Sports is an important part of our Waitakere culture. Students across all year levels take part in a comprehensive programme. They develop skills to participate in a wide range of individual and team sports, focusing on body movements, collaboration, problem solving and strategy. 

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Students also participate in school wide sports days which may include triathlons, cross country, and athletics days.

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Community involvement is crucial, many of our parents and experts within the wider community help coach our school and zone teams.

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In addition to a comprehensive P.E programme, we organise for our Year 7 and 8’s to represent the school in a wide range of Northwest Zone sports competitions. In the past these have included softball, swimming, orienteering, soccer, basketball, netball and cross country and athletics.

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OUT OF SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES

 

NETBALL 

Netball is offered to each and every child at WPS. We play in the School's Winter league at the Te Pai Netball Centre in Terms 2 and 3. The game is modified for each age group to help to teach key netball skills with 7 a side only being played from Year 6 up. 

 

Game days are:

 

Year 7 & 8 - Wednesday afternoons - Beginning Wednesday 6th May - 19th August

Year 5 & 6 - Monday afternoons - Beginning Monday 4th May - 24th August

Year 1 to 4 - Thursday afternoons - Beginning Thursday 7th May - 13th August

 

Please look out for updates and information about the season in the school newsletter and on the school Facebook page.

 

If you have any queries, or if you would like to coach, manage or umpire one of our teams, please contact the Parent Netball Coordinator Tracey Souto at netballwps@gmail.com

 

Jaime Marinkovich is our Staff Netball Representative and can be contacted with any concerns you have at jmarinkovich@waitakereprimary.school.nz

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BASKETBALL

Basketball is offered to every child at WPS. We play two seasons during a year. Season 1 – term 1 and 2, season 2 – term 3 and 4. 

  

If your child would like to play basketball this season at Massey YMCA, details are as follows:

• For Under 7 competitions, players must be aged either 5, 6 or 7 years as at 31 December in the year in which the competition is held, Friday’s 3.45 – 5.30 pm 135 min halves.

• For Under 9 competitions, players must be aged either 7, 8 or 9 years as at 31 December in the year in which the competition is held Tuesday’s 3.45 – 6.40 pm 15 min halves

• For Under 11 competitions, players must be aged either 9, 10 or 11 years as at 31 December in the year in which the competition is held. Monday’s  3.45 - 7.15 pm 15 min halves

• For Under 13 competitions, players must be aged either 11, 12 or 13 years as at 31 December in the year in which the competition is held.  Thursday’s 3.45 – 6.40 pm 17 min halves

 

Please lookout for updates and information about the season in the school newsletter and on the school Facebook page.

 

If you have any queries, or if you would like to coach or manage one of our teams, please contact the Parent Basketball Coordinator Andrea Nicol at andreamnicol@outlook.com

 

Jo Easto is our Staff Basketball Representative and can be contacted with any concerns you have at jeasto@waitakereprimary.school.nz

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SOCCER 

Join SAFCA - Street Football on Friday after school to learn some soccer skills - on the field or when raining in the school hall. To join, contact Kim Beale at soccerplusnz@gmail.com. The first class is free!

Visit their website - www.safcanz.com.

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PLAYBALL

Playball is a sport and movement programme for 2-8 year olds. Playball is an introduction to eight different sports, teaching the basic fundamentals of each one in a fun and friendly environment. The main objective of Playball is not to create superstars, rather to provide children with the opportunity to develop a hose of necessary social, educational and personal skills. By giving children competence in sport, they will develop fundamental life skills. From a child's perspective the most important element of the programme is fun! 

The sessions run from 3.15-4pm on Tuesday afternoons in the school hall and is no more than twelve children to 1 coach ratio. ​

Contact James at james@playball.co.nz for more information. 

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