Core & Additional Sports

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1 Grey Court School Sports Offer Core & Additional Sports 1

2 Sports Offer Sport is an important and vibrant part of life at Grey Court School. We aim to provide a wide range of sports at levels suited to students different abilities and interests. The sports programme includes core sports (selection, regular training, full fixture list against other schools) and additional sports (open to all, for health and enjoyment, with some competition). We compete against the best sporting schools in London and the South East. The School has an improving record of sporting achievement. The School s facilities for sport include: A Sports Hall ( basketball court and four badminton courts, volleyball court,2 Indoor cricket nets) Gymnasium for Dance and Gymnastic activities The School Field is used for PE, sports training, football & rugby fixtures Playing Fields on Bull Meadow for football games and competitive matches 3 outdoor netball courts 4 outdoor Tennis Courts OAA course within the school grounds 300 metre grass running tracking New strength and conditioning suite We would like every student to get involved in the extra-curricular sporting activities of the school. Where external coaches are used, all have undergone the necessary child protection checks. There is a designated Grey Court staff member (the teacher i/c) responsible for oversight of each sport. Contents Sports Offer Core Sports... 3 Athletics... 3 Football (Boys & Girls)... 4 Netball... 4 Rugby Union... 5 Tennis... 5 Basketball... 6 Additional Sports... 7 Badminton... 7 Cricket... 8 Cross Country... 8 Karate... 9 Rounders... 9 Volleyball... 9 Sports Scholarship Programme 11 Sport Club links..12 2

3 Core Sports The core sports programme is the core of the sporting offer at the School. There are currently six major sports: Athletics Football Netball Rugby Tennis Basketball The aim of the core sports programme is: to involve large numbers of students and field as many teams competitively as possible to select teams on talent to run a full fixture list against other schools to enter competitions to train at least once a week to give students the opportunity and encouragement to play at district, county and regional level All students are encouraged to try out for the core sports. Students who have a talent for a sport and are selected for teams will be expected to train and play for the school. These students will have compulsory training added to their timetable. This is dedicated training time and is an expectation of the school. Athletics Track and field athletics play a large part in the curriculum and are developed further as a core extra-curricular sport during the Winter/Summer Term. Students have the opportunity to learn aspects of track running at all distances, including relays and hurdles. They are also able to develop new skills in the field events (discus, javelin, shot putt, long jump, high jump, triple jump). There are fixtures against other schools. Grey Court School takes part in the Richmond Schools Track and Field Championships at Kingsmeadow in June. The year 7 boys, year 8 boys, year 9 boys and year 7 girls, year 8 girls were crowned champions in We won the overall Boys trophy and the overall Girls trophy and Grey Court won the overall (Boys & Girls ) trophy for the second consecutive year. The Junior Boys, Junior Girls & Senior Boys qualified for the South East English Schools Regional Finals. The Junior Boys finished 5 th, Junior Girls 5th and the Senior Boys finished 6 th. The school also competed in the indoor season at Lee Valley for the second time during the winter months. Our senior boys, junior girls and junior boys reached the A Finals. Autumn/Spring/Summer Term Monday - Friday 3

4 Mr A Ridley Miss M Barrett Mrs I Garrard School PE polo shirt, shorts, white socks, trainers or spikes Football (Boys & Girls) Football forms an important part of the curriculum in both boys and girls PE. Football training allows students to develop their individual skills and their role within a team. The school competes in the Richmond Borough League, Surrey Schools Cup and the English Schools FA Cup competitions alongside friendly fixtures organised. Our Year 7 boys team were crowned Borough Champions last year and won the Borough 5-a-side competition. They also won the Ibstock Park 6-a-side competition. The school has developed excellent links with Brentford FC and they lead the Girls. Mr Joseph Jones (ex student, now playing with Woking FC) leads on the Junior Boys side. Autumn/Spring term Girls: Monday Boys: Thursday Miss N Angel Mr A Ridley Brentford FC Mr J Jones School PE polo shirt, shorts, football socks, football boots & shin pads Netball Netball is the main winter sport at Grey Court School for girls. Senior fixtures against other schools in the Borough run in the Autumn Term from September to October while Junior fixtures commence in the Spring Term after February half term. Year 9 & senior training runs on a Monday. This is part of the pupils timetable. for year 7 and 8 will be on Wednesdays. Our year 7 team and seniors were Borough runners up. Autumn/Spring 4

