School Sport

 

 

School Games Sports Hall Athletics Small Schools County Finals

Budbrooke finished in a gallant 5^th place in the School Games Small Schools Sports Hall Athletics final at North Solihull Sports Centre this week.

After winning the local event last month, Budbrooke had the honour of representing Central Warwickshire against other winning schools from across Solihull, Coventry and Warwickshire.

Team Budbrooke athletes competed in a variety of track and field events against other qualifying schools with the overall total of 240 children earning points for their schools by competing in each event for the right to be declared the county winner.

The aims were to have fun, encourage their team mates and to challenge themselves to better their previous results by throwing further and running faster as well as displaying the School Games values of determination, passion, respect, self belief and team work.

The track events saw children perform rolls and jump hurdles in the obstacle relay and over/under relay, use the kick boards, their sprinting skills and their team work skills in the 6-lap Paarlauf and relay events . The field events included chest push, long jump, triple jump, vertical jump, javelin throwing and speed bounce.

Highlights for Budbrooke included coming 1^st in the boys’ 4X1 relay, 2^nd in the boys’ 1+1 Lap Relay and the 6 lap paarlauf, There were also 4^th place finishes for the girls’ 4X1 relay and obstacle relay. There were also plenty of personal bests being achieved in the field events.  

Results:

1st – Southern  Warwickshire – Welford on Avon – 274 pts

2nd – Solihull South – Oak Cottage Primary School – 254 pts

3rd – Coventry East – St Gregory’s Catholic Primary School – 252 pts

5th = Central Warwickshire- Budbrooke Primary School – 240 pts

5th =  Coventry West – All Souls Catholic Primary School – 240 pts

6th – Northern Warwickshire- Wolvey Primary School – 194 pts

7th -  Eastern Warwickshire – The Revel CE Primary School- 174 pts

8th – Solihull North -  St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School – 116 pts

 

Mr Brereton said: “Team Budbrooke was fantastic. They met the challenges and had fun. It was great to see them support each other by creating a great team environment where they high-fived and celebrated with each other what ever the result of each race. This helped them perform and achieve personal bests by running quicker, jumping higher and throwing further. It was a great experience and the children were a real credit to the school. Thank you to the parents and Mrs Merritt for helping with the transport to the event.”

Congratulations to Poppy, Henry, Liam and Thomas from Budbrooke who were selected for the Warwickshire Sports Hall Athletics team to compete in the West Midlands County competition last week end. They won the competition and can be extremely proud of their Gold medals.

 

School Games Speed Stacking County Finals

This week Budbrooke had the honour of representing Central Warwickshire in the School Games Speed Stacking County Finals. The Year 3/4 speed stackers, previously triumphant in the area round, were up against the 14 winning schools from the Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire regions.

At the end of the competition, Team Budbooke were awarded the prestigious School Games Values trophy for demonstrating all the values of: Team Work, Determination, Honesty, Passion, Self Belief and Respect.

The event, held at Newbold Comyn Leisure Centre and organised by Di Baker from Speed Stacks UK, saw the children being timed to complete the 3-6-3 stack, where twelve cups are organised in three stacks: The first stack contains three cups, the second stack contains six cups and the third stack contains three cups.  The competitors begin in the down-stacked position. All three stacks are up-stacked from one direction to the other. The Stacker then goes back to the beginning and down-stacks the three stacks. There was also the 3-6-3 team relay and the Stack and Back relay events which were timed and scored by a team of well organised Year 5/6 Youth Sports Leaders, including Edward and Florence from Budbrooke. 

Mr Brereton said: “Well done to all the Speed Stacking challengers. It was great to see so hundreds of children from lots of different schools all enjoying the challenge of Speed Stacking. It created such an exciting atmosphere. The children from Budbrooke definitely deserved the School Games Values trophy for their excellent team work, support, resilience and for speed stacking with smiles on their faces. They kept on trying and were rewarded with personal bests.  They were tremendous and a pleasure to take to the competition. It has been lovely to see the cups out at break times and the idea to run a Speed Stacking club. Keep aiming to beat your personal bests!”

 

Sports for Schools Sponsored Fitness Circuit.

Budbrooke welcomed Commonwealth and Olympic swimmer Joe Roebuck as the whole school took part in a sponsored fitness challenge to raise money for the school and Team GB athletes.

Every child in the school performed one minute of each of the fitness workouts- spotty dogs, leg drives, press ups and star jumps while being cheered on and inspired by Sportivator Belinda, Joe and the rest of their classes.

Joe then introduced himself in an inspiring assembly where he talked about his life as a swimmer, how he used to get up at 4.30am to train and how he was resilient and determined despite not being selected for the 2004 and 2008 Olympic games.  He recalled how proud he was after finally being chosen to represent Team GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games, how he enjoyed the buzz of competing against Michael Phelps in front of 18,000 people. Joe showed off his 2010 European Championships bronze medal which he won in the 200m individual medley and the silver medal he was awarded at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Mr Brereton said: “Congratulations to all the children for challenging themselves and taking part in the fitness circuits to raise money. Part of this money will go towards helping Team GB athletes with their training while Budbrooke has money to be used for new sports equipment. The School Council will also discuss ideas for how the money could be spent. “

“It was so lovely to see the whole school being active and enjoying taking part in the sponsored fitness circuits. They were very curious and asked lots of wonderful questions.  It was inspirational to hear how Joe achieved his dreams with dedicated training.”

Thank you to everyone who supported the Sports for Schools event by sponsoring the children. The cut off date for raising money on your online sponsorship forms is Wednesday 22^nd March 2023. The school will then be sent an email with the amounts raised and a list of children who will receive the wristbands and signed photo rewards.

