It was great to be back at Sportability Club and to see everyone after the Christmas break. Some much needed exercise as well to work off some of those chocolates and mince pies. 
Alan led the warm up before we started on the main sport of Hockey. As always, the first part of the session is about skills practice and that included dribbling with a ball, following the lines, a traffic light game, passing in pairs and shooting practice

After the main break we split the group in to three small teams for some round robin games of Hockey so each team played the other two teams.

We finished off the session with a game of Benchball with the group splitting in to two teams.

It was great to be back and burning off some energy while having fun. Our Star performers were Theo and Kerrie so congrats to you both for all your efforts.
Join  us again next week for more fun and games where we will be playing a different sport.

We had a great session to round off the term, as we head in to the Christmas break. We had a great turnout, after having no session last week due to the school hall being in use.
We started with a warm up, led by Ray who has returned from his travels. Then we played some parachute games to start off with.

We then played some hockey starting with dribbling with the ball then a traffic light game. After that they laid out some cones to dribble around and practice shooting. We then started some matches before the great.

After the break we played some Benchball with the group splitting in to three teams and each team playing each other. We then finished off with some games of Boccia. The group this time split in to two teams, sitting at opposing ends of the hall. They then played a series of games with the number of hoops to aim for reducing each time.

From everyone here at EF Sportability Club we wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We will be back on Saturday 10th January at the usual time of 10am so look forward to seeing you all then to work off all that food and drink!

Just a few photos to share from Saturday's session at Sportability Club.
After the usual warm up in the hall the kids enjoyed a session of Rugby focussing on Pairs passing; Running and passing; Movement with the ball and some games of Rob the nest.
After the break they finished off the session with some Archery and then games of Benchball. 

Our stars of the week this week were Charlotte and Joseph who are incidentally our oldest and youngest members. Well done to you both.
There is no club next weekend (Sat 6th) as the school are using the hall. Our final session before Christmas is on Saturday 13th at the usual time of 10:00. Bring you festive cheer and by all means wear your best, or worst, xmas outfit!

Last week's session was all the B's - Basketball, Benchball and Boccia. This week our main sport was Hockey. Alan was absent so Ollie led the session with assistance from Cliff. We started with a warm up led this week by Kerrie before getting in to some Hockey skills practice. This included individual dribbling with a ball, traffic lights game, dribbling around cones, then shooting at the end of the dribble. Lastly we did passing in pairs across the school hall working on speed and accuracy of passing.
You may spot in the photos below that the Traffic light game was led by Hal! 

After the break we put all that skills practice to use in some small sided games. The first game was won by the yellow team by 4 goals to 2 against the green team. Next up was the blue team to take on the yellow team. In this match the blue team were victorious in a close game but a massive score of 6 goals to 5. The last game saw the blue team take on the green team. It ended up 4 to 2 goals for the green team meaning each team won one game each.

We finished off the session with a couple of quick games of Boccia. Our star performers this week were Kealan and Theo who both excelled in the Hockey - well done boys!
See you again next week for more fun and games.

We had a very busy first session back after the half term break with the kids playing cricket and the adults taking part in the annual general meeting. 
Because of the meeting I do not have too many photos or updates to share but I am reliably informed that the cricket session consisted of some fielding drills, throwing and catching, bounce passes, throwing to the stumps and batting practice. After the break the kids played a series of games of Three tee cricket with the group splitting in to two teams.

Our stars of the Week were Zoe and Anand who were both very pleased to receive their awards - well done to both.
Thanks to all the parents who made the effort to attend the meeting and for contributing to a great conversation on the future of the club. I have email out the meeting minutes but if anyone has not received them or has any questions please email the club or come and speak to myself or Alan.
See you all again next Saturday for more fun and games.

Last Saturday the session was centred around Hockey with the group starting off with hockey skills including passing and traffic lights. They then played a match with 3 small teams, each taking it in turns to play each other. Later we finished with some benchball games. The stars of the week were Todd and Ellis so well done boys!

We hope you all have a great half term and enjoy the Halloween celebrations. We are back on Saturday November 8th when we will be holding our annual meeting (AGM) for parents and carers so please make every effort to attend as we will be discussing the future of the club.

Last week's session was based around Football. This constituted of skills practice including pairs passing, dribbling through cones, passing through cones to a partner, dribbling and shooting. After the main break they played a series of small sided games. Swaran and Zakaa were awarded the Star of the Week awards - well done lads!

This week the sport was rugby and after a warm up the skill practice involved p​assing in pairs, moving the ball over and under, moving around cones.

