Tournaments

National Tournament Guidelines

Wellington Girls College (WGC) recognises the value of national secondary school sports tournaments/events and supports its top senior teams to attend these events.

WGC supports Sport NZ’s statement that ‘Balance is Better’ (creating quality experiences for all young people to keep them active and in the game) and the initiative ‘Good Sports’ (a culture change initiative aiming to create positive sporting experiences for young people by educating and supporting the key adult influencers in youth sport – in particular, parents).

WGC Sports Department has set the following guidelines for entry into national tournaments. These guidelines are endorsed by the Board of Trustees and will help set expectations for students, coaches, managers and parents (‘Good Sports’).

Our Teams

WGC will consider, and in most circumstances support, entry into national tournaments/events sanctioned by NZ School Sport for:

  • WGC Senior A teams in each sports code

  • Qualified individuals (i.e. those students that meet the national or regional standards for qualification to national events)

  • WGC Junior A teams in each sports code if the national tournament is held in the Wellington Region (i.e. no overnight stays required)

The rationale for these guidelines is outlined below.

  • Selection in the Senior A team for a sports code is an aspirational goal for students, and national tournament attendance is reserved for these top teams. Participation in national tournaments outside of the Wellington region is something that we want our junior students to be able to aspire to do as senior students in their chosen codes.

  • Junior students are eligible to trial for Senior A teams so top performing junior students will have the opportunity to attend national tournaments at a younger age (if selected).

  • Some junior teams may be selected by the relevant sports codes to compete in national tournaments outside of the Wellington region, however, variability across sports codes means access to junior national tournaments is inequitable and WGC is not able to support their participation in these events at the junior level.

  • The significant cost to attend tournaments outside of the Wellington region.

  • Capacity of the WGC Sports Department, and the logistical and organisational challenges for the Sports Department when asked to consider late/exceptional entries.

  • The Sports Department is responsible for organising attendance at tournaments due to health and safety requirements.

  • Time out of class for students.

Our Squads – Athletics, Cross country, Rowing and Swimming

As these codes do not have regular College Sport Wellington competitions, teams/individuals will work with the WGC Sports Department to ensure WGC is represented at national events. Participation will be code specific and communicated to parents, coaches, managers and students at the start of each season by the Sports department so that everyone understands the process. Greater parental organisation is usually required in these sports because of the nature of these events and the timings around qualifying events.