GreenacreSSP

***NEW MEDWAY RACKET SKILLS FESTIVAL FOR YR 3 and 4 PUPILS AT MEDWAY PARK 8th JULY 2010***
The Howard School Sport Partnership and the Greenacre School Sport Partnership organised in conjunction with 4/5 community sports clubs and Medway Sports Development Team the first Medway wide yrs 3 and 4 ‘Racket Skills Festival’ on Thursday 8th July 2010 at the newly re-furbished Medway Park. The main sports hall was divided into 4 main sports areas.
Thanks to the help of volunteer coaches and helpers from the following clubs and governing bodies of sport: Medway Junior Badminton club, Black Lion Squash Club, Frindsbury Tennis club, Chatham Table Tennis club and Howard Table Tennis club 120 pupils ‘had a go’ at various skills and drills linked to these four sports. Pupils were also given a chance to learn about the local clubs (many of which are Clubmarked) to join if they are interested at a later date.
Each sport devised 4 skills stations and coaches and student sports leaders (from Rainham School for Girls and Rainham Mark Grammar School) gave one to one instruction and coaching in those skills, so that each child could have a go for 3-4 mins and then move onto another skills station and eventually another sports area.
The following schools had a highly enjoyable time learning about 4 different sports with transferable sporting skills: Featherby Junior, Miers Court Primary, Riverside Primary, All Saints Primary School, Elaine Primary, Thames View Junior, St Michaels Primary and Sherwin Knight Junior Schools.
The organiser said: “Teachers, pupils and coaches gave us some excellent feedback on the way this event was structured; this was very much a team approach with all coaches and sports leaders giving up their time and expertise for the benefit of pupils. We will definitely run this event again. This age range is an excellent time to start to learn fundamental racket skills and we hope this gives pupils a ‘head start’ in their P.E. lessons and during after-school sports clubs for the future and beyond into secondary school.”