 

School Games Sports Hall Athletics Competition 2023

Budbrooke finished in an amazing 1^st place at the School Games Sports Hall Athletics competition at Ryton Sports Connexion Centre this week. As the overall winners, they will now have the honour of representing Central Warwickshire at the County Level 3 competition.

The Year 5/6 boys and girls team from Budbrooke competed in a variety of track and field events against other schools from the Central Warwickshire region. The competition, assisted brilliantly by Campion School Aspire team leaders, saw 567 children in total take part with the children earning points for their school for competing in each event.

The track events saw the competitors perform rolls and jump hurdles in the obstacle relay and over/under relay, use the kick boards, their sprinting skills and their team work skills in the 6-lap Paarlauf and relay events . The field events included chest push, long jump, triple jump, vertical jump, javelin throwing and speed bounce.

Highlights for Budbrooke included coming 1^st in the girls’ 4 x 1 relay, 2^nd  in the girls’ 1+1 Lap Relay, and 3^rd in the obstacle relay and the 6 lap paarlauf . There were also 1^st place finishes for the boys’ 1 + 1 relay team, 6 lap Paarlauf pair and 4 x 1 relay team as well as a 2^nd place finish for the over/under relay team. All the points were added together and Budbrooke came out on top.

Results:

Small Schools

1^st Budbrooke

2nd Clapham Terrace

3^rd St Lawrence

4^th Priors Field

5^th Clinton

6^th St Augustines

7^th St Anthonys

8^th St Josephs

9^th Long Itchington & Bishops Tachbrook

11^th Ferncumbe

12^th Arnold Lodge

13^th Shrubland Street

Mr Brereton said: “Team Budbrooke was amazing and what a fantastic result! They met all of the challenges with a great determination and had lots of fun along the way.  They also supported each other during each event to create a wonderful Budbrooke team spirit high fiving each other event when results didn’t go our way. It was a great experience and I’m sure they will do Central Warwickshire proud in the County event. Thank you to the parents for helping with the transport to the event.”

 

 

 

 

 

Priory Park Cross Country

The last Central Warwickshire Primary cross country league event of the season took place at Priory Park in Warwick last weekend.  The weather was good for running and the 1.6km course included steep slopes to give the runners that extra challenge.  

Team Budbrooke were very enthusiastic and keen to do well. In the Year 5 girl’s race, Sophia produced a great run full of determination to finish 39^th. Ella finished 52^nd and Rosie came 71^st both showing great spirit and determination to finish the race despite suffering with stitches during the second lap.

In the Year 5 boy’s race, Henry (15^th) and Edward (34^th) produced their best results of the season. Robbie, making his running debut, finished in 41^st and Arthur can be proud of his efforts to take part in the race and get as far as he did.

The Year 6 girls all supported each other around the tough course. Phoebe (29^th), Lucy Davis (32^nd) and Holly (34^th) helped inspire each other and Amber can be very proud to get as far as she did in her first cross country race.

The Year 6 boys were next up around the course. Thomas continued his impressive form running confidently to finish in 2^nd place and has qualified to represent Warwickshire at the National Primary Schools Championships in March. Martin (25^th), Ben (38^th), Robin (46^th) and Dylan (56^th) all did well.

Mr Brereton said: “It has been an enjoyable cross country season with plenty of highlights and personal bests being achieved. Well done to all the runners. It was lovely to see them running and enjoying being active. I loved seeing them race with smiles on their faces and all the support they give to each other is very commendable.  It was great to hear that they “most definitely” want to carry running next year.”

 

School Games Rowing Competition

This week Budbrooke sent 2 teams of rowers to Campion school to take part in a rowing competition challenge. There was a boys and girls team and they competed in an individual and a relay competition against other schools from Central Warwickshire and South Warwickshire.

Across the day, 19 boys and 23 girls teams from local schools rowed in individual and relay races to see which teams would progress to represent Central Warwickshire in the county round of the competition.

In the individual events, each member of the team had 90 seconds to row as far as they could and in the relay every competitor had 1 minute.  In the end all the distances added up with the winning team being the one which rowed the furthest.

There was some very competitive rowing with Budbrooke rowing some great distances.

Teams

Budbrooke Boys	Distance
Ben	296m
Arthur	290m
Luke	280m
Sam	319m
Relay	760m
Total	1945m

 

Budbrooke Girls	Distance
Maisie	320m
Poppy	321m
Chloe	277m
Georgia	291m
Relay	759m
Total	2072m

 

The results saw Budbrooke girls finishing 1^st in their heats and 4^th overall while the boys finished 3^rd in the heats and 7^th overall.

“The event was so much. We worked well as a team and needed to communicate well in the relay challenge. The values that we showed during this were enthusiasm, challenge and collaboration we also gave lots of motivational support to our teammates.”

Written by Poppy, Maisie, Georgia and Chloe.

Mr Brereton said: “It was fantastic to see so many determined rowers from all the schools. The atmosphere was amazing. The organisers were full of praise for how the Budbrooke team members supported each other and even when things didn’t work out, members of the team overcame difficulties, showed great resilience and did their best.  Well done to all the Budbrooke rowers. The challenge is now for the rowers to see if they can beat their personal best. Thank you to parents for all your help with transport.”

 

   

Budbrooke Girls FC

On Friday 18th November, Budbrooke girls football team played against Coten End in the first league match.

Although they did not win, fun was had by all. The team worked hard and showed great teamwork and communication skills.

