Sunday Sports Roundup

The boss of the New South Wales Rugby League gave an update on the Canterbury Cup, Ron Massey Cup, junior footy and regional footy

North Rocks soccer club is one of the biggest in the Hills Association who were kind enough to give us their playing kit. They are taking a strong stance on respecting referees. This is because the game, particularly at a community sport level, is losing them because they are receiving abuse. These referees are often quite young and maturing, so this abuse can have a negative effect on their mental health.

North Rocks also shared a piece of their club history with us, donating their 20-year anniversary book from back in 1985.

Timestamps

0:00 -1.00 min mark - introduction to North Rocks Soccer Club

2.47 min mark - funny grand finals story

5.00 min mark - President Peter Karvon's background with club

7.20 min mark - Rod Staples was last man standing of the North Rocks 'old guard'

8.00 min mark - playing with my mates

10.00 min mark - what happens on gameday?

11:30 min mark - referee protection plea from president Peter Karvon

12:00 min mark - North Rocks donation to My Local Sports Bag with historic gift

Bob Turner is one of the greatest NBL coaches in history and as the General Manager of the WSWBA he wants to use his experience to usher in the next generation of coaches. Bob has donated a free 10-week training program to one of the 'My Local Sports Bag' recipients to save them costs on lessons but also to give his young coaches more exposure at a younger age. Bob feels other associations are currently too skewed to competitions rather than coaching so he wants to breed young coaches so they can develop leadership skills at a younger age and guide their communities.

Timestamps

0:00 - 2:15 min mark - introduction to club

3.00 min mark - why Bob Turner got involved?

6.00 min mark - representative teams and coaching programs

8.00 min mark - West Sydney Wolves approach to target kids

10.00 min mark - club donates 10-week basketball program

12.15 min mark - Ben Simmons and the effect of 'basketball renaissance' in Australia

14.30 min mark - how do we get involved?

15.00 min mark - Meeting with Parra mayor there is no indoor sport facility

16.00 min mark - West Sydney Wolves donate to My Local Sports Bag

Winston Hills is one of the largest soccer clubs in the Hills Association. They are one of the leaders in general equality, particularly women's football, where they are launching their third women's over 35s team. The team, and President Rod Carra are not focused on winning but introducing women to different cultures in their communities. This was the most generous club so far - listen to the amount of goods they provided.

Timestamps

1.00 min mark - Club background

2.20 min mark - Rod's involvement in the club and programs

5:30 min mark - Rod explaining how he deals with two councils

7.15 min mark - thinks he has the best bbq in the hills association (funny)

8.40 min mark - Hayden Foxe is biggest name plus other notable clubmen

10.30 min mark - strong female football club; call out for more; 3rd over 35s social team

12.00 min mark - how can people get involved

13.00 min mark - listen to how much the club has donated

Club volunteer coordinator Emma' Broomfield's club has been growing over the years, so she is asking a particular age group to join for a very different reason. Holroyd is looking for kids aged between 15-18 because they are undergoing big changes in their lives and dealing with the social pressures of higher studies, planning their future careers and fitting in with other adolescents. Netball, and sport in general, is a great outlet during this time and women's adolescent mental health isn't an area well covered.

Timestamps

0:00 - 2:15 min mark - introduction to the club

3:10 min mark - what are 'hotties helpers'?

4:15 min mark - results of club last year

6.00 min mark - positions Emma Bloomfield has played (funny)

7.00 min mark - what does game day looking like?

8.00 min mark - looking for adolescents to join to improve mental health through netball

9.00 min mark - how to get involved

10.00 min mark - club donation

Club secretary Steve Warwick spoke about the large African population in Blacktown and how he uses rugby league to get community members off the streets and out of trouble. He tells an emotional story of how a parent practically begs him to take his son which makes Steve proud of the work he is doing as a volunteer (great radio).

Timestamps

0 - 40 second mark - introduction to club

0:40 second mark - different roles Steve Warwick has at the club

2.20 min mark- How Steve handles large African population in Blacktown

3.30 min mark - Rugby League initiatives to get kids off the street and play

4.30 min mark - Sport to unify everyone

7.00 - 10.00 min mark - anecdotes of playing sport of different cultures

10:00 - 13:00 min mark - how to register

13 min mark - What Blacktown donated

My Local Sports Bag - Highlights

Listen as Japan defeat Australia 7-0 in the Australia Pacific Cup final at Blacktown International Sports Cup ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Alive 90.5FM's Dave McDonald returned to his old club to raise money for the bushfires - listen to his batting innings

Boss of the Hurricanes Todd Randle gives Sunday Sports Round-Up an update on the club talking about the good kids coming through and how the grades are performing in each competition