due to poor weather this year, we have had to postpone it

until Friday 3rd Apirl. The carnival is compulsory for all year 7 students and

competitors only from years 8 -12. Students need to pre-nominate to swim

and this can be done by returning their permission form and selecting the races

they wish to swim in.

The Runcorn SHS Athletics carnival takes place in week 10 of term 2 and the carnival is split

into two days. On Tuesday the 23rd June, we will run the field events such as javelin, high jump,

triple Jump, discus and 1500m. If students wish to participate in the field events, they will have

to pre-nominate 2 weeks before the carnival. This will be done electronically in their home

class. The rest of the track and field events will be run on the main carnival on Friday 26th June

and won’t require students to pre nominate. A copy of the program will uploaded to Facebook

and emailed out to all parents before the carnival.

Students that finish first or second in their events will be eligible to trial for the Eastern

Taipans district team. If students then wish to compete at the district level will need to submit

their nominations to Mr Padgett by the end week 1 in term 3. Only students that nominate to

Mr Padgett will compete at the district trials.

The cross country will be run on Friday 13th March around Runcorn SHS. Students aged 12-15yrs

will run 3km and students aged 16-18yrs will run 5km. Students that finish first or second in their

event will be eligible to trial for the Eastern Taipans district team. If students then wish to

compete at the district level will need to submit their nominations to Mr Padgett by Friday 27th

March. Only students that nominate to Mr Padgett will compete at the District trials.

Week Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat

26 27 28 29 30 31 1

Week 1

Jan/Feb PUBLIC HOLIDAY

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Week 2

FEB

Regional Trials:

13-19yrs Tennis

Regional Trials:

14-18yrs Baseball

Regional Trials:

12-14yrs Baseball

Regional Trials:

15-19yrs Boys Cricket

SCHOOL SWIMMING

CARNIVAL

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Week 3

FEB

Regional Trials 13-17yrs

Water Polo

District Trials: 10-19yrs

Swimming

Regional Trials: 13-

19yrs Girls/Boys

Softball

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Week 4

FEB

Summer Interschool

Round 1

District Trials:

16-19yrs Girls/17-19yrs

Boys Football

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Week 5

FEB

District Trials:

13-15/16-18yrs Touch

District Trials:

13-14yrs Girls AFL

District Trials:

13-15/16-19yrs Netball

Regional Trials:

10-19yrs Swimming

Summer Interschool

Round 2

District Trials:

13-14yrs Boys AFL

District Trials:

13-15yrs Girls/13-16yrs

Boys Football

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Week 6

MAR

Regional Trials:

10-19yrs Squash

Regional Trials:

10-18yrs Golf

District Trials:

10-12yrs Boys AFL

District Trials:

10-12yrs Girls AFL

Summer Interschool

Round 3

Regional Trials:

16-19yrs Girls/17-19yrs

Boys Football

District Trials:

10-12yrs Basketball

District Trials:

15 -16yrs Girls Rugby

7's

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Week 7

MAR

Regional Trials:

13-15/16-18yrs Touch

Regional Trials:

13-14yrs Girls AFL

Regional Trials:

13-15/16-19yrs Netball

Regional Trials:

13-14yrs Boys AFL

Regional Trials:

13-19yrs Girls & Boys

Hockey

Summer Interschool

Round 4

Regional Trials:

13-15yrs Girls/13-16yrs

Boys Football

District Trials:

16-18yrs Basketball

District Trials:

10-11yrs/10-12yrs

Netball

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Week 8

MAR

Regional Trials: 14-

15yrs/16-18yrs Girls

Rugby League

Regional Trials:

10-12yrs Boys AFL

Regional Trials:

14-15yrs/16-18yrs Boys

Rugby League

Regional Trials:

16-19yrs Volleyball

Regional Trials: 10-

12yrs Girls AFL

District Trials: 10-12yrs

Hockey (Girls)

Summer Interschool

Round 5

Regional Trials:

10-12yrs Basketball

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Week 9

MAR

Regional Trials:

12-15yrs Volleyball

Regional Trials:

15 -16yrs Girls Rugby

7's

Regional Trials:

17-18yrs Rugby Union

Regional Trials:

10-12yrs Touch Football

Summer Interschool

Round 6

Regional Trials:

