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Energetic and enjoyable Sports Day

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By Jamie King, Teacher of PE & Sport

Every year, Sports Day is a wonderful opportunity for all Bedales students in Blocks 3 and 4 to have a go at a traditional style athletics-based competition, following a period of four weeks where athletics has been the main focus of Sports lessons. There are also a series of open events for students in Block 5 and Sixth Form to enter.

Students are divided into four teams by colours to make for some meaningful competition. This year, there were a total of 32 track events and 27 field events completed. The emphasis is on participation, not performance, and it is our aim that all students feel they have the skills and experience to enter at least one individual event. There are also a number of track relays, and this provides the opportunity to compete against the powerful mixed staff quartet, who were victorious this year. 

Teams may enter two athletes per event and each event is scored 8pts to 1pt in order. Students are allowed to wear sports kit in the colour of their team’s name to add to the spectacle. This year, eight Bedales athletes qualifed for Hampshire County Finals and 47 Bedales athletes competed in the South East Hampshire District Finals. Athletics is a great sport for all abilities as we all work to improve our personal best and improve our technique.

The results of this year’s Sports Day are as follows:

  • 1st place – Yellow team, 212 points
  • 2nd place – Blue team, 202 points
  • 3rd place – Green team, 157 points
  • 4th place – Red team, 144 points

Well done to everyone who took part and made the day such a success.

See more photos from Sports Day below:

Photos by Iggy Cake, Block 4

Sport update: District Athletics, Mountbatten Stadium

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By Mariela Walton, Teacher of PE & Sport

On 18 May, we took 18 of our Block 3 and 4 athletes down to the Mountbatten Stadium for the District Athletics event. In previous years we have taken 40 or 50 of our top athletes down to compete, but due to COVID restrictions, our numbers were limited meaning we took smaller teams and required all of our athletes to compete in multiple events.

Despite the rain in Petersfield the sun shone down on us in Portsmouth, and thanks to the excellent commitment displayed by our Bedales students, we managed to fill each event and get some exciting podium finishes!

Sage Bidwell cinched the win in the Inter Girls’ 200m, Greta Stillwell took first place in the Junior Girls’ Shot Put and Sol Arbib comfortably won the Inter Boys’ 1500m, with a time of just 4.55. First place finishes also went to Bruno Heggie, Louis Pattison, Sam Gibbon and Lola Mackay. Jago Levine qualified for the next round and will have the opportunity to compete at the Regional Athletics meet for Shot Put. He will be joined by Gordon Thistleton-Smith, who qualified with his 100m time.

After a successful day of events both of the Block 3 teams finished in fourth position of eight, which was a great effort. Our Block 4 boys team finished in second place out of nine, and our Block 4 Girls team took home the win, coming first out of seven teams.