Dear Parents/Guardians,
Re: Basketball, Football, Hockey and Rugby Registrations 2021
This communication is to provide you with information about registration processes for our major winter sporting codes – Basketball, Football, Hockey and Rugby.
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All young men are encouraged to involve themselves in school co-curricular activities and many young men do so over the winter season, with a number playing more than one sport. In 2020, 319 young men played Basketball, 231 played Football, 108 played Hockey and 366 played Rugby. With these numbers we are able to provide opportunities for young men of all abilities, including those picking up a sport for the first time. We do encourage young men to consider their co-curricular involvement in a manner that provides balance with other aspects of their lives.
Basketball
All games are played at the B & M Centre, Pascal Street, from 4pm on Friday nights, with the junior teams usually drawn earlier in the evening. Junior premier teams will have a coach attached to the team and have organised practices. Junior social teams will have a PNBHS staff member as a manager and normally do not have organised practices.
For details of how to register and for more information, please see the Basketball page on Stratus (ctrl + click or copy and paste into your web browser): https://stratus.pnbhs.school.nz/course/view.php?id=526
Once registered boys are able to make up social teams so that they can play with their friends.
In Week 11 of this term all boys not already in teams will be allocated a team to play in.
Dr. Mark Smith
Teacher in Charge of Basketball – smithm@pnbhs.school.nz
Football
All games are played on Saturday at either 09:00am or 10:30am. The venue for games will vary as we play many games at the school grounds of a range schools in the Manawatu. Our home games are played at Colquhoun Park. The season will start the first Saturday of Term Two. Junior teams of all grades will have a coach attached to the team and have organised practices.
For details of how to register and for more information, please see the Football page on Stratus (ctrl + click or copy and paste into your web browser): https://stratus.pnbhs.school.nz/course/view.php?id=448
Trials for all of our Junior teams will take place across weeks eight, nine and ten of the first school term. Information about the trials and how to register for them can be found by following the link above.
Mr. William Hodge
Teacher in Charge of Football - hodgew@pnbhs.school.nz
Hockey
PNBHS has a range of hockey teams ranging from 1st XI through to junior and social teams. The matches are played on Monday, Wednesday or Thursday evenings, depending on the grade. The inter-city (1st and 2nd XI) competition is played on Thursdays. All other 11- a -side teams play on Tuesdays. A new 7-a-side social competition will run on Monday evenings for students who wish to put together their own team with their friends. Matches are primarily played at the Twin Turfs on Manawaroa St or at Massey University. Occasionally matches are played in Feilding. All 11-a-side teams are accompanied by a coach and/or manager and train during the week.
For details of how to register and for more information, please see the Hockey page on Stratus (ctrl + click or copy and paste into your web browser): https://stratus.pnbhs.school.nz/course/view.php?id=541
Mr. Jake Blanks
Teacher in Charge of Hockey – blanksj@pnbhs.school.nz
Rugby
Games are played in the Manawatu region on Saturdays. Our home field is Coronation Park. The starting times of the games will depend on the team your son is selected for. Rugby starts in Term 2 May 8th.
For details of how to register and for more information, please see the rugby page on Stratus (ctrl + click or copy and paste into your web browser): https://stratus.pnbhs.school.nz/course/view.php?id=447
Once registered and fees have been paid via internet banking, the boys will be able to trial for teams. Information on trial dates will be advertised in about two weeks time.
Boys can start registering from now on.
All teams have a PNBHS teacher either coaching or managing. I would be keen to hear from parents or caregivers who would like to help out with a team.
Mr. Brett Greer
Teacher in Charge of Rugby – greerb@pnbhs.school.nz
Payment of Registration Fees
Registration is not complete until the associated fees, outlined on the relevant Stratus pages at the links above, have been paid or an arrangement for payment made with the Finance Office. Our preference is for payment to be made via internet banking. However, Eftpos is available at the Finance Office should this not be possible.
Bank Account: Palmerston North Boys' High School
Bank Name: Westpac Trust
Bank Account Number: 03 0726 0476403 00
Please reference the payment with the name of the sport followed by your son's student ID number.
Please contact the friendly team in the Finance Office should you have any questions regarding the payment of sports fees finance@pnbhs.school.nz or 06 354 5176 ext 799.
I look forward to seeing many of you on the sidelines during the busy winter sports season as you support your sons and PNBHS.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Peter Finch
DIRECTOR OF SPORT
