This is the transcript for the video Learn about sport at UTS

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hello 

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i’m rob lavery and i’m the president of 

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the uts north sydney district cricket 

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club 

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we’re a foundation club in sydney’s 

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grade cricket competition 

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now known as new south wales premier 

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cricket the bears have been part of the 

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world’s premier club cricket competition 

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for more than 125 years 

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the club’s rich history includes 21 

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players who represented australia 

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including bradman tiger o’reilly and 

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stuart mcgill 

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and more than 70 state and bbl 

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representatives including current sydney 

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sixer justin avendano 

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our club has a full men’s grade cricket 

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program including five grades 

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under 21s and under 16s we also have an 

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expanding women’s program which 

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currently includes third grade and under 

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18 sides 

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and will grow to include a full suite of 

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grades in the coming seasons 

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during the summer we train at bon 

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andrews oval and st leonard’s park 

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north sydney 

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our men train tuesdays and thursdays and 

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our women train on wednesdays 

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new male players can trial for our club 

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on july 26th at Artarmon reserve 

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and we will release information for new 

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female trialists soon 

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check our website for details currently 

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our men’s program is restricted to an 

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elite club level 

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however we have partnerships with other 

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clubs and are happy to direct cricketers 

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who are not yet able to crack the top 

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five grades to other competitions where 

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they can develop their skills 

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our women’s program is open to all 

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players interested in taking part in 

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hardball cricket in sydney 

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the bears have a full social calendar 

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from christmas parties to our gala 

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presentation evening 

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after training and games we head to the 

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union hotel in north sydney for a beer 

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and a yarn 

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we also assist in preparing the men’s 

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university games side for their 

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competition and are proud of the 

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expanding number of bears in the squad 

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we are one of 10 high performance clubs 

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here at uts which means we can offer a 

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wider range of benefits and services to 

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more student athletes than ever before 

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whether you’re already at the bears 

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looking to change clubs 

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or starting your studies at uts chances 

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are we have something for you 

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apply via the main uts elite athlete 

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program intake 

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and we’ll take care of the rest for more 

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information head to 

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the activate uts website 

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you can also access more information and 

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get in contact with the club through our 

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website 

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www.northsydneycc.com.au 

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