Sport
Rathkeale Sport Policy
At Rathkeale College, we believe that sport and physical activity are an important part of being a well-rounded person. Participation in a summer and winter Sport is therefore mandatory.
We offer a range of sporting opportunities to cater for different interests. We cater for those students who enjoy participating in sport, and those students who have the ability and motivation to achieve excellence and/or pursue a career as a professional sportsman.
Tuesdays and Thursdays afternoons from 3.00pm are ‘Sport Days’. Most sports practices and training will occur on these days; however, matches/competitions will be played on days designated by competition organisers. If a sport uses external facilities (hockey for example), or an external coach, training sessions times and days will be dictated by the availability of facilities or coaches.
Communication about sport will be undertaken through the Rathkeale App, Sports Noticeboard, School Notices, and for individual teams, through specific communication protocols such as WhatsApp Groups, Teams Groups etc. We look to grow our students as responsible people and therefore communicate with students rather than parents.
If students are selected to undertake events/competitions etc which involve a trip off-site, or which incur an expense; parents will be notified in advance.
Sports Video
See a video about our school sports produced by our students
Winter Sport
All students must play a ‘main team sport’: rugby, hockey, football or basketball.
The organisation of teams is based on numbers and ability levels. We attempt to place teams in competitions that allow our players to enjoy competition, and learn and grow as sportsmen and people.
While we always play to win (that is what sport is about), our focus is on enjoyment and performance.
Optional Winter Sports
In addition to playing a main sport, students can choose to play or be involved in additional sports. These include:
| Basketball | Smallbore Rifle Shooting | |
| Squash | Badminton | Chess |
Summer Sport
During the summer students can chose to participate in the following:
| Cricket | Athletics | Tennis | Touch Rugby |
| Powerlifting | Golf | Mountain Biking | Volleyball |
Other Sport Opportunities
Inter-house Sport
We offer a number of inter-house sporting competitions where students compete for their houses and personal recognition. These events include:
| Athletics | Swimming | Winter Sports |
| Summer Sports | Cross Country | Gate Run |
| Hauora Sport |
Sport Exchanges
We hold sports exchanges in summer and winter against Whanganui Collegiate, Hutt International Boys’ School and Lindisfarne College.
Traditionally, the exchanges involve cricket and tennis in the summer and rugby, football, and hockey in winter. However, where possible, we are involving other sports such as basketball, chess and debating.
Inter-college Sports
We enter teams into inter-collegiate, regional and national events in a number of sports, including swimming, athletics, cross-country, golf, ki-o-rahi, futsal, tennis, mountain biking, small bore rifle shooting, squash, rugby, basketball, hockey and football.
Wairarapa Secondary School Sport
Rathkeale College works with other local schools to create local sporting opportunities, information about many of the local competitions can be found on their website: www.waisssport.co.nz
Many of our first teams travel further afield to create a more competitive environment to stimulate learning and growth in our students.
Sports Office
The Sports Office co-ordinates all non-curriculum sporting activity. This includes sports teams, interhouse competitions, sports exchanges, interschool competitions, regional and national competitions.
Each sport has a ‘Teacher in Charge’ (TIC) who organises and runs the sport. If you have any questions about specific sports, please contact the TIC.
If you have any other sporting query, please contact the Sports Office.
Sport’s Office ph: 06 3700175, ext 7760
Neil Perry
Director of Sport
Theresa Bartlett
Sport Coordinator
Sport Contacts
| TEACHER IN CHARGE | PHONE | |
| Athletics | theresa.bartlett@trinityschools.nz | 0275225151 |
| Badminton | peter.haworth@trinityschools.nz | 02102723260 |
| Basketball | dallas.pahiri@trinityschools.nz | 0274653385 |
| Chess | liz.cheetham@trinityschools.nz | 027 419 8314 |
| Cricket | neil.perry@trinityschools.nz | 021634565 |
| Football | neil.perry@trinityschools.nz | 021634565 |
| Golf | glenn.mcintosh@trinityschools.nz | 0272746686 |
| Powerlifting | kazu.saito@trinityschools.nz | 02040944896 |
| Hockey | matthew.gaffney@trinityschools.nz | 0278436555 |
| Mountain Biking | shane.mann@trinityschools.nz | 0210788010 |
| Rugby | deon.vandeventer@trinityschool.nz | 0273554763 |
| Squash | sport@rathkeale.school.nz | 06 3700175, ext 7760 |
| Smallbore rifle shooting | science.technician@rathkeale.school.nz | 021192193 |
| Tennis | anna.rutherford@trinityschools.nz | 0220240984 |
| Touch Rugby | sport@rathkeale.school.nz | 06 3700175, ext 7760 |
| Volleyball | tash.kyle@trinityschools.nz | 0272507200 |
Other Sports – Please contact the Sports Office