5 Year 9/Seniors: Tuesday : Wednesday, Miss M Barrett, Miss I Garrard School PE polo shirt, shorts, socks, trainers Rugby Union Rugby is one of the main winter sports at Grey Court School. Over the last year the School has developed a strong reputation for Rugby and plays against top private school opposition. There are matches from September to March, most will be mid-week fixtures with the occasional Saturday fixture. After the February half term, there are Rugby Sevens competitions. Our Year 11 Rugby Union team were Quarter Finalists in the Middlesex Cup, our year 7 boys team were crowned Middx Bowl winners and also won the Orleans Park 7s plate trophy. Our Girls rugby is continuing to grow, we have lots of girls committed to the training sessions and are looking to add more fixtures this year. We have a superb link with Harlequins RFC and they deliver our training for the Girls. The training sessions have been added to the students timetables and they are expected to train. Autumn/Spring Y7-9 Monday Y10 Wednesday Y11-13 Wednesday Girls Tuesday Nil Harlequins RFU Mr A Ridley Miss N Angel Mr M Flood School PE Rugby shirt, shorts, socks, boots, gum shield Tennis Tennis is played in the Summer Term. In preparation for the season, there will be Tennis practice in the Autumn/Spring term led by professional coach Mr James Kober. Team squad training will take place on Tuesday and Thursday during lunch. This starts at and finished at 12.55pm. The Wednesday evening session is open to all pupils and starts at 3.15pm. All students are welcome to come along, try out and play. Ham & Petersham TC are a community partner that will offer coaching support to the school and a place for students to play outside of school. The fixture list over the past year has become a lot stronger. We have Junior/ Senior Boys and Girls teams in the LTA leagues. We 5

6 run the Road to Wimbledon Competition each year and Grey Court also holds ball boy/girl trials with our G & T pupils in Year 9. Last summer, we had 6 students who made it through to ball boy/girl at Wimbledon. Autumn/Spring/Summer Term Junior girls/boys team training Tuesday lunch Senior girls/boys team training Thursday lunch Wednesday All Pupils Ball Boy/Girl training Friday pm Mr J Kober, Mrs Kober Mr J Kober, Mrs I Garrard Mrs Kober, Miss N Angel School PE Polo shirt, shorts, socks trainers, racket Basketball Basketball is played in the Autumn and Spring Term. There are competitions for each year group against other schools in these terms also. The club is targeted for both boys/ girls and training arrangements are made accordingly. We have an excellent link with Richmond Knights and they help deliver the training. Our Junior Girls reached the Semi Finals of the London Youth Games. Our Junior and Senior Girls were also Borough Champions. Autumn/Spring Term Elite Sports Programme Tuesday and Thursday morning Year 7/8: Friday morning KS3 boys/girls training Tuesday/Thursday lunch. Mr A Ridley, Miss M Barrett Miss M Barrett Mr A Ridley Mr D Sherlock School PE Polo shirt, shorts, socks trainers (compulsory) 6

7 Additional Sports In addition to the major sports, the school aims to provide the opportunity for all students to participate in sport through an extensive and growing programme of additional sports: Badminton Cricket Cross-Country Karate Rounders Table Tennis Volleyball Trampolining The aim of the additional sports programme is: to be open to all to be run as much for health and enjoyment as for competition to have a handful of fixtures or events All students are encouraged to find at least one sport they enjoy. We do expect students to make a commitment to their chosen sport for the season they are expected to attend regularly and participate in any fixtures or events. Please note that there is a charge for some additional sports. If you are not able to afford the cost please contact your child s Head of Year. The school s policy is that we will always try to provide financial assistance in so far as our resources allow so that any student can participate. Badminton Badminton is played throughout the year. There are competitions for each year group against other schools in this term. Autumn Term Monday lunch Nil Miss M Barrett Miss M Barrett School PE shirt, shorts, socks trainers (compulsory) 7

