Play Ball…
Wednesday kicked off the sporting aspect of this year’s Carnival, as a wide range of sports were undertaken at various venues by
enthusiastic participants. Sports featured on day one included: basketball,
barefoot bowls, soccer, netball, touch football, table tennis, golf, futsal,
volleyball, tennis and dodgeball.
I conducted a short post-match interview with a few footballers following their time on the pitch. “It was a pretty tight game,” Simon, a member of Victorian team Bravo, said of his team’s exploits. “The Bravo boys ran their hearts out and that’s all that matters at the end of the day.”
I conducted a short post-match interview with a few footballers following their time on the pitch. “It was a pretty tight game,” Simon, a member of Victorian team Bravo, said of his team’s exploits. “The Bravo boys ran their hearts out and that’s all that matters at the end of the day.”
Due to lack of numbers the Queensland football boys took the
field in a composite team with some NSW participants; Queenslander Jacob, who
incidentally turned 16 today (Happy Birthday Jacob), said “it was great playing
soccer with the NSW boys. There’s a bit of rivalry between our states but
Carnival is all about making friends and that’s what we did out there today.”
Next, I ventured to the touch football fields where I asked NSW’s Joey why he picked the touch over other options. He responded poignantly, “I picked touch because I wanted a sport which was nice and social and is not too much effort, also it was nice to meet new people.”
Joey’s response gives a great insight into the multitude of reasons why participants come on Carni; some look for friendships, others sport, but at the end of the day, each and every one finds what they are looking for regardless of skill level, age or anything else.
Sporting results will be brought to you as Carnival progresses, especially when the event is gripped by finals fever later in the week.
Next, I ventured to the touch football fields where I asked NSW’s Joey why he picked the touch over other options. He responded poignantly, “I picked touch because I wanted a sport which was nice and social and is not too much effort, also it was nice to meet new people.”
Joey’s response gives a great insight into the multitude of reasons why participants come on Carni; some look for friendships, others sport, but at the end of the day, each and every one finds what they are looking for regardless of skill level, age or anything else.
Sporting results will be brought to you as Carnival progresses, especially when the event is gripped by finals fever later in the week.
Murmurs of the Crowd: Elite talent at Carni:
Whilst Carnival aims to accommodate sportspeople of all
levels, there are a few outstanding participants who are at the summit of a
particular sport outside the realms of carnival.
A chat with: NSW Footballers Ari Alster, Reece Berelowitz, Jake Lees and Jake Besser - each has represented NSW on the football pitch.
Jake Rosengarten (Carnival Journalist): Whilst you play elite sport outside of the Jewish community, what does it mean to you to represent your state at Carni?
NSW Boys: It’s a good experience to meet Jews from other states and make friends. Playing with people of different skill levels is a refreshing change of pace, it’s also nice to know that you’re playing alongside people of the same religion.
Jake: How is Carni different to the sport you usually play?
NSW Boys: [Carni] isn’t as intense, and it’s an opportunity to chill out and enjoy sport without the added pressure of reaching the highest level. You’re much freer to do what you want really.
Jake: What are you looking forward to most on the Carnival agenda?
NSW Boys: Making new Jewish friends from other states, we’re excited for the week to come and are looking forward to embracing the social events Carnival has on offer.
A chat with: NSW Footballers Ari Alster, Reece Berelowitz, Jake Lees and Jake Besser - each has represented NSW on the football pitch.
Jake Rosengarten (Carnival Journalist): Whilst you play elite sport outside of the Jewish community, what does it mean to you to represent your state at Carni?
NSW Boys: It’s a good experience to meet Jews from other states and make friends. Playing with people of different skill levels is a refreshing change of pace, it’s also nice to know that you’re playing alongside people of the same religion.
Jake: How is Carni different to the sport you usually play?
NSW Boys: [Carni] isn’t as intense, and it’s an opportunity to chill out and enjoy sport without the added pressure of reaching the highest level. You’re much freer to do what you want really.
Jake: What are you looking forward to most on the Carnival agenda?
NSW Boys: Making new Jewish friends from other states, we’re excited for the week to come and are looking forward to embracing the social events Carnival has on offer.
All Abilities at Junior Carnival (By Lauren Mandel):
The Opening Ceremony was the first formal event of the carnival, whereby all Carnival kids were officially welcomed from far and wide.
Our All Abilities volunteers played a crucial role in the night’s proceedings, arriving early to be briefed with the other volunteers and then assisting with setting up the venue. We then worked with other volunteers to greet the families and VIPs as they arrived and ushered them to their allocated seats.
Following our hard work, we
enjoyed our front row seats where we sat and watched the Opening Ceremony.
A key highlight of the evening,
was when we got a private meeting with Sam Bramham, talented Paralympic
gold medallist and former Big Brother housemate. He kindly agreed to take
photos with us and answered some of our questions.
A special thanks to Cara Fitt
and Jason Blumenthal for inviting us to support you in this challenging role.
We look forward to working with you again on the final night of Carnival, at
the closing ceremony.
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| Volunteers with emcee Sam Bramham (photo care of Lauren Mandel) |
Stay tuned each day of Carnival 2015 to catch up on all the highlights from on the scene. Written by Jake Rosengarten. Photos by Paul Topol.
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