Champion Schools Volleyball Tournament

On Wednesday 22^nd June, Belridge Secondary College took 5 Senior Volleyball teams to Bendat Stadium to compete in the Champion Schools Volleyball Tournament. This venue was amazing and all students represented the college wonderfully.

We had 3 boy and 2 girl teams, who were all very eager to take the court. Belridge have never played in the A division before this year and we finished with a great result in this division. Building blocks for the future!

Each team played at least 4 games, with some playing 5 or 6. The two girl teams were in A and B division and both finished in 3^rd place. A fantastic achievement for the two teams, given they hadn’t trained together as a team at all!

The boys teams were extremely competitive finishing runners up in all three A, B and C divisions. In A division, the boys played against Greenwood 1 and unfortunately went down to them in the grand final. We did not make it easy for them by any means! Some quality volleyball was played by both teams with some huge points won over the final.

In B division the boys played against Greenwood 2. We were up by a set when the time ran out, but unfortunately the game went to extra time where they got on top of us. There was no final for C division. The placings were allocated based on where the teams finished after the games over the day, giving us another second place!

With Greenwood being a specialist Volleyball school, we expect them to dominate each year. It was amazing to see our teams however right up there being very competitive against their top teams, especially in A division - Belridge rose to the challenge beautifully.

Congratulations to all teams who represented Belridge throughout the day. It was a pleasure to watch your skill, strategy, and teamwork on and off the court.

Tarryn Hunt
Health & Physical Education Teacher

Elite Netball Academy Reports

Term 2 has been extremely busy for the Netball Academy. We have had our Fast 5 House Tournament, High School Cup Zones and then High School Cup Elimination Carnival as well as the Year 8 and 9 Lightning Carnivals.

Fast 5 House Carnival

On Monday of Week 9 (June 20^th) we held the annual Netball Academy’s Fast 5 House Cup competition. This is between Manta Rays, Marlins and Sharks and involves all students from Years 7-12 in the Belridge Netball Academy. Teams consist of students from all year groups combining on the day to play the Fast 5 style of Netball, where 1, 2 and 3 points are awarded for goals depending on where the shooters are standing to shoot from. There are only 5 players on the court from each team and so there are no wings. The games ran for 6 minutes per quarter with teams choosing a quarter as their power play where points are doubled. There are rolling subs so all students can come on quickly and no one should get too tired. When teams were off they were required to umpire and score.

There were only two Manta Rays teams in the whole academy and they did very well over the day to represent the blue colour. The other houses have 4/5 teams in each spreading the players from the year groups out. A big thank you to the Year 11/12 Certificate course girls who were responsible for fixtures and the team organisation for the day. This is built into their course and a requirement for them to complete it.

Most games were very even with only a few goals difference in each. There were quite a few 2 and 3 pointers scored over the day, which were a highlight!

In the end we had a grand final between Sharks 3 and Marlins 4, with Sharks winning only in the 4^th quarter. A very exciting game to watch with multiple changes in the lead over the duration of the game.

Congratulations to all team members of Sharks 3 as well as our MVP’s for each house:

We finished off a fantastic day with some delicious food in the school café followed by presentations to the winning team and MVP’s for the day.

The weather cleared up beautifully over the day to make a fantastic competition between the three houses. It was great to see all year groups interacting in their teams on and off the court to represent the Netball Academy. The senior girls especially, took on a leadership role in their teams where they helped the younger girls with their netball skills and confidence. I look forward to a bigger and better comp next year.

High School Cup - Zones

This year we decided to go to both the South and North Zone carnivals, to make it work for all year groups around assessments and exam periods. We took the two Senior teams (11/12’s) to the South Carnival in Fremantle, where the top team progressed through to the Elimination Carnival after being undefeated over this day. They played 4/5 games over the day to come away undefeated. The second team had a tough run and didn’t make it through to elimination after a couple of losses at the zones.

The Year 7-10 students in the academy went to the North carnival at Perth Netball Association on Thursday 26^th May. We had 7 teams across these year groups and 5 teams progressed through to the elimination carnival based on their results from the day.

The Year 7 top team had a couple of wins and a couple of losses in their first carnival for the year. The second 7 team had a tough run and didn’t have a win but were competitive and had a blast. The top Year 8 team was undefeated and progressed through to the next round and the second Year 8 team had a couple of wins and a couple of losses over the day.

Both Year 9 teams went through the day undefeated and therefore both progressed straight through to the elimination final finishing top in their zones. The Year 10 team also had a great run and went through undefeated over the day, also progressing to the elimination  carnival. These are wonderful results for the Academy as they play between 4 and 6 games over the day, so to go through without losing is a great achievement.

High School Cup - Elimination

After our great results from the zones carnival, our Netball Academy took 7 teams to the Elimination Carnival in Fremantle on June 23^rd. The day was wet, windy and cold and we still persevered and performed, despite what the weather served up. We took a Year 8 team, two Year 9 teams, a year 10 team, the senior girls top team and two senior boys teams.

The Year 8 team went through undefeated and are now on their way to the state finals. A huge result for them. The Year 9 team 1 had 2 losses, a draw against Warwick and a narrow loss to Melville which pushed them to second place in their zone where they didn’t progress further. They had a tough run. The second Year 9 team didn’t win any, but had a draw and a few very narrow losses. The Year 10 team had one loss and unfortunately this cost them their position in the qualifying final.

The senior girls team had 3 wins and 2 losses over the day and due to time restraints, only the winners in each zone went through to the final. The two senior boys teams played extremely well over the day, despite the top team having their goal shooter sustain a serious injury. The second team had a few wins and a few losses but didn’t progress to the qualifying final. The Year 12 team however did make it to the cross over final where they narrowly lost in a tough game.

With tough conditions throughout the day all students (umpires and helpers) performed extremely well and represented the Netball Academy with a great attitude and determination.

Congratulations and all the best to the Year 8 team, who now have a chance to win the state title.

Tarryn Hunt
Health & Physical Education Teacher

High School Cup - State Finals 

BSC Netball Academy recently competed in the High School Cup, a statewide competition for all WA High schools.  

As reported in full above, the first carnival is played in a zone format in the age divisions of Lower Year 7/8, Middle Year 9/10 and Open Year 11/12. In order to progress to the Eliminations day carnival, they must win all games in their zone. 

The Year 8 team seamlessly progressed to the Eliminations day carnival in Fremantle. Wet and wintery conditions were no issue. Through great teamwork and discipline winning all of their pool games by hefty margins and then finished the cross over final winning 18- 1 against Hammond Park in a dominant display.

This win had them sitting in the Top 4 in the State, booking a ticket to the state finals at the Gold Netball Centre.

BSC entered the semi-final ready to fight for a spot in the grand finale. Coming up against Emmanuel College, a very tall and quick team, the girls were more than ready for the challenge. Once again, strong defense and great attack gave Emmanuel College a good run for their money in the first half. Emmanuel however maintained the intensity to pull ahead in the second half to take the win despite the gritty performance from BSC.

Up next was Willetton Senior High. Bringing their hard working, no nonsense style to the court, the girls started strong in the first quarter, easily accounting for Willetton's height, moving the ball down the court and into attack, setting up an early 5-0 break. The great start served to be the catalyst for the rest of the game. Despite a great tussle in the third quarter, BSC showed great poise and professionalism to weather the storm and come away victorious 28-24. 

This win means we have taken out 3rd place in the State!

Congratulations to the following students:

Janneke Markovic
Netball Coordinator 
Health and Physical Education Teacher