End of Term 2 Update

Sorry everyone for the slow uptake on keeping the blog up to date.

Not a lot has been happening at school, with the late starts instead of Cycling and the early finishes instead of Swimming, the students have had a well earned break and just been focusing on some core strength and running practices.

Congratulations to Tarinah, in year 8, for making the School Sport WA State Cross Country Team!

Of late the year 8's have now learnt how to change a flat tyre and make sure their bike is safe and road worthy. All of them are now very capable of taking their wheel off and changing the inner tube.

Don't forget parent/ teacher interviews are next Thursday, feel free to book an interview and come in and have chat with me.

Calendars for the start of next term will be issued to all the students next Wednesday, the last day of term and we resume Cycling and Swimming next term.

Finally, on another note, the 2012 School Sport Australian Triathlon Championships have been announced. They will be in Busselton, Western Australia between April 2-5. That means for all those aspiring to make the state team now have a specific goal. The WA selection race will be at Champion Lakes on November 3.

Hope everyone enjoys the school holidays and I look forward to seeing everyone back in term 3.

Year 8 Wednesday Run Session

Yesterday, the year 8's went for their first serious Cross Country run. We left school at the start of the period and ran up to the bushland just opposite Lilburne Road and Hepburn Road, running all the way to the water station fencing and then back down the northern end of the Hepburn heights bushland.

Enjoyable run session allowing the students to finally warm up on such a cold day. The students got to experience some nice hard trails and some very soft sand running. The run was going well until Liam decided talking was more important then watching where he was running, managing to trip over his own feet and landing in the sand, much to the amusement of the rest of the class.

In the end a very successful run session with the students covering 5km during the lesson with the front runners of the group running for 28 minutes.

Well done!

In The Beginning

Well, its time to start embracing the digital age and start keeping a record of what the students get up to whilst training with the Duncraig Triathlon Academy.
Hopefully, I can keep it current and keep everyone informed of what we get up to, allowing parents to keep track of what training the students get up to each and everyday.
Also below is the what the Academy is all about, hopefully this will get more people interested in the program and keep the numbers attending the school high.

Duncraig Triathlon Academy

Program is aimed at:

Athletes who are currently competing in  Triathlons, or involved in swimming, cycling or running activities, or members of surf clubs.

Other interested individuals who are keen  to develop their performance in Triathlon.

Girls who enjoy sport are strongly  encouraged to join the program.

Structure

Students will complete one session per week in swimming, cycling and running during class time.

Swimming sessions begin at 2.00pm and finish at 4.00pm (includes travel time).

Cycling sessions begin at 7.30am and finish at 9.45am.

The school has quality racing bikes for use by students who do not have their own road bike.

Running sessions are conducted during school lesson time.

Why Choose Duncraig Senior High School?

A proud history of competence in interschool performances, particularly in athletics and swimming.

A commitment of over 20 years to academic excellence at the school.

Nationally accredited triathlon coaches with extensive triathlon racing experience.

Close links with our State Association (Triathlon WA) and our local triathlon club (North Coast Triathlon Club).

Selection Process

Students will be selected from a trial of Year 7 students, held in term 2 of each year.

At this selection trial, students are required  to complete two time trials :

200m swim – finish under 4 minutes 45 seconds

1600m run – finish under 8 minutes 30 seconds 

 The Duncraig Triathlon Academy will offer you quality coaching in areas such as technique, race strategy, nutrition and sport psychology in a supportive environment.

Triathlon as a sport helps develop a healthy lifestyle based on good exercise and eating habits.

Testimonials

“The program introduced me to Triathlon and assisted me to represent my State twice which is something I will never forget.”

Jack (Yr 11)

“Duncraig Triathlon Academy allowed me to keep fit during the off season for footy and allowed me to exercise with my mates.”

Joel (Yr 12)

“Triathlon helped increase my fitness, while making new friends.”

Aimee (Yr 12)

“Triathlon made coming into Year 8 a fun and welcoming experience. I was able to keep fit with other motivated students.”

Julia (Yr 12)

Triathlon is an exciting sport with opportunities for athletes to progress to the top of the sport.

Skill development in swimming, cycling and running is the main priority in this program with fitness steadily improving over the years of the program.

Training is purposeful and planned according to the general principles of training.

The training program will also balance the demands of elite performance and enjoyment.

For any further queries please contact the Physical Education Department:

Phone: 6241 5000

Triathlon.Duncraig.SHS@det.wa.edu.au

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