Day for athletic girls

Students from Umina Public School participated in an elite girls sports academy day for gifted and talented students at Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina on Thursday, September 15.

"Girls were selected based on their athletic ability and so we had a variety of skills in the group ranging from netballers, soccer players and dancers," said college coordinator Ms Sheree Gilchrist.

"Students worked in small groups with Year 9 members from the Elite Girls Sports Academy, as well as Ms Spencer, an elite sports person herself, to better understand methods of fitness focusing on speed and agility.

"Students got to record their times and were able to take home their fitness folder to track their training progress," she said.

Newsletter, 11 Oct 2011 Chris Andrews, Umina Public School