Girls’ Sports We have waited with bated breath for
Remove and Lower Fifth year groups
competitive grassroots sport to return.
have continued their commitment and
It has been a pleasure to see the girls
excellent work ethic towards their
playing football and tennis fixtures and
termly sports. The Remove girls have
enjoying everything that they entail.
had good numbers to accompany their
There has been a real excitement in
positive attitude towards football and
games lessons and after-school clubs,
are quickly learning from their games
and we have been really impressed with
teachers. The Lower Fifth too have
the girls’ enthusiasm and application
shown a great approach; in their 11-a-
towards their Trinity term sports.
side fixture against Haileybury they demonstrated how astute they are as
Women’s sport, and in particular
sports performers adapting to the full
football, has been one of the fastest
adult game.
growing sports in the UK in the last twenty years. With its rise in popularity
Tennis has always been a sport that we
and its accessibility, married with our
offer in our Trinity term games
excellent football facilities at Chigwell,
programme. Mrs Sheila Bint has been
it made sense for it to become the new
really impressed with the interest in
main summer sport for girls. It has been
both games and extra-curricular clubs
impressive to see how quickly the girls
and really enjoyed the first tennis fixture
have picked up the basics and applied
against Brentwood. With more fixtures
their knowledge and understanding
to come for tennis after half term, there
from other sports to it. In the U10,
will be more to report back.
U11 and U12 age groups many girls are
Next term, weather permitting, we hope
becoming highly competent footballers.
to play the full complement of fixtures
They have performed well in fixtures
and continue the positive start to the
against Braeside, St. Aubyn’s and St.
term.
Edmunds, and we foresee a bright future ahead for them.
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