Pupils to battle it out at the sportshall athletics championships
Islington’s budding young athletes will be competing at the fourth annual
‘Aquaterra Sportshall Championships’ on Wednesday 22 February 2006. The event,
organised by the School Sport Co-ordinator programme (SSCO) at CEA@Islington,
will take place at the Sobell Leisure Centre between 9am – 3.30pm.
Over 400 pupils from 30 Islington primary schools will battle it out in
various Sportshall athletics events to win the coveted trophy currently held
by St Jude’s and St Paul’s Primary School. Not only will the winning team be
honoured in Islington, they will also represent the borough at the ‘Mini
Games’ in June at Crystal Palace.
Sportshall athletics is one of the fastest growing sporting programmes in the
world. It is a fast and exciting version of the outdoor track and field,
involving running, jumping and throwing events. Training for the event has
been made easier through a £3,600 grant from ‘Award for All’, which bought
specialist equipment in preparation for the championships, including hurdles,
foam javelins, reversaboards and standing long-jumps and high-jumps. All new
schools taking part this year have also had specialist coaching sessions with
one of CEA@Islington’s School Sport Co-ordinators.
Sarah Fretwell, SSCO Partnership Development Manager, CEA@Islington said: ‘The
Sportshall coaching sessions have been really energetic and challenging for
the children. Sportshall is an excellent foundation for all sports and is
geared for anyone to join in, making this event inclusive and diverse at the
same time. The championships promises to be a highly competitive and
fun-packed day.’
The theme for the championships is ‘2012’ and each competing school will be
twinned with an Olympic nation, showing their support for London’s 2012
Olympic Games. Each school will get their nation’s flag and an Olympic pack to
encourage cross-curricular work and activities on their nation.
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