Sporting Activities
Students have the opportunity to be involved in a large range of sports within the college as well as being able to represent the college in district, zone and state competition. Sports offered include: athletics, swimming, diving, football, soccer, basketball, netball, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, badminton and cross-country.
Throughout the Year
College Swimming Carnival is a popular event on the college calendar drawing a large field of participants. Events are held in freestyle, butterfly, back-stroke and diving. A large number of students move on to the district sports with successful competitors moving on to zone competition.The College Athletics Carnival is a whole school activity held at a local professional athletics track and featuring a full round of track and field events. Students who qualify are then able to go on to district, zone and even state finals.
All participants in both Swimming and Athletic Carnivals receive Tribe points for participation and achievement. Students dress in their Tribe colours for both of these events in order to encourage and support their teams.
Throughout the year district round robins are held in most sports at levels 5, 6 and later years. Training for these teams is held either at lunchtimes or after school. Both staff and students coach these teams.
Elite Fitness Squad
The Elite Fitness Squad (EFS) is a program devised to offer students the opportunity to train and compete with high goals and expectations. It is important to note that all abilities are welcomed with the goal of elite fitness for the individual in mind. Forest Hill College sport has improved and progressed in both participation and sporting achievement in recent years. This has been attributed to staff dedication and a greater commitment and willingness for students to be involved. Therefore the decision to implement a program offering students the chance to excel with their fitness and sporting endeavours has been made.The EFS trains on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 7.30am with students from all age groups and abilities encouraged to participate. The program consisits of a range of different training methods including circuit training, sprint sessions, aerobic and anaerobic training (interval, fartlek and continuous), core work and a small amount of weight training. A range of methods are incorporated into the program to allow for a range of activities and specifity depending on the students goals and interests. The program is run by qualified staff in the field, with the support of a select group of Forest Hill College later year students.
Sports Facilities
The college has excellent sporting and physical education facilities. The sports complex features two international size basketball courts which can also be set up to accommodate eight volleyball or badminton courts. The sports complex also features large changing rooms and a spacious foyer that can be set up for table tennis and other activities.The main college sports oval is used for cricket, football, soccer, hockey, and training for athletics field events. The sports oval is also regularly used by physical education classes. We have three new synthetic grass tennis courts.
Multi-courts are located at the entrance of the College, students use these courts for a range of sporting activities including: tennis, hockey, netball, soccer, lacross and other general activities.
