Sporting activities

At Athlone Park Primary, the co-curricular programme is considered an integral part of the education programme offered to the children.

While the skills and etiquette of particular sports are being taught, the overriding aim of education is uppermost in each proffesional's mind - namely, to enable each child to develop to his or her full potential and to arrive at a level of adulthood as an honest, courteous, reliable person, a credit to the school, his/her parents and himself/herself.

The school selects teams to compete for both local and national events, always seeking to strike a balance between playing with the best team available, giving talented children opportunities to perform at the highest level and offering as many pupils as possible the opportunity to represent the school.

At all times our pupils are encouraged to give of their very best, to play hard but fairly, to be humble in victory and to lose graciously.  Team-spirit, leadership, and camaradie are developed through all avenues on the sports field.

The following pupils have selected to represent local and provincial teams this year:

NETBALL
Sthandiwe Ntuli - Umlazi District: Under 12 A
Sandisiwe Sitole - Umbumbulu South: Under 12
Sindi Phungula - Umbumbulu South: Under 12
Siphokazi Mchunu - Umbumbulu South: Under 11
 
HOCKEY
Jacques Hoogenboezem - Umlazi District: Under 13 B
Sandisiwe Sitole - Umlazi District: Under 13 B
Cayson Naidu - KZN: Under 13 B
Lara-Leigh Wilkinson - Umlazi District: Under 13 B
Sarah Ferguson - Umlazi District: Under 13 B (Reserve)
Tamasha Khanyi - Umlazi District: Under 12 B
CRICKET
Jacques Hoogenboezem - Durban South: Under 13
Travis Cuff - Durban South: Under 13
Shelendran Maistry - Durban South: Under 13
Jack Reinbach - Durban South: Under 13
Jason Warrior - Durban South: Under 11
Harry Reinbach - Durban South: Under 11
ATHLETICS
Reece Ackermann - Umlazi District
Jason Warrior - Southern Umbumbulu
Jared Wium - Southern Umbumbulu
Brandon Steel - Southern Umbumbulu
Dylan Warrior - Southern Umbumbulu
Megan Wilkinson - Southern Umbumbulu
SOCCER
Thabo Mhlongo - Umbumbulu Circuit
Khotso Tsuaedi - Umbumbulu Circuit



For detailed information about each sporting activity, click on the relevant heading below.

Athletics Boys' Hockey               Cricket Cross-Country          
Girls' Hockey              Netball Rugby Skills Soccer
Swimming Tennis Water Polo                



The Grade 1, 2 and 3 children have thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to participate in the Mini-Hockey tournaments held at Harlequins on a Saturday morning. 



To view the updated Co-curricular programme (effective 30 August 2010), please click on the link below:

Co-Curricular programme - Grades 1 to 7