September 30, 2008ACTAS Women Softball Squad

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In preparing for the ACT Academy of Sports (ACTAS) Awards Night on the 17th October at National Museum of Australia, there are some squad photos I need to get hold of for the slide show on the night. First stop was the Women Softball Squad at their last squad training session of the year at the Hawker Softball Complex.
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坎培拉體育學院的年度運動員頒獎典禮將在十月十七日舉行,場地是坎培拉我認為最漂亮的晚宴場所:國家博物館(National Museum of Australia, NMA)。體育學院的行政人員人人都在忙這大事,從邀請政治人物、打點場地、聯絡運動員、到製作海報。我的任務就是在十月十七日前,拍ACTAS各體育項目的運動員團體照。
由於將近年終,許多體育項目的團體練習已快告一段落,甚至已經結束。正好趕上女子壘球的最後一次團體練習,碰到三、五位十分熱情的教練,我認為這些十五到十六歲的小運動員可以在這種環境下練習、甚至將這養成為職業運動的話,一定可以成氣候。至於我的團體照,60分及格而已。
September 27, 2008Canberra Capitals Jess, Tully, Kellie, and Nat!

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Jess Bibby, Tully Bevilaqua, Kellie Abram, Nat Hurst (L-R), at the AIS Arena on Saturday night to catch up on the old days and Tully’s exciting summer story in Beijing. Bevilaqua (2nd Left) will be commentating Canberra Capitals’ home game this year.
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NBL Sydney Spirits vs Adelaide 36ers @ AIS Arena

- EXIF | Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
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- | ISO: 800
- | Aperture: f/3.5
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It’s been almost 5 years since the last NBL match was held in Canberra. Canberra’s own Rob Beveridge brought the Westbus Sydney Spirit back home and the Spirits didn’t disappoint the cheering crowd with a come-back victory at the AIS Arena.
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澳洲籃球聯賽(National Basketball League, NBL),自從2003年的Canberra Cannons解散之後,至今沒有代表坎培拉的NBL球隊。雪梨代表隊的總教練Rob Beveridgeg是位坎培拉人,每週坐車去雪梨指導雪梨的球隊。Rob本身在坎培拉長大,大學念的是坎培拉大學,在籃球教職的領域裡做到現在成為雪梨唯一NBL球隊的總教練。
這是一場對坎培拉十分有意義的比賽,2000人在AIS Arena到場為雪梨的球隊加油。為了就是支持像是自家人一樣的Rob。意義非凡。Sydney Spirits雖然從一開賽就以小幅的比分落後到第三節結束時,仍以8分落後。但第四節打得特別順暢,三分球,抄劫,樣樣來。最終以七分之差打敗也是來訪的Adelaide 36ers.
September 23, 2008Olympians HomeComing Parade @ Civic Square

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After Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Hobart, Darwin, Brisbane, and Adelaide, Home Coming Parade for our Australian Olympians has started its finale run in Canberra. Canberra-based Olympians including AIS and ACT Academy of Sports (ACTAS) athletes celebrated their achievement in today’s parade in Civic Square.
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在2008夏季奧運、以及殘障奧運中總共拿到125面獎牌,包括37片金牌的澳洲奧運國家隊,在過去的十天內,在雪梨、墨爾本、阿得雷得、布理司本、伯斯、達爾文,以及今天的坎培拉舉辦凱旋歸國的歡迎遊行。坎培拉的規模當然不能與別的大都市比,但坎培拉身為澳洲體育學院(Australian Institute of Sports, AIS)、以及坎培拉體育學院(ACT Academy of Sports, ACTAS)的所在地,澳洲奧運國家隊有為數不少居住在坎培拉的運動員。這些人就是今天遊行的主人。
坎培拉體育學院今年有去北京的運動員,約十五位,多數都是參加殘運的。坎培拉如果扣除AIS的體育資源,其實本地並沒有太多硬體及軟體上的資源能培養出傑出的運動員。多虧坎培拉體育學院頻頻向外伸觸角,讓自己的運動員能與別的體育學院合作,與AIS合作,才能有今年傑出的參賽人數。
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