MERIDAN SPORT
Home of Marty and the mighty Marlins -“Fear the Fish"
Meridan State College is committed to a holistic-approach to student development across academic, sporting and cultural fields. The Marlins' Sport Performance Program is designed to provide athletes with the opportunity to develop their sporting talents through focused high-quality training, and allow them to compete in extra-curricular competitions at Regional, State and National levels. The Program is centred on long-term athlete development for the enhanced participation, success, excellence and interaction of participants of all ages across the Secondary College.
All Meridan Sporting Programs are underpinned by the “Developing the Athlete Within" framework for student-athlete development. This is a holistic approach to simultaneously develop the person that surrounds the athlete, whilst providing the skills to enhance cross-disciplinary athletic performance.
Our athletes are guided by the Marlin Creed, which outlines three core tenants that extend beyond the sporting field and should be displayed in all areas of school life.
1. CONDUCT YOURSELF WITH HONOUR
The result is never as important as how you conduct yourself as a player and a person
2. PLAY TO WIN
Play to win; understand you cannot win all the time; learn from your defeats
3. NEVER GIVE UP
Try your best always and in all ways
Students must show ongoing commitment to the Marlin Creed in their daily actions if they are to retain their place in our sporting programs.
Lead by our mascot, Marty the Marlin – Meridan students have many opportunities to be involved in College Sport.
Sports Academy is a curriculum-based Health and Physical Education course for Years 7, 8 and 9. For full details about our curriculum-based Academy programs click here.
MARLINS SPORT PERFORMANCE PROGRAM
The Marlins Sport Performance Program focuses on the five pillar sports of Basketball, Netball, Oztag, Rugby League and Volleyball. Athlete development is supported through mentoring, training and education from nationally accredited and industry experienced coaches and volunteers. Competitions and training generally occur outside of school curriculum time, and therefore high levels of commitment are required from participants if they are to maintain their positions within squads and demonstrate the level of self-development and excellence required from Marlin student-athletes.
For full
sport-specific Marlins Program information click the links below:
Opportunities to become a Marlin exist right from Prep.
Our Mini-Marlin Program provides fun and inclusive after-school opportunities to get involved in a range of Sports. Specially designed for our Prep to Year 3 students.
Try one or try them all throughout the year, and get involved with our College Sport as well as make connections to our local affiliated clubs.
There are many opportunities throughout the year for student-athletes to trial in official Queensland School Sport trials. These representative pathways flow from Meridan teams, through Coastal District teams, Sunshine Coast, Queensland and Australian teams.
ALL nominations for these trials MUST BE DONE ONLINE; please click on the link below for full details and to register for School Sport trials.
Representative Sports include:
- Aquathon (boys and girls)
- Australian Rules (boys)
- Baseball (boys)
- Cricket (boys and girls)
- Football (Soccer) (boys & girls)
- Golf (boys & girls) – direct nomination to regional trials
- Hockey (boys & girls)
- Netball (girls)
- Rugby League (boys and girls)
- Rugby Union (boys)
- Softball (boys and girls)
- Surfing (boys and girls)
- Swimming
- Track and Field
- Triathlon
- Tennis (boys and girls)
- Touch (boys and girls)
- Volleyball (boys and girls
With our College Community structure at Meridan, our Community carnivals are hotly contested, fun and always full of College spirit. Bradman, Freeman, O'Neill and Rafter each year vie for honours in our swimming, cross country and athletics carnivals. Our Community carnivals also serve as trials for Meridan Teams in swimming, cross country and athletics. It is from performance in these carnivals that our Meridan athletes are selected to attend the Coastal District level of competition.