Parent Corner

With team grading sessions coming up for Term 2, now is probably a good time to familiarise yourselves with the grading guidelines.

TEAM SELECTION INFORMATION

Students and parents should understand that placement in a team one year does not guarantee they will be placed in the same team the following year.

Due to changes in the number of players registered for the sport, experienced players coming from other teams/clubs and the rates of development of players from season to season, player movements in and out of teams does occur. We encourage parents and players to be reasonable in their expectations and encourage positive feedback so that students will be happy and proud to be in the teams in which they are placed.

Players must be registered to play the sport to be considered for team placement.

The number of teams MLC School enters into a competition is usually determined prior to the grading process. For this reason, it is not always possible to accommodate students in teams if they have missed the registration window.

KEY PERFORMANCE CRITERIA: (this may vary slightly depending on the sport)

• Body balance – can execute the skills of the game while maintaining their body balance
• Ball skills (where required)
• Swimming Skills (where required)
• Attacking skills
• Defensive skills
• Position specific skills
• Game Play
• Attitude – has a positive demeanour on court/field, does not react to umpire/referee calls and/or opponent, demonstrates fair play and abides by the code of conduct.

Teams will be selected based on ability and not for transport or social reasons.

– Lisa Filby
Director of Sport