Sport from Home for Senior School Pupils
Over the next few weeks of social distancing it is important to try and stay active, in order to maintain fitness as well as well-being.
Our Sports Department have put together a selection of resources to help everyone keep active including workout routines, 'Fitness Monopoly' and ideas for practising skills for specific sports inspired by PE4Learning.
And for those who like something a little different, here's some front room Zumba especially for us!
OS, Philip Carpenter also has a Facebook group called Free Lockdown Fitness Community. Join him for daily, high energy live workouts.
Core Strength and Fitness
- Here are 16 Strength Training Exercises which will help improve overall fitness and core strength.
- These Home Learning Challenges are a great resource for keeping active and taking part in some interesting and inventive sport-related challenges.
- These Full Body Conditioning Exercises are perfect for a whole body workout.
- Sport England has a variety of resources available including yoga and pilates.
- Miss Gordon's HIIT Workout is perfect for keeping active:
Cricket
Here are a couple of challenges for all cricket enthusiasts to try at home and the Cricket for Girls Youtube channel has many more:
Hockey
Take a look at these videos for a range of hockey skills and challenges to practice at home:
Netball
Here are some great video resources for any pupils looking to practice their netball skills. These cover a wide range of skills including ball handling, changing direction and control:
Rugby
Swimming
Tennis
Skills to practice at home:
- Simulate the service action with 2 racquets in one hand to build up the weight and repetition of action
- Practice the forehand and backhand swing actions on the spot in front of a mirror, focussing on the repositioning steps for each shot
- Practice volley shots in front of a mirror checking you are stepping forwards with the opposite foot, and the contact point is short and level
- Practice your controlled shots against a wall in the garden