Winning, Losing

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• Winning, Losing
• or
• Taking Part?

Mr R Walden Assistant Headteacher Director of
Learning (PE and Sports College)
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To contribute to building a peaceful and better
world by educating youth through sport practised
without discrimination of any kind and n the
Olympic spirit, which requires mutual
understanding with a spirit of friendship,
solidarity and fair play
The Goal Olympic movement
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• How many times have you taken part in an activity
  or competition in your life?
• As a result of taking part, how many times have
  you won?
• Do you think that the times that you didnt win
  did you harm or were less influential in your
  personal, social or emotional development?
• Is competition the only route to being a winner?

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TAKING PART or WINNING?
Insert video top level peformers just playing
and having fun
Which is more importanto you?
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• You may have a fresh start any moment you choose,
  for this thing that we call "failure" is not the
  falling down, but the staying down.
• Getting up is called winning.
• Mary Pickford(Movie Star)

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• Barcelona, 1992 Derek Redmond felt his
  hamstring tear in his right leg. His father,
  stunned by what had happened, found himself
  supporting his son to the finish line. As he
  crossed the line, the crowd roared out in
  appreciation. Afterward, a reporter asked the
  runner why he had not retired from the race,
  since he had no chance of winning. He seemed
  confused by the question. Finally, he answered
• "My country did not send me to the Olympics to
  start the race. They sent me to finish."

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Competition is the spice of sports but if you
make spice the whole meal you'll be sick!
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Change peoples lives Including your own!
17,000 people applied to be volunteers at
the Manchester Games approximately 10,000 of
these were successful
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Role Models?

• Heres one

Kirsty Howard
Music playing in the background to automated
slide sequence
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• Kirsty was born with her heart back to front, so
  all other organs are misplaced

Kirsty with Jonah Lomu(All blacks Rugby)
Her day to day living is severely restricted
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www.kirstysappeal.co.uk
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• Kirsty's courage inspired the England team, as
  their mascot she walked hand in hand with David
  Beckham onto the pitch with her 45lb Oxygen tank
  trailing behind her

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www.kirstysappeal.co.uk
England Team Mascott (On the far right)
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I Can think of no other little girl that has
achieved so much in such a fragile little
lifetime
With David Beckham
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www.kirstysappeal.co.uk
With Peter SchmeichelEx - Manchester utd
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www.kirstysappeal.co.uk

• Kirsty has already raised over 2.5 million for
  the Rainbow Family Trust

Kirsty's Appeal for 5 million will help many
other very poorly children in the future, and be
an everlasting Legacy to her bravery
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www.kirstysappeal.co.uk
Volunteer staff work around the clock to ensure
these youngsters cram as much into their short
years as possible whilst helping their parents
come to terms with the inevitable
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www.kirstysappeal.co.uk
Kirsty is one in 60 million and was given six
weeks to live (Feb 1999)
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• On July 25th Kirsty was chosen to hand the
  final baton to Her Majesty the Queen, this was
  to celebrate the opening ceremony of the
  Commonwealth Games

She received the biggest cheer of the Games
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Insert video Kirsty Howard receiving
Commonwealth Baton
It is all about WINNING!
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despite being terminally ill she battles on and
her inspirational bravery motivates us all
Thanks for taking part in this assembly
Is Kirsty a Winner?