After a lot of planning, discussions, and sporting successes in 2021, we are excited to announce that this year we will be representing Pegasus Bay School at the Zespri Aims Games in Tauranga.

In sixteen years, the Zespri AIMS Games have gone from a small festival of sport, to what is now considered the International Championships for Intermediate and Middle schools. Hand in hand with the growth has been the emergence of the Zespri AIMS Games as a pathway to sporting achievement and success.

These championships are held annually in Tauranga and are a fantastic opportunity for our sporting elite to challenge themselves against other students. Since the Aims Games inception in 2004, they have grown from 760 competitors representing 17 schools and four sporting codes to the 2019 Anchor AIMS Games where they embraced 11,500+ competitors representing 365+ schools from throughout New Zealand, Asia, and the Pacific.

This year the 2022 AIMS Games will be held from Saturday 3rd to Friday 9th September. More information is now available from the AIMS games website.

I am excited to give our athletes the opportunity to trial for our Pegasus Bay Netball team to represent the school at these games. I understand that there are many sporting codes that we are capable of representing, but after lengthy discussions, we have decided that 2022 will see netball only represented due to recent success in this sport.

The AIMS Games competition is for Year 7 and 8 students only. Competitors must be over 10 years of age and under 13 years of age, as of 31 December the year before the tournament year. Competitors’ birthdates will be required on school registration documentation. For the 2022 Zespri AIMS Games, this means the accepted birth years are: 2009, 2010, and 2011.

There is a cost of approximately $1000 per player, this includes airfares, accommodation, food, and transport. Families will also be required to help fundraise and support the team leading up to the games. We will also be looking for sponsorship.

I have attached a google form for you to fill out if you would like your child to trial for the team. Trials will be held at a later date. You must fill out the form to be eligible for the trials.

https://forms.gle/udzVXorcuHmH6Jhq9

Please contact Jenni Loffhagen via email jenloffhagen@pegasusbay.school.nz if you have any questions.