There were lots of positives on the pitch. These included Ella being an amazing defender, Maisie being excellent at tackling who did not stop running, Poppy making lots of wonder saves tipping the ball over the bar to stop a powerful shot and saving the ball onto the post.

Chloe showed immense bravery flying into tackles to stop the Coten End attackers, Amelie was a motivating player, Sophia was great person when it came to inspiring the team when they were getting tired, Faith was a good spirited player running and covering the whole pitch. Florence was a hard worker and looked to make great passes and find her

team mates, Georgia was good at clearing the ball with strength. We want to thank Mr Brereton for making this happen.

Written by Maisie and Poppy

Mr Brereton said: “The girls were a credit to the school. Even though they were losing against a strong team, their heads were always up and they kept on trying. Poppy took the biggest goal kicks I have seen and Budbrooke were always looking to pass to each other and create chances. Well done to all the players. I am looking forward to organising more games in the new year.”

                 

Personal Best Challenge

Specialist sports coaches, Zoe and Tom, from Specialising in Sport visited Budbrooke this week to give the children the chance to take part in the exciting Run, Jump, Throw Personal Best Challenge.

Every child in Years 4-6 completed a series of events including relay races, speed bounce, obstacle races, standing long jump, chest pushes and javelin throwing. All the performances and results have been recorded and every child has now been challenged to to see if they can beat their personal bests in each event when the coaches revisit later in the year. There will be medals for the children who make the most progress in each activity.

Mr Brereton said: “All the children enjoyed taking part in the challenge and performed brilliantly in the exciting events. Running, jumping and throwing are key skills to develop for all different sports so it was great to give the children the opportunity to challenge themselves  The event focuses on individual achievement and having a personal challenge so keep working hard to beat your personal bests! I hope to see lots of children practising at break and lunchtimes.”

 

 

          

St Anthony’s (1)2 V Budbrooke (1)2

In the first competitive match of the season, Budbrooke and St Anthony’s played out a thrilling draw in a match that was end to end and produced plenty of excitement.

In the first half, Budbrooke looked dangerous on the counter attack. Stanley and Henry showed great skill and played some nice intricate passes and Arthur had a couple of early long shots and looked to send over some inviting crosses for Liam to exploit. Ben and Captain Edward defended well and grew in confidence as the game went on with Ben winning plenty of tackles, Edward clearing the ball well and Martin performing brilliantly in goal with some fine early saves, especially with his legs to stop a certain St Anthony’s goal.

Henry was covering a lot of ground in midfield setting up plenty of chances and having some close long shots. After Henry won the ball on the half way line, he ran at the defence. After a few deflections, the ball fell to Stanley who expertly powered the ball into the goal to make it 1-0 to Budbrooke. St Anthony’s were back in the game soon after when Budbrooke hesitated and let the striker in for a confident finish. This time the heroics of Martin could not deny the equaliser. St Anthony’s controlled the rest of the half but the half time whistle went with the score at 1-1.

Budbrooke regrouped at half time and came out for the second half with a lot of energy and belief. Cameron ran the show in midfield, picking up any loose ball and storming up field with pace and power. He flashed a couple of early shots wide and then, after some nice passing and switch of play from Arthur, Stanley hooked a shot just wide on the half volley. The second Budbrooke goal came soon after when Liam, who was full of running and determination, fired a powerful shot low and hard into the far corner after good work from Stanley. Martin, now playing in defence, stopped the St Anthony forwards with strong tackles and then looked up and around for his team mates to pass to.

St Anthony’s then had a few chances with Teddy making a great save to deny the striker. Late in the game a fine through ball from St Anthony’s gave their striker the chance which he took to equalise. Late in the game, with the scored locked at 2-2, Teddy made a wonderful save to keep the score level. The striker took the ball around Teddy but just as he was about to shoot into an empty net, Teddy recovered brilliantly to tip the ball wide. The result could have gone either way but with darkness quickly falling, the full time whistle went with the final score at 2-2.

 

Mr Brereton said: “What a fantastic start to the school football season. Well done to all the players. The whole team showed great determination and produced a great performance they can all be proud of. They kept on going and showed a great team spirit full of exciting football and skill in difficult conditions. Budbrooke showed they can play football and I am looking forward to the next fixture. Thank you to all the people who helped with transport and came to cheer the team on.”

 

 

 

School Games Dodgeball Competition

Budbrooke finished in joint second place in the School Games Dodgeball competition this week.

The team, made up of Year 5s, were amazing and were deservedly awarded lots of points for showing the School Games values of Honesty, Respect and Teamwork.

The event, which featured 8 schools from the local area, was held at Newbold Leisure Centre and saw a total of 128 children being active and enjoying dodgeball throughout the day.

The dodgeball event gave the children the opportunity to apply their throwing, catching and movement skills but also focused on the School Games Value of Honesty, Respect and Teamwork with each team marking the opposition out of 5 for each of those values.

Team work was shown when players threw the ball to others to make sure all team members were included and active, respect was shown when congratulating the other teams and wishing them luck and the players were honest when they were hit by the ball and gave themselves as out.

Mr Brereton said: “It was a fabulous event and all the Team Budbrooke players were terrific and demonstrated all the School Games values. They played with smiles on their faces and were so honest to give themselves out even when the ball had only just brushed them. They can all be very proud of their achievements, especially standing out for being honest, respectful and showing great team work. They were a pleasure to take to the event. Many thanks to the parents for the support with transport.”

 

If you are an aspiring Dodgeball player, Onside are running a Dodgeball club for Year 3s and 4s on Monday. Speak to the office or Mt Brereton for more details.

 

 

 

 

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Girls Football Competition

Budbrooke girls football team finished joint 2^nd in a football competition this week at Campion School.

