Spring 2011 Newsletter - Maidenhill School

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MAIDENHILL NEWS: SPRING 2011
SPORTS
NEWS
Mr Joyce is School Sports co-ordinator at
Maidenhill. This term he has managed to set
up a variety of sports clubs with the help of
grants from different organisations.
These include:
BADMINTON CLUB
The Badminton Club runs on a Thursday after school
from 3.00pm to 4.15pm. The school, through the Schools
Sports Partnership, employs a qualified badminton coach
to run these sessions. Equipment has been provided
for the initiative by the Youth Sports Trust. This includes
30 rackets, 20 tubes of shuttle cocks and a Badminton
Leader’s bag that holds organisational items. This is to
aid the Young Badminton Leaders with the delivery of
the project.
The aim of this initiative is to try to get more young
people playing an
Olympic sport. The first
session took place in
the new sports hall on
Thursday 10 February
and attracted 28 students
from Year 7 through to
Year 11. A fantastic start!
GYMNASTICS CLUB
This club has been up and running since 2010 and has
grown in popularity ever since. The school, through the
Schools Sport Partnership, managed to secure some
additional funding and that has allowed the employment
of a Level 3 gymnastics coach. Through her coaching and
teaching she has encouraged girls and boys to attend on
a regular basis and this has helped the club to grow. The
club now averages about 15 students ranging from Year 7
through to Year 11.
This club runs on a Wednesday, after school, from
3.00pm to 4.15pm inside the old gymnasium. The aim of
this club is to have fun and through this approach to help
students develop
and improve their
agility, balance and
co-ordination.
Activities include
specific floor work
which includes the
basics of rolling
and balancing.
The second part of
the session is more
challenging with specific vaulting techniques which include
forward and backward somersaults, twist and turns.
GIRLS’ FOOTBALL
Through “Active Gloucestershire”, funds were secured
to run an eight week football programme for girls
who attend Maidenhill School. This funding will allow
the school to employ
a Level 2 FA coach
and to purchase
vital equipment that
will assist in the
development of
this club. The first
session took place on
Wednesday 17 February
after school in the new sports hall. Activities include
ball skills, positional play and team work. The sessions
are run with the fun aspect in mind and the girls have
the opportunity to put forward suggestions on how
they would like to see the club run and to come up with
ideas of how to keep the club sustainable in the future.
Coaches from Stonehouse Football Club will be invited
to attend some of the training sessions at Maidenhill
School and some of the girls may wish to take part in
Stonehouse Football Club’s junior girls programme.
SPORTS LEADERS
Mr Joyce has also given students the chance to take
responsibility by appointing Young Sports leaders
to assist in activities for primary children which are
organised at Maidenhill. Students help in a variety of
roles including setting up courses for cross country,
helping parents and visitors, and supporting the children
in trying their best. He has also set up a new Sports
Council with representatives from all year groups to
help develop sport at Maidenhill.