We then played some games of Rob the Nest with the group splitting up in to four small teams.​

After the main break we moved outside for a game, using all the skills practiced earlier and really on focusing on passing between team mates.​

We finished off the session back in the hall for a few quick games of Boccia

Our Stars of the Week were Kerrie and Hal so very well done to both of you. 
Join us again this coming Saturday for our last session before the half term break.

We had a great session on Saturday in Oak View School hall based around the sport of Basketball. We started as usual by having a warm up, led by Ray, consisting of jogging and streching. The kids then grabbed a basketball each and started with some dribbling practice, first with one hand then controlling the ball between hands. That was followed by a traffic lights game, again based around ball control and dribbling. Next up, the coaches set up four sets of cones for the kids to dribble their ball around including bouncing on a spot at the end of the hall before returning to the start.

After a quick drinks break we moved on to some shooting practice with one basket at each end of the hall. There was a queue for each basked so as soon as someone had a shot at one basket they joined the queue for the other basket, at the other end.
We then followed that with some one on one games. Ray picked out pairs of kids of equal ability to go up against each other. They started at the basket end of the hall and would race to the far end to receive the ball from Ollie. They then had to dribble back and shoot for the basket trying to score first, before the opponent.​

After the break we split the group in to three teams for some small sided games. Each team got to play each other and there was some good passing and shooting (although one or two preferred to run with the ball up the hall rather than pass!).

We finished off the session by slowing the pace down with a few games of Boccia. As usual we started with a few hoops to aim for but with each game the number of hoops was reduced. The last game became an international fixture as Ray suggested that they play for their favourite teams. Valentina chose Germany and the other team becoming England. It ended up being a bit of a one sided game with Germany (the blue team) winning by 9 to 2.
Our Star of the Week performers this week were awarded to Charlotte and Liam  - well done both!
​Join us again next week for more fun and games

We had a great turnout and a lovely session based around Cricket this past Saturday at Oak View School. The weather was good enough for us to be out on the playground all morning and we started as usual with a warm up consisting of jogging and some stretches - all led by Ray.
The kids then paired up for some throwing and catching. We started with basic throwing and catching between each pair but then moved on to bounce passes, trying to hit a plastic spot on the ground between each pair with each throw.
We then moved on to some games of Champion with birthday girl Valentina doing the throwing for one of the groups, whilst Ray did the other group.

After a quick drinks break the kids took part in some fielding drills. First is was about running and picking up a ball from a cone and then placing it on the next cone before running back and tagging the next person. The ball would be moved up and down the cones. Next, the drill was extended to include some throwing at the wickets once the ball was at the end of the row of cones.​

After the main break the group split in to two teams for some games of three tee cricket. The batting team take it in turns to hit three tennis balls off of three plastic tees. Once they have done that the batter tries to get as many runs as they can in the time it takes the fielding team to get the three balls back on the three tees. It is a fast and frenetic game that the kids love but it also uses all the skills practised earlier in the session.
To finish off the session we moved back indoors for a couple of games of Boccia.​

At the end of the session to the three members who had a birthday this week, namely Sonny, Theo and Valentina. Our Stars of the Week this week were Valentina and Joseph so well done to you both.
Join us again next Saturday when we will be playing a different sport.

Firstly, apologies for club being cancelled last week. Ollie and myself were both away and Alan had a bereavement in the family. The post below was drafted on the 6th after our first session back but I could not post it before I went on holiday as I needed permission for some of the photos. As it happened, those photos can not be published so I have had to delete a few of them.

It was great to welcome everyone back after the summer break for the start of a new term at Sportability Club here at Oak View School. This year will mark 20 years since the club started back in 2005 and we hope the year provides as much excitement and fun as always!
We started with a session of Hockey, after a warm up led by Coach Ray. Each child grabbed a plastic hockey stick and tennis ball and started off with just dribbling around the playground. Ollie then led a game of traffic lights which helped the kids with their ball control. Lastly, they dribbled their tennis balls around a series of cones before shooting at a goal.

The kids then paired up before the break to do passing in pairs, in between cones. After the break the group split in to two teams, the yellows and the blues, to put all that practice to good use in a game. The yellows were victorious with a 6-3 scoreline.

We finished off the session with a few quick games of Boccia back in the hall. The group split in two and sat facing each other at either end of the hall. We started with 7 hoops in the middle to aim for and the blue team won that game. The next game there was just three hoops to aim for so much harder. The blue team smashed that game with eight shots in the hoop from 13 shots, to the red team's four. The next game had two hoops with each team aiming for their own coloured hoop - again the blue team won!

Our stars of the week were Theo and a new girl called Mary who was really enthusiastic and athletic - well done to both! See you all again at our next session.