SPORTS PILLAR

Sporting expectations

Sports participation in a summer and winter sport is expected of all students in Grades 8 - 10. In Grade 8 and 9, boys are expected to play rugby or hockey. They may play another winter sport, but it must be in addition to hockey or rugby. All Grade 11 and 12s are expected to play sport but may choose another activity with the permission of their House Head. Grade 11 and 12s must be involved in a significant sport/activity throughout the year in order to qualify for matric colours. Support and showing one’s colours are an essential part of our Wynberg sporting ethos and our much-envied school spirit. All students are expected to support certain derby fixtures during the course of the year. These compulsory events, known as All in for Wynberg events, are listed in the school diary and welladvertised in advance.

Boys may choose from the sports offered at the school:

Summer sports

• Athletics • Basketball • Cricket • Swimming • Tennis • Water Polo • Summer League Squash.

Winter sports

• Cross Country • Golf • Hockey • Rugby • Squash • Soccer. Wynberg Boys’ High is serious about sport.

Coaching, in many instances by professional coaches, is offered in all the above, and players are guaranteed at least ten fixtures per season in all team sports. The Swimming team only takes part in inter-schools galas, without practices or coaching offered. Wynberg also enters teams or allows individuals to enter under the name of the school in other inter-school activities such as: • Bodyboarding • Cycling • Fencing • Judo

• Sailing • Shooting • Surfing • Triathlon.

Although we participate as a school, there is no formal coaching offered in these activities, and fixtures are not arranged by the school outside of the usual leagues. The list of these activities may vary from year to year.

Sportsmanship: Friendship, Rivalry, and Competition

All sport at school is aimed at teaching students not only the skills, traditions and etiquette of the various sports, but also to understand the responsibilities and advantages that come with teamwork: to play the game, to be fair, to respect the umpires and referees, and to play to the best of one’s ability.