Old Boys needed to help coach sports teams

10/3/2009

Late last year the Rector requested that a Sports Council be established, reporting to the School Board through parent representative Kallum Croudis.

The aim of this body is to ensure that views concerning funding, tournaments, specialist coaching and general provision for sport within the school are coordinated and well catered for.The group assembled includes representatives from the school and parents.

At last month’s inaugural meeting Des Smith (former senior master and now head of the Otago Secondary Schools’ Sports Association) presented an overview of Otago Boys’ responsibilities to Sparc and how these could be met.

The overwhelming theme to emerge was that of the school under-utilising the talent of Old Boys that may be available to assist in the coaching of sports teams.To that end, if there are Old Boys who have the talent and time to give, the Sports Council would ask they contact the school’s sports coordinator Jim Hoffman (03/4775527).

Otago Boys’ has a magnificent sporting tradition … to ensure the school’s facilities remain top rate and that the coaching, management and exposure to appropriate competition is continued, the involvement of alumni is seen as crucial.