Fortnightly Sports Bulletin Friday November 24 th 2017 Issue 6 IN THIS ISSUE Fortnightly Results Round Up Fortnightly Fixtures Preview Teacher Sporting Profile Additional Notices Extra-Curricular Timetable 1
FORTNIGHTLY RESULTS ROUND-UP Date Fixture Comp Result Scorer(s) Player(s) of the match 14/11/17 U14 Girls Basketball vs Berkshire Won N/A Nyah Reddyhough Sandhurst School Conference 44-11 15/11/17 Yr9 Boys Rugby vs Abingdon School Friendly Won 17-15 Alfie Jeanes Isaac Jackman; Alfie Jeanes & Karq Richardson. Cons: Max Moriarty 15/11/17 Yr8 Girls Netball Tournament South East Berks A 2 nd in N/A Tbc Tournament Plate 15/11/17 U16 Girls Basketball vs Sandhurst School Berkshire Conference 16/11/17 Yr7 Boys Rugby Tournament Berkshire Festival tbc tbc Tbc of Rugby 16/11/17 Yr8 Girls Hockey vs The Holt Friendly Won Naomi Sutton (2), Alina EB, 5-0 Alisha Bartlett, Katie Roberts 16/11/17 Yr10/11 Girls Hockey vs The Friendly Lost N/A Anna Peat Won N/A Becky Cooke Marist 16/11/17 Yr9 A&B Girls Netball vs The SWIFT League Lost N/A Tbc Holt 16/11/17 Yr10 Girls Netball vs The Holt SWIFT League Won N/A Tbc Naomi Sutton 20/11/17 Yr9 A&B Girls Netball vs The Marist Friendly 20/11/17 Senior Girls Football vs Friendly Wallingford 20/11/17 Yr7/8 Girls & Boys Indoor Wokingham Sportshall Athletics District Finals 21/11/17 Yr7 A&B Girls Netball South East Berks Tournament Tournament 22/11/17 Yr7 Girls 5 a side Indoor East Berks 5 a Football Tournament side Tournament 22/11/17 U16 Boys Basketball vs JMA Berkshire Conference 23/11/17 U14 Boys Basketball vs JMA Berkshire Conference A Won B - Lost Lost 3-2 Girls 1 st Boys 3 rd A 2 nd in Cup/Plate N/A Hannah Swallow & Tyler-rose Hutton N/A N/A Champions! Freya Meadows Tuson 5, Ivy Perrin 5, Teya Uppal 1. Lost 51-18 Lost 33-31 N/A N/A Tbc Lavinia Lovelace Emmanuel Adu-Essah Mia Greenidge-Knell & Skye Townend Whole team! Ayush Gurung Ethan Francis All fixtures and clubs are subject to change/cancellation. Students will be notified as soon as possible. Teams may alter on a weekly basis. Please contact the PE Department if you have any further queries. 2
FORTNIGHTLY FIXTURES PREVIEW Date Fixture Comp Start Venue Accompanying Staff 27/11/17 Yr7 Girls Hockey vs The Holt Friendly Approx The Holt School Miss Chapman 3.30pm 27/11/17 U14 Girls Basketball vs St Crispin s Berkshire Conference Approx 3.45pm 28/11/17 U14 Girls Football vs St Crispin s East Berks 2.30pm League KO 28/11/17 Yr10 Girls Football vs Piggott Friendly Approx 3.45pm 29/11/17 Yr7 A&B Girls Football Tournament SWIFT 5 a side Tournament Approx 4pm 29/11/17 Yr10 Girls Netball vs Waingels SWIFT League Approx 3.45pm 30/11/17 U14 Boys Basketball vs Berkshire Approx Bulmershe Conference 3.45pm 30/11/17 U16 Boys Basketball vs Berkshire Approx Bulmershe Conference 3.45pm 30/11/17 Yr7&8 Girls Hockey Tournament SWIFT Approx Tournament 3.45pm 30/11/17 Yr10/11 Girls Hockey vs Friendly Approx Waingels 3.45pm 04/12/17 U13 Girls Football vs The Holt East Berks League Approx 3.30pm 04/12/17 U14 Boys & Girls Badminton vs Friendly Approx Maiden Erlegh Reading 3.30pm 04/12/17 Yr9 Netball vs Emmbrook SWIFT League Approx 3.45pm 04/12/17 Yr10 Netball vs Emmbrook SWIFT League Approx 3.45pm 05/12/17 Yr7/8 Girls Hockey vs Luckley Friendly Approx School 4pm 06/12/17 Yr7 Boys Indoor Football East Berks Indoor 3.30pm Tournament 5 a side Tourn. Start 06/12/17 U16 Boys Basketball vs St Friendly Approx Joseph s 3.45pm 07/12/17 Yr8 Girls Hockey vs Waingels Friendly Approx 3.45pm 07/12/17 U14 Boys Basketball vs Forest Berkshire Approx Conference 3.45pm 07/12/17 Yr11 Girls Netball vs Luckley School SWIFT League Approx 4pm Maiden Erlegh Sol Joel Piggott School Goals, Woodley tbc Maiden Erlegh Bulmershe The Holt School Maiden Erlegh The Holt School Maiden Erlegh Maiden Erlegh Maiden Erlegh Maiden Erlegh Bracknell Leisure Centre Maiden Erlegh Waingels Forest Luckley School Miss Young Miss Chapman Mr Pringle Mr Pringle Miss Grindey Mr Bryant Mr Mackie Miss Chapman Miss Grindey Mr Pringle Mr Mackie Miss Young Miss Young Miss Chapman Mr Pringle Mr Mackie Miss Chapman Mr Bryant Mrs Whiteman 3
