Sports Leaders News

Mrs Allen (School Sports Co-ordinator)

Year 7 and 8 tennis

Lower site students have the opportunity to join our tennis sessions led by Mr Molyneux at lunch as follows:

3 May - year 7 - practice anyone can play 5 May - year 8 - practice anyone can play 10 May - year 7 boys' tournament 12 May - year 7 boys' tournament finish 17 may - year 7 girls' tournament 19 May - year 7 girls tournament finish 24 May - year 8 boys' tournament 26 May - year 8 boys' tournament finish 7 June - year 8 girls' tournament 9 June - year 8 girls tournament finish

Sports leaders news

Mrs Allen led the year 10 sports leaders session on 5 May to continue their development and today, Friday 7 May, our year 12 level 3 sports leaders had their practical / theory session. This course is now nearing completion. Students are reminded that the deadline for completed booklets is Friday 21 May.

FA girls leadership programme

5 May was the launch of the FA girls leadership programme.

Primary sports activity programme

Mrs Allen and Mr Molyneux had a planning day for the summer term sports activity programme on Thursday for primary schools. This summer term is very different to our usual activities due to Covid. In previous years the primary schools visit Highfields and join our sports leader led sessions, but this is not possible at the moment, so Mrs Allen and Mr Molyneux are visiting primary schools to deliver activities in class bubbles. Activities selected are athletics, rounders, kwik cricket, ball skills, multiskills, orienteering and dance. The planning day enabled Mrs Allen and Mr Molyneux to visit the orienteering school to plan the event and our activities for other schools.

Cricket news

England women’s star and cricket coach, Lydia Greenway, visited Highfields to coach our year 9 girls at Darley Dale Cricket Club for the annual girls cricket day on 5 May.

Mrs Allen, Mr Shirtcliffe and Mrs Wildgoose met virtually with Derbyshire coach, Charlie Storr, to finalise the plans for girls cricket after May half term and then completed their level 2 coaching qualification with England coach Lydia Greenway.