Junior School Sport
Nomination & Policy Information for Junior School Sports
Competitive activities we would like to offer for students in Years 2 – 6 in 2023 are listed below along with the probable match times. Saturday matches generally start at 8:15am. Other matches are played after school. Information about practice times will be given closer to the commencement of the season. The sports and activities offered may differ slightly, depending on student interest. Additionally, the School offers Dance, Acrobatics and Gymnastics lessons after school for students in Years 2-6. The enrolment process for these is slightly different, please click to find out more about these programs.
For students in Reception and Year 1, Dance, Acrobatics and Gymnastics are offered after school. Click to find out more about these programs. Additionally, there are a number of opportunities throughout the year to take part in introductory sports clinics. Information about these opportunities will be sent home as they arise.
Policies & Handbooks
Please only nominate if your child can fulfil the entire two-term commitment (Terms 1 & 4 for Summer and Terms 2 & 3 for Winter). Ensure you have read and understood the policy information below before nominating:
- Students can nominate up to two sports per season as long as the games don’t clash
- Softball and Netball are for boys and girls
- Volleyball, Basketball, Hockey, Cricket, Football, Softball, Netball and Soccer will be played in mixed gender competitions
- Nominating for a sport requires an absolute commitment from students and parents to all practices, matches and carnivals in which the team takes part. This commitment involves two complete terms for each sport selected and takes precedence over any other out of school commitment (excluding SAPSASA District, State or National sport commitments)
- Once students have nominated, they are unable to change teams or sports unless there are special circumstances approved by the Junior School Sport Coordinator (such as a sport failing to reach adequate numbers to play)
- Should there be more than one team in a given age group for a sport, teams of equal ability will be arranged
- The Junior School Sport Coordinator may at any time, in consultation with the Head of the Junior School, reconfigure teams should it be deemed necessary
- The St John’s PE uniform is the Sport uniform for Kanga Cricket, Tennis, Softball, Volleyball, Hockey and Netball. Students who nominate for cricket (Years 4 – 6) must purchase whites. PE uniform may be worn for Cricket training, but whites are compulsory for matches
- There is an extra fee to play Basketball, Netball, Soccer and Football to cover singlet, shirt and Guernsey hire
- Teams entered are dependent on sufficient demand and the availability of coaches. Teams that do not have the appropriate support personnel may not be entered into a competition. Please volunteer to help if you are able
- Year 2 students may only select Football, Basketball, Soccer, Netball, Hockey and Kanga Cricket
- Other sporting opportunities throughout the year for students in Years 3 – 6 include Athletics, Swimming and Cross Country.
For additional policy information, please click on the links below to access the relevant policies and handbooks:
Parent Volunteers – Coaching & Team Managing
Sport at St John’s Grammar cannot function without the help of parent volunteers to coach and manage our teams. Please help if you are able to. Coaching roles require previous knowledge/experience playing or coaching a particular sport. Managing roles do not require any knowledge of a particular sport. The function of a Manager is to communicate with the team, relaying all important information (usually via email). If you would like to coach a team, manage or assist in any way, please indicate so on the nomination form. Please note that both roles require a current police clearance.
If you have any queries or require any further information, please email our Junior School Sports Coordinator, Simon Laube or call 8278 2242.
2023 Match & Training Times
Summer – Terms 1 and 4, 2023
Basketball
- Weeknights for Years 2 – 6
- Year 2/3 – Tuesday, Year 4 – Wednesday, Year 5 – Friday, Year 6 – Thursday
- Games at 3:45pm, 4:20pm, 4:55pm and 5:30pm
- Blackwood Recreation Centre
- Training – Junior Campus before school (day TBC)
Kanga Cricket
- Saturday morning for Years 2 & 3
- 8:30am to 9:45am
- Venue – Blackwood Football Club
- Training – either before and after school (day tbc)
Modified Cricket
- Friday afternoon for Years 4 & 5
- 4:00pm to 6:00pm
- Venue – Home and Away Schools
- Training – Junior Campus Friday before school
Netball
- Monday afternoons Years 2 – 6
- Year 2, Year 3/4, Year 5/6
- Games at 4:00pm, 4:40pm and 5:20pm
- Unley High School and Cabra College
- Training – Junior Campus after school (day TBC)
Primary Cricket
- Saturday morning for Years 5 & 6
- 8:15am to 11.00am
- Venue – Home and Away Schools
- Training – Senior Campus Thursday after school
Softball
- Saturday morning for Years 3 – 6
- 8:30am to 9.45am
- Venue – Home and Away Schools
- Training – Secondary Campus Thursday after school
Tennis
- Friday afternoon for Years 4 – 6
- 4:00pm to 6:00pm
- Venue – Home and Away Schools
- Training – Senior Campus Tuesday before school
Volleyball
- Friday afternoon for Years 3 – 6
- Games at 4:00pm, 4:40pm and 5:20pm
- Venue – Unley High School
- Training – Junior Campus Friday before school
Match & Training Times
Winter – Terms 2 and 3, 2023
Hockey
- Friday Afternoon for Years 2 – 6
- 4:00pm to 5:00pm
- Venue – Adelaide Hockey Club (Greenhill Rd)
- Training – Junior Campus after school (day TBC)
Netball
- Saturday morning for Years 2 and Year 3 – 10:00am to 11:00am
- Saturday morning for Years 4, Year 5 and Year 6 – 9:00am to 10:00am
- Friday afternoon for Years 5 and Year 6 – 4:10pm to 5:10pm
- Venue – Home and Away Schools
- Training – Junior Campus after school (day TBC)
Soccer
- Saturday morning for Years 2 – 6
- Various AM start times
- Venue – Home and Away Schools
- Training Year 2-4 Junior Campus before or after school (day TBC)
- Training Year 5-6 Secondary School after school (day TBC)
Boys/Girls Football combined with Belair Primary School
- Saturday morning for Years 2 – 6
- Various AM 8.30am and 9.30am
- Venue – Waite Oval, Fullarton Road
- Training – Belair Primary School Wednesday after school
Girls Football
- Term 2, Tuesday afternoon for Years 5 – 6
- 4:30pm to 5:30pm
- Venue – TBC
Basketball
- Weeknights for Years 2 – 6
- Year 2/3 – Tuesday, Year 4 – Wednesday, Year 5 – Friday, Year 6 – Thursday
- Games at 3:45pm, 4:20pm, 4:55pm and 5:30pm
- Venue – Blackwood Recreation Centre
- Training – Junior Campus before school (day TBC)
