Medbury Sport ~ Term 1 2017
PE Lessons
Boys will require their house PE. uniform,
swimming togs, towel and goggles for PE
lessons throughout Term 1. Please make sure
that the boys have their correct black togs. If
they are unable to participate because of illness
or injury, they will require a note from home. Swimming Sports
During PE lessons, swimming entries will be
taken for the Swimming Sports. Your son (9 to
12 yrs) will need to choose which event he
wishes to compete in. Please read the following
information carefully and discuss with your son.
Age is at 1st January 2017. Prelims are held
prior to the swimming sports. All boys entered
in 25m events will race on the day and only the
top 8 boys in 50m and 100m events will race on
the day. 5 to 8 years old Events: Boys in the 5 to 8
years age group will be assessed and placed in
2 events. The 7 Years and 8 Years Champion
qualifiers will be entered in 3 events, which will
include the 50m Freestyle and 25m Freestyle
and 25m Backstroke. There are also width
events. 9 Years and 10 Years Events: 25m Freestyle,
25m Backstroke, 25m Breaststroke, 50m
Freestyle, 4 x 25m Medley and 100m Freestyle.
All boys must enter at least two events and no
more than 5 events. If your son wishes to enter
the 9 Years or 10 Years Championship, he must
swim in 5 events, which must include the 50m
Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 4 x 25m Medley and
any two of the 25m events.
11 Years and 12 Years Events: 25m Freestyle,
25m Backstroke, 25m Breaststroke,
25m Butterfly, 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle
and the 4 x 25m Medley. All boys must enter at
least two events and no more than 6 events.
If your son wishes to enter the 11 Years or 12
Years Championship, he must swim in 6 events,
which must include the 50m Freestyle, 100m
Freestyle, 4 x 25m Medley and any three of the 25m events. Black Swimming Togs for PE Lessons
Swimming togs must be purchased from the
Uniform Shop.
Boys are permitted to wear the following styles
only:
Triathlon Championships
The School Individual Triathlon will take place
on Friday 10 February at Lake Crichton for boys
in Years 5 to 8, who wish to compete in this
optional event. This is for individual entry only.
There will be a team Aquathon event for all
boys in Years 4 to 8 which will be held at
Medbury on Monday 13 February. A seperate
email will be sent home with further information
regarding these events.
Fitness
Throughout the term, on Wednesday mornings
from 7.40am to 8.10am we will be offering an
optional fitness session for boys in Years 4-8.
This is a great opportunity for boys to develop
their fitness and help them reach some of their
goals for swimming sports, sport teams or just
to increase their general fitness levels. This will
commence on Wednesday 15 February and our
main focus for the first 7 weeks will be
swimming. Boys will be required to bring their
school swimming togs (boys will not be able to
get into their classrooms) and goggles. Boys
can arrive in their PE uniform, or get changed
when they arrive. It is important that the boys
have something small to eat and a drink at the
completion of the session, before school starts.
Medbury Sport ~ Term 1 2017 cont’d .....
Cricket
Years 5 - 8: White Medbury long pants, White
Medbury Polo Shirt, Sunhat and sports shoes.
Touch Rugby
Years 7 & 8: Medbury Black Shorts, Medbury
White Polo Shirt, and sports shoes.
Summer Hockey
Years 5 - 8: Medbury Black Shorts, Medbury
White Polo Shirt, Medbury Black Winter socks,
shin-pads, hockey stick, mouthguard and
shoes.
Water Polo
Years 7 & 8: Black speedo swimming togs for
trainings and games. When travelling to and
from water polo games boys must wear
Medbury Black Shorts, Medbury White Polo
Shirt.
Tennis Coaching
Boys may practise in their PE uniform or school
uniform without their tie, blazer and wearing
sports shoes for before school tennis
coaching. After School Cricket Practice
At the end of sport practices, boys may travel
home wearing their school blazer over their
cricket whites. If they do not have their cricket
whites they must get changed back into their
full school uniform. Winter Sport - Years 3 - 8 During PE lessons in the first two weeks of
Term 1, boys will be asked which Saturday
winter sport (Football, Hockey and Rugby) they
wish to play for Medbury. Where possible, your
son will be placed in an appropriate team
based on his age and ability for his chosen
sport. Trials will be held when we can field
more than two teams in an age group, and also
for selecting our 1st teams in each sport. Most
teams will train twice a week,
during lunchtimes or after school.
All teams will compete in the local Saturday
morning competitions. Information about each
of the sports will be emailed home and
published on the school website.
Note - Year 3 Football:
Year 3 boys wanting to play football will need
to join their local football club, as players are
involved in inter-house leagues within each
individual club, which we are unable to cater
for.
Basketball
An email will be sent home towards the end of
Term 1, inviting boys in Years 5 to 8 to register
to play basketball during the week. This is an
optional extra sporting activity, but does not
qualify as a ‘Saturday’ winter sport.
Coaches required
Please contact me directly by email if you are
interested in coaching or managing a Cricket,
Football, Hockey or Rugby team for 2017.
Sport Coordinators
Should you have any questions relating to a
particular sport, please contact the following
coordinators or contact me directly.
Cricket - Glen Taylor
[email protected]
Basketball - Richard Bath
[email protected]
Football - Scott Johnson
[email protected]
Hockey - Micah Hocquard
[email protected]
Rugby - Brad Gilbert
[email protected]
Tennis - Pip Andrews
[email protected]