Haydock Sports College: yoUR Activity

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Haydock Sports College yoUR Activity / Living
for Sport
Maura Hyland (Director of Specialism /
Assistant Headteacher)
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Supported by
Sponsored by
School and Sport Partnerships Conference 2008
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Objectives

• Enjoyment
• Alternative curriculum
• Engage different groups
• Motivate to participate in further activity
• Lifelong learning
• Confidence and self esteem
• Inclusive

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Four Areas

• Body Management
• Urban challenges
• Games
• Sport

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yoUR Activity

• UR Games Rock-It Ball, Extreme Golf, Ultimate
  Frisbee
• UR Challenge X-Bike, Crazy Catch
• UR Moves Disco, Salsa, Martial Fitness
• Urban Indoor Free Running (Parkour), Street
  Dance, Breakdance
• UR Body Tai Chi, Yoga, Pilates

1 School and Sport Partnerships Conference
2008
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New Curriculum yoUR Activity

• Outwitting opponents Rocketball, Ultimate
  Frisbee
• Accurate replication of actions, phrases and
  sequences Free Running, Breakdance
• Exploring and communicating ideas, concepts and
  emotions streetdance, Yoga, pilates, Salsa,
  Disco
• Identifying and solving problems to overcome
  challenges of an adventurous nature Ur
  Challenge X-bike and Crazy Catch
• Exercising safely and effectively to improve
  health and well being - all
• Performing at maximum levels in relation to
  speed, height, distance, strength and accuracy
  Running, jumping, throwing

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New Curriculum Links

• Ultimate Frisbee
• Outwitting an opponent

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Ultimate Frisbee
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Ultimate Frisbee

• Key Processes
• Skills Acquire, refine and develop skills to
  help outwit opponents. Eg dribble,
  strike a ball, running, changing direction,
  throw/catch
• Creative and Making Decisions    
• Selecting and using tactics and strategies
• Developing plans and practicing them eg set
  pieces
• Refine and adapts ideas and plans
• To apply tactics and strategies from one sport to
  another

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Ultimate Frisbee

• Physical
• Understand what strength, stamina, speed and
  flexibility are and how they help to outwit
  opponent.
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• Mental
• Desire to success and work as a team to gain
  success
• Confidence and determination to challenge
  themselves for success and face failure

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Ultimate Frisbee

• Evaluating and Improving         
• Analysing performances, identifying strengths and
  weaknesses in terms of skill and tactics and
  strategies
• Making decisions on how to improve performance
  and putting action plans in place to do this

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yoUR Activity

• Healthy and Active Lifestyles
• Getting involved regularly in PE, sport and dance
  to meet government aspirations for PESSCL
  strategy.
• Being involved in different roles including
  performer, leader and official

1 School and Sport Partnerships Conference
2008
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Crazy Catch
Task Which area of Range and Content do you
think it would relate most to?
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Crazy Catch Range and Content

• Outwitting opponents
• Accurate replication of actions, phrases and
  sequences
• Exploring and communicating ideas, concepts and
  emotions
• Identifying and solving problems to overcome
  challenges of an adventurous nature
• Exercising safely and effectively to improve
  health and well being
• Performing at maximum levels in relation to
  speed, height, distance, strength and accuracy

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Street Dance
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Break Dance
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How did we introduce yoUR Activity?

• Departmental meeting
• CPD
• Identified a target group of mixed KS4
• Sample sessions
• Off site with another school (competition)
• Units of work
• (What would we do differently)