by Chloe Pardy | May 20, 2019 | Latest News
The process and timing of the selection of Australian squads and final teams to travel to the 2021 Tag World Cup has been made after numerous meetings including taking advice from a professional travel agent.
Due to the next Tag World Cup being played in early August 2021, the normal process of selecting teams from the 2020 Australian Championships was ruled out as an option. Timing was the major factor for booking flights and allowing players to consider family, work commitments/holidays and affordability.
The Australian Tagaroos 2021 selection policy and guidelines for the ITF Tag World Cup 2021 can be accessed CLICK HERE.
In summary:
Australian Coaches will be appointed pre 2019 Australian Championships
Australian coach along with a selectors panel for each division will select a 25 person squad, announced in April 2020.
The squad will be selected from the 2019 Australian Championships and the 2020 QLD & NSW State Cups.
Region & Association coaches will still be required to submit rating sheets to the selection panel for each division.
Australian Oztag will oversee the selection of the squads.
The final 2021 touring team of 20 will be finalised in June/July of 2020.
This will give the players just over 12 months to organise themselves financially, with family and work.
The Tagaroos will play in the Tag World Cup in August 2021, therefore no Australian teams will be selected from the 2020 Australian Championships.
by Chloe Pardy | May 10, 2019 | Latest News
Australian Oztag are now taking expressions of interest from coaches and selectors to get involved with our brand new elite Australian Oztag High Performance Academy.
The elite High Performance Academy is the formation of the best emerging talent across Australia between the ages of 13-16.
Players will be selected based on their performances at the recent NSW Junior State Cup and from the upcoming Junior City Vs Country tournament (Sunday, 9th June at the Central Coast Sporting Complex in Tuggerah). Queensland Oztag will select a number of Queensland players to be included in the High Performance Academy.
The High Performance Academy elite training camp will be held on:
Dates: Friday 15th, Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th November 2019
Venue: Narrabeen Sports Academy
If you would like to nominate yourself as a coach or selector, you must be available to attend the Junior City Vs Country tournament on the 9th of June.
The coaching and selecting roles will be paid roles, with free kit allocation. There will be six positions available.
To apply, please email phil@oztag.com.au by 5pm on Thursday, 23rd May with a cover letter stating your Oztag coaching and playing experience.
by Chloe Pardy | May 9, 2019 | Latest News
Canberra school St Francis Xavier dominated proceedings at the ACT Secondary Schools tournament.
92 teams from the nation’s capital competed in the tournament, which was split into North and South Divisions.
St Francis Xavier won three of four possible titles, taking out the Girls 7/8, Girls 9/10 and Boys 9/10 divisions in the north, while Daramalan College beat Amaroo School in the Boys 7/8 final.
In the south, St Mary MacKillop and Melrose met in the Boys 7/8 and Girls 7/8 deciders with each school winning one final each.
St Clare’s College won the Girls 9/10 and Caroline Chisholm School took out the Boys 9/10.
“It was a fantastic day of Oztag, the quality was really high,” ACT Oztag Development Officer Amy Spence said.
“The winner’s of each division will now compete in the Battle of North v South to determine the best school team in the ACT.”
A number of players from those winning sides will compete at next month’s NSW City v Country tournament on the Central Coast.
Players from the ACT and southern NSW will combine to form Southern Country Pride and play matches against Northern Country Knights, Southern City Seahawks and Western City Scorpions over the June long weekend.
Southside Secondary Gala Day
7/8 Girls Melrose vs St Mary MacKillop
WINNERS – St Mary MacKillop
7/8 Boys St Mary MacKillop vs Melrose
WINNERS – Melrose High
9/10 Girls Melrose vs St Clares
WINNERS – St Clares College
9/10 Boys Caroline Chisholm vs St Edmunds
WINNERS – Caroline Chisholm School
Northside Secondary Gala day
7/8 Girls St Francis Xavier vs Belconnen High School
WINNERS – St Francis Xavier
7/8 Boys Amaroo School vs Daramalan College
WINNERS – Daramalan College
9/10 Girls St Francis Xavier vs Daramalan College
WINNERS – St Francis Xavier
9/10 Boys St Francis Xavier vs Daramalan College
WINNERS – St Francis Xavier
by Chloe Pardy | May 9, 2019 | Latest News
Canberra school St Francis Xavier dominated proceedings at the ACT Secondary Schools tournament.
92 teams from the nation’s capital competed in the tournament, which was split into North and South Divisions.
St Francis Xavier won three of four possible titles, taking out the Girls 7/8, Girls 9/10 and Boys 9/10 divisions in the north, while Daramalan College beat Amaroo School in the Boys 7/8 final.
