Delacombe touch footballer on her way

ELEVEN-year-old Delacombe Primary School student Kendra Scally Tu’i, has been selected to compete at the School Sport Australia Championships.

She has earned a place in the School Sport Victoria 12 years and under touch football team.

The championships, held in Canberra in October, offers students the opportunity to participate in higher levels of sporting competition against others from across the country.

“I am happy and surprised and feel lucky to make it into the Victorian team,” Kendra said.

Sheridan Scally, her mother said she has been playing touch for almost four years.

“Kendra is a very fast sprinter which is why she took up the game, she also plays tackle rugby and used to be a netballer,” Ms Scally said.

Kendra said she would like to play professionally when she is older and wants to cross over into playing rugby.

“My long-term dream is to play in the Australian women’s national rugby sevens team,” she said.

Training in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs takes up most of the family’s time each Sunday Ms Scally said.

Between training sessions her coach gives Kendra drills and skills she has to practice 100 times each in front of a video camera.

“Then I send the video back to my coach, that’s like my homework for the week,” Kendra said.

Kendra will travel with the team by plane to Canberra while Ms Scally and the rest of the family will drive up together.

Delacombe Primary School is holding a small fundraiser and has donated $100 towards the Kendra’s costs.