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Snowsports
at Macarthur is now in its eleventh year and is a wonderful opportunity for
all our students from Years 3 to 12. The programme is designed to meet students’
individual needs and caters to all levels of ability, from first-timers to
advanced.
The
main purpose of the programme is to enable students to develop their snowsports
skills and to have fun.
Should
students wish there are also opportunities to compete in the Interschools
Snowsports Competition. In 2016 the Regional Interschools event is being held
at Thredbo. Students may also have the option to compete in the Scots and
Redlands Cups Ski Competitions, depending on the number interested.
Interschools
is a series of school-age competitions in Alpine, Cross Country, Skiercross,
Moguls, Snowboard and Boardercross. It is organised by the Interschools
Snowsports Committee. All ability levels are encouraged to enter, with the
emphasis on fun and participation at the regional level. Even if students have never competed before or are first-time skiers, the Macarthur
Snowsports Programme enables you to learn all the skills that are required to
participate in these fantastic events. The
programme occurs during the June/July holiday period with further opportunities
in August and September for those students who qualify to represent Macarthur
at the State and National Championships. In
2016 students can become involved with the Macarthur Snowsports Programme
independently and/or become involved in the Interschools and Scots/Redlands
Competitions.
Parental
support is welcome, however, all aspects of the programme will be fully
supervised by Macarthur Staff and the students will be under the authority of
the School during the camps and competitions.
Further information including, itinerary, equipment lists, forms,
clothing and hire requirements will be sent home early in Autumn Term. If you
would like further information and you are unable to attend the information
evening, please make contact with Mr Bedingfield on 4647 5333
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Parent Information Night There
will be an informal information session held on Thursday 18 February 2016 at 7.00pm in the Chapel for any parents
who wish to discuss the Snowsports Programme further.
Macarthur Highlights 2015 Macarthur Anglican School
Secondary Boys – Champion School for Northern Region, Category 2. Sacha Masjuk – 3rd
in State, Snowboard Cross. 10th in Australia Callum Masjuk – 4th
in State, Snowboard Cross 14 top 10 results in the
Northern Regional Championships. 6 students selected to
represent Macarthur at the Australian Championships, continuing our outstanding
record in competitions.
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Year 3 - 4 Snowsports Camp
This is a
fantastic introductory programme for skiing or snowboarding. However, it is
also an opportunity for Year 3–4 students to develop their skiing or
snowboarding skills to enable them to compete in the Interschools Championships
if they wish. The highlight of this camp is that all Year 3-4 students are
involved with the ‘Freeriders’ programme, where they are supervised and taught
all day by professional Thredbo staff and are taken inside for morning tea,
lunch and afternoon tea (which is provided). The Year 3-4
Snowsports Camp is to be held from Sunday 3 July 2016 to Tuesday 5 July 2016
(the first week of the June/July holidays). Students will
depart school at 10.00am Sunday morning and return to school at approximately
11.00pm Tuesday night. Accommodation will be at a motel in
Jindabyne and we will be skiing at Thredbo.
The cost of the
3 days will be $685 for skiing or $695 for snowboarding. This is a higher cost
than our other camps due to the added cost of the ‘Freeriders’ programme. If you wish to
secure a place on the Year 3-4 Snowsports Camp please complete the online
application form and provide a $250 non-refundable deposit on try booking http://www.trybooking.com/172961
To guarantee a
spot on the programme the final date for deposits will be Friday 26 February 2016.
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Cost Includes - 2
nights accommodation,
- Transport
in seat belted vehicle,
- 2
days equipment hire (including skis or snowboard and jacket/pants/helmet),
- 2
days national park entrance fees,
- 2
breakfasts, 2 lunches and 2 dinners,
- Dinner
on the way home,
- Lift
and lesson tickets for both days.
Please note
this cost does not include any additional items students wish to purchase, i.e. food at resort or gloves,
goggles etc.
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Year 5-12 Snowsports Camp
This camp
offers a range of options including teaching our first timers and beginners the
basics of how to ski or board. It also offers the opportunity to develop our
intermediates and fine tune our advanced skiers and boarders. This programme
is also an opportunity for Year 5-12 students to develop their racing skills to
enable them to compete in the Interschools Championships if they wish. The Year 5-12
Snowsports Camp is to be held from Sunday 3 July 2016 to Tuesday 5 July 2016 (the
first week of the June/July holidays). Students will
depart school at 10.00am Sunday morning and return to school at approximately 11.00pm
Tuesday night. Accommodation will be at a motel in
Jindabyne and we will be skiing at Thredbo.
