Virtual Sports Day

Virtual Sports Day 2020

 

What a week to launch our schools first ever Virtual Sports Day! The weather has been on great form, which I have to say is a common theme for the Windhil21 school sports days. 

I have seen many children this week on Zoom calls launching the event in school. It was wonderful to see so many happy, smiley faces all keen and enthusiastic to take part. The staff in school have been fantastic in supporting the event and using their PE lessons for children to participate in these events.

My thanks also goes out to the parents at home who have been equally supportive in timing, counting and taking pictures of their children participating in the events. The pictures I have received have overwhelmed me. I really hope all the children are enjoying our alternate sports day this year!

Finally, the biggest thanks must go to Mr Bennett who is the mastermind behind all the scoring system and without him this would not be running quite as efficiently.

House Keeping

A few questions have arisen and below I will outline the answers.

Blindfold Balance

Q: Can we rest one foot on top of the other?

A: No, the lifted foot must be raised off the floor and unsupported.

Plank

Q: The plank goes on forever. Is there a time cap?

A: Yes. When you get to 3 minutes (180 seconds), you can stop the plank.

Squats

Q: It is hard to know how low to go with the squat.

A: I advise all children to have a chair behind them and squat down to the chair and then stand back up again.

Skipping

Q: What if I do not have a skipping rope at home?

A: No problem. Jump up and down on the spot for 60 seconds and count your jumps. When submitting your score you must half the jumps achieved if you did not use a rope.

Hall of Fame

Please see some pictures of children taking part in the events from home or the local surroundings. Please take time to read the school newsletter this week where there will be even more pictures of the children enjoying the events.

Scores

Below are the current standings after week 1 of the competition. So far submissions have come in from a quarter of the children in the school community. Therefore, there is still plenty of time for these scores to change over the next couple of weeks as more children enter the competition.

Well done to Mexico who are our current leaders. Who will be leading at the end of next week?

Final Message

So far, we have had a great response to the event. Well done to all the children who have taken part so far. If you have not had an opportunity to take part there is still plenty of time to send in your results. The closing date for the Virtual Sports Day is 12pm on Friday 10^th July. Winners will be announced later in the day on the 10^th July.