The exciting School Games competition, organised by Year 8 Football Activators, saw teams from Budbrooke, St Augustines, Bishops Tachbrook and Brookhurst join together in a celebration of girls football.

Budbrooke Girls FC, having arrived early, led their own warm ups and team talk in the sports hall as they eagerly awaited the start of the competition.

Each team then went to the MUGA to take part in a football skills session where they developed their ball control and dribbling skills.

After that, each team then played each other once. The highlights of the games saw Ella make great block tackles and Poppy show safe hands in goal with some important saves to deny the opposition. Maisie forced the keeper into a fantastic double save after good link up play and a one-two with Georgia. Sophia nearly set up the lively determined Faith with a fantastic back heel and Amelie got stuck in and covered the whole pitch to enthusiastically win the ball back each time.

The Football Activators then handed out badges to all the players for showing the School Games Values of Passion, Determination, Honesty, Self Belief and Respect.

Mr Brereton said: “It was great to see so many girls enjoying playing football. The Lionesses’ Euros win and the upcoming World Cup has seen a growing interest in the sport and it has been lovely to see the enthusiasm for girls football at Budbrooke. The girls played some fantastic football and the team spirit and passion shone through. Thank you to all the parents who supported with transport.”

Budbrooke Girls FC host Coten End in a football match on Friday 18^th November.

 

School Sport 2022/23

Budbrooke Cross Country - Priors Field

After a 3 year break, cross country races finally returned to Central Warwickshire with Budbrooke team runners performing brilliantly.

The Primary Schools cross country league event, which was organised by Onside and Leamington Athletics Academy, took place at Priors Field school. Recent rainfall had made the course muddy and presented potential tricky cross country conditions for all the runners, especially with the brook which was deeper.

The 1.6km route took the runners around the school fields, along a road, around farmers fields before leading through a stream into the home straight to the finish line.

The Year 5 girls raced first and they supported each other to get around the course with Ella (41^st),  Amelie (42^nd), Sophia (44^th) and a 66^th  place finish for Rosie, despite having a stitch, producing a great team effort for the team.

Then the boys had to attack the course which had been made muddier and slippier by the girls. Confusion arose about the route and some runners ran an extra distance. Despite this, they showed great determination and commitment to overcome the difficulties and can be extremely proud of their efforts. Teddy (33^rd), Henry (49^th), Arthur (60^th) and Edward (70^th) gave a great team performance.

The Year 6 girls can be very proud of their efforts as they all finished in the top 50. Phoebe (30^th) had the stamina to overtake other runners in the home straight, Lucy showed her effective running style to finish 41^st with Holly finishing 42^nd. Abi then ran the whole race with a smile on her face to finish 49^th.

The last race of the event was the Year 6 boys’ race. It was a very fast start and the pace kept up around the first field with Budbrooke runners in contention. Thomas kept to his game plan, staying in the front pack, and then attacked showing great stamina and skill to race away and confidently win the race. Martin (11^th), Liam (16^th), Ben (42^nd), Robin (43^rd), Jasper (53^rd) and Dylan (60^th) continued the great efforts by Team Budbrooke.

Mr Brereton said: “Well done to all the runners. It was great to finally be back competing in the cross country for the first time in 3 years and to have 22 runners competing for Budbrooke was fantastic and shows their enthusiasm for running and representing the school. The team spirit was great. They all supported each other and cheered each other on. They persevered despite difficult slippery conditions and can all be proud of their efforts. It was great to see them run through the brook and I’m looking forward to seeing them run and showing everybody what they can do in the next event.”

The next cross country league race is at Priory Park, Warwick on Saturday, 3^rd December 2022. 

 

School Games Gold Award 2021/22

Budbrooke Primary School has once again been awarded with the prestigious School Games Gold Award for its commitment to school sport and competitive games.

This achievement is in recognition of all the opportunities the children have to be active, to play and learn new sports within PE lessons and extra-curricular activities, as well as competing in a large number of School Games competitions such as rowing, infant agility, speed stacking, football and sports hall athletics. There were also many other competitions such as Aylesford Athletics and Edmondscote athletics and the Commonwealth Games Personal Best Challenge that has seen a high number of children from the school compete and enjoy representing the school. The award also recognises how the children have been inspired by the Commonwealth Games and have had the chance to organise and promote their own competitions within school allowing different year groups to join in and enjoy their sport.

This year the Year 5/6 Well Being Ambassadors have organised lunch time activities for different age groups to get children being active as well as playing bowls to promote the Commonwealth Games. They have also delivered the Well Being Festival, organised activities for nursery and pre-school children as well as supporting and cheering on all the children during sports day.

Our sporting achievements this year include:

- Having a variety of sport on offer for all children.

-Welcoming Team GB wheelchair basketball player, Siobhan Fitzpatrick, to the school to deliver an inspirational assembly about her life in sport and the Commonwealth Games and then organise sports activities for the whole school.

- Having 9 Well Being Ambassadors to run fun and engaging lunchtime activities for all age groups, deliver the Well Being Festival and organise events including community link up events with nursery and pre-school.

- Providing opportunities for children of all abilities to represent the school.

-Organising a fully inclusive Sports Day linked to the Commonwealth Games. Providing the whole of Year 6 with sports leadership roles when organising sports day round robin events for the younger children.

- Entering teams into a variety of School Games competitions including rowing, sports hall athletics, football, dodgeball, infant agility and cup stacking.

-Giving children the chance to beat their personal best in School Games Commonwealth Games Personal Best Challenge and Specialising in Sport coaching events.

