	{"id":110902,"date":"2025-03-14T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=110902"},"modified":"2025-03-12T17:33:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T06:33:43","slug":"school-footy-comp-promotes-respectful-relationships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/sport\/school-footy-comp-promotes-respectful-relationships\/","title":{"rendered":"School footy comp promotes respectful relationships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE competition all about respect is returning for another year, with Ballarat&#8217;s Loreto College and St Patrick&#8217;s College taking on Geelong&#8217;s Sacred Heart College and St Joseph&#8217;s College.<\/p>\n<p>The annual Respect Cup will be played at GMHBA Stadium on Wednesday 19 March to highlight International Women&#8217;s Day and the importance of respectful relationships.<\/p>\n<p>The cup was first played in 2021 with the aim of acknowledging that everyone can make a difference towards achieving gender equality.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s theme is &#8216;march forward&#8217; and the event is aligned with the United Nations International Women&#8217;s Day initiative.<\/p>\n<p>The Respect Cup will be awarded to the brother-sister schools with the highest combined score.<\/p>\n<p>The match between St Patrick&#8217;s College and St Joseph&#8217;s College is the curtain-raiser to the women&#8217;s game, and Loreto College Ballarat team member Tilly said this is a great way to promote equality.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/03\/RespectCupSHCandSJC_50580.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"522\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charlie, Jayde, Ally, Tara and Hamish will represent Geelong in the Respect Cup. 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