Sports & Physical Education
We offer rich and broad sporting opportunities for students:
We are well-equipped to offer most sporting codes and provide all students with opportunities to
- Participate and develop confidence
- Build and enjoy physical fitness
- Develop new skills and experience new codes
- Be challenged
- Have opportunities to compete in their code
Our teachers are supported by trained coaches to deliver quality coaching in different physical education areas and codes such as basketball, tennis and football.
Students participate in inter-class, inter-house, inter-school sport, Inter Zone and Central Zone sport and other activities which local and Auckland area organisations provide.
Students who excel in a particular sport have the opportunity to trial for Sports Academies where they will receive additional coaching from expert coaches during terms Two and Three. This is supported by our cross-campus work with Mt Roskill Grammar School.
Currently there are three sports available in the Academy: hockey, football and rugby.
We are fortunate to have an amazing gymnasium that features full-sized basketball, netball and volleyball courts, four badminton courts, six table tennis tables and a rock-climbing wall.
The gym is used for training as well as regular class P.E. lessons. The school also has a multi-station Fitness Centre which includes stationary bikes, rowing machines, boxing bags and weights.
The following sports are available for students each year: athletics, basketball, touch, badminton, netball, soccer, cricket, rugby, tennis, cross country, table tennis, fitness, aquatics/swimming, hockey, volleyball, softball, rugby league, water polo, orienteering.
Quick Link to our Outdoor Education (EOTC) page HERE
Quick Link to our MRI AIMS Selection Procedure HERE
Netball
Teams
MRI enters as many netball teams in the Monday night winter competition at Auckland Netball Courts, Windmill Road venue as parents/coaches allow. Auckland Netball have stated boys may play netball alongside girls up to year 8 with a maximum of 3 boys being allowed on the court at any one time. Players are expected to commit to the entire season including at least one practice per week at a time agreed with their coach.
Trials
Trials to select teams are held early in March, times to be published in daily notices.
Competitions
Winter competitions commence in the second week of Term 2 running through to late August with 13 games in total. For more details see the Auckland netball website www.aucklandnetball.co.nz/netball/year-6-8/
Fees
A single netball registration fee is payable at the beginning of the season that covers registration of teams, loan of netball uniform. Parents and Caregivers are responsible for transport to and from the courts at Windmill courts every Monday afternoon. Team members will be issued with an invoice/permission slip by Mr Maskell.
Coaching and Team Management
Teams are coached and managed by volunteers who are required to be police vetted.. Practices are organised by the coach and can be either before or after school, and or during school time. There is an opportunity during the registration process to indicate any offers of assistance.
Netball Co-ordinator
Carl Maskell cmaskell@mri.school.nz