- Winning the School Games Small Schools Sports Hall Athletics competition at County Level.  

- Winning the School Games girls rowing competition with boys finishing 3^rd.

- 3^rd place finish in the Leamington Brakes U12 Cup.  

- Having 14 children win their events at the Aylesford Athletics competition and go on to represent Warwick in the District Athletics competition at Edmondscote Athletics track.

-Having 3 winners at the District Athletics competition and two 3^rd places.

Mr Brereton said: “It is great to see so many children taking part in and enjoying sport at Budbrooke. They have a lot of opportunities to learn and show off their sporting skills and our gold award recognises that. We promote a good team work ethic and it has been a pleasure to give so many children the opportunity to represent the school in all the different sporting competitions. A personal highlight for me was having everybody together to take part in sports day with a fantastic opening ceremony where all the children showed what they had learnt about the Commonwealth Games. A special thanks must go to all the children for being enthusiastic, keen to try new sports and beat their personal best, the Well Being Ambassadors and the parents for their support and for helping with transport. We look forward to applying for the School Games Mark once again in 2022/23!”

Keep playing sport!

Mr Brereton

Budbrooke Sports Day 2022

The Commonwealth Games 2022 was the theme for this year’s sports day as parents made a return to watch the spectacle for the first time in 3 years.

Each class chose a sporting event from this summer’s games in Birmingham. They researched the sport, finding out about how to play the game, as well as facts about star players and records. The children then combined these with the school games values (Determination, Honesty, Passion, Team work, Self belief and Respect) to create a banner to parade and a chant to perform at the opening ceremony. Examples of the Commonwealth Games events included gymnastics, wheelchair basketball and swimming. It was also great to see classes choose lawn bowls and cycling to be inspired by as these will be hosted locally in Warwick and Leamington.

The Budbrooke Well Being Ambassadors and House Captains helped run the KS1 sports day races, which included sprinting, skipping, egg and spoon, hopping, obstacle and relay. Children from Nursery also competed in the sprint and hopping events. After the track events the Year 6s then organised and led a variety of team activities for the children to participate in during the round robin events which included hockey, javelin, curling and speed bounce among many others.

In the afternoon, KS2 sports day events included shuttle running, skipping, sprints, hurdles, obstacle, 600m and the team relays.

Final House Results

Phase Group	Emerald	Sapphire	Ruby
Rec & KS1	70	80	107
KS2	176	105	89
Total	246	185	196

 

Mr Brereton said: “It was a great day of celebrating all the children’s sporting prowess and lovely to have parents and family there. We found out about lots of Commonwealth sports and all the children demonstrated the school games values in the different sporting events. The chants and dances were amazing and creative!  They were all excited, enthusiastic and keen to be active.  It was also lovely to see the children support each other and cheer everybody on. Thank you to everybody for coming to cheer on the children. A special thanks go to the Well Being Ambassadors for supporting the younger ones and making everyone feel part of the games. Thanks must also go to Mrs Appleyard and Mrs Tabb as well as former Budbrooke students, Leila and Will, who supported with important jobs. It was a very enjoyable day.”

Personal Best Follow Up Challenge

Specialist sports coaches, Zoe and Edward, from Specialising in Sport visited Budbrooke again this week to challenge the children to beat their personal bests in the throwing, running and jumping events.

Every child in Years 4-6 had completed a series of events including relay races, obstacle races, speed bounce, standing long jump, chest pushes and javelin throwing in January. After practising each event they had the chance to beat their personal best.

Mr Brereton said: “All the children enjoyed taking part in the challenge and performed brilliantly in the exciting events. The event focuses on individual achievement and having a personal challenge. It was great to see the children being active and proud of their efforts. Keep striving to beat your personal best!”

Central Warwickshire Athletics Championships 2022

Athletes from Budbrooke performed brilliantly as they represented Warwick in the Central Warwickshire Athletics Championships at Edmondscote.

The competition saw the winners of the area competitions represent their district. Warwick was competing against Kenilworth, North & South Leamington and Southam in the track and field events at Edmondscote Athletics Track.

In the sprints, Henry (Year 4) stormed to 1^st place and Lillibee (Year 6^th) powered through into 3^rd place in a very competitive race. There were also excellent efforts from Bradley (Year 5), Georgia (Year 5) and Ottillie (Year 6) who earned valuable points for Team Warwick.

In the 600m Thomas ran an expertly paced race to finish 1^st, staying in contention during the first lap and then attacking the bend and using his stamina to overtake close to the line to become the Year 5 winner. Masie also blew the Year 6 competitors away, powering to the front of the field after the first lap and then not looking back sprinted down the finishing straight to achieve a well deserved 1^st place.

The Year 3 Boys relay team (Eli, Rupert, Ben & Ellis) required late call ups of James and Finley.  They and the 6 girls relay team of Maisie, Lucy, Ava and Ottilie were not able to have quite the same success they achieved at Aylesford but they all showed the same determination, passion and perseverance and were a credit to the school.

In the field events, Jasper (Year 5) and Lillibee (Year 6)  threw the javelin well for Team Warwick.  Bradley (Year 5) and Ottillie (Year 6) confidently offered to replace missing team members in the Triple Jump event with Bradley jumping an amazing 5m and Ottillie finishing 3^rd.

Mr Brereton said: “Well done to all the children who represented Warwick. It was fantastic to have 14 children from Budbrooke be part of Team Warwick and they all performed brilliantly. It was great to see the children support and congratulate each other. They all showed the School Games values of determination, self belief, passion, team work, respect and honesty and can be extremely proud of their achievements. Thank you to all the parents who helped with transport and cheered the team onto success.”

