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The weather was very kind to us on Saturday so we were able to be able to out on the playground without getting wet! There was no Alan or Ray so Ollie and Cliff assisted in running the session but it was Kerrie who led the warm up in the hall before we went outside to play some parachute games. We then moved on to our main sport of Rugby and we started with passing in pairs before adding some moves such as after catching the ball move it around your back before passing back. Then changing it to be move it between your legs. The fun really started then as we split in to four teams to play some games of Rob the Nest. This is where all the rugby balls start in a hoop in the centre. One member from each team fetches a ball and brings it back to their teams hoop. Once back another team member goes until there are no balls left. This is where the fun really starts because they then start to "rob" balls from other team's hoops. The game can change really quickly and one team can go from having a number of balls to very few if all the other teams target them! So even though one of the teams contained some very fast young lads they kept on losing as the other teams went for their rugby balls. The kids had some much fun running around playing the game that we carried on with more games after the break. We finished off the session, as we often do, by bringing the pace down a bit with some games of Boccia back in the hall. The group split in to two teams at either end of the hall, aiming for hoops in the middle of the hall. As the games went on the number of hoops to aim for reduced. It seemed a very even contest with each team winning a few games. It really was a fun session with a lot of laughs as we played the games. At the end we sang Happy Birthday to both Ollie and Anand before Ollie presented the Star of the Week awards to Holly and Ellis. Well done both of you! We have one more session next Saturday before the half term break so we hope to see as many of you as possible next Saturday!
We had a wonderful session of Hockey this week at EFSC. We had a great turnout and welcomed a new volunteer, Ralph, who came along to help out and see what we are about. We got out on to the playground with Ray leading the warm up before we grabbed a hockey stick and tennis ball each and started with some dribbling practice. we did some passing in pairs then dribbling around cones. Lastly we added shooting practice once you had dribbled around the cones. We then moved on to small sided games with two pitches set up on the playground so that everybody got to play at the same time. We finished off the session, as we often do, with some games of Boccia back in the hall. The group split in to two facing off across the hall with the aim of getting as many of the team's balls (red or blue) in to the hoops in the middle. With each game the number of hoops to aim for reduces. It was a great session overall and at the end we sang Happy Birthday to Todd, who was also one of Star of the Week winners, along with Liam. Well done lads.
This Saturday the kids played Tennis in the sun and finished off with Boccia in the hall. Our star performers were Davina and Jessica - well done girls.
After the school being closed for three weeks and then the Easter break it has been a long while since we had a Sportability Club session but it was great to be back on Saturday and see everyone again. We hope you all had a restful and enjoyable break over Easter. Our session this week was mainly based around Football and it was great to get outside on to the playground to enjoy the fantastic weather. We started off with Alan leading a warm up before we started passing in pairs and passing between cones After a quick drinks break they then moved on to dribbling around cones. Alan and Ollie set up four lanes for the group to dribble around. That then moved on to shooting at a goal at the end of the lane. After the main break the group was then divided in to three teams to play a series of round robin games. It was great to see some great skills on show and some fabulous goals being scored. We finished off the session back in the hall with a few games of Boccia led by Cliff. The groups split in to two teams at either end of the hall and aimed at hoops laid out in the middle of the hall. After each game some of the hoops were removed to make aiming at a target increasingly harder. It was a great first session back and our star performers this week were Kealan and Zach (one of our newer members). Congratulations to you both! As we missed the last few sessions before Easter there was also a surprise for the members - some belated Easter Eggs so that capped what was a wonderful morning. Also below is a photo of Coach Alan with a certificate awarded to us as part of a very generous grant award from Loughton Town Council which is gratefully received.
 Alan with the award certificate from Loughton Town Council Oak View school have advised that the school will remain closed until Monday 23rd March at least. Therefore, we will be unable to meet this Saturday 21st.
Hi, sorry for the late notice but we have just been informed that Oak View School is closed due to health and safety reasons. Therefore, we are unable to run Sportability club tomorrow (Sat 14th March) but will hopefully be back next week.
For the second session in a row we had a fantastic turnout of over 20 members including a few new members - Welcome to Marcus, McKenzie and Rohan. Ray led the warm up before we split the group in to two for some Parachute Games We then played some games based around Volleyball such as throwing and catching over the bench, throwing to different members of the opposing group, bounce passes. After the break, we made the most of the improving conditions outside to get some games going on the playground. The game was called endball with the aim being to pass the ball up the court and score by bouncing the ball in one of the hoops at the end of the court. Meanwhile, in the hall we played some games of Benchball - so still throwing, catching and working as a team. After a while we switched those teams outside with those inside so that everyone got to play each game. It was a busy but fun session and at the end the Star of the Week awards were presented to Swaran and one of our new members - McKenzie - for their participation and efforts. Well done lads! Join Alan and the team once again next Saturday for more sporting fun!  Oliie presenting Swaran and McKenzie with their Star of the Week awards A great turn out this week and one new member as well - welcome Zach. We had a session mainly based around Rugby, as it is the first weekend of the Six Nations Rugby competition. We finished off with some putting and then some archery. We started as always with a warm up, led by Ray, before the kids started the rugby with some passing in pairs. We then moved on to moving the ball around the body, on catching the ball. From there we added over and under which is over the head and then between the legs. We carried on to passing while on the run, in pairs. Finally, we did some circle work with moving ball(s) around the circle and then across the circle (running and passing). After the break we switched sports and took things down a notch or two by playing some golf and in particular putting. The first game was aiming to hit, and collect, cones that were laid out at the far end of the hall. The winner being the person who hit and collected the most cones. The second game was trying to get a ball in to hoop and stay there. Our final sport was some archery. We split the group in to two so that everyone had a chance to take aim at the targets at the far end of the hall. It was a great session and the kids had a lot of fun with all the sports and also socialising with their friends. At the end of the session, the coaches had the hard task of picking two Stars of the Week and this week they picked Holly and Alexander. Well done to you both! Join us again next Saturday for our last session before the half term break.
We had a really good turn out this week which made for a fun and enjoyable session. The main sport we played was basketball but we started, as always, with a warm up which was led by Ray. Once the warm up was complete the kids grabbed a basketball each and began by dribbling around the hall. After a while they were asked to keep to bouncing on the lines on the floor only, for added control. From there they formed a large circle and began passing the ball around the circle. As it got going a second then third ball was added in, to keep the kids alert and to encourage catching and passing. Then they dribbled and passed the ball to a person of their choosing on the opposite side of the circle. The coached then laid out some cones for the kids to dribble around. They split in to four equal groups and took it in turns to dribble the ball up and down the hall, around the cones. That progressed to moving the ball around the body when they reached the top of the hall. After the main break we progressed to some shooting practice. We finished the session off with a few quick games of benchball - the group split in to three teams and each played the other two teams. At the end of the session the coaches awarded the Star of the Week awards to Joseph and Shah - well done to you both! Join us again next week for a different sport but lots more fun!
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.
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