Sports Information
and Registrations
All students participating in sport MUST fill in a student contract and read our respecting the right to play protocol as per the Columba College Sports Guidelines.
SPORTS ON OFFER AT COLUMBA COLLEGE
Information regarding sport is made available in a number of ways including the following:
Sports Notice-board – Information about all sports is made available on the sports noticeboards outside the Sports Office.
Please regularly check the website for updates and important information.
Sports Office – If you have any questions regarding sports just call (03) 4675188 ext. 877 to get hold of our Director of Sport Miss Turnbull or Sports Administrator Mrs Beardmore.
Our Sports Department and Teachers in Charge email relevant information to your school email.
Otago Secondary School Sports Website www.osssa.org.nz
New Zealand Secondary School Sports Website www.nzsssc.co.nz
SUMMER SPORTS
Sign up Forms need to be filled in by the End of Week 1 in Term 1 and the End of Week 7 in Term 3. No late entries will be accepted.
ATHLETICS
CRICKET
ELITE FITNESS
EQUESTRIAN
FUTSAL
HANDBALL
MULTISPORT
ROWING
SWIMMING
TENNIS
TOUCH
VOLLEYBALL
WATERPOLO
WATERSKIING
WINTER SPORTS
Sign up Forms need to be filled in by the End of Week 7 in Term 1. No late entries will be accepted.
AEROBICS
BADMINTON
BASKETBALL
BOXING
CROSS COUNTRY
CURLING
CYCLING
DIVING
FENCING
FOOTBALL
GOLF
HIP HOP
HOCKEY
NETBALL
RUGBY
SEVENS
SNOW SPORTS
SQUASH
TRAP SHOOTING
YOGA
TRIALS
Each team has trials and selection guidelines. Many sports will have trials to ensure that students are placed in a team that best suits their skill level. The trial process will be fair and consistent based on the player’s current skill level. Sport skills develop at different rates for each individual, so the team a player was in last year is not necessarily where they will be placed the following year. Team selections are finalised by coaches and the sports department.
Selections - Our Senior A, Junior A or First Teams are selected on merit, not age. In some sports, junior students are identified in the school’s top teams.
COMPETITION DAYS / TRAINING TIMES
For students that play multiple sports in a season, their intentions for tournament week must be disclosed at the start of the season or before the team is selected.
Each team will have at least 1 training per week, some will have 2 depending on the level of competition, coach and venue availability. The school will endeavour to offer students the opportunity to attend preseason fitness and skill sessions as available.
The season in progress has priority with training and games. All other training is secondary if it clashes with a summer or winter code that the student is already competing in, and the student is not to be penalised for this.
SPORTS UNIFORMS
Only 100% correct sports uniforms for your sport are acceptable. Any player incorrectly dressed may not take the court/field.
Uniforms are available to purchase brand-new from the School Office or from the second-hand uniform shop. It depends on the team you have been selected in as to what uniform you wear, so please wait until trials are complete and teams are named before you purchase.
SIGN UP TO BE A
STUDENT COACH
STUDENT COACH
Columba is incredibly lucky and immensely grateful to have a large number of students who put their hand up every year to coach and manage our sports teams. With over 75 students signed up to coach in 2022, the Sports Department is very appreciative of the time, energy, and commitment these students show in their roles as coaches and managers for our teams.
SIGN UP TO BE IN THE
REFEREE / UMPIRE GROUP
REFEREE / UMPIRE GROUP
Getting involved in refereeing is a great way to stay connected in sport if you are injured or unable to play, and many sports in NZ have some superb developmental pathways where you can take your refereeing to a high level (even to a professional level). Over the year, support will be provided for our referee group to develop your skills, attend coaching clinics when available, and generally feel supported and valued as a student referee for our school.