We had a really good turnout this week at Epping Forest Sportability Club and some good weather too. We started outside on the playground with a warm up led by Ray. We then moved back in to the school hall for some Basketball skills practice. That started with each child grabbing a ball and dribbling around the hall. We followed that by dribbling the ball along the lines on the hall floor. We then practiced bouncing and controlling the ball both low and high before dribbling around cones. We finished off the skills practice by passing across a circle. We then put all that practice to good use in some 1 on 1 games. The coaches would call up two equally matched children at a time. On the word go they would run to the far end of the hall where Ollie was waiting to throw the ball in to play. The kids would then try and be first to the ball to dribble it back down the hall and shoot at the basket. The first child to score a basket wins the duel. After the main break we split the group in to three teams for some games of Benchball. There were three games with each team playing the other two teams in turn. We finished off the session with some more leisurely games of Boccia. This time the group split in to two teams and competed from opposite ends of the hall to see who could get the most balls in to the hoops. As the games went on the number of hoops to aim for reduced meaning a good aim as well as ball speed became increasing more important. At the end of the session our Star of the Week awards went to Sonny and Ellis. Well done boys! Join us again next week for our last session before the Easter break. Just a brief update this week as I was not around to take photos and notes.
The main sport this week was Hockey and the kids started off by dribbling on their own. They then paired up for passing and dribbling with some shooting past cones and also shooting in to a hoop. They then went outside on to the playground to put all the practice in to action is a small sided game. The session finished with the some archery in the last 20 minutes with Todd hitting a bullseye! Our star of the week awards this week went to Kerrie and new girl Hollie - quite appropriate for a week where we celebrated International Women's Day!. Well done girls! It was great to be back after the Half term break and we also welcomed a new member - Holly. We hope you enjoy the club and want to come back week after week. We started as always with a warm up, led by Ray. It was then out with the Rugby balls for some pairs work. We started just standing still passing in our pairs. Then we added a throw of the ball in the air and clapping as we did so. From there we progressed on to passing on the move. We then played some very fast paced games of Rob the Nest where the group split in to four teams and tried to get as many balls as possible in their nests before time expired, by robbing balls from the opposing teams. Kerrie's team won the first game, the second was tied as all teams ended up as they started with four balls each in their nests. The last game was won by both Hal and Harry's teams who both got six balls in their nest. Alan and the team then laid out some channels with cones. The group split in to four teams once more and the first task was to run down the channel and touch down over the line for a try before running back and passing the ball to the next player. Next, the groups paired up to pass between groups as they moved down the channel. Lastly, all four groups passed to each other as they took their turn to move down the channels. Hopefully the photos below demonstrate the activities better than I can explain them! After the main break we split in to three teams for some Round Robin games of Benchball. We then finished off with some games of Boccia with the group splitting in to two teams, one at either end of the hall. With each game the number of hoops to aim for decreased until we ended up with just one hoop to aim for. That led to a very tight last game with the reds racing in to a 3-1 lead before the blue team to come back to win it at the end 4 to 3. Finally, Alan presented Zakaa and Harry with the Star of the Week awards for their efforts throughout the session. Well done boys!
See you all again next Saturday for more action packed sports! For our final session before the half term break we made good use of all the Gymnastic equipment in the school hall. Ray led us in a warm up starting outside with some jogging and fast walking before moving back in to the hall for various stretches to get our bodies ready for what was to come. The group then split in to three smaller groups to make use of the various climbing frames and activities we had laid out in the hall. All the kids got stuck in and really seemed to enjoy it, even if some were a bit wary of the heights. After 15 minutes on each station the groups rotated so that they all got a chance to have a turn on each piece of equipment. After the break we switched to playing some parachute games led by Ray and Ollie. These included switching places when called out by running underneath the parachute and trying to keep a ball close to the centre of the parachute. I think the favourite game though was how high they could flick Todd's Buzz Lightyear soft toy in the air! We finished off with some games of Benchball with the group splitting in to two teams - the blues and the yellows. The Blue team won the first game but the yellow's equalled things up by winning the second game. It was down to a deciding game and despite Ollie's one man defensive wall for the blue team it was the yellow's who came out victorious for a come from behind win. It was a fantastic session and at the end there were many candidates worthy of the Star of the Week awards but there can only be two and they went to Kealan and Valentina. Well done to you both!
