Sport
PLC Sydney has a proud sporting history and boasts a number of former Olympians among our alumni. The College has a comprehensive program that caters for participants from beginner level to elite.
Through our membership to IGSSA and IPSHA all girls can participate in a range of sporting pursuits. Those with special talents are offered a pathway to represent at the highest level available. The College also boasts a dedicated Swim Club, Gymnastics Club, Dive Club, Tennis Club and Winter School to cater to talented athletes.
The Talented Individual Performer (TIP) Program is aimed at highly talented individuals from Years 7–12 who are participating in their chosen sport or activity at an elite level which necessitates extraordinary interruptions to school life. It is aimed at sporting, musical, cultural and specialist academic endeavours. The program is designed to help your daughter through her time at PLC Sydney and offer her assistance to meet both her academic and sport/activity commitments and expectations.
Download the full list of sports offered at PLC Sydney shown by term (coming soon)
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Sport
PLC Sydney provides dive lessons to PLC Sydney and external students and caters for beginners through to advanced divers during school term time. Classes are held at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays and at Trinity Grammar School, Summer Hill Campus, on Fridays. More information on competitions coming soon.
PLC Sydney Diving Club is affiliated with NSW Diving and Diving Australia. Divers may register as recreational or competitive divers enabling sanctioned competition at regional, state, national and international level.
All Senior School students wanting to improve their fitness or learn more about health and fitness are encouraged to visit the Fitness Centre. Different programs are offered during the various opening hours and students should check the weights room notice board for details. The Fitness Centre Manager and Director of Strength & Conditioning, John Yap, will be able to advise you on injury prevention, exercise prescription and programming to help minimize the risk of injury and to improve on field athletic performance with his background in Exercise Science.
Aerobic Gymnastics is the perfect sport for active people with energy to burn. It involves performing high intensity movement patterns to heart pounding music; you can perform by yourself or in pairs, trios and groups. It is an action packed, dynamic sport that is fast paced and great for developing coordination and strength.
The PLC Sydney program is now in its fourth year. In the last years our Gymnasts of the Level program were selected to represent NSW in the Australian National Championship, bringing home several medals.
The international squad is always on top of the Australian competitions and we are proud to say that we have three gymnasts that are currently members of the Australian Team. Deborah Greenbaum is competing for Australia since 2014, she is the best Senior Individual Woman competitor in Australia. Aerobics Gymnastics coach, Gaia Brambilla, oversees all the classes. She was in the Italian Aerobic National Team from 2004 to 2012, she is an Advanced Silver Aerobic Coach. Gaia coached the National Team in 2018 and will again in 2019.
Our gymnasts excel under a group of dedicated and highly experienced coaches whose expertise allow the students to participate in a safe and nurturing environment.
PLC Sydney provides a holistic training program for students from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12. The artistic training schedule accommodates all apparatus, including floor, uneven bars, balance beam and vault. The program offers training for recreational, kindy gym and elite gymnasts to perfect their skills.
Junior School Program
Our recreational programs aim to introduce girls to the fun and movement of Gymnastics. The focus is on developing confidence and body awareness.
Students progress from this class to foundation (level 1 and 2) or then through to our competitive programs. These programs are designed for girls with an interest in Artistic Gymnastics.
Talented athletes will be identified during the classes and offered more intensive lessons. These gymnasts may have the opportunity to represent PLC Sydney on the IPSHA team.
Senior School Program
Senior School students can elect to participate in the Senior Gymnastics program which is designed for girls who
wish to:
- try Gymnastics
- maintain their strength and flexibility
- participate in the National Level Program that caters for the elite and competitive level gymnasts
Talented athletes will be identified during the levels program for inclusion in the PLC Sydney IGSSA representative team.
The PLC Sydney Rhythmic Gymnastics program is run by the Le Ray Gymnastics Centre team, headed by Sydney 2000 Olympian, Danielle Le Ray. The PLC Sydney Rhythmic program offers training for gymnasts of all levels, from Recreational to Elite. Opened in 2015, LRG PLC Sydney has quickly proven itself to be a thriving Rhythmic Gymnastics environment. Within its first year of operation, the centre produced State Champions and developed National and International representatives.
CONTACT US
Sport Department
02 9704 5645
sport@plc.nsw.edu.au