Aylesford Athletics

Budbrooke enjoyed lots of success in the track and field events in the local athletics competition at Aylesford this week and will now have representatives in the Warwick Area team at Edmondscote. There were plenty of strong performances from schools such as Bishops Tachbrook, All Saints, Barford, Aylesford ,Westgate and Coten End which meant the fight for first place in the individual races was very competitive.

Budbrooke were the sprint specialists! In the girls’ 75m sprint events there were impressive victories for Georgia (12.11s), Lillibee (11.31s), who also came first in the javelin event (13.5m), and Ottilee (12.08s). Maisie confidently won her 600m race in 2m 08s while there were also excellent efforts from Sophia who showed great determination to finish, Phoebe, who used her long distance running skills and stamina to pass lots of runners on the final lap,  and Holly who showed great spirit and enthusiasm for running in the tough event.

The girls relay teams continued Budbrooke’s impressive form in the sprints. The year 3 and 5 team came close 2^nds while the Year 6 team (Ottilee, Lucy, Ava and Maisie) stormed to a great victory in front of the cheering crowd.

In the boys events, Bradley used his effective running technique to win the Year 5 75m sprint in 11.29s, Thomas led from the front to win the 600m in 2m 08s while Ben, Luke and Finley showed resilience and self belief to finish well in very competitive Year 5 and 6 races. Henry finished 2^nd in the Yr 4 boys sprint but with a super quick time of 7.87s meaning he has been selected for Team Warwick.

The Year 6 relay team came 3^rd, the Year 4 team finished 2^nd, while Ben, Eli, Rupert and Ellis put on a marvelous display of sprinting to take the Year 3 boys’ relay crown.

The boys also enjoyed great success in the field events with Jasper launching the javelin a huge distance (20.3m) to win the Year 5 event, Will came 2^nd in the Year 6 javelin competition and there were more impressive performances including Zach (3^rd in the Long Jump), and Robin (3^rd in the Year 6 Standing Triple Jump).

 Mr Brereton said: “Well done to all who took part in the competition. It was a fantastic afternoon of athletics and Budbrooke did very well. The team spirit was tremendous and it was lovely to see all the children cheering each other on. It was great to compete in the event for the first time in 3 years and it was lovely to see the enthusiasm and pride of all the athletes who represented Team Budbrooke. To once again have children from Budbrooke in the Warwick team at Edmondscote is a very special achievement. A special thanks must go to all who came to support the team on the day.”

Budbrooke County Sports Hall Athletics Winners!

School Games Sports Hall Athletics Small Schools County Finals

Budbrooke finished in an impressive 1^st place in the School Games Small Schools Sports Hall Athletics final at North Solihull Sports Centre this week.

After winning the local event last month, Budbrooke had the honour of representing Central Warwickshire against other winning schools from across Solihull, Coventry and Warwickshire.

Team Budbrooke athletes competed in a variety of track and field events against other qualifying schools with the overall total of 240 children earning points for their schools by competing in each event for the right to be declared the county winner.

The aims were to have fun, encourage their team mates and to challenge themselves to better their previous results by throwing further and running faster as well as displaying the School Games values of determination, passion, respect, self belief and team work.

The track events saw children perform rolls and jump hurdles in the obstacle relay and over/under relay, use the kick boards, their sprinting skills and their team work skills in the 6-lap Paarlauf and relay events . The field events included chest push, long jump, triple jump, vertical jump, javelin throwing and speed bounce.

Highlights for Budbrooke included coming first in the girls’ 2+2 Lap Relay and the over/under relay, There were also 1^st place finishes for the boys’ over/under relay as well as 2^nd place finishes for the girls’ 6 lap paarlauf pair, the 4X1 lap relay team and the boys’ obstacle relay team.  

Results:

1st – Central Warwickshire – BUDBROOKE PRIMARY SCHOOL – 284 pts

2nd – Coventry West – All Souls’ Catholic Primary School – 282 pts

3rd – Coventry East – Little Heath Primary School – 274 pts

4th –  Solihull South – Oak Cottage Primary School – 270 pts

5th –  Northern Warwickshire- Warton Nethersole’s CE Primary School – 240 pts

6th – Southern Warwickshire- Temple Grafton CE Primary School – 146 pts

7th -  Solihull North – St Anthony’s Catholic Primary School- 128 pts

8th – Eastern Warwickshire – Knightlow CE Primary School – 116 pts

 

Girls’ team:  Ottilie, Maisie C, Lilly, Ava, Poppy, Lucy, Abi, Sophie, Maisie S, Lillibee

Boys’ team: Martin, Dan, Bradley, Toby, Rehan, Thomas, Luke, Liam, Noah, Archie

 

Mr Brereton said: “Team Budbrooke was fantastic. They met the challenges and had fun. It was great to see them support each other by creating a great team environment where they high-fived and celebrated with each other what ever the result of each race. This helped them perform and achieve personal bests by running quicker, jumping higher and throwing further. It was a great experience and the children were a real credit to the school. Thank you to the parents for helping with the transport to the event.”

School Games Sports Hall Athletics Competition

Budbrooke finished in an amazing 1^st place at the School Games Sports Hall Athletics competition at Ryton Sports Connexion Centre this week. As the overall winners, they will now have the honour of representing Central Warwickshire at the County Level 3 competition.

The Year 5/6 boys and girls team from Budbrooke competed in a variety of track and field events against other schools from the Central Warwickshire region. The competition saw 780 children in total take part with the children earning points for their school for competing in each event.