16-18yrs Basketball

SCHOOL CROSS

COUNTRY

29 30 31 1 2 3 4

Week 10

MAR/APR

District Trials:

10-19yrs Cross Country

Trials

Summer Interschool

Round 7

Term 1 - 2020

Week Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Week 1

Apr

Regional Trials:

10-11yrs/10-12yrs

Netball

Regional Trials:

10-12yrs Hockey

Regional Trials:

10-11yrs/10-12yrs Boys

Rugby League

Regional Trials:

10-11yrs/10-12yrs Boys

Rugby League

Summer Interschool

Round 8 (FINALS)

26 27 28 29 30 1 2

Week 2

Apr/MayPUBLIC HOLIDAY

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Week 3

MayPUBLIC HOLIDAY

District Trials: 10-12yrs

Football (Boys)

District Trials: 10-12yrs

Tennis

District Trials: 10-12yrs

Football (Boys)

Summer Metropolitan

Finals Round 1

District Trials: 10-12yrs

Football (Girls)

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Week 4

MayNAPLAN NAPLAN

NAPLAN

Summer Metropolitan

Finals Round 2

NAPLAN NAPLAN

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Week 5

MayNAPLAN NAPLAN

NAPLAN

Summer Metropolitan

Finals Round 3

District Trials:

13-15yrs Basketball

District Trials:

11-12yrs Boys Rugby

Union

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Week 6

May

Regional Trials:

13-15yrs Girls Cricket

Regional Trials:

10-12yrs Tennis

Regional Trials:

10-12yrs Football

Summer Metropolitan

Finals Round 4

Year 9/10

Schools Cup Volleyball

(Toowoomba)

Year 9/10

Schools Cup Volleyball

(Toowoomba)

31 1 2 3 4 5 6

Week 7

May/Jun

Year 9/10

Schools Cup Volleyball

(Toowoomba)

Regional Trials:

14-15yrs Rugby Union

Regional Trials:

10-19 yrs Cross Country

Regional Trials:

13-15yrs Basketball

Regional Trials:

11-12yrs Boys Rugby

Union

Winter Interschool

Sport Round 1

Regional Trials: 11-

12yrs Boys Rugby

Union

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Week 8

June

Winter Interschool

Sport Round 2

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Week 9

June

Winter Interschool

Sport Round 3

Regional Trials:

10-12yrs Softball

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Week 10

June

TRACK AND FIELD

PRE-EVENTS CARNIVAL

Winter Interschool

Sport Round 4

SCHOOL

TRACK AND FIELD

CARNIVAL

Term 2 - 2020

Week Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Week 1

July

Winter Interschool

Sport Round 5

District Trials:

11-12yrs Girls Rugby

League

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Week 2

July

District Trials:

10-19yrs Track & Field

Regional Trials:

11-12yrs Girls Rugby

League

District Trials:

10-19yrs Track & Field

Winter Interschool

Sport Round 6

District Trials:

10-12yrs Cricket (Boys)

26 27 28 29 30 31 1

Week 3

July/Aug

Winter Interschool

Sport Round 7

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Week 4

Aug

Regional Trials:

10-12yrs Girls Cricket

Regional Trials:

10-12yrs Boys Cricket

Winter Interschool

Sport Round 7 (FINALS)

Regional Trials:

10-12yrs Boys Cricket

Senior

Schools Cup Volleyball

(Gold Coast)

Senior

Schools Cup Volleyball

(Gold Coast)

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Week 5

Aug

Senior

Schools Cup Volleyball

(Gold Coast)

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Week 6

Aug

Winter Metropolitan

Finals Round 1

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Week 7

Aug

Winter Metropolitan

Finals Round 2

30 31 1 2 3 4 5

Week 8

Aug/Sept

Regional Trials:

10-19yrs Track & Field

Regional Trials:

10-19yrs Track & Field

Winter Metropolitan

Finals Round 3

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Week 9

Sept

Regional Trials:

13-14yrs Boys Cricket

Regional Trials:

13-14yrs Boys Cricket

Winter Metropolitan

Finals Round 4

Regional Trials:

13yrs only Futsal

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Week 10

SeptCBSQ Tournament CBSQ Tournament CBSQ Tournament

Term 3 - 2020