Sports Update

Highfields School Newsletter Sports Update

Two new programmes for students

Two new programmes are featured below for any Highfields student, not just students already completing Sports Leadership courses.

1. ‘I Can, I Am’ Resilience programme

This programme has been created to support you through the current Covid-19 crisis. By working through the ‘I Can, I Am’ Resilience Programme students will be supported to learn and build five key personal skills:

Communication Self-belief Team work Self-management Problem solving

The programme challenges students to build these skills through completing learning, demonstrating skills through activities and reflecting on how they have built these skills.

Students should be prepared to make a difference to their community when everyone is settling into the new future post Covid-19. As part of ‘I Can, I Am’ students will be asked to make a pledge of positive actions as a ‘Community Builder’ and carry these out so that they become a part of the solution for the new future.

Full details are available below: http://www.highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk/pdfs/NewsPDFs/introduction-to-i-can-i-am-resilienceprogramme.pdf

2. Personal Skills programme

The programme has an award for each year group and provides schools with accredited learning and certifications for students in years 7-11.

The programme consists of three separate awards:  Transition  Active Citizenship Award  Progression Award

Full details are available below: http://www.highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk/pdfs/NewsPDFs/PSPInfoSheet.pdf

Highfields School enters Girls Active Awards Entry

Highfields School is aiming for success in the Youth Sport Trust’s Girls Active Awards, recognising the growth and development of its girls involved in the national programme aimed at engaging girls in shaping their school sport and PE offer.

The Girls Active Awards are a celebration of the work girls are leading to get more girls active and enjoying PE and physical activity. Over 300 primary and secondary schools are involved in the Girls Active programme across the country.

Girls Active aims to get more girls active and enjoying PE and physical activity. Developed by children’s charity the Youth Sport Trust, delivered in partnership with Women in Sport and This Girl Can and funded through Sport England National Lottery.

Highfields has nominated four girls for awards based on their own journey and impact they’ve had on other girls’ experiences within the school. The awards, now in their third year, are part of the Girls Active programme, which school has been part of a number of years.

Girls Active engages girls in shaping the PE and physical activity on offer at their school, working to inspire and support other girls. Highfields has already seen some great developments since being part of the programme.

Mrs Allen commented:

“We are so delighted to have nominated four girls in the 2020 Girls Active Awards. The experience of the Girls Active programme so far has really been a positive experience to work with the girls to shape their own experience of school sport and physical activity at our school. We’ve seen some really creative sessions.

Ali Oliver, Chief Executive of the Youth Sport Trust, said:

“The Girls Active Awards are an important part of the journey for the girls through the programme, they allow them to reflect on and celebrate their own personal experiences and the impact of their work.

Girls Active is as much about getting young people active as it is about harnessing young people’s talents and encouraging them to make a difference to others both in and through sport. Our research around barriers to girls participating in physical activity and sport tells us that one of the best ways to engage girls is through encouragement from their peers - and that is exactly what Girls Active is about.

To date, the Awards have offered winners some incredible sporting experiences and opportunities as prizes and we look forward to celebrating this years’ successful young women.”

The Girls Active Awards will announce the short list in the summer and the awards event will take place in London in October.

For more information visit www.girlsactive.youthsporttrust.org

YST Girls Active Research

Mrs Allen discussed each of the following points with Youth Sport Trust regarding the engagement of Highfields girls participating in the Girls Active project in advance of their analysis of our projects.

