Sport
Hall Grove is a fully co-educational school where girls and boys are taught sport by specialist teachers from Reception through to Year 8. All pupils take part in football, hockey and cricket. We also offer rugby for boys as well as netball for girls. Other sports include swimming, tennis, athletics, cross country, triathlon, golf, judo, shooting and much more.
We have a strong tradition of encouraging a ‘sport for all’ ethos, combined with regional and national success. Whichever team a child plays in, we aim to see all the children participate with enthusiasm and enjoyment for sport.
The ethos of the sports department is that every child will be given the same opportunity to develop their potential to the very best of their ability.
The sport curriculum aims to:
- Create a stimulating, organised and supportive environment where boys and girls are happy and motivated to learn
- Promote physical activity with the aim of a healthy balanced lifestyle
- Promote the school values through sport
- Develop fundamental skills to nurture the development of decision-making and game awareness
Sport is a vital part of life at Hall Grove, and whilst we do believe it is important to win, there are several determining factors that shape our pupils on the sporting field. We encourage the following:
- Taking part
- Teamwork
- Development of social skills and self-esteem
- Healthy exercise
- Enjoyment
These areas are as equally valuable as one another. They are key in helping shape our children become all round athletes both on and off the sports field. Our aim is to create a lifelong passion for Sport.
When children play sports at Hall Grove and where parents support our teams, we expect them to:
- Compete to win and to do so with humility and completely within the good spirit of the games we play
- When we lose, we do so with dignity and congratulate and shake hands enthusiastically
- Give positive encouragement to everyone involved but be able to recognise and accept that there will always be areas for improvement and development
- Be smart in appearance
- Recognise that children are selected for teams based on their skill, performance level and on their attitude