Grammar Gazette- Issue 1, 2004

Water polo shows the way

This is not a accomplishment that comes accidentally or easily. The club was established by committed and fervent parents who, from the outset, set up an organization that was both sound and forward-looking. The club ’ s success and longevity is, in no small part, due to their and their successors ’ efforts. Their work is notably continued by the School ’ s co-ordinator of the sport, Mrs Chris Moore, herself a former Queensland water polo player. Her leadership is demonstrated by the ever-increasing number of teams, three of which can be accessed even before girls enter the school; the overseas trips; the recruitment of committed, skilled coaches; her involvement in the Metropolitan North Water polo and her innovative practices and ideas. The successful organization of the club has refined over the years and the professionalism that Mrs Moore has engendered have meant that the Brisbane Girls Grammar Water Polo Club is a model that other schools and clubs have emulated.

The sport, the camaraderie and the support of the club structure provide our students with the confidence and ability to be powerful advocates of women ’ s sport and physical activity, whether they are captains of the sport, a tactician in the pool, or an enthusiastic bench player. Water polo, as with all the sports at the School, endorses the principle that leadership is not the responsibility of the few but both an opportunity and an expectation of each member. Everyone has a role to fulfil; everyone has a contribution to make.

Sailing With little time to take a breath, Grammar commenced the season with teams either racing or training on the first Sunday of Term I. Girls Grammar has entered three teams in the Inter-Schools Team Racing competition, which is sailed out of the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron (RQYS). The sailors in the Development Squad are also training well and improving every week. This Squad was established a few years ago to allow new Grammar sailors to improve their sailing skills and to introduce them to Teams Racing. This Term we have eleven very eager young sailors and they will become the backbone of Grammar sailing in years to come. The club has had another highly successful season, providing the opportunity for 160 girls to play in 12 teams. But it is neither trophies nor premiership medallions that stamps the club as one of quality; it is the opportunities created for the girls to shine as leaders in and out of the pool that is our greatest success. For over 25 years the Brisbane Girls Grammar School Water Polo Club has been a leader in schoolgirl sport.

Junior sailing team with Ms Bell

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