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Sporting Profile Issue 14: Watson PE Teachers Sporting Profile -Each week we would like to share with you what your PE teachers have been doing outside school: Mr Watson I have been heavily involved in sport from a young age. With a younger brother who also loved sport we would play sport every day. We were very competitive whether we were playing football, basketball, cricket, tennis. You name it we played it! Whilst at primary school I played football and rounders for the school. But at secondary school I then represented the school at many sports, tennis, hockey, and captaining the Football, Rugby, and cricket teams. At secondary school I really developed a passion for cricket, and this became my main sport which led to receiving county honours for Norfolk and three years later I captained the Norfolk U19 s. At college I studied a Diploma in Sports coaching with A-levels and began gaining qualifications in many sports. After I finished my A-levels, I headed to New Zealand via a tour of Barbados to live at a cricket academy for two English winters to train each day, to develop as a cricketer and coach the local school children. I did this for two winters before attending university. I studied at Anglia Ruskin University and was very fortunate to be accepted onto their Cambridge University Cricket centre for excellence. This enabled me to achieve a Sports Science degree whilst also being coached fulltime during my time as a student. Many of team mates are still currently playing professional cricket. Unfortunately I suffered three serious injuries which ruled me out of the opportunity to play against professional sides such as Essex, Sussex, and Kent. After university I returned back to Norfolk and began working for Norfolk Cricket board as a community cricket coach and for Norwich City Football club as a multi sports coach during the summer months. In the UK winters aided with my Level 3 qualification I travelled to the Southern Hemisphere for six months as a cricket professional, where I was employed to play cricket and to coach the local club, schools and representative sides. I spent two winters in Melbourne, three winters in Toowoomba (Aus), and most recently four winters in Auckland. Whilst there I was able to train with the New Zealand, Australia, England, West Indian, Pakistani, Indian and Zimbabwean squads as a net bowler especially during the 2015 World Cup. I was also very lucky to be sent to Kenya to coach their elite juniors back in 2007. As a player I represented Norfolk in the 3 rd tier of English cricket only retiring last year and I still currently represent Norwich in the ECB East Anglian Premier league. Over the years I have achieved many honours as a coach and as a player. Cricket has been a great way for me to meet many fantastic people and to travel the world visiting Spain, France, Holland, Barbados, Kenya, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand to either play, coach or watch cricket in. Highlight As a player winning the league in both Australia and New Zealand especially the 2 day grand final in Toowoomba for my club team taking 6 wickets and then hitting the winning runs. As a coach winning the Auckland titles with North Harbour and Westlake Boys. Lowlight: Being injured when due to play Kent and make my first class debut. Losing out on the National title due to run rate with the school team I taught. Sporting Hero s: Graham Thorpe Favourite batter as a child Kane Williamson Seen him progress from a 10 year old boy to World number 1 Test batsman. Mitchell Johnson Left arm quick bowler In next week s issue, we will look at the sporting profile of Mr Hedges. 5
U16s QUALIFY FOR NATIONAL SCHOOL REGIONALS! Huge congratulations to our U16 Girls Netball squad who have qualified for the regional round of the National Schools competition. The girls won every game in their group which put them in a strong position in the Semi. It was then make or break. Win and they made it, lose and they didn t. They were up against an incredibly strong Ranelagh team and were 7-2 down at the change of ends. What happened next was incredible, the girls rolled up their metaphorical sleeves and put it all on the line and turned the game on its head! They had done it. The first Maiden Erlegh team in living memory to make it past the abundance of private schools in Berkshire to reach the Regional round. Well done girls, Miss Grindey is incredibly proud of you. Role on January! Player of the tournament: Chisom Ezekwe 6