In the south, St Mary MacKillop and Melrose met in the Boys 7/8 and Girls 7/8 deciders with each school winning one final each.
St Clare’s College won the Girls 9/10 and Caroline Chisholm School took out the Boys 9/10.
“It was a fantastic day of Oztag, the quality was really high,” ACT Oztag Development Officer Amy Spence said.
“The winner’s of each division will now compete in the Battle of North v South to determine the best school team in the ACT.”
A number of players from those winning sides will compete at next month’s NSW City v Country tournament on the Central Coast.
Players from the ACT and southern NSW will combine to form Southern Country Pride and play matches against Northern Country Knights, Southern City Seahawks and Western City Scorpions over the June long weekend.
Southside Secondary Gala Day
7/8 Girls Melrose vs St Mary MacKillop
WINNERS – St Mary MacKillop
7/8 Boys St Mary MacKillop vs Melrose
WINNERS – Melrose High
9/10 Girls Melrose vs St Clares
WINNERS – St Clares College
9/10 Boys Caroline Chisholm vs St Edmunds
WINNERS – Caroline Chisholm School
Northside Secondary Gala day
7/8 Girls St Francis Xavier vs Belconnen High School
WINNERS – St Francis Xavier
7/8 Boys Amaroo School vs Daramalan College
WINNERS – Daramalan College
9/10 Girls St Francis Xavier vs Daramalan College
WINNERS – St Francis Xavier
9/10 Boys St Francis Xavier vs Daramalan College
WINNERS – St Francis Xavier
by Chloe Pardy | May 7, 2019 | Latest News
New South Wales Oztag have now released the dates for the 2020 NSW State Championships.
The NSW Junior State Championships will run the same as this year by splitting the 9’s – 11’s and the 12’s – 17’s into two separate tournaments to ease the pressure on accommodation, parking, fields etc…
2020 NSW STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
UNDER 12’s – 17’s
7th, 8th & 9th February
C.ex Stadium, Coffs Harbour
2020 NSW STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
UNDER 9’s – 11’s
21st, 22nd & 23rd February
The Crest Sporting Complex, Bass Hill (Sydney)
2020 NSW STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
27th, 28th & 29th March
C.ex Stadium, Coffs Harbour
We look forward to seeing all teams, officials and referees at 2020 NSW State Championships!
by Chloe Pardy | May 1, 2019 | Latest News
The draws and pools for the 2019 NSW City Vs Country representative tournament have now been released.
The tournament which will take place on Saturday, the 8th of June (Seniors) and Sunday, the 9th of June (Juniors) at the Central Coast Sporting Complex in Tuggerah is now in it’s 2nd year.
In the 2018 Junior City Vs Country tournament, it was the Western City Scorpions who dominated, winning seven titles out of a possible 14.
Last year the Senior City Vs Country tournament saw City claim four titles and the Northern Country Knights closely behind with three titles.
2018 CHAMPIONS:
Girls 11s – Western City Scorpions
Boys 11s – Western City Scorpions
Girls 12s – Southern Country Pride
Boys 12s – Western City Scorpions
Girls 13s – Northern Country Knights
Boys 13s – Western City Scorpions
Girls 14s – Southern Country Pride
Boys 14s – Western City Scorpions
Girls 15s – Northern Country Knights
Boys 15s – Southern City Seahawks
Girls 16s – Western City Scorpions
Boys 16s – Southern City Seahawks
Girls 17s – Southern City Seahawks
Boys 17s – Western City Scorpions
Women’s 20s – Northern Country Knights
Men’s 20s – Southern City Seahawks
Mixed 20s – Western City Scorpions
Women’s Opens – Southern Country Pride
Men’s Opens – Northern Country Knights
Mixed Opens – Southern City Seahawks
Women’s Seniors – City
Mixed Seniors – City
Men’s 30s – City
Men’s 35s – Country
Women’s Masters – Southern Country Pride
Men’s 45s – Country
Men’s 50s – Northern Country Pride
Men’s 55s – City
The teams for the NSW City Vs Country tournament were selected from the form of the players that participated in the recent 2019 NSW Junior and Senior State Cups.
The NSW City Vs Country tournament is a chance to play with players from different regions and will hopefully create more lasting friendships, an ethos that Oztag prides itself in.
2019 NSW CITY VS COUNTRY
Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th June
Central Coast Sporting Complex in Tuggerah
JUNIORS
POOLS
DRAW
SENIORS
POOLS
DRAW
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