The cost of the
3 days will be $545 for skiing or $555 for snowboarding. If you wish to
secure a place on the Year 5-12 Snowsports Camp please complete the online
application form and provide a $250 non-refundable deposit on try booking http://www.trybooking.com/172961
To guarantee a
spot on the programme the final date for deposits will be Friday 26 February 2016.
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Cost Includes - 2
nights accommodation,
- Transport
in seat belted vehicle,
- 2
days equipment hire (including skis or snowboard and jacket/pants/helmet),
- 2
days national park entrance fees,
- 2
breakfasts, 2 lunches and 2 dinners,
- Lift
and lesson tickets for both days.
Please note
this cost does not include lunch on the first day, dinner on the way home and any additional items students wish to purchase, i.e. food at resort or gloves,
goggles etc.
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Interschools
The Regional
Interschools Competition is to be held from Wednesday 6 July 2016 to Saturday 9
July 2016 (the first week of the June/July holidays). Students in Year 3–12 who
are involved with the Macarthur Snowsports Camp will remain in Jindabyne while
other students will travel to Jindabyne on Tuesday
5 July 2016, departing School at 10.00am. Students will return to
school on Saturday night at approximately 11.30pm. Accommodation will be at a motel in
Jindabyne and we will be skiing at Thredbo. The cost of the
5 days will be $1045 for skiing or $1055 for snowboarding. This cost is in
addition to the Macarthur Snowsports Camp.
For some
students competition will not be everyday and if they are not involved in
competition they will be given the opportunity to individually improve their
skiing or snowboarding. Students will be involved with the buddy system while
not involved with competition under the direction of Macarthur staff.
In addition
students may elect to have private lessons before their competition for an
additional cost of approximately $180 per lesson. Details regarding these lessons
will be outlined in a future document that will be sent home to parents early in Autumn Term 2016.
If you wish to
secure a place in the Interschools Competition please complete the online
application form and provide a $250 non-refundable deposit on try booking http://www.trybooking.com/172961
To guarantee a
spot on the programme the final date for deposits will be Friday 26 February 2016. Please Note: If you have never skied or
boarded before but would like to compete in Interschools you must participate
in the Snowsports Camp. It is highly recommended that all students participate
in the Snowsports Camp before competing in Interschools.
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Cost Includes - 4 nights accommodation,
- Transport
in seat belted vehicle,
- 4 days equipment hire (including skis or snowboard and jacket/pants/helmet),
- 4 days national park entrance fees,
- 4 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 4 dinners,
- Lift tickets for all 4 days.
- Entry into Interschools competitions
Please note
this cost does not include lunch on the first day, dinner on the way home and any additional items students wish to purchase, i.e. food at resort or gloves,
goggles etc. Discounts
A discount of $100
is available if students have all their own equipment (please note students are
required to have a helmet). A further discount will be offered if students have
a season pass, which will be confirmed later in 2016. From time to time people
ask about any other discounts, it is important to note that these prices are
packages that enable us to get very reasonable prices during the peak holiday
snow season.
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Scots and Redlands Cup
The Scots Cup
and Redlands Cup will be held on Monday 11 July 2016 and Tuesday 12 July 2016
respectively (the second week of the July school holidays). Students who are
involved with the Scots and Redlands Cups in addition to the Interschools
Competition will remain in Jindabyne. There will be a day of training on
Sunday 10 July 2016 at Perisher. Students will return to school on Tuesday
night at approximately 11.30pm. Accommodation will be at a motel in
Jindabyne and we will be skiing at Perisher and Thredbo.
The cost of the
4 days will be $995 for skiing or $1005 for snowboarding. This cost is in
addition to other programmes.
While at the snow
students will be involved in competition as well as given an opportunity to
continue to practise and improve their skiing while they are not competing. If you wish to
secure a place
in the Scots and Redlands Cup competitions please complete the online
application form and provide a $250 non-refundable deposit on try booking http://www.trybooking.com/172961
To guarantee a
spot on the programme the final date for deposits will be Friday 26 February 2016.
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Cost Includes - 3 nights accommodation,
- Transport
in seat belted vehicle,
- 3 days equipment hire (including skis or snowboard and jacket/pants/helmet),
- 3 days national park entrance fees,
- 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 3 dinners,
- Lift tickets for all 3 days,
- A 2-3 hour private lesson,
- Entry into Scots and Redlands competitions.
Please note
this cost does not include lunch on the first day, dinner on the way home and any additional items students wish to purchase, i.e. food at resort or gloves,
goggles etc. Discounts
A discount of $100
is available if students have all their own equipment (please note students are
required to have a helmet). A further discount will be offered if students have
a season pass, which will be confirmed later in 2016.