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NATIONAL SWIMMING SUCCESS After sitting on poolside for 4 hours at the Olympic pool before their race, our senior girls swim team finally raced the 4x50m medley relay with Olivia Neale on the Backstroke, Emily Neale on the breaststroke, Abbie Stewart on the fly and Molly Bates doing the Freestyle at the National Schools Swimming Finals. The girls did immensely well to even qualify for the final. Especially as we don t even have a swimming pool at school. Everyone swam really good times with a couple of PB s and they finished 28th in the whole country! We are incredibly proud of the girls for performing so well on the National stage once again! These girls are definitely ones to watch out for in the future! 8
COUNTY FOOTBALL REPRESENTATION Congratulations to Yr9s Lydia Vettese and Beau Burton who have both featured for the Berkshire county U14 football team in all their fixtures so far this season. Last night they hosted Essex in the National Cup and were just edged out 3-2. Both girls were excellent, Lydia was our player of the match for an outstanding defensive performance! EX PUPIL FOOTBALL SUCCESS Former student Rachel Newborough has once again been selected for the Senior Northern Ireland squad for their upcoming internationals. Well done Rachel! 9
DISCOUNTED READING FC TICKETS Call 0118 9681313 and quote Maiden Erlegh School to receive discounted tickets for the following Reading FC games, whilst also raising money for the school! 10
GIRLS BASKETBALL A great start to the league season for both the Under 14 and Under 16 Girls basketball sides. The Under 14s with many players making their debut for the school put in a great performance against Sandhurst. Big thank you as well to those Year 10s who gave up time after school to help with the scoring and also cheer the Under 14s on. Nyah Reddyhough making her school debut was particularly impressive. An Under 16s side missing several key players due to trips and injuries showed great team spirit to overcome Sandhurst s Under 16 side the next afternoon. A great defensive display in the last quarter helped secure a hard fought victory. Everyone played their part but Becky Cooke led the team superbly as well as contributing several key scores. One, two, three Maiden Erlegh! 11
GOOD BYE FOR NOW Last week we said good bye to Mrs Thwaites who is now on maternity leave. We want to wish her the best of luck, we are already counting the days until she is back! GOOD BYE FOR GOOD Last week we also said good bye to our amazing TA Mrs Hiscox. She has helped the PE department so much over the years and was a key reason as to why our Multi Sports Club has been so successful. We wish her the very best for her new venture outside the world of education! 12
SENIOR KABADDI CLUB This week saw the first ever after school Kabaddi club take place with our senior boys. This sport that descends from Indian routes and is the National sport of Bangladesh is an incredibly physical and tactical game that tests both the body and mind. We had so much fun with the boys at the first session, so if any Year 12 or 13s are interested, it will take place every Tuesday after school in the gym. Come and get involved! 13
ADDITIONAL NOTICES As always, we love to hear about our students sporting success outside of school. Please keep us updated! You can email info/photos/videos to pn@maidenerleghschool.co.uk. If anyone would be interested in sponsoring this year s Sports Personality of the Year Awards Evening or one of our sports teams, please also get in touch. The first batch of GCSE and extra-curricular t shirts and tops have arrived. They can be collected from the PE office. If you would like to order one, you can also collect a letter from the PE office. Yr7/8 Boys Football & Yr7/8/9/10 Girls Netball students who have been spoken to about the end of season tour should receive letters next week. Speak to your PE teacher if you have any questions. The next Yr7 football training session will take place on Monday 27 th November after school on the astro. BERKSHIRE SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS This year the annual county schools cross country championships will take place at Newbury Showground on Saturday 20 th January 2018. More details of this will be available in the coming weeks, but it is a date to be pencilled into the diary. We would really like a record number of Maiden Erlegh students to enter this year. This is a fantastic event not only for the experienced cross country runner, but also anyone wanting to test themselves in this discipline for the first time, so when letters come out, please do get involved! It would be great to see lots of you there! 14
