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Sport, Games and Physical Education

Sport, Games and Physical Education

Sport is a cherished and traditional strength of the school. There are many school teams catering for all age groups and both sexes, and the record of success is impressive.

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The main sports for the boys are rugby, hockey and cricket. The girls play netball, hockey and rounders. The children are coached by specialists and leave Winchester House with a strong grounding in technique and sportsmanship.

We have 9 acres of extremely flat well drained and expertly maintained playing fields.

All pupils play games up to five times per week and have either one or two lessons of PE, depending on the age group.

GAMES

Michaelmas Term

Rugby, Netball and Cross-Country

Lent Term

Hockey, Rugby Sevens and Cross-Country

Summer Term

Cricket, Rounders and Athletics

PE
Sports taught in PE include: badminton, ball handling skills, basketball, dance, football skills, gymnastics, hockey skills, short tennis, swimming and volleyball.

Pupils can also opt for extra sport activities during the evening activity sessions. These include athletics, cricket, golf, gymnastics, judo, rifle shooting, squash and swimming.

For the Michaelmas Term there are 6 rugby pitches, a mini hockey and a football pitch.

For the Lent Term there are 7 hockey pitches, a mini hockey and a football pitch.

For the Summer Term there is a cricket square, 3 match areas, 7 grass cricket nets, 2 indoor cricket nets, 4 rounders pitches, 1 400m 8-lane athletics track and 1 300m 3-lane athletics track.

In addition we have 4 tennis courts, 4 netball courts, 2 squash courts, an outdoor heated swimming pool, a rifle shooting range, a superbly equipped Sports Hall with facilities for hockey, football, tennis, basketball, 4 badminton courts, volleyball, netball, 2 cricket nets, climbing frames and gymnastics.

We also have the use of an astro hockey pitch (adjacent to playing fields) and all year use of Brackley indoor swimming pool (also adjacent to playing fields).

The school provides a comprehensive and competitive fixture list in all the major games. Matches are on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Representative School Teams include:

Rugby

1st XV, 2nd XV, Colts 'A', 'B' & 'C', U/9'A, 'B' & 'C'

Rugby Sevens

1st VII & Colts VII

Netball

1st VII, U/12, U/11, U/10 'A' & 'B', U/9

Cross-Country Senior

U/14 Boys & Girls

Cross-Country Junior

U/12 Boys & Girls

Boys Hockey

1st XI, 2nd XI, 3rd XI, Colts 'A' & 'B' XI, U/9 'A' & 'B' VII

Girls Hockey

1st XI, U11, U/10 'A', U9 VII

Cricket

1st XI, 2nd XI, 3rd XI, Colts XI & Junior Colts

Rounders

1st IX, U/12, U/11, U/10 'A' & 'B', U/9

Tennis

Senior Boys & Girls Teams, Junior Boys

 

 

Community Links
Brackley Badminton Club
Gentlemens' Keep Fit
Northants Disabled Group
Marston St. Lawrence Cricket Club

 

email: registrar@winchester-house.org  Telephone: +44 (0)1280 702483

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