Sports

S P O R T

Visit to Tottenham Hotspurs FC

In May 2022, Year 10 students visited Tottenham Hotspurs FC. Armaan C (10W) talks about this experience: "Going on a school trip after 2 years and not being able to go anywhere was a great experience. I thought a week of pure football couldn't get any better, but I was proven wrong. The Spurs stadium really is a modern sight to behold. As nice as the stadium was, the main attraction was the skywalk which we did around the top of the stadium. 157ft above ground we could see all around London, going over the pitch with nothing but a handrail to hold onto on a very windy day made sure to make the experience a little scarier. The different facilities all around the stadium like the changing rooms were really cool to see. But one of my favourite parts was being pitch-side in the manager's dugout and technical area, giving a real feel for being on the side of a Premier League game."

U13 Reading School team qualify for Schools’ Regional Table Tennis Finals

Congratulations to Prayrit A (8S), Sudhish D (8S), Sahil T (8C), and Ethan Z (7E) who qualified for the regional Schools’ Table Tennis finals. The student's team previously won the Zonal finals in London with 6 other schools in Essex, Sussex (East & West), Hertfordshire, Kent, and Hampshire competing against them in February this year. Following the regional success this team came second in the National Finals held in Wolverhampton.

W I T H J A M E S S O N G

After winning the OLVE International Tournament in April, James S has gone on to win the boys singles, doubles and mixed doubles at the U15 Quadrangular event 2022 held in Ireland.

How has your time at Reading School inspired you to excel at sport?

"Reading School has inspired me to excel at sports because there is a very strong culture of participation in sports. Also, seeing other people around me throwing themselves into whatever physical activity they might be doing is really encouraging to see and I think definitely encourages all the people around them to join in. Another really important factor is that Reading School has so many facilities that are open to any students to use at most times. For example, at nearly every break and lunch there are loads of students in the gymnasium playing basketball."

How have you balanced your academic responsibilities with your sporting commitments?

"As I have to train quite a lot, I try to do any homework that I get as soon as possible so that I can get it out of the way. In addition, if I get multiple pieces of homework, I try and prioritize the pieces that I need to hand in first so that if I run out of time before training I can do the other pieces later if they aren't due straight away."

How does sport bring people together?

"Badminton brings people together from around the country and even the world. At tournaments you meet so many new people and they often share a lot in common with you because you play the same sport even though you might not speak the same language. At some tournaments there are team events and they really bring your team together a lot because of all the support for each other. The atmosphere is really nice at team events because whether you're on or off court at any time you know that the whole team is behind you."

Sports Personality of the Year Awards 2022

Reading School’s Sports Personality of the Year Evening was back on the calendar this year, taking place on a sunny Wednesday afternoon in July. Over 500 parents joined us to celebrate the sporting achievements and success of students across the school this academic year. The evening was hosted by the PE staff lead by Mr S Allen, Chair of Governors, Mr B Kenwrick and the Headmaster, Mr A M Robson.

Thank you, students, staff, parents, Society Office, Reading School Parents Association, guests, sponsors, Macron store LSE Hampshire and all associated with the Sports Personality of the Year Awards 2022.