GREEN PARK CHALLENGE & READING HALF MARATHON Last year we had a record number of Maiden Erlegh students take part in the Green Park Challenge and this year we want to get even more involved! The Green Park Challenge is a 3km running event that takes place the same morning as the Reading Half Marathon. This year s event takes place on Sunday 18 th March 2018. It costs 10 to enter. Each entrant will receive a free race t shirt, finishers medal, water bottle and goody bag. Every finisher automatically represents their school and schools win prizes based on how their students finish. But more importantly it gets young people to love running and encourages a physically active lifestyle. We would love for as many of you to be involved as possible! You can sign up here: www.readinghalfmarathon.com For our older students who are 17 by the 18 th March, why not really challenge yourself and attempt the Reading Half Marathon? This really is one to tick off the bucket list and is a fantastic course for a first timer (the fastest half marathon in the UK in 2016). If you decide to sign up, fantastic, let Mr Pringle know so that we can keep track of all Maiden Erlegh students taking part. www.readinghalfmarathon.com 15
RACE FOR LIFE 2018 Next summer, we will once again have a Maiden Erlegh team take part in the Race for Life to raise money for Cancer Research. We want an even bigger team than last year. Girls from years 7-13, boys from year 7, parents, siblings, cousins, aunts, grans and staff! Please do let us know if you sign up, so that we can add you to our Maiden Erlegh team (pn@maidenerleghschool.co.uk). Next year s event is being held at Prospect Park on Sunday 18 th July 2018. You can sign up now for this Race for Life event and get 5 off adult 5k, 10k or Pretty Muddy entry! Get the Early Bird voucher using this link: https://raceforlife.cancerresearchuk.org/earlybird2018?utm_source=twitter_r ace&utm_medium=cruksocialmedia&utm_campaign=earlybird&utm_content =post1 16
SOCIAL MEDIA Don t forget you can stay up to date with all things PE by following us on our social media platforms. We are on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/maidenerleghpedepartment/ Twitter https://twitter.com/pemaidenerlegh Instagram: @me_pe_department Dates for diaries Saturday 20 th January 2018 Berkshire Schools cross country champs Saturday 17 th Friday 23 rd March 2018 Sport Relief 2018 Wednesday 28 th March 2018 2 nd Annual Performing Arts Showcase (Music, Drama & PE) Thursday 12 th July 2018 11 th Annual Maiden Erlegh Sports Personality of the Year awards evening Local events Sunday 18 th March 2018 Reading Half Marathon & Green Park Challenge events Sunday 20 th May 2018 Royal Berkshire 10km & 3Km Mini Marathon events Sunday 15 th July 2018 Race for Life at Prospect Park, Reading These are all great local events which we would love to see as many of our students as possible getting involved in. Let us know if you sign up and how you get on! 17
Extra-curricular timetable after half term Mon Before School Yr9/10 Futsal (Mr Pringle) 7.50am Boys After School Girls After School Mixed After School All years girls Rugby (Mr Flynn/Mr Crockford) Multi Sports Club (Invite only) Badminton Club Sports Hall Tue Wed Thu Yr10/11 GCSE Handball (Mr Pringle) 7.50am Yr9/10/11 Trampolining Club (Mr Mackie) 7.45am Yr11 GCSE Badminton 7.45am Yr7 Rugby (Mr Flynn) Yr8 Rugby (Mr Pringle) Yr9 Rugby (Mr Bryant) Senior Kabaddi Yr10/11/Sen Rugby (Mr Mackie/Mr Crockford All years Basketball (Mr Bryant /Mr Mackie) Yr8 Netball (Miss Chapman) All years Basketball (Mr Bishop) Yr7 Netball (Mrs Whiteman) Yr10/11 Hockey (Miss Grindey) Yr7/8/9 Hockey (Miss Chapman) Fri Basketball (Mr Bishop) Invite only Week 1 only 8.00am Yr8-11 Indoor Cricket (Mr Watson) Invite only Yr9/10/11/Senior Netball (Miss Young / Miss Grindey) All years football (Mr Pringle/ Miss Chapman/Miss Allright) - Field All years American Football (Mr Hedges) - Astro Maiden Erlegh PE Department 18