Take a long-term approach to engaging girls Make girls’ engagement an explicit objective in PE plans Involve all PE staff in addressing the issues Put developing self-confidence at the heart of PE Support girls to identify and set personal goals Focus on mastery and personal improvement Make PE and sport relevant to girls’ lives Focus on girls being active for life not just for sport Make explicit the development of girls’ wider life skills Recognise the power of friends to drive progress Provide and promote the social aspects of PE and sport Enable girls to motivate their peers to take part Develop role models for the future Deploy girls as positive role models for other girls Promote diverse role models, not just elite sportswomen Empower girls to design and deliver PE and sport Allow girls to be creative and learn through discovery Develop and deploy girls in a variety of leadership roles

Rural Derbyshire School Sports Partnership Activity Challenges: Week 5

Week day Physical Activity Physical Literacy Physical Numeracy Creative

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Teddy bear challenge (see link below) Choose just 5 of the challenges to complete As on the video, repeat each challenge x2 times. Name these sports which are in french?  Natation  Coupes  Plongee  Ecraser Practice your jumps 2 feet to 2 feet, 2 feet to 1 foot, 1 foot to 2 feet, 1 foot to the other foot, 1 foot to same foot = hopping COUNT your total jumps Play your favorite song, how many star jumps can you do whilst it plays? (Take a rest during the chorus)Dance like no one is watching! Teddy bear challenge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whPptTaKMtA How long can you balance on one leg? Too easy? Try it with your eyes closed! Still too easy? With an adult present, balance on a tin of baked beans or something similar. Can you learn the names of your favourite 3 sports in spanish? Laying down flat on your back, how many times can you throw and catch a ball or rolled up pair of socks in 1 minute? Calculate how many you could do in 5, 10 & 30mins Standing on one leg, can you catch pairs of socks thrown to you? Keep your eyes on the socks. Change legs often. On your back, arms stretched above your head. Use your core (tummy muscles) roll onto your stomach, try and hold your legs and arms off the floor. Repeat 10 times. How many books, poems, nursery rhymes and songs can you find with the word “Jump” in? (I got 5!) See if you can beat me! Using paper make a target with 4 circles on it. Allocate points for each circle. Throw 5 pairs pf socks at the target & record your total score. Now try to beat it! Chose a sporting image and try to recreate it using toys, objects and things in your home. Throw a soft ball or pair of rolled up socks into the air, try and touch your head, before catching the ball. Throw higher to add shoulders, knees and toes. Solve our sports anagrams:  Care Loss (1 word)  Key choice (2 words)  I near quest (1 word) Try out one of the cross curricular challenges from the video below. Play a game of Sports Charades with a member of your family. Cross curricular challenges https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYwcoNhgdK0&feature=emb_logo Triathlon, Swim/Cylce/Run. On tummy, lift arms & legs up & waggle for 30 secs On your back, cycle your legs in the air for 30 secs. Run for 30 secs on the spot. Rest for 30 secs Repeat x5 times Spell your name in exercise using the video below 30 secs on 30 secs rest How many times can you pass a ball or soft teddy around your waist in 1 minute? With your answer, divide it by 60 to work out how many passes you did per second? Rhythmic gymnastics - Make a streamer with a ribbon, scarf or paper. Make a short sequence of shapes in the air with your ribbon. Try jumping! Spell your name: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYwcoNhgdK0&feature=emb_logo

Remember, adults need to stay active as well! Challenge your parents/carers to complete the challenges with you!

Sports activity challenges: Week 3 - Netball

The Rural Derbyshire School Sport Partnership have been working with Active Derbyshire on virtual challenges. As well as being great fun to complete, there are prizes to be won for individuals and schools who participate.

Competition entries should be sent directly to Active Derbyshire (not to school or Rural Derbyshire School Sports Partnership).

This week’s sport specific challenges can be accessed on the link below and focusses on netball. http://www.highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk/pdfs/NewsPDFs/DerbyshireSchoolGamesNetball.pdf

The resource has simple descriptions and images of all the challenges, a brief history of the sport, some research tasks as well as literacy and numeracy; along with links to Governing Body of sport websites for additional information. There are 10 challenges to complete and a new challenge will be issued weekly focusing on a different sport.

