Netball workshop with Tracey Neville

90 primary pupils from 9 schools took part in a netball workshop with former England netball coach, Tracey Neville and senior GSAL netball players. The workshop was to commemorate the opening the new Sports Dome, an indoor sports facility with three netball courts.

Aims

To provide a fun, active and memorable netball training workshop for primary pupils in local schools.

To reinforce the partnership between primary schools and GSAL, particularly as similar training activities can be used by teachers back in their schools.

To raise awareness of the new Sports Dome as a facility for the community as the facility maybe of use to schools for indoor sports events in the future.

Background

GSAL has a partnership with Tracey Neville as she has been working with GSAL's senior netball teams.

Ongoing partnership opportunities with the primary schools. Sport provided variety as previous events were science, maths and literacy related.

Resources

Sports Dome at GSAL.

GSAL senior students running the sessions, overseen by Tracey Neville.

Well organised by GSAL PE staff to ensure 90 primary pupils remain engaged and active throughout.

Impact

Each schools received a signed netball and each pupils received a netball key chain as a memento.

Positive feedback from all of the schools during and after the event, both from staff and pupils.

Pupil Involvement

Years 5 and 6. Mixed gender. There were 10 pupils from independent school (GSAL) and 80 pupils from the state sector.

Frequency

Part of GSAL's partnership programme. Approximately one initiative for primary schools per term. Ongoing.