Sport

Selection Criteria
The School Sports Committee has set down the following guidelines for the awarding of Service, Colours and Honours. The Committee is chaired by the Director of Co-curricular and Planning with the Director of Sport acting as the Secretary and Deputy Chairman. The Sports Committee is made up of the teacher in charge of each sport (summer and winter) the captain of each sport, school senior prefects and invited representatives (usually first team coaches). The committee meets at the discretion of the Director of Planning and Co-curricular to discuss matters pertaining to changes required in the awards process or significant issue pertaining to sport within the school.

A Service, Colours and Honours award can be received in the following sports; Cricket, Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Water Polo, Football, Soccer, Rugby, Hockey, Badminton Cross Country, Swimming, Athletics, Sailing, Surfing and Rowing.

When boys receive the award of Service, Colours and Honours they may have the appropriate symbol embroidered onto their blazer pocket. In the case of Service the symbol is embroidered in silver and in the case of Colours and Honours the symbol is embroidered in gold with the addition of a gold wreath for Honours. Under all embroidered symbols the year in which the award was received is embroidered in the matching colour. Multiple awards of Colours and Honours are represented by the addition of the years in which awards have been received under the original embroidered symbol and not the embroidering of multiple symbols.

The Process
One week prior to the conclusion of each season individual sports will hold a committee meeting to discuss the Service, Colours and Honours nominees from their respective sport.  The committee shall comprise the first team coach, the teacher in charge of the sport, an assistant coach or manager (where appropriate) as well as the boys who make up the leadership group which may consist of the captain and vice captain and/or committee men at the discretion of the teacher in charge or first team coach of that sport.

Through a process of discussion and revision and adhering to the selection criteria a list of nominees will be sent to the Director of Sport who will publish them on the sport noticeboard for student and staff perusal prior to the last fixture of either summer or winter sport. Students who are not nominated, are given up to one week to lodge a written appeal with the Director of Sport. (This should be stated on the bottom of the published list of nominees). The Director of Sport will then discuss the appeal with the student, members of the individual sports committee, team coach/team manager/teacher in charge, and Director of Co-Curricular and Planning.

Final lists of award winners are submitted to the Director of Planning & Co-curricular for discussion with the Headmaster. Final approval of awards is given by the Headmaster and announcement of awards is made at the Headmaster’s Assembly.

SERVICE
The process by which Colours and Honours are awarded at CCGS has performance/ability as a core element in deciding recipients. The effect of theses criteria is that some students who have given beyond the normal expectations to a sport, but are not at the top in terms of performance/ability, could not receive these awards. The Service Award for each code therefore is based on the following criteria.

Eligibility for Service
Boys must be in Year 12 with 3 continuous years (or two if enrolled from Year 11) of service to that PSA recognised sport eg. Year 10 - 12.

Selection Criteria for Service
1.    Not be a recipient of Colours or Honours in that sport.
2.    Have displayed a positive and exemplary attitude towards the sport, team members and coaches at all times.

COLOURS
Colours are awarded as a recognition for boys who have displayed high levels of competence and commitment in their chosen sport. Colours are not to be regarded as being an automatic award for playing in a firsts team. Colours will only be awarded to boys who comply with all aspects of the Colours selection criteria (other than point seven of the selection criteria).

Eligibility  for Colours
All boys who play in first teams and who fulfil the selection criteria in the year under discussion, are to be eligible for Colours regardless of their year level.

Selection Criteria for Colours
1.    Boys should have played more than half of the season’s PSA fixtures. (Unless injury, illness or other notified absence has prevented this occurring. See point 7).
2.    A performance and skill assessment will be made by each sporting committee of the players in the first team. This assessment will be based on the skills and ability compared to others within the team and the team’s performance will be compared to other PSA teams.
3.    Boys must have attended all training sessions as directed by their team coach or the teacher in charge of the sport.
4.    Boys must have attended all team meetings, social activities for the season as directed by their team coach or the teacher in charge of the sport.
5.    Boys must have shown a strong disciplinary approach at all times. Unsportsman like behaviour towards an opponent, loss of temper, failure to control emotions and a less than excellent attitude to any aspect of his sport will disqualify a boy from being awarded Colours.
6.    Boys must display an unselfish approach to their team and a total respect for their coach and other members of the team’s support staff.
7.    Boys who have been unable to play because of medical reasons or are exempted from attending training because they have been allocated a specific task with their sport may be awarded Colours, if that sport’s committee believes the boy has performed his duties in an exemplary manner.

HONOURS
Honours are awarded to boys who show outstanding ability in their sport.  Boys must also show a high commitment to all activities associated with the team and display an exemplary disciplinary approach at all times in all aspects of the sport. Honours will only be awarded to boys who comply with all aspects of the Honours selection criteria.

Eligibility for Honours
Boys who have been awarded Colours, who are members of a first team and fulfil the selection criteria in the year under discussion are eligible for Honours.

