Winter Sports

I got a call about four weeks ago asking me if the school wished to enter The Winter Sports. I was amazed: these guys do skiing or maybe ice hockey! After a little chuckle, I was informed that they were Football and Netball. So, on Friday last we had the first round of Winter Sports. I could not attend as I had a principals’ meeting and also a visit from the parliamentary Secretary for Education, both in our school. Our teams went to Port Fairy, about ten minutes away and played a series of matches. The boys (girls do not play footy) won two out of four matches and the girls won all their netball matches. I spoke to both teams on their return to again apologise and to say that I would definitely be at their next match, only to find out that, for the boys, there would be no next match. The competition has many rounds but if you don’t win there are no more. Survival of the fittest only.