There is certainly no time to stop and have a breather … the boys are now well and truly into their new season.

For our strongest athletes, the Athletics Season is short and intense. This will climax at the GPS Athletics Carnival in a couple of weeks when the boys will compete in front of 10 000 spectators. In the mean time, we certainly wish the boys trialling for this GPS squad the best of luck as they spend each of their afternoons preparing for this great opportunity.

For boys not trying out for the athletics squad, summer sports have already started and although we got washed out on Saturday in several of the sports, the weekend before and the mid-week sessions have allowed the boys to get back into the groove of things.

As I wandered around the sports last weekend it was great to see the boys enjoying their summer sport as they tried to impress their new coaches, showing them what they can do.

In the cricket, the boys paired up and had four overs of batting each and some time with the ball. This gave the coaches a chance to see most of the boys in action.

In the tennis, they are already into matches as the boys vie for rank positions against each other.

I wasn’t able to get to all the sports but will certainly be making my way to the basketball next weekend and will hopefully get to see the water polo players in action as well!

The boatshed is a new venue for many of the boys as they take up the challenges of rowing. The excitement in the boys was obvious as they watched their mates give single skulls a go and then had a shot themselves. A few boys were even given the opportunity to go out in a quad – something quite rare for Year 7 boys during their first session on the water.

I have to admit, it was certainly entertaining as several of the boys finished a little closer to the water than they originally would have planned. Lucky for the change in clothes!

It is certainly a long summer season ahead and if the enthusiasm of the boys is anything to go by — it is going to be a cracker!

Pictured in Photo 1: Kurt Young (Burraneer)

Pictured in Photo 2: Nick Kovacs (West Pymble)