There's no doubt there's been significant 'planning' by staff. What the paragraph doesn't say is what that planning has involved. It is also true that the boys have put in hard work - trouble is they're not the same boys who played 13As & Bs who by hard work then established themselves as a 1st XV, which is what I suspect is what the paragraph is asserting.
I suspect that one could write a dissertation on the philosophical question "What is the truth?" based almost entirely on the paragraph quoted.
TSC 16A's has approximately 65% plus of the team on scholarship.. sorry I stand corrected as there are no scholarships at TSC, they call them bursaries full and part.
I have seen both 16A's matches for TSC and Joey's this year and TSC are just a standout team head and shoulders above all competition, bigger, stronger, faster and skilled. They have it all from the forward pack right through to the backline... the best that bursaries can buy.
If you get a chance, worth getting there early to watch this team.
Academic scholarships/bursaries tend to be conditional on results - does anyone with inside knowledge know if sporting bursaries are conditional - I know of a swimmer at one of the usual suspects that had it withdrawn.Joeys 16As beat Scots 15-10 or 3 tries to 1. Bread and dripping and boot camp for the bursary holders.
I have heard rumours of withdrawal and of one being halved for disciplinary reasons.Academic scholarships/bursaries tend to be conditional on results - does anyone with inside knowledge know if sporting bursaries are conditional - I know of a swimmer at one of the usual suspects that had it withdrawn.
"Boys of all ages and skill levels are invited to play and numbers are not limited. Under the guidance of a full-time coaching director, boys are required to train two afternoons a week and have access to excellent facilities including three rugby fields, a weights room for strength and conditioning training and the 25-metre indoor pool for recovery sessions."
Br Henry said: TSC played SJC in 20 games today.
TSC won 3 (1st XV, 13A and 14G's)
SJC won 17
Looks like the year 7 recruitment was well targeted.
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They stopped that about when Jim McInerney was inellgible for NSW Schools for that reasonAnd since you bring it up in this forum. A great bit of recruiting by Joeys 14a's to get their new 'first five' after being 'towelled' as a 13's age group. At least the school is resisting having boys hang back to fill the first XV with 19 year olds as they did in Br Henry's day.
One measure of achieving excellence in sport at The Scots College is for us to become the most consistently high-performing school in AAGPS and to be recognized throughout Australia for our dominance in sport.
https://sports.tsc.nsw.edu.au/our-vision/
A bit more subtle, but you get the point.
Perhaps I was being too kind.More subtle? More subtle?
When is this consistent high performance due to begin?
Since when has "dominance in sport" been a legitimate educational aim?
I had been under the impression that sport was thought to enhance learning and was not an end in itself. How does dominance aid education?
I think this is quite the worst piece of "educational" PR I have ever seen: it is contrary to everything children's sport is about.
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This post of "TheKing" was posted in the Qld GPS thread but should have been posted here according to forum rules. I have copied and pasted it here for him - LG
Just had a conversation with a GT source who has a source who has a source coaching at Churchie, and the message regarded X.
etc etc etc
This sets a very, very dangerous precedent.
I have heard rumours of withdrawal and of one being halved for disciplinary reasons.
when I asked a teacher at the school he/she said he/she could not confirm the position but that the person's behaviour had improved.
I would like the views of people who write in this thread as whether or not it is proper to mention a schoolboy's name when talking about scholarships.
In the post above I have deleted the boy's name, even if people can work out who he is - in which case maybe I should have deleted the name of the school also.
What do people think?
And also in the case where the source of a source is mentioned, should the whole thing be struck out?
You could see the problem if people did this all the time.
I have no doubts that TheKing is telling us what he heard somebody else say, as he seems like a straight shooter from reading the other stuff he has written.
Feedback please.
Thanks.
And since you bring it up in this forum. A great bit of recruiting by Joeys 14As to get their new 'first five' after being 'towelled' as a 13s age group. At least the school is resisting having boys hang back to fill the first XV with 19 year olds as they did in Br Henry's day.
I always avoid mentioning the names of boys unless it is in a positive light. They're just kids, despite certain schools and coaches using them as professional athletes.I would like the views of people who write in this thread as whether or not it is proper to mention a schoolboy's name when talking about scholarships.
In the post above I have deleted the boy's name, even if people can work out who he is - in which case maybe I should have deleted the name of the school also.
What do people think?
And also in the case where the source of a source is mentioned, should the whole thing be struck out?
You could see the problem if people did this all the time.
I have no doubts that TheKing is telling us what he heard somebody else say, as he seems like a straight shooter from reading the other stuff he has written.
Feedback please.
Thanks.