The track events saw the competitors perform rolls and  jump hurdles in the obstacle relay and over/under relay, use the kick boards, their sprinting skills and their team work skills in the 6-lap Paarlauf and relay events . The field events included chest push, long jump, triple jump, vertical jump, javelin throwing and speed bounce.

Highlights for Budbrooke included coming first in the girls’ 2+2 Lap Relay, 6 lap Paarlauf and 4x1 Lap Relay . There were also 1^st place finishes for the boys’ obstacle relay team, 6 lap Paarlauf pair and Over/Under relay team.

Results:

1st – Budbrooke

2nd – Clinton

3rd – Long Itchington

4th – St Josephs

5th –  Bishops Tachbrook and Priors Field

6th – Shrubland Street

7th – St Augustine’s

8^th – St Anthony’s

9^th – Lillington

10^th – Heathcote and Clapham Terrace

 

Girls’ team: Ottilie, Maisie C, Lily, Ava, Poppy, Lucy, Abi, Sophie, Maisie S, Lillibee.

Boys’ team: Martin, Dan, Bradley, Toby, Rehan, Thomas, Luke, Liam, Noah, Archie.

 

Mr Brereton said: “Team Budbrooke was fantastic and what a fantastic result! They met all of the challenges with a great determination and had lots of fun along the way.  They also supported each other during each event to create a wonderful Budbrooke team spirit. Even when the relay baton was dropped they showed great resilience to keep on going and can be very proud of all of their efforts. It was a great experience and I’m sure they will do Central Warwickshire proud in the County event. Thank you to the parents for helping with the transport to the event.”

Paralympic Team GB Athlete visits Budbrooke Primary School

Budbrooke Primary School was excited to welcome Team GB Wheel Chair Basketball player, Siobhan Fitzpatrick, to the school this week

Siobhan, who is from Coventry, delivered an inspirational assembly to the whole school where she was able to share her incredible journey and achievements from competing at the Tokyo Paralympics to being on the brink of being selected for England for the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022.

The Budbrooke children, who were curious to find out about Siobhan’s life as an athlete, asked very interesting questions to find out about the sport of Wheel Chair Basketball and her achievements. They found out about the challenges of the sport, how the wheelchair is adapted for the sport and about what inspired her to play sport and how her parents were her sporting heroes for how they helped her take up the sport of Wheel Chair Basketball.  The children were also very excited to view a selection of her medals and see her demonstrate her basketball skills.

Siobhan and the GB women’s team made history in 2018 at the Hamburg World Championship by being the first female British team to qualify for a final and claim the silver medal to go with a bronze medal at the U25 World Championships in Thailand and a gold in 2018 U24 European Championships.

The Budbrooke Well Being Ambassadors also shared their challenge to promote the Commonwealth Games to the school community by introducing the Games mascot Perry and selfie frame which they well use to inspire and inform everyone about the venues, sports and values of the Commonwealth Games. They were able to use the selfie frame for a photo of Siobhan who is part of the Bring the Power Back campaign and aspiring to represent England in the Wheel Chair Basketball competition.

After the assembly, each class took part in a skills session led by Siobhan where they were able to attempt to control the ball while seated, play a variety of games and even got to sit in her wheelchair.

Mr Brereton said: “What a fantastic day we all had! Siobhan was inspirational and the children are looking forward to the Commonwealth Games coming to local venues this summer. it was great to see the whole school in PE kits and being active learning all about the sport and values. They had a great time practising their basketball skills and learning about the challenges of Wheel Chair Basketball. All at Budbrooke wish Siobhan the best of luck.”

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Leamington FC U11 Cup

Budbrooke FC finished in an impressive 3^rd place in the Leamington FC U11 Cup last week played at Your Co-op Community Stadium.

The cup, part of the National League Trust Competition, was organised by the Leamington FC youth development team and saw the overall winners go onto represent Leamington in the regional event.

Budbrooke warmed up on a pitch where current England sensation Jude Bellingham used to have a kick around when his dad played for Leamington.

Budbrooke started the league format part of the competition well with a strong 1-0 win over Barford with Fin B scoring after turning well and firing a powerful shot passed the goalkeeper. The defence then stood firm and protected the lead well.

In the second match, Budbrooke had to continue the strong defence against the skilful opposition of Heathcote. Toby made some excellent saves and Luke, Finley B and Lillibee made some strong blocks to stop Heathcote players scoring. Budbrooke had to wait patiently and hit Heathcote on the break with Maisie battling bravely to win the ball back in midfield and Chloe, Ava and Jacob forcing their keeper to make good saves.

Budbrooke came up against very good opposition in the final league match against Southam St James who scored 2 early goals.  This affected Budbrooke team morale as they found it difficult to get away and play the usual passing game. The final score was 4-0 to Southam St James.

Budbrooke made it through to the Semi Finals against Barford who proved to be too good this time round. A low finish and an unsavable pile driver gave Barford a good start and despite Finley B and Chloe going close with shots, Barford kept winning the ball back and taking their chances. Toby did his best in goal but some expert finishing took the game away to leave Budbrooke in the 3^rd/4^th Place Playoff after a 4-0 loss.  

Heads were down but Budbrooke saved their best till last. Playing against Southam St James who had earlier beaten them, this time Budbrooke turned on the style. Chloe raced clear to shoot the ball low passed the goalkeeper to give Budbrooke an early lead before Southam equalised soon after with a low powerful shot of their own. Then Toby made some outstanding saves, tipping the ball over from a thunderbolt of a shot. He then saved with his legs and tipped a curling shot wide. Finley B and Chloe were working the ball well down the left handside to win a corner. Archie crossed the ball in which then went straight in to the net to give Budbrooke the lead which they held on to to finish 3^rd in the competition.

