Annex 3 Sporting Achievement This year has seen students at the Academy achieve continued high standards and success at local, regional and national levels. We have made participation a key focus and have seen the number of students involved in at least one physical activity flourish. We have seen our football teams continue to show their determination for success in all of the competitions that they enter. Sandwell retained the Sandwell Cup at Years 7,9,10 and 11. We had some success at Regional Level with the U18 boys team winning the West Midlands Cup. Both U14 girls and boys who entered the FA People s Cup reached the finals, the boys battled through the latter stages and were victorious in their final securing their hands on the trophy and champions title. The Year 7 boys 5-a-side team experienced some national success when they embarked on the ESFA National 5-a-side Cup. The boys reached the final after an immensely tough qualification process. In our futsal competitions, we have seen success in both boys and girls teams across all age ranges which includes U12 and U16 boys and U12, U14 and U16 Black Country Champions. The B teams have been entered into sequential competitions and have shown real dedication and commitment to their training. The high levels of participation are a reflection of the enjoyment the students have and the opportunities they have been given to compete. Hockey continues to be a strong club link where we have players playing at the Junior Academy Centre and Junior Regional Performance Centre. We maintain a strong link with West Bromwich Hockey Club where students are given the opportunities to perform at these high levels and develop further. Athletics has again been one of our biggest sports in relation to team achievements. We have dominated on a local level for girls and boys across all age ranges. Some key achievements have been Year 7 Girls Give and Gain Pentathlon Champions, Year 7 and 8 Boys and Girls ESAA First Round Winners and Regional Finalists. Achievements in other sports and activities are also worth of recognition. The Boccia team reached the National Finals after some tough competition in the qualification stages. Our cricketers have entered leagues and cups and have just narrowly missed out, becoming runners up in a variety of competitions. Our netballers have experienced similar achievements, reaching runners up in all age groups at Sandwell schools level. Our triathlon team were awarded U14 Girls Black Country Team Champions. A special mention should go to our students who have achieved national representational honours. These include Daniel Meredith and Adam Przybek who have represented Scotland and Wales in football respectively at U16 level. Jamie Soule has represented England, also at U16 level. In Athletics Skye Campbell has competed individually at national level. In Gymnastics, Joe Fraser, who continues to represent Great Britain, is National Champion and has represented the U18 boys; his most recent title is U18 European Champion. His sister, Rachel Fraser, was selected to attend the Great Britain Training Squad. In Equestrian, Mia Gill and Neve Gill have continued to represent Great Britain. Further to that, Emily Johnson and Abbie Jane Mansell have represented Great Britain in Karate. Millie Champion and Elliot Williams were both selected to represent Great Britain in Trampolining. In Tennis Jake Lawley continues to enter national competitions, he strives to achieve his best in a sport he has taken part in for many years. 1 P a g e
We have continued to make participation an area of focus as we recognise in Physical Education where the value of sport lies and its place in society. We have been involved heavily with the Youth Sports Trust and have enjoyed delivering their programmes and we have also formed a strong relationship with the Black Country Consortium which delivers programmes such as Sportivate. We have run successful rock climbing, horse riding, dance and cycling sessions for disengaged students, and have seen the positive impacts upon them physically, emotionally and socially. 2 P a g e
Sporting Roll of Honour Students who represented their District, County, Region or Country during 2014-2015 Athletics Brooklyn Baugh (District/County) Harlem Baugh (District/County) Jessica Butler (District/County) Skye Campbell (District/County/National) Thea Clearkin (District/County) Laryce Coke (District/County) Jasmin Drummond (District/County) Jordan Edwards (District/County) Ade Francis (District/County) Lauren Francis-Maye (District/County) Wesley Garfield (District/County) Henna Hartland (District/County) Travis Jackson-Hickson (District) Thomas Merrell (District) Eve Mulvaney (District/County) Lauren Parchment (District/County) Trinity Parkes (District/County) William Riley (District) Jordan Shaw (District/County) Basketball Jacob Easton (Sporting Club Albion) Shay Harvey (Sporting Club Albion) Boys Football Filimon Asfha (West Bromwich Albion Academy) Kian Bedford (Walsall Centre of Excellence) Bradley Burton (Aston Villa Academy) Nicholas Clayton-Phillips (West Bromwich Albion Academy) Kade Craig (Wolverhampton Wanderers Academy) Jordan Edwards (Stoke City Academy) Jamie Emery (West Bromwich Albion Academy) Ralphon Foster (West Bromwich Albion Academy) Wesley Garfield (Shrewsbury Town Centre of Excellence) Reece Hall (West Bromwich Albion Academy) George Harmon (West Bromwich Albion Academy) Joshua Harper (Kidderminster Harriers) Rekeem Harper (West Bromwich Albion Academy) Oliver Haydon (Kidderminster Harriers) Timothy Iroegbunam (West Bromwich Albion Academy) Federico Kudrik (Walsall Centre of Excellence) Leon Machisa (West Bromwich Albion Academy) 3 P a g e
Jovan Malcolm (West Bromwich Albion Academy) Daniel Meredith (West Bromwich Albion Academy/Scotland U16s) Adam Przybek (West Bromwich Albion Academy/Wales) Dominic Rhoden (West Midlands County) Rico Richards (West Bromwich Albion Academy) Morgan Rogers (West Bromwich Albion Academy) Kiaro Saulter (West Midlands County) Myles Simpson (West Midlands County) Jamie Soule (West Bromwich Albion Academy/England U16s) Thomas Sutton (West Midlands County) Conner Wilcox (Walsall Centre of Excellence/West Midlands County) Samuel Wilding (West Bromwich Albion Academy) Cricket Jude Hocknull (County) Amit John (County) Mason Lovatt (District) Kaash Patel (County) Sachin Patel (District) Equestrian Mia Gill (Great Britain) Neve Gill (Great Britain) Girls Football Holly Brighton (Birmingham City Centre of Excellence) Thea Clearkin (Aston Villa Centre of Excellence) Lucy Heaselgrave (Wolverhampton Wanderers) Sophie Heaselgrave (Wolverhampton Wanderers) Heidi Logan (Birmingham City Centre of Excellence) Camile Samuels (Birmingham City Centre of Excellence) Katy Stonehouse (Wolverhampton Wanderers) Brodie Vincze (West Bromwich Albion Centre of Excellence) Gymnastics Joe Fraser (GB National Champion/U18 Boys European Championship Winner) Rachel Fraser (GB Training Squad) Remell Robinson-Bailey (Regional/GB Training Camp) 4 P a g e
Hockey Aiden Barratt (Junior Regional Performance Centre) Joe Jordan (Junior Academy Centre) Bradley Park (Junior Regional Performance Centre) Jamie Park (Junior Regional Performance Centre/Indoor U18 National Champion) Har-Amrit Singh (Junior Academy Centre) William Thomas (Junior Academy Centre) Karate Emily Johnson (Black Belt 1st Dan/GB Squad Selection) Abbie Jane Mansell (Black Belt 1st Dan/GB Squad Selection) Netball Natea Lee (Dudley Leisure Netball Club) Tennis Hannah Crisp (County) Francesca Ellis (County) Jake Lawley (National) Trampolining Millie Champion (Regional/GB Squad) George Cowles (Regional) Olivia Nightingale (Regional) Elliott Williams (Regional/GB Squad) Triathlon Katie Cook (U14 Girls Black Country Individual Champion) Trinity Parkes (County) Swimming Trinity Parkes (County) Rajan Vagree (County) *** 5 P a g e