8 Cricket Cricket is played in the Summer Term. In preparation for the season, there will be Indoor nets practice in the Sports Hall from January. All boys are welcome to come along and try out and most will get to play. The fixture list over the past year has become stronger with challenging matches against other schools. The Senior boys are the current Borough Champions. Summer Term Y7/8: Monday Y9/Snr: Friday Nil Mr S Khan School PE shirt, shorts, socks trainers Cross Country The school Cross-Country programme leads directly into the Borough Competition and County representative trials in November. In addition to curriculum time sessions there is the opportunity for students to develop their running before and after school in the school grounds and Richmond Park. We also have teams in the English Schools Cross Country Cup. Our boys teams were crowned Borough Champions last year. Autumn Term Wednesday Morning Nil Mrs I Garrard Mrs I Garrard Mr A Ridley School PE Polo shirt, shorts, socks trainers or running spikes (compulsory) 8

9 Karate Karate is a new club. We have a fantastic relationship with Khalsa Karate and this club runs every Monday and is proving very successful. January 2018 TBC Monday Will cost after December 2017 Mr S Sehra Mr S Sehra School PE top, shorts Rounders Rounders is played in the summer term. This club is extremely popular for both KS3 and KS4 girls and runs alongside the girls fixtures. The junior and senior girls teams finished runners up in the league Summer Term Wednesday Miss M Barrett Mrs I Garrard School PE shirt, shorts, socks trainers (compulsory) Volleyball Volleyball is an expanding club held after school after October half term. We have a superb link with Richmond Volleyball and enjoy high numbers at the club. We are the current U15 boys Borough Champions. The club is open to all. Autumn/Spring Term Friday after October half term Mr D Rivers, Miss M Barrett Mr D Rivers N/A Miss M Barrett 9

10 Trampolining Trampolining is run throughout the year. This is for selected pupils who are training for the Borough Competitions. Autumn Term Friday Miss M Barrett School PE Polo top, Blue shorts Sport Scholarship Programme Grey Court School is offering a new Sport Scholarship programme to high achieving students in year 7 in The programme aims to reward enthusiastic and committed sports performers with a supplemented sport focussed curriculum and outstanding Enrichment Programme. This programme will then link in with our Elite Player Development Programme which begins in year 8. Each year we will also allocate the prestigious Grey Court Award to the top sport scholar for Year 7 at our annual Sports Celebration event. Scholarships are awarded to students who demonstrate particular talent within the realm of sporting and athletic activities. This may be demonstrated in any practical activity including (but not limited to) team games, athletics, swimming, gymnastics and dance or if students have a strong aptitude to become a top level performer as shown through our testing process. Sport Scholarships will be awarded to candidates who can make a significant contribution to the sporting success of the School. Scholars will be expected to participate fully in their chosen activity but also to represent the School in other major sports. On receipt of a Scholarship, students will be monitored throughout the year in their respective sports and academic work. Scholars will sign a contract and their performance, attitude and contribution to the school and school sport will be reviewed on a termly basis, monitoring their continued suitability for the Scholarship programme. 10

11 Outline of Scholarship Programme Year 7 programme 3 additional sessions per week: o One before school: Strength and Conditioning/ Fitness session o Two in curriculum time: Focus on improving practical ability In game play and athletics events School Sports Club Links The school has links with clubs in the local community that offer further coaching and the opportunity to compete against other clubs. All of these clubs have qualified and CRB checked coaches. Contact details and training info if available is listed below for the sport and the club: Athletics: St Mary s Richmond Athletics Club, St Marys University College Twickenham Noel Stoddart Junior Manager noelstoddart@aol.com Football: Kew Association YFC Riverside Drive in Ham, Richmond info@kewafcyouth.co.uk Brentford FC Griffin Park Braemer Road Brentford TW8 Rugby Union: Harlequins RFC The Stoop Twickenham Tennis: Ham & Petersham TC Grey Court School James Kober 11

12 Karate: Khalsa Karate Grey Court School Satinder Sehra Boxing: Two Kings Boxing Club Luke Moran 248 Kingston Road Kingston Upon Thames 12

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