Week 1 – Golf http://www.highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk/pdfs/NewsPDFs/DerbyshireSchoolGames.pdf Week 2 – Football http://www.highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk/pdfs/NewsPDFs/DerbyshireSchoolGamesFootball.pdf

Youth Sport Trust and School Games have put together some activities to take part in – see links below: https://www.youthsporttrust.org/free-home-learning-resources-0 https://www.yourschoolgames.com/coronavirus-support/ngb-activities/

Physical Activity bingo

Boccia England: Rainbow Cup virtual competition

Boccia England have launched a new Rainbow Cup virtual competition (see below): http://www.highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk/pdfs/NewsPDFs/BocciaRainbowcup.pdf

The competition is open for anyone to take part and if you have not got boccia equipment you can use any items you have for example, socks as boccia balls or other kind of ball you may have, toilet rolls or towels at targets, plastic box lids or chopping boards as a ramp. If you come up with a new ball, target or ramp, Boccia England will be happy to receive your idea.

Thornbridge Outdoors – free outdoor learning resources

Please see below outdoor activities from Thornbridge Outdoors to enjoy over the next couple of days to keep active:

https://mcusercontent.com/87cbda18cbf8ad1791496dc65/files/75475457-9470- 44e6-9e47-6e516fb13527/Home_Version_Lockdown_Activities_1.02.pdf

Rounders England: Aresson Design a Bat Competition 2020

Whilst we may not be able to play Rounders at the moment, our competition with Aresson this year is designed to be completed from home.

This year we would like students to design their dream Rounders bat and also create a poster showcasing a Rounders warm up or skills practise that can be done from home.

Each school that enters the competition is entered into a prize draw for a chance to win an Aresson Rounders Set. Each winner receives a bat painted with their design plus a Vision X Bat and Ball Pack.

Who is the competition open to?

Any primary school or secondary school in the UK. There are separate primary and secondary categories so a winner will be selected from each.

How do I apply?

Click the link to download the competition pack: http://www.highfields.derbyshire.sch.uk/pdfs/NewsPDFs/AressonDesign-a-Bat-Competition-Information-Pack-2020-1.pdf The deadline for applications is Midnight 3 July.

Online cricket courses during COVID-19

The following information on online courses has been forwarded to us from Darley Dale Cricket Club.

Online Umpire Scoring Courses

ECB Association of Cricket Officials has created a range of free online courses for aspiring umpires and scorers. The courses are a great way for people to use the current downtime to learn a new skill or brush up on their knowledge.

Basics of Umpiring – This course is aimed at umpires who simply want to learn the fundamental laws and basic field craft and those players who umpire 5 or 10 overs at the weekend. Book now https://booking.ecb.co.uk/c/express/911c7453-1d2a-45d1-9ab3- 6ccd86e666b8?utm_campaign=11511609_30042020_COVID19_Update_Clubs_Leagues&utm_medium=Email &utm_source=Email_AdHoc&email=&dm_i=1FT6,6UQEX,VQNB5L,RHJ7S,1

Umpire Stage One – This course is designed to give an overview of the basic Laws of the game as well as providing information on how to apply them and introduce the principles of field craft and match management. This course is an ideal introduction for new club umpires, a refresher for existing umpires and the first step for those who aspire to umpire at higher levels. Book now: https://booking.ecb.co.uk/c/express/f34d46f4-afe5-4459-94d7- 4ab66ab0235c?utm_campaign=11511609_30042020_COVID19_Update_Clubs_Leagues&utm_medium=Email &utm_source=Email_AdHoc&email=&dm_i=1FT6,6UQEX,VQNB5L,RHJ7S,1

Basics of Scoring – This course is designed to provide all the skills needed to start scoring. The course covers the basics of scoring a game of cricket such as scoring symbols, umpire signals, dismissals and gives a helpful overview of the laws of the game. Book now: https://booking.ecb.co.uk/c/express/501245fd-e917-45e8-827ef14d10a1d0cb?utm_campaign=11511609_30042020_COVID19_Update_Clubs_Leagues&utm_medium=Email &utm_source=Email_AdHoc&email=&dm_i=1FT6,6UQEX,VQNB5L,RHJ7S,1