Head of Middle School

As Winter sport season draws to a close we have teams hoping to achieve their first win of the season, others hoping for one more win to go through undefeated and everyone in-between on the ladder hoping to go out on a high note. The desire to win is such a powerful driver and the most often used criteria to measure success. When applied as a sole measure though it hides other really valuable success criteria such as degrees of improvement, rates of involvement, satisfaction and team collegiality and the enjoyment of the shared experiences. One major criterion I measure the success of our sporting programme is watching our boys reaction at the end of a game. Do they shake hands with their opponents? Do they pay their respects to umpires and coach's with a genuine thanks? Do they acknowledge the performance or deeds of individuals either in their team or the opposition? When we have our boys doing this spontaneously then I know our season, regardless of the win loss ratio, has been a good one.

Thank you to all the parents who have travelled to each venue, stood in the wind and rain, cut up oranges and just been there to be an encouraging voice at an away game. To our coaches and umpires, without you we would not have a competition at all. Thank you very much.

Now to Athletics!

Mr Richard Ledger

Head of Middle School