Every player received a medal for competing in the Leamington FC U11 Cup.

Budbrooke FC: Toby, Fin B, Luke, Lillibee, Ava, Maisie, Archie, Jacob, Chloe, Finley B.

Mr Brereton said: “Budbrooke FC showed great resilience to keep going after 2 defeats. They all deserve credit for using their growth mindset skills and it was a fantastic win in the last match with everyone celebrating together as a team gainst the team that had earlier beaten us 4-0. It was a lovely afternoon to play football and it was so nice to have both boys and girls representing Budbrooke. Thank you once again to the parents for their support with transport and their cheering from the stands. Budbrooke was the best supported team there!”

 

School Games Rowing County Finals Competition

The Budbrooke Girls rowing team had the honour of representing Central Warwickshire at the School Games County Finals this week.

The event held at Newbold Comyn Leisure Centre saw the all the competitors from the winning schools from the Coventry, Solihull & Warwickshire districts of Coventry East, Coventry West, South Solihull, North Solihull, North Warwickshire, East Warwickshire, Central Warwickshire and South Warwickshire compete to see how far they could row.

In the individual events, each member of the team had 90 seconds to row as far as they could and in the relay every competitor had 1 minute.  In the end all the distances added up with the winning team being the one which rowed the furthest.

County Final results:

Budbrooke Girls	Distance
Lucy	332m
Maisie	325m
Lillibee	328m
Lacey-Mae	323m
Relay	829m
Total	2139m

 

Mr Brereton said: “It was a great achievement to represent the Central Warwickshire region in the County Round of the rowing comp. The girls were a credit to the school, they showed great team work and communication skills during the relay event and were determined to row as far as they could. I am very proud of the team and congratulations to them for representing the region and for all achieving personal bests! Thank you also to parents for the support with transport.”

School Games Cup Stacking

This term Holly Class have been challenging themselves to beat their personal bests in the School Games cup stacking competition.

The event sees the children being timed to complete the 3-6-3 stack. Twelve cups are organised in three stacks: The first stack contains three cups, the second stack contains six cups and the third stack contains three cups.  The competitors begin in the down-stacked position. All three stacks are up-stacked from one direction to the other. The Stacker then goes back to the beginning and down-stacks the three stacks.

The scores for Team Budbrooke have been collated and will now be compared against all the competing schools from Central Warwickshire to produce an overall winner.

Mr Brereton said: “Well done to all the Cup Stacking challengers. It was great to see so much enthusiasm for the event with everyone keen to beat their personal best. It was lovely to see the cups out at break times and the idea to run a Cup Stacking club. Keep aiming to beat your personal bests!”

School Games Rowing Competition Level 2

The Budbrooke Girls rowing team finished in an amazing 2^nd place with 2072m and will now have the honour of representing Central Warwickshire in the County Finals in Jan/Feb next year.

The Budbrooke Boys team finished in an impressive 4^th place with 2017m and can be extremely proud of their strong efforts.

Both the teams produced fantastic results in what was a very competitive School Games rowing event held at Newbold Comyn Leisure Centre saw 18 competitive teams from schools in the local area challenge themselves to see how far they could row.

In the individual events, each member of the team had 90 seconds to row as far as they could and in the relay every competitor had 1 minute.  In the end all the distances added up with the winning team being the one which rowed the furthest.

Mr Brereton said: “Congratulations to both the boys and the girls rowing team. They were all fantastic and can be extremely proud of their rowing.  The team spirit shone through and they inspired their team mates to do perform at their best. It is a great achievement to finish so highly in the results table and good luck to the girls in the county round.”

School Games Dodgeball Competition

The Year 5 Budbrooke Dodgeball team were amazing and were deservedly awarded winners of the ‘Respect’ part of the School Games dodgeball competition this week. The event, which featured 6 schools from the local area, was held at Newbold Leisure Centre.

The dodgeball event gave the children the opportunity to apply their throwing, catching and movement skills but mainly focused on the School Games Value of Honesty, Respect and Teamwork with each team marking the opposition out of 5 for each of those values.

Team work was shown when players threw the ball to others to make sure all team members were included and active, respect was shown when congratulating the other teams and wishing them luck and the players were honest when they were hit by the ball and out.

Overall 344 value points were awarded with Budbrooke coming out on top for ‘Respect’.

Mr Brereton said: “It was a fabulous event and all the Team Budbrooke players were terrific and demonstrated all the School Games values. They played with smiles on their faces and were so honest to give themselves out even when the ball had only just brushed them. It was also lovely to hear that one team member had been dreaming of the event the night before and was proud to represent the school. They can all be very proud of their achievements, especially winning the Respect award. They were a pleasure to take to the event. Many thanks to the parents for the support with transport.”

Year 2 School Games Infant Agilty

This term Beech Class have been challenging themselves to learn and develop their infant agility core skills.

The competition included 5 activities from the infant agility core skills:

• Jumper
• Bouncer
• Thrower
• Pitcher
• Runner

 

The children were challenged to see how far they could jump when performing a standing long jump, to see how many speed bounces they could do in 20 seconds, how may bean bags they could throw into a hoop, how far they could throw a ball and how quickly they could run a 40m circuit.

The scores for Team Budbrooke have been collated and will now be compared against all the competing schools from Central Warwickshire to produce an overall winner.

Mr Brereton said: “Well done to all the competitors. They enjoyed learning and applying the skills before giving each challenge their best. I was impressed with how keen they were to listen to advice and top tips and this saw them achieve their personal bests. It was also a great opportunity for the children to show the School Games Values.”

 

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