The sporting program at the College would be among the most comprehensive in Queensland and gives students the opportunity to express themselves in many different fields of endeavour. The Secondary School conducts numerous Inter-House competitions throughout the year in activities such as touch football, tug of war, indoor soccer, netball, surfing and basketball as well as our three major carnivals in swimming (Term 1), cross country (Term 2) and athletics (Term 3).
The College also competes actively and is highly successful in the Sunshine Coast Independent Schools Sports Association (SCISSA) Carnivals and a wide variety of mid-week and weekend sporting competitions conducted by school and club associations.
Representative opportunities are available for our many outstanding athletes through Independent Zone (13-18yrs) or Independent District (SCISSA) (9-12 yrs) selections progressing to Sunshine Coast Regional Schools, Queensland Schools and Australian Schools team selections. Details of trial dates and State/National Championship details are available via the Representative School Sport link.
Sport is not compulsory, but every student is strongly encouraged to represent the College and the program provides a wide range of choices for participation. Each sport has an experienced Teacher in Charge (TiC) who, along with the Head of Sport, has carrage of that particular sport. The following sports are currently part of our competitive program: athletics, Australian football, basketball, cricket, cross country, equestrian, hockey, netball, rugby, sailing, soccer, surfing, swimming, tennis, touch football, volleyball and water polo. Detail of the TiCs as well as more information regarding their designated sport, including season schedules, training times, past successes and uniform requirements can be accessed via the links below.
Flinders regularly hosts inbound touring schools for sports including rugby, netball, hockey and basketball to complement regular fixtures. Recent visitors welcomed include from Wales, England, Scotland, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa. Outbound tours currently in the planning stages include Flinders water polo and cricket teams travelling to New Zealand this year, and rugby and netball teams undertaking the biennial tour to the UK in 2011.
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Flinders boasts the best sporting facilities of any school in the region. Located within the College’s rainforest surrounded campus are: four outdoor floodlit multi-purpose courts, one floodlit Main Oval incorporating rugby field and athletics track, an eight-lane 25m heated swimming pool, five refurbished cricket nets with state-of-the-art bowling machine, a magnificent cricket oval with quality turf wicket, a multi-purpose oval with small AFL field, combination rugby/soccer field, Gabba grassed cricket wicket and golf practice fairway. The College's newly extended multi-purpose Sports Centre features two Pulastic surfaced indoor courts catering for netball, basketball, volleyball and badminton, as well as a mezzanine floor incorporating indoor cricket nets, indoor bowls and table tennis as well as canteen, meeting room and sports medicine facilities. The College also has a fully-equipped weights room and fitness centre and engages the services of a fully-qualified trainer and gym supervisor to ensure optimum preparation for all athletes.
For any further details regarding Flinders sport, please email Head of Sport Mr Adam Ridgewell on aridgewell@mfac.edu.au