2010 NATIONAL SSPA SPORTING WEEKEND IN ALBURY: Friday 11 - Monday 14 June 2010

 

It's hard to believe that 2010 is here and that it’s already time to be thinking of your plans for June!

 

This year will see the SSPA host its 15th Annual National Sporting Weekend! This weekend was originally introduced in 1996 to provide opportunities for people with short stature to play competitive sport against others like themselves. It began with the rivalry match between the New South Wales and Victorian basketball teams and has since progressed into a weekend which provides competitive sporting opportunities for all who attend.

 

Since 1996, Leanne Wegner has coordinated the organisation of this wonderful event and we thank her for all of her time and efforts. The weekend has grown from strength to strength and has turned itself into a mini-convention with on average, 80 people in attendance.

 

2010 will see some new sports on the agenda including boccia and badminton, and it will hopefully see the return of the state rivalry basketball match between Victoria and New South Wales as they take each other on for the Rosemary Hobbs Trophy.

 

A more sport focussed email will follow this one in the next coming days to determine the sports that we play and the agenda for each day however, first and foremost, we need to get you all booked in.

 

We will be staying at the 'usual' Lake Hume Resort - http://www.lakehumeresort.com.au/accomm/accommodation-albury.htm

 

Please make your own accommodation bookings by contacting the Resort via the above web link or on free call: 1800 021 929. Accommodation options range from motel rooms to cottages to villas to spa studios and suit every budget - plus if you mention that you're with the SSPA, you'll receive a 10% discount. Please make sure that you inform me via email at  tripp.meredith.m@edumail.vic.gov.au or via telephone on 0438882478 once you make your booking just so I can keep track of numbers - thank you!

 

Bookings need to be made ASAP as the Resort is booking up fast. If you have trouble booking in, please let me know and we’ll work out some alternative accommodation.

 

The itinerary for the weekend is as follows:

 

Friday 11 June

2.00pm onwards - Arrivals and hellos!

7.00pm - Dinner at the Resort Restaurant (please let us know if you will be joining us for dinner at the Resort Restaurant so we can add you to the booking)

 

Saturday 12 June

10.00am - 12.00pm: State Rival basketball match followed by basketball round-robin for everyone at the Albury Sports Stadium

12.30pm - 2.00pm: Lunch at the New Market Hotel (four blocks from the Stadium)

2.00pm - 4.00pm: Sports for everyone at the Albury Sports Stadium followed by a relaxing spa at the Resort after a strenuous day of running around

6.30pm - Dinner dance in the function room at the Resort: 2 course dinner (entrée and main) followed by dancing to the tunes of the DJ. Cost: $30 per adult, $13.50 per child (U12) + $5 per person to cover the cost of the DJ.

 

Sunday 13 June

10.00am - 12.00pm: Sports for everyone at the Albury Sports Stadium

12.30pm - Lunch at your own leisure – Albury city very close to Sports Stadium

2.00pm - 4.00pm: Tennis, boccia and volleyball at the Lake Hume Resort

3.00pm - National Council meeting for National Councillors

6.00pm - BBQ dinner, games, Dutch auction and sing-a-long in the BBQ Pit at the Resort. Cost $10 per adult, children 12 and under: free.

 

Monday 14 June

By 10.00am - Tears and farewells until we meet again in October at the 2010 National Convention in Western Australia...

 

Sports available

To gather the level of interest in the sporting opportunities available during this weekend, can you please respond to the following questions via telephone or email:

Name:
Age:
Short statured: Yes/No

Please mark in bold the following sports you would like to participate in:

Basketball
Badminton
Boccia
Hockey
Soccer
Tennis
Volleyball/Newcombe
Touch football
Lawn bowls
Dodgeball
Any other sport

 

Hope to see you all there!!

 

Kind regards, 

Meredith