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Interschools - Further Information Competitors
from all ability levels are encouraged to enter, with an emphasis on fun and
participation in the initial regional championships. As the competitions move
into the State and then the National event, the level of competition and the
degree of difficulty increases. Interschools
is a team-based competition for students attending the same school, although
individuals can enter when insufficient competitors are not available to form a
team. Teams and Individuals compete in their school divisions: Division 1 Years
11 & 12, Division 2 Years 9 & 10, Division 3 Years 7 & 8, Division
4 Years 5 & 6, Division 5 Year 4 and below (Division 6 is now available for
Ski Alpine for Northern Region). To
achieve a team score, teams need to include: - 3-4 competitors for Alpine. Fastest 3 times in each run needed to achieve team result.
- 2-3
competitors for Skiercross, Freestyle Moguls, Snowboard Giant Slalom and
Snowboard Cross. Fastest times/scores in each run needed to achieve team result.
The
top 3 teams and individuals are awarded in each event. The top 5 or 6 teams and
top 10 individuals from an event are considered
by NSW Interschools for an invitation to the next competition round,
depending on competitive times.
Further
information about interschools can be found at www.nswinterschools.com.au
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Dates for 2016 NSW Interschools season:
Travelplan
Ski Northern NSW Regional Championships - Wednesday 6 July-Saturday 9 July at
Thredbo.
Subaru
NSW State Championships - Wednesday 24 August-Sunday 28 August at Thredbo.
Subaru
Australian Championships - Wednesday 7 September-Sunday 11 September at Perisher. 
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Macarthur Snowsports Jacket
Students at
Macarthur have the option of purchasing a fantastic jacket, which can be used
in competition and worn to presentations.
The cost of
this jacket is approximately $80.00 and comes in a great range of sizes. Orders
for the jacket will be taken in Autumn Term 2016.
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Cross Country Snowsports and Other Opportunities
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For students
who are interested there is also the opportunity to participate in other
competitons including
- Westpac NSW & ACT Cross
Country Championships – Tuesday 23 August at Perisher Trails
- Australian Secondary Schools Ski
Team Championships – Falls Creek – Early August (TBC)
These events do
incur additional costs and interested students and families are asked to speak
to Mr Bedingfield.
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Own Accommodation for Interschools
We are more
than happy for you to participate in Interschools staying at your own
accommodation. However, due to staffing costs an administration fee of
approximately one-fifth of the cost of the Interschools programme does apply. If
you wish to take up this offer please email Mr Bedingfield, sbedingfield@macarthur.nsw.edu.au, and select Interschools on the
try-booking application form: http://www.trybooking.com/172961
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Application Form
Please go to the trybooking link http://www.trybooking.com/172961 to apply. Please note that
a $250
deposit for each programme that your child wishes to be involved
with is required. Due to the need
for Macarthur to book accommodation at the peak time of year, deposits are
non-refundable and the remainder of the cost must be paid during Autumn Term
2016. However, please speak to Mr Bedingfield if this is a problem.
To guarantee a spot on the programme the
final date for deposits will be Friday 26 February
2016.
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Macarthur Snowsports Supporters The Macarthur Snowsports Programme is now in its 11th year and each year it has gone from strength to strength. Over this time there have been many people willing to give up their time to see our team become successful. The students should no doubt be proud of their achievements over the years. Students who participate in the Macarthur Snowsports Programme are provided with 2-hour group lessons in order to assist with their skiing or boarding. In addition some students then opt to purchase private race lessons. In order to further assist our boys and girls develop in 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2015 we were able to hire race coaches for snowboard and ski. The only reasons we were able to do this was because of the generosity of some parents and supporters. Coaching enables students not only how to ski or board but how to race. Many people have asked, why not hire coaches and just spread the cost out. Coaches cost approximately $800 per day and to include this in the cost of the programme may mean that some students would be unable to take part. We always aim to keep the costs of our snowsports programme as low as possible. Race coaching is therefore only available if we can find enough people willing to be Macarthur Snowsports Supporters. Individuals or businesses willing to become supporters of the Macarthur Snowsports Programme in order to hire the race coaches would be very much appreciated. Businesses and people would be acknowledged by having their name and/or logo printed in this booklet in the following year. Acknowledgement will also be made in the School magazine, Tartan Ties. Should you or your business be willing to consider this please contact Scott Bedingfield (Snowsports Co-ordinator and Head of Senior School) at Macarthur Anglican School on 4647 5333 or by email sbedingfield@macarthur.nsw.edu.au. |
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Snowsports Supporters 2015
Donations Mr and Mrs K Drayton Mr D Hobart and Mrs N Sales Mr G Kellner and Mrs K Haines-Kellner
In Kind Donations Mr M and Mrs C Byers Mrs V Kubik Miss M Byers
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