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BOCCIA TAKES JAMIESON
AROUND THE WORLD
Hi, my name is Jamieson Leeson.
I am 16 years old and I have Spinal
Muscular Atrophy. I am currently in
Year 11 at Dunedoo Central School.
in June 2018, i went to the Boccia
Schools knockout Competition in
Orange. This was the first time I had
played boccia since i was very young.
My school did not win any games, but
at the end of the day Peter king, the
Australian team selector, came over
to me and said i had a lot of potential, Jamieson at the ramp with her medal! The Aussie team
and that next time i was in Sydney i
should come play some games and on coaching, and ever since then i regional championships, where i was
meet the coach. have been making the five-hour trip able to play in the pairs, as well as
to Sydney every second week from the singles, where I won my first ever
So, that July i went to Sydney and met my home town of Dunedoo, to train, international individual match.
ken halliday, the Australian coach, (whilst still finishing Year 11 I should
and was taught the proper rules for add!) i am currently on the long list for
playing boccia. ken said to me if i had the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, where
the proper equipment to play i could earlier this year, ken told me i would i am hoping to play in the pairs for
do really well. it was at that point that be going on two overseas trips Australia.
i realised i really enjoyed it! playing in the pairs with my two congratulations Jamieson on an
teammates. i went to hong kong in
After that, every time i was in Sydney May, where our team won bronze in outstanding achievement. We hope
i would train with ken. in December the pairs, and i was lucky enough to to see you at the Paralympics in
last year, ken left his day job to focus go to South korea to compete in the 2020! - MDNSW
POWERCHAIR FOOTBALL
2019 SEASON REVIEW
The 2019 powerchair football season has come to a close, with
Sydney FC romping home with another NSWPFA Premier League
title after a fantastic undefeated season.
Powerchair team players
This season saw the addition of a fifth team to the first- the Jets would claim second place, with the Mariners and
grade competition. This is a huge development for Wanderers close behind.
the sport, and we want to congratulate the hills United Underlining Sydney FC’s dominance was the attacking
Football Club for coming on board.
form of their star players. Abdullah karim would take out
This year also saw a formal second division competition the golden guard, scoring 17 goals, while Jordan Crane
established, with young and enthusiastic athletes all taking assisted on 14 goals. A big shoutout to the Mariners’ Jake
part in an exciting three-team battle. The Strikers, Rollers Vidakovic (14 goals) and the Jets’ Chris Hastas (10 goals)
and Hills all featured some of our young first division for reaching double figures for the season.
players as well as some new athletes with potential.
The second division was won by the Strikers, a few wins
Sydney FC started out the season in dominant fashion, ahead of hills United and the Rollers. Ryan Seck (also of
and despite being tested by all three competitors in the the Newcastle Jets) scored 12 goals for the Strikers, making
Newcastle Jets, Central Coast Mariners and Western him the competition’s top goal scorer. The development
Sydney Wanderers, the Sky Blues reeled off seven of our second division athletes was impressive, and
consecutive wins to start their campaign. By season’s we look forward to seeing the next batch of superstars
end, they had finished with 14 victories, 2 draws and no continuing to grow.
losses: an impressive performance and well deserved.
congratulations to everyone for another amazing season.
it was a much closer contest in the middle of the table, with Bring on 2020!
the Jets, Mariners and Wanderers trading wins, draws and Chris Suffield, fellow powerchair football player
losses around. Eventually, on the final day of the season,
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