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.

It was the last session of the term and school year, at Epping Forest Sportability Club on Saturday and we had a lot of fun playing various games.
We started off with some warm up stretches and jogging, led by Ray, then played some Parachute Games. This involved running around then under the parachute. Sometimes switching places with someone else. Then they introduced a ball and tried to get it to go as high as possible whilst still on the parachute. Lastly, they tried to manoeuvre the ball so that it was right in the centre of the parachute.
We then went on to play a few, fast and furious, games of Rob the Nest with some teams doing significantly better than others!

We then went on to play a series of games of Boccia, with the group splitting in to two teams, one at each end of the hall. With each game the number of hoops to aim for decreased making it increasingly harder for the kids. I think the Blue team won once of the games but it was close!

After the main break we finished up the session with some real party games - Musical Chairs and Musical Statues and the kids loved it! What a great way to end the term!

From all the staff at EFSC we wish you all a fantastic Summer holidays and we look forward to seeing you all back, for another year of sporting fun, on Saturday 6th September.

Last week's session was based around Rugby but this week we switched to Football. Ray led a warm up out on the playground before we started with some ball dribbling and ball control. To start with it was dribbling with a ball on your own but we soon paired up for passing between cones. Then to make it harder it was passing a moving as we passed between a row of cones.

After all the practice was done we split in to three teams for a set of round robin games.
The first game ended scoreless but the blue team got on the scoresheet in the  next game. But in their second game the blue team were on the receiving end  and lost that one. We carried on playing until time ran out but it was good to see everyone taking part and all teams winning at least one game.

Our stars of the week last week were Pranav and Alexander and this week it was Sonny and Joseph - well done to you all.
We still have two weeks left to go of term so please ensure you join us again next week for more fun in the sun!

Firstly, my apologies for the lack of updates over the last couple of weeks as I was away. But, it was great to be back on Saturday to catch up with all the gang.
Saturday, as you are no doubt aware, was a scorcher so our whole session was about heat management and trying to stay cool. We did start off with a gentle warm-up on the playground, concentrating more on stretches than jogging and skipping! However, even at that early stage it was clear it was too hot to be outside so the rest of the session was held in the school hall outside of the sun's glare.

​We started off with some Golf putting. We split in to a few small groups and started off trying to get the ball in to a hoop at the other end of the hall. Speed and direction are equally important if you want to get the ball to stay in the hoop.
Next was a game about hitting as many cones as you can with your putts. You collect the cones that you hit and the team with the most cones at the end is the winner. It starts off easy but as more cones are removed and the amount to hit diminishes the harder they are to hit. It was Kerrie's team who came up on top. Our last game before the break saw the group split in two with each group trying to get a put through the legs of all the other team members who are forming a tunnel.

After the break we switched sports to Archery and the group split in two to take turns trying to hit the target and hopefully get a bullseye.
We then finished off with the two groups playing some games of Boccia.

It was a great session overall and we did manage to stay fairly cool despite the heat outside. Our star performers this week were Theo and Swaran - a very well done lads!
Hopefully next week we will be able to get outside on to the playground to have even more fun!

The session last Saturday (24th) was based around Volleyball but we had some other great activities too. After the warm up led by Ray we played some Parachute games which the kids always love. We then played some games of Rob the Nest but rather than using Rugby balls we used tennis balls instead. We split in to four small groups and the aim was to have the most balls in your nest at the end of each game.

After a drinks break we moved on to Volleyball. We split in to three groups and started by throwing the ball over the bench to teammates on the other side. They would catch the ball and throw it back. That moved on to hitting the ball back and that built up over time to try and get a rally going.

We then moved on to playing small sided games with the benches across the middle of the hall being the net. Three teams took it in turns to play each other.

We finished off with a couple of quick games of Benchball with the group splitting in to two teams rather than three.

Our stars of the week this week were Harry and Hal so congrats to both of you!. We also had another birthday so we all sang Happy Birthday to Pranav at the end of the session. Now that it is half term there is no club this coming Saturday (31st May) but we will back raring to go on June 7th. Have a restful week and see you all again on the 7th.