Badminton Festival

To start the event and for the participants to warm up there was a dance. After about 10 minutes the activities began. The purpose of the festival was to give the young athletes a chance to experience a different sport and to learn the skills of badminton. The schools the took part were Newtown, Holt and Staverton. Here are the different things that they got to try:

Aidan from Newtown playing doubles

Lungeminton - lunging to reach for shuttlecocks Keepy uppy (number one) - doing keepy uppy's with shuttle cocks and racquets Hi long jump - learning how to jump to get the shuttlecock and stay balanced Keepy uppy (number 2) Low serves - learning to use low serves Past feet reverse - using and co-ordinating feet quickly High serves - learning how to use high serves Rest Throwminton - working on following the shuttlecock Doubles free play - an opportunity to play against friends in doubles

Submitted April 2010 by Abena B (year 7) - John of Gaunt Junior Sports Reporter

Trowbridge Years 5 and 6 High-5 Netball Tournament

To start off the afternoon all eight schools had a 5-minute warm up to get used to the surroundings after that the rules were explained and all the matches started. Everybody got stuck in and played very well for their teams. The Trowbridge Barbarians were formed by using extra players from different schools. After three well played games the decider game came up. It was the best any of the teams had played all afternoon.

Here are the final results:

• 1st - Holbrook
• 2nd - Paxcroft
• 3rd - St John's
• 4th - Longmeadow
• 5th - North Bradley
• 6th - Trowbridge Barbarians
• 7th - Bellefield 8th - Newtown

Thank you to all the schools that competed and to all the teachers and parents that made it happen. And thank you to Mr Wylie, Sam and all the sports leaders and umpires.

Submitted January 2010 by Abena B (year 7) - John of Gaunt Junior Sports Reporter

Alternative Sports Group - Matravers Cluster

For adventure, a small group of year 9's took up the challenge of doing alternative sports. The club went on for 8 weeks and allowed students to experience 4 unique sports.

These sports included power kiting, mountain boarding, parkour ( free running ) and indoor climbing. All activities required focus but were very enjoyable. Everyone who took part had a great time; even through the falls and trips we found something to laugh about!

" An unforgettable experience!" Joanna A 9.8
" The activities brought the best out of me!" Hannah M 9.8
" I really liked doing indoor climbing" Mica F L 9.1
" Doing mountain boarding was fun and I thought the track was amazing!" Tim 9.7

This article was written by 2 of the year 9 girls who took part.

Updated July 2009

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