Selection Criteria for Honours
1.    Boys should display an outstanding ability in their sport. This criterion is the most important difference between the awarding of Colours and Honours. This will be assessed by boys attaining at least one of the following:
    1.1    playing in more than half of the season’s PSA fixtures at firsts levels and being a member of PSA premiership team.
    1.2    being selected in a state or national training squad as selected by the relevant State or National Sporting Association, in  either the current or previous sporting season
    1.3    being selected in a state or national representative team as selected by the relevant State or National Sporting Association, in either the current or previous sporting season
2.    Boys should have displayed a total commitment to the sport at school in all areas including attendance at training, a selfless approach to the team and the coaching staff and an outstanding disciplinary record.
3.     Boys should at all times have displayed sportsmanship beyond reproach. At no time should the boy have brought himself or the School into disrepute by his actions regardless of the circumstances.
4.     Winning PSA teams are not guaranteed Honours.  Individuals in the teams must fulfil the all areas of the Honours selection criteria.

Note: The criteria for the awarding of Colours and Honours in Swimming, Athletics, Sailing and Rowing varies slightly to the other sports because of their unique nature and placement within the sporting timetable. The Director of Sport and respective teacher in charges or 1st team coaches have additional criteria to use in determining recipients (passed by the Sports Committee 2005).

Activities

Selection Criteria for Activities
The Director of Planning and Co-curricular has set down the following guidelines for the provision of a Service, Colours and Honours in the activities other than sport.

Service, Colours and Honours may be awarded in the following activities within the School: Art, Chess, Debating, Drama, Music, Mock Trials and Media. In addition they may be awarded in Army Cadet, Surf-lifesaving Cadets and Environment and Community Cadets in a boys third year (Year 12) of activity in one of these units.

When boys receive the award of Service, Colours and Honours they may have the appropriate symbol embroidered onto their blazer pocket. In the case of Service the symbol is embrioded in silver and in the case of Colours and Honours the symbol is embrioded in gold with the addition of a gold wreath for Honours. Under all embrioded symbols the year in which the award was received is embrioded in the matching colour. Multiple awards of Colours and Honours are represented by the addition of the years in which awards have been received under the original embroided symbol and not the embroiding of multiple symbols.

The Process
Around Week 6, Term 3 individual activities will hold a committee meeting to discuss the awarding of Service, Colours and Honours. The Committee will comprise the teacher in charge of the activity, any staff assistant/s and the boys who make up the leadership group, which may comprise the captain, vice-captain and committee men at the discretion of the teacher in charge of the activity. Through a process of discussion, revision and adhering to the selection criteria, a list of nominees will be published and displayed, on a notice board, for student and staff perusal by the start of Week 7, Term 3.

Students who feel they have a right to appeal for lack of nomination are given up to one week to lodge an appeal in writing with the teacher in charge of the activity.  (This should be stated on the bottom of the published list of nominees).

The individual sport committee will then discuss the appeal and the teacher in charge will meet with the boy appealing his lack of nomination to explain the outcome of his appeal.

A final list of recipients will be submitted to the Director of Planning and Co-curricular by Monday of Week 8, for approval by the Headmaster.

SERVICE
The process by which Colours and Honours are awarded at CCGS has performance/ability as a core element in deciding recipients. The effect of theses criteria is that some students who have given beyond the normal expectations to an activity, but are not at the top in terms of performance/ability, could not receive these awards. The Service Award for each activity therefore is based on the following criteria.

Eligibility for Service
1.    Boys must be in Year 12 with 3 continuous years (or two if enrolled from Year 11) of service to that PSA recognized sport eg. Year 10 - 12.

Selection Criteria for Service
1.    Not be a recipient of Colours or Honours in that sport.
2.    Have displayed a positive and exemplary attitude towards the sport, team members and coaches at all times.

COLOURS
Colours are recommended to the Headmaster through the Director of Planning and Co-Curricular by subcommittees of the various activities under guidelines set down for each activity.

Eligibility for Colours
Year 11 and 12 boys are eligible, and in exceptional circumstances an outstanding Year 10 contributor may be considered for colours.

Selection Criteria for Colours
To be awarded Colours a boy must have shown ability of a high order and brought credit upon the activity in which he was engaged and, thereby to the School. Further, he should have been involved in the majority of the opportunities offered in the activity during the year, and displayed a concern for the work of others, dedication to the task at hand and humility in attainment.

HONOURS
Honours are recommended to the Headmaster through the Director of Planning and Co-Curricular by subcommittees of the various activities under guidelines set down for each activity.

Eligibility for Honours
 Honours may be awarded for outstanding contribution to the life of the School.

Selection Criteria Honours
The criteria for the award of Honours should acknowledge that a student is at or near the top of their performance in their respective activity and have displayed a faultless attitude in this activity.

Note: It is the responsibility of all teachers in charge of activities to have a list of discrete criteria to distinguish between Service, Colours and Honours in their areas of responsibilities.
 

Honour blazers

Honour blazers are awarded to students who have received honours in one activity and colours in three other activities.