Netball League - Go for Gold!
League Success
Tewkesbury Primary Schools' Sports Network's Netball League - Round Two - Tuesday, 5th March 2019
This week saw the return of the netball league for our Year 5/6 netball team. After a very successful Round 1 of the league back in Autumn Term, where the team had accumulated enough points to secure 2nd place, they were excited to return to the courts to try and finish the league in top position to gain the gold!
After a warm up and a team talk, the children were ready to go. Led by our netball captain Gracie, the team entered their first match against Twyning with great enthusiasm. And what a match it was! Not only did Tirlebrook win the game but they managed to score nine goals - seven scored by William and two by Gracie. Not only that, but they also managed to defend excellently, meaning that Twyning did not score one goal during the entire game. The match gave the team a good boost of confidence to enter match number two. This time, Tirlebrook were up against the team who currently held first place in the league, with 15 points against our 13, Ashchurch. The game was tough, competitive and challenging, but our team pulled through, working superbly to gain a 5 - 1 victory. This time it was Charlotte and Matthew in shooting positions. They went straight into the next match against The John Moore. Again, their effort and communication was excellent, enabling them to win by a score line of 4 - 0. The time then came for the final match against Tewkesbury C of E Primary School. The team had already swapped positions several times as part of the rotation High 5 rules. Their performance, however, was not affected. This game involved every player playing in the position that they were least familiar with and it really challenged them to alter their positional sense and their tactics. By the end of the match, although Tewkesbury C of E scored the first goal, our team soon found their feet and came back fighting to win 5 - 1.
At the end of the competition, schools, staff, parents and players gathered to hear the results of the tournament. Before the results were announced, some of the players were awarded School Games values bands for their role-model attitudes and effort. Congratulations to Gracie who was awarded a 'Self-Belief' band and to William for earning another 'Respect' band. These values are strongly promoted and highly valued at Tirlebrook. The results of the competition were calculated using the points awarded from both rounds 1 and 2. The top 3 schools, therefore receiving a Move More medal, were: in 3rd position The John Moore, in 2nd Ashchurch and in 1st position, earning a gold medal, Tirlebrook! The team were delighted! This result was also made possible by Ruby and Finlay who attended Round 1 of the league earlier in the year. Therefore they too have received a gold medal for their contribution overall.
The results from the league mean that Tirlebrook will now go on to play Grangefield in a play-off for a place in the County Finals in April. Good luck to our team and well done!
Squad for Round 2: Gracie J (captain), William B, Matthew F, Zoe H & Charlotte P
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.