Determination, teamwork, dazzling sporting football skills and some great shots at goal, allowed Thomas Hassall to come on top once again. On 7 August, five teams headed off to two different venues to participate in the annual NASSA Football Gala Day against eight different schools.
All the teams played exceptionally well and tried their hardest throughout the day. Most importantly, they all had lots of fun. Three of our teams made the grand final, with our Year 8/9 boys and our Year 7 boys winning their pools and being crowned the overall winners of their division. The Year 8/9 grand final saw Stefan Todorovic score a late winner to secure the 2-1 win, while the Year 7 boys dominated all day winning their grand final by five goals.
Our Year 10/11 boys lost in extra time to a golden goal in their grand final but fought valiantly to the end, and placed second overall. Our other two teams, narrowly missed out on the grand final, placing third and fourth. Both our Senior and Junior girls were able to stay calm and loose under pressure, and focused on the different plays throughout the games. Our effort saw Thomas Hassall being crowned the winner of the Gala Day.
Thank you to Mrs Howard, Mr Wee, Mr Driscoll, Miss Taylor and Mr Goodrick for coaching their team on the day, dealing with injuries and inspiring great sportsmanship and football skills.
Congratulations once again on the outstanding individual and team performances against some very hard teams. Thomas Hassall is fast becoming known as the school to beat when on the football field. We look forward to hearing some of the other gala days coming up earlier next term.