Eden Coventry recognised at first ever netball tournament

In the school’s first ever netball tour, the sportsmanship displayed by pupils from Eden Girls’ School, Coventry saw them crowned as ‘Team of the Tournament.’

At the tournament – held at PGL Boreatton Park in Shropshire – the school was awarded the accolade following a unanimous vote from the umpires, who commended their respect towards officials and fair play towards other teams.

Each of the school’s five teams competed in six games against other Midlands schools. As well as playing the games in the right spirit, pupils also tasted victory with the Year 7 and Year 9 teams both taking home bronze medals.

During the tour, the pupils had the privilege of meeting Netball Super League player Ella Bowen, who engaged them in discussions about nutrition, health, career pathways and the importance of sports.

Describing her joy at the tour, Year 8 pupil Halima said: “PGL was a great experience for me to learn a lot of new skills and to help strengthen the bond between everyone in the team. We all became closer and did every activity together making it ten