The Colours Committee is made up of The Headmaster, the Deputy Headmaster (extra-curricular), the Director of Sport and all Master / Mistresses in charge of all sports.
Sports awards at St. John’s can only be awarded to boys who are in Lower Three or Upper Three, or if they are in the Under 12 or 13 age-groups, except in exceptional circumstances, at the discretion of the Sports Colours Committee.
The awards, which may be awarded throughout the year, are in the form of badges (Half Colours) and scrolls (Full Colours) for each sport. A boy who has received three different Full Colour awards is eligible for Sports Honours.
Badges may be worn on the boy’s tracksuit, or on his blazer. Once the boy has achieved his Colours scroll, however, he must remove his badge from his blazer.
Team Award
For the awarding of a Team Award there are different criteria for the different sports:| Athletics: | 80% of ‘A’ meetings or exceptional performance in the ‘B’ Team |
| Basketball: | 80% of 1st Team matches |
| Cricket: | 80% of 1st XI matches |
| 4 x 1st XI matches for a cap to be awarded in the 5th game | |
| Cross Country: | 80% of School Team meetings |
| Football: | 80% of 1st XI matches |
| Hockey: | 80% of 1st Team matches |
| Rowing: | 80% of regattas at the highest possible level |
| Rugby: | 80% of 1st Team matches as part of the squad |
| Squash: | 80% of 1st Team matches |
| Swimming: | 80% of A Team galas or exceptional performance in the B Team |
| Tennis: | 80% of 1st Team matches |
| Waterpolo: | 80% of 1st Team matches (in starting 7) |
Colours
Colours may be awarded for exceptional performance in any of these sports, at the discretion of the Colours Committee. The award will be the particular sports’ scroll, e.g. “Cricket” and a maroon colours tie.Sports Colours
Sports Colours will be awarded for 5 different Team Awards. The award will be a Sports’ Scroll, e.g. “Sport” and a maroon colours tie.Sports Honours
3 Full Colour Awards and / or selected for a South African Team.PLEASE NOTE:
- THESE CRITERIA SERVE AS A GUIDE LINE. ALL AWARDS WILL BE MADE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COLOURS COMMITTEE.
- THE COLOURS COMMITTEE HAS THE RIGHT TO REVOKE ANY AWARD ON THE GROUNDS OF POOR ATTITUDE, LACK OF COMMITMENT, OR OTHER UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOUR.
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