Netball League Champions
Tirlebrook successfully defended their Tewkesbury Primary Schools' Netball League title for the second successive year.
Tewkesbury Primary Schools’ Netball League Round 2 – Tuesday 3rd March @ Tewkesbury School
Huge congratulations to our Y5 and Y6 netballers who headed over to Tewkesbury School to defend their Tewkesbury Primary Schools’ Netball League title. Following an undefeated first half to the league, where they didn’t even concede a single goal, the team knew that a second round of excellent performances would put them in with a chance of picking up the winners’ shield. There was a slight change to the rules for this round as Bee Netball is the latest incarnation of junior netball to be promoted by England Netball so some minor changes were afoot. Further to this, the organisers imposed a strict ruling on the rotation of positions this time round, ensuring that participating players competed in every position. The team took all of this on board in what was a really very impressive performance. Owen scored a hat-trick in the first game as Tirlebrook defeated eventual runners-up Twyning 3-1 (this was the only time in the whole league that a goal was conceded). They followed this up with 2-0 and 4-0 victories against Carrant Brook and Ashchurch respectively before a final game 0-0 draw with The John Moore, a match which they completely dominated but just couldn’t get the ball in the hoop! There was some strong opposition, particularly in this second round, making their performances even more spectacular. It must be said that their teamwork, sportsmanship and effort was second to none, making this the ultimate team triumph. The squad were awarded the shield to rapturous applause from supporting parents and other schools.
Well done to Owen (Self Belief) and Leah (Determination) for picking up well-deserved School Games values bands – these were difficult to select from a truly outstanding team. It was great that both Mrs. Featonby and Mr. Lockley could be there for at least part of the competition, but the biggest thanks go to Mrs. Moysey and Miss. Moysey for faithfully running the Netball Club for weeks and weeks and for their selfless giving of time. They are brilliant coaches – so knowledgeable, so supportive and so encouraging. It was a wonderful evening for Tirlebrook. Congratulations to everyone who was involved.
Squad: Owen B (captain); William B, Matthew F, Zoe H, Isobel M, Chloe M & Leah T
Tirlebrook Primary School
Tirlebrook Primary School is highly committed to PE and school sport. The School Games and its associated values of Respect, Passion, Determination, Self Belief, Honesty and Teamwork are the essential embedded foundations of our approach to PE and school sport as we continue to develop a vibrant curriculum and an exciting array of wider opportunities that promote high quality learning, contribute to healthy lifestyles and provide a breadth of opportunities to organise, participate in and lead in a variety of sports and activities. We are delighted that we are currently holders of the Gold School Games mark - for the fourth successive year.