SPORT Change. Adaptability. Resilience.
We started the year with severe restrictions in place; we could only train in segregated year groups and we couldn’t play fixtures. Most pupils hadn’t played organised sport for over six months and were at different stages of fitness. There
was a need to reconnect socially and reintegrate pupils back into the sporting programme carefully to avoid the risk of injury. We therefore set in motion a progressive athletic development programme, combined with a Summer Term sport for six weeks interspersed with some skill content and match play for our major Autumn sports. The blended programme was well received and offered the opportunity to play mixed sport which was much enjoyed by all. We had hoped to see some competitive interschool fixtures at some point in the Autumn Term but little did we realise that we would still have major restrictions across the educational landscape leading right up to December and beyond.
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The wonderful thing about sport is that it can teach us about life. The idea that things always run smoothly and go to plan is our dream… and when it happens it is so satisfying. However, there may be times when the dream is changed by events, and it is then that we need to be at our very best. Plug in Covid, lockdown, social distancing and the wettest May on record and this year has possibly
provided the best opportunities for demonstrating our adaptability and resilience, and I would like to thank everyone, pupils, staff and parents, for their patience and endeavour. It is this that has, despite everything, enabled a remarkable amount of sporting participation.
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