Secondary School Events and Information

Events overview

Each year there are many events run for Secondary schools within the Manawatu region.  These include:

·         MISSA (Manawatu Inter Secondary School Athletics)

·         MISSS (Manawatu Inter Secondary School Swimming)

·         MISS X Country (Manawatu Inter Secondary School Cross Country)

·         Secondary School Triathlon Championships

·         Secondary School Sports Awards

·         Athletes scholarship scheme for tertiary study

A number of weekly secondary school competitions are held throughout the school terms; golf, touch, cricket, volleyball and tennis are just a few of the sports on offer. These will be updated throughout the year under 'Comming up'.

Events Calendar

Check out the local and national calendar of secondary school sports events and meeting dates.

• 2013 Events Calendar

Comming up

May:

Secondary School Triathlon Champs:

DATE CHANGE FOR THIS EVENT!!

When: Sunday 26 May Sunday 2 June

Where: Linton Army Camp

Who: All secondary school students who are interested in Triathlon! Teams and Individuals accepted

Entry forms

Entry Information

Event Flyer

Manawatu Inter Secondary School X Country:

When: Wednesday 29th May

Where: Manawatu College, Foxton

Who: The top students from each school are picked by the Sports Coordinators

Entry information:  See your Sports Coordinator for entry information.

Check out NZSSC website for updates and full information. Click on their event calendar.

Major Events:

Scholarship Applications open are now closed.

The Scholarship applications for 2013 are now closed and we are please to announce our two winners of the athlete scholarships:

Jamie Booth and Nicholass Grogan

Secondary School Sports Awards

Every year we hold an annual Manawatu Secondary School Sports Awards to recognise our fantastic secondary school athletes in our region. We also assist with running the regional inter school events including athletics, swimming cross country and Triathlon. We are hoping 2013 will bring some new events and show off the amazing talent that we have within the Secondary Schools.

Nominations for the awards are now closesd.  Visit our Secoondary Schools Sports Awards page for the list of 2012 winners

Manawatu Inter Secondary Schools Athletics Championships (MISSA)

2012
Students came from across the region on Saturday March 17th to show off their athletic talent at the Manawatu Inter Secondary School Athletics Championships, held at the Massey University Athletics Track.

The host school, Feilding High School, had some fantastic results, including one star performer; Stephanie Dickens.  Stephanie won the prestigious Albert Pootjes Memorial cup for a second year and smashed the 300m Hurdles record in a time of 44.44 seconds.

Sport Manawatu would like to thank the host School, Feilding High School for such a smoothly run and highly successful event, along with Alan Adamson and the team of Palmerston North Athletic and Harrier Club officials for their continued support, Cancer Society, Konica Minolta and St Johns.

2012 Record Breakers:

• 300m Hurdles Senior Girls- Stephanie Dickens (FAHS) 44.44 Seconds
• Triple Jump Intermediate Boys- Liam Carr (PNBHS) 13.92 meters
• Javelin Intermediate Girls- Amy Cokayne (FAHS) 34.06 meters
• 3000m Senior Boys- Josh Baan(PNBHS) 9.20.80 minutes

Manawatu Inter Secondary Schools  Cross Country  Championships

2012

Cross Country Wrap Up

The Manawatu Inter-secondary Schools Cross Country Championships were held on May 16 at Manawatu College, Foxton. A total of 270 students from 14 schools within the region entered to find who was Manawatu’s fittest!

“It was a fantastic event and luckily the bad weather held off until the final competitor came bounding in,” says Sport Manawatu’s secondary school sport advisor Zoe Anderson.

Highlights of the day include Kara Macdermid of Awatapu who shaved 33 seconds off the previous record running in at a cool 13:30. Palmerston North Boys High School continuing to show strong tradition taking out the top three in the senior boys.

Stephanie Dickens of Fielding High School took first place in the Senior Girls race, leaving all the other competitors behind.

On behalf of Sport Manawatu we would like to congratulate all athletes who took part and again thank you Manawatu College for your excellent services.

Results: (Top 3)

AWD: 1st A Cunningham (AWAT), 2^nd R Hartley (FAHS), 3^rd E Sorenson (AWAT).