Have a great half term and we will see you all again on Saturday 2nd March. We had a lovely session this week at Epping Forest Sportability Club based around Cricket and Archery. Ray was not about this week so Alan led a vigorous warm up to get us started. We then split up in to pairs for some throwing and catching. We then did some fielding practice by moving the ball from cone to cone and running around the wickets. Next, we did some fielding with throwing at the stumps. The last skills practice we did was batting practice, hitting off tees down the hall. We had a bit of time before our main break so the group split in two for some games of Champion with Ollie throwing the balls in one group and Alan the other. At the end of the game Hal was in the Champion's spot in Ollie's group and Kerrie in Alan's group. Well done to you both, especially Kerrie who I spotted at the bottom of her group at one point. After the break we put all those skills practice to good use with some games of three tee cricket. The group split in to two teams and Hal's team batted first and amassed forty runs but the group containing Todd and Davina won by scoring 51 runs on their turn. The second game was a lot closer with a score of 38 to 40 but the winners were still Todd's team. We finished off with a couple of games of Benchball which the kids love. At the end of the session our Star of the Week awards went to Liam and Vikram, our newest member, for some great effort throughout the session. See you all again next week for our last session before the half term break. We made the most of the mild weather to get outside and on to the playground this week to play some Football. We started off with a warm up in the hall before heading outside and grabbing a football each to do some dribbling around the playground. Ollie then led a traffic light game before the kids paired up for some dribbling and passing drills The group then moved on to some drills that included dribbling the ball around cones before shooing at a goal, using the side of the foot. After the main break we picked teams for a game with the blue's taking on the yellows. It was a great game with everyone getting involved and the lead changed hands several times. The yellow team were ahead by a couple of goals at one point only for Anand and Kerrie to pull goals back for the blue team to level the scores. In a frenetic final few minutes it was Harry for the yellow team who scored the winning goal. We finished off back inside in the warm for a few games of Boccia At the end of another great session the Star of the Week awards went to Todd and Swaran for really getting involved and showing some good skills.
A great session of Hockey this week at Sportability Club. Ray was off so Alan led the warm up which meant some slightly different routines which was good for us all to try out. Then every kid grabbed a hockey stick and tennis ball and started to dribble around the hall. After a while Alan asked that we stick to the lines meaning closer control of the ball. Valentina then led a quick traffic light game - red for stop, green for go and amber being move the ball from side to side. We then played a game of Puppy in the Park with the badminton court lines being the park, the hockey stick being the dog lead and the ball as the puppy. The idea being to walk you dog around the park, and through gates, without the dog escaping from the park. We then split in to pairs for passing across the hall to each other. Then Alan switched it up so that you dribbled the ball to the opposite side of the hall, around the cone before passing back to your partner for them to take their turn. After the break we put all that practice to good use with some small sided games. The group split in to three teams for a round robin competition. The yellow team overcame the blue team in the first game. The green team then took their turn to take on the yellow team and in a closely fought game it was Todd that got the winning goal right at the end to win the game 3-2. The final game saw the blue team back on the pitch to take on the green team and they won the game meaning each team ended with one win each. We finished off with a few games of Boccia with the group splitting in to two teams at either end of the hall. Our Stars of the week this week were Charlotte and Hal - congratulations to you both!
We also welcomed a new member this week - Vikram - we hope you enjoyed yourself and hope you come back again next week! See you all then! We had a great session of Basketball this week at Epping Forest Sportability Club. Ray started the session off with a warm up to wake us all up and get us ready for the session ahead. The kids then grabbed a basketball each to practice their skills. They started off with dribbling with the ball around the hall. First with one hand and then with both hands. They bounced along the lines of the school hall. Then they bounced their balls as high as they could while keeping control and then as low as they could. We then played a traffic lights game with Valentina running the game. If she held up a red cone then you had to stand still with the ball. Yellow and it was stand still and move the ball around your waist and green meant dribble around the hall. We then moved on to some shooting drills followed by some one on one games. This is where the coaches pair up two kids to compete against each other. On the word go they race to the far end of the hall where Ollie is waiting to throw the ball in to play. The object then is to be the first person to dribble the ball down the hall and shoot it in to the basket. Miss and the other person gets a go. After the main break we finished off the session with some games of Benchball, putting all that ball control work in to good practice. Initially there were three teams so we played some round robin games but towards the end of the session a couple of kids had to leave early so we reduced it to two teams. It was a great session and at the end the Star of the Week awards went to Alexander and Ellis. Very well done lads!
See you all again next week! Just a quick update this week as I was not around to take photos and make notes on what was involved in the session but thanks to Cliff we do have a few photos to share. He also informed me that the main part of the session revolved around Rugby including some tag games and a game of Rob the Nest. They also played some benchball. The star of the week awards went to Pranav and Kerrie - well done to you both!
Happy New Year All!! it was good to be back after the Christmas break and good to start to work off some of the chocolates and treats we all ate over the festive period. We started off the session with a warm up led by Ray and Alan before we got stuck in to the Hockey. The kids grabbed a stick and ball and practiced their dribbling before Ollie led a game of Traffic Lights. From there the kids paired up for some passing practice across the hall. Then they had to pass but between two cones for accuracy After a quick drinks break we moved on to dribbling and shooting. After the main break we got stuck in to some small sided games. The group split in to three teams with the yellow team up against the green team to start with. The yellow team came out victorious by 5 goals to 4. Next up it was the blue team taking on the green team. This time the scoreline was more decisive with the blue team triumphing by 15 goals to seven. The last game saw the two winning teams face off with the blues facing the yellows. At the end of a frenetic game it ended all square at 4-4. We finished off the session with a couple of quick games of Boccia.
Our star of the week award winners were Davina and Harry. Well done to both of you. See you all again next week for more fun and games. |
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