Junior Girls: 1^st S Melbourne (PNGHS), 2^nd B Peters (PNGHS), 3^rd E Culleton (MWA).

Junior Boys: 1^st C L Lozano (PNBHS), 2^nd C Oliver-Tomlinson (PNBHS), 3^rd H Transom (PNBHS).

Intermediate Girls: 1^st Kara Macdermid (AWAT), 2^nd J Leader (PNGHS), 3^rd E Stannard (PNGHS).

Intermediate Boys: 1^st Nate Levin (PNBHS), 2^nd B Hirshberg (FAHS), 3^rd J Jackson-Grammer (PNBHS).

Senior Girls: 1^st Stephanie Dickens (FAHS), 2^nd H Tichbon (PNBHS), 3^rd Z Whatarau (FAHS).

Senior Boys: 1^st Josh Baan (PNBHS), 2^nd L Woolford (PNBHS), 3^rd D Lardner (PNBHS).

For the full results click here

Secondary School Triathlon Championships

2012 was the first year the Manawatu has held a Schools Triathlon Champs.  Six schools competed on May 20th with two different distances available on the day:

U16

• 3km run
• 9km bike
• 300m swim

U19

• 5km run
• 20km bike
• 400m swim

It was a great event and everyone was very proud of what they had achieved.  The weather conditions were great too, especially with all the rain throughout the week.

Download the race results here or check them out online here

Check out the photos here

Schools Cycling Champs

Information comming soon...

Sports Ambassadors

The Sports Ambassador programme is a Sport NZ led initiative that sees a range of high profile New Zealand athletes visit New Zealand secondary schools.

The ambassadors present workshops to groups of students that cover various topics, such as FairPlay and time management. The ambassadors talk about these aspects as they relate to achieving on the international or national sporting scene, and discuss the highs and lows of their careers.

If you would like an ambassador to visit your school, or would like any information on our work in secondary schools please contact us.

Contact Zoe Anderson at Sport Manawatu for an application form.

MISSA entry forms

Click the link for a download of the MISSA entry forms.

MISSA ENRTY FORMS

Manawatu Badminton Week

When: March 11- 17

For more information download the PDF Information sheet

Senior Level One Football Coaching

What: Senior Level 1 Course

When: Sunday 10^th March 2013

Where: Ruahine Clubrooms, Wallace Park. ( Corner of Te Awe Awe and Fitzherbert Ave )

Time: 9:30am – 5pm

Cost: $100

Bring: Suitable playing clothes (practical element), boots, packed lunch, pen and writing pad

If you have any questions regarding the course or the above, please do not hesitate in contacting Scott Hales, scott@centralfootball.co.nz 021 873 477

Lower North Island Boccia Champs

When: 21-22 April

Where: Wellington

Entry is free for spectators who simply want to come to watch and learn more about the sport.

More information: Promotional Poster

NZ Secondary School Tough guy and gal Challenege- Auckland

When: 5 July

Where: Auckland

Click here for more information

Code of Behaviour

Palmerston North Boys High School, in partnership with the Secondary School Sport Principals Group (SSSPG), has developed a Code of Behaviour for players, coaches and spectators of secondary school sport.

• Download the Code of Behaviour

Sport has so much to offer young people. It improves their health and fitness, makes them more confident and better prepares them for life. Sport teaches leadership, teamwork, discipline, and how to respect others. It is with this in mind that the Code of Behaviour for schools has been created.

School Leavers - Get Into Sport

Check out this resource to help you between the transition of school sport and club. The Get Into Sport Guide will help point you in the right direction so that you can stay involved in sport. To find out more ways on how to get active you can check out our find an activity database.

• Download the School Leavers Sports Club Guide

Please contact Sport Manawatu if you would like a hard copy of this guide or pick one up from the Palmerston North I-site in the square.

Sports Coordinators Induction Folder

This resource contains information designed to help support the role of the secondary school Sports Coordinator. The Induction Folder contains information about Sport Manawatu,  the role of the Secondary School Sport Advisor, information about events and other useful resources.

• Download the Induction Folder

Sport and Physical Activity Plan

This is currently being reviewd and updates.  Please check back again at a later date for updates.