Sport, Games & PE Guide 1 2 CONTENTS Introduction .................................................................................... 4 The KGS sporting ethos ....................................................................... 5 Games Programme ............................................................................ 6 Our facilities ................................................................................... 7 Junior Games ................................................................................... 8 Senior Games .................................................................................. 10 Games procedure ............................................................................. 11 Senior Games registration (Fifth Year & Sixth Form) .................................. 12 Physical Education lessons .................................................................. 13 Sports clothing (kit) .......................................................................... 14 Personal possessions ......................................................................... 17 Competitive sport (fixtures) ................................................................ 18 Selection procedure .......................................................................... 19 School representation & Saturday sport .................................................. 20 Sport Scholars Programme .................................................................. 21 Inter-house sport ............................................................................. 22 Medical provision & injury procedures.................................................... 23 Transport .......................................................................................... 24 Sports tours & training camps .............................................................. 25 Code of Conduct. ............................................................................. 26 Heads of sport contacts ..................................................................... 26 Sport venues ................................................................................... 27 #workwellandbehappy follow @KGS_Sport 3 FROM THE DIRECTOR OF SPORT Dear Parents, Sport at Kingston Grammar School plays an integral role in our students’ education. We aim to provide a sporting programme that has a positive influence on all our students regardless of age, gender and ability. We develop every student’s interest in sport and physical activity, from aspiring internationals to those for whom exercise is just part of a healthy lifestyle. Our long and established tradition of sporting excellence enables us to maximise every student’s potential: we have an array of top facilities at our disposal and an exceptional team of full-time staff and professional coaches. This team comprises former international sportsmen and women, committed academic staff as well as staff solely dedicated to the running of our competitive sports programme. This level of expertise guarantees the best possible environment for every student to maximise their skills, including those at the performance end. Please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions not answered by this guide. Mrs N Maclean Director of Sport 4 THE KGS SPORTING ETHOS Sport at Kingston Grammar School plays an instrumental role in our students’ lives. We actively encourage all students to engage in both competitive and non-competitive activities, week in, week out. KGS offers a range of competitive sports with an ever-increasing number of teams and crews representing the School. Students are expected to engage and participate in the main team sports during their junior years, before being exposed to a wider range of more recreational options in later years. As well as organising prestigious fixtures against other schools and clubs, we have a programme of inter-house sport, enabling all students to experience regular competition. We are proud of our participation rates. Last year, we played more than 1000 sporting fixtures, involving more than 75% of students across our competitive sports. Our success is based upon a variety of factors and whilst winning titles is important, it is not at the expense of the foundation stones of our sporting ethos – engagement, excellence and endeavour. THE DEPARTMENT’S MISSION To be one of the best co-educational day schools in England for sport. We aim to offer a breadth of sporting opportunity in the early years with multi-sport participation encouraged. Thereafter, a student-centred approach is adopted, aiming at lifelong engagement, participation and success. ‘PREPARE WELL, PERFORM HAPPY’ 5 THE SPORTING KINGSTONIAN At Kingston Grammar School it is clear to see the role sport plays in the development of a student’s life. Our Games Programme embodies many qualities in which the School believes; being gracious in victory and generous in defeat, working as part of a team, learning to lead and be led, installing a strong work ethic and commitment as well as building self-belief and confidence. Through this process, we hope every student will endeavour to become a great ‘Sporting Kingstonian’ in their time here. We expect our students to: • Participate with fair play and sportsmanship • Endeavour to succeed and persevere • Have pride in representing the School • Support and encourage their peers GAMES PROGRAMME At KGS we run a fantastic Games Programme, designed to provide every student with an opportunity to engage, enjoy themselves and excel in one or more sporting activities. Cricket, hockey and rowing fully embrace our co-educational nature and are regarded as our focus or performance sports where we compete at local, county, regional and national level. These are also the sports from which most of our international sportsmen and women emerge and where we have the highest numbers participating at any one time. For example, in the last five years, over 20 students have achieved international honours and we have reached a national final in the above sports on 20 separate occasions. These are also the sports in which the majority of our students will participate in curriculum games lessons, supplemented by trainings, practices and fixtures. Football, futsal, netball, tennis, athletics and golf are regarded as our aspirational sports. These are co- educational and available in games lessons for some students, and they have a full co-curricular and fixtures calendar, outstanding coaches/teachers and a dedicated Head of Sport. The classification of ‘aspirational’ refers to the level and category of competition as well as the numbers of coaches, teachers and participants involved. For many of these activities, a commitment to co-curricular sport is expected and students will supplement their ‘major’ sport/s with one or more of these. Team sports and lifelong physical activity are the two pillars of this programme. From the list of activities offered, you will see the breadth available for every student to flourish, enjoy and engage in lasting physical activity (this fulfils our participation aim). Games afternoon allocation (2pm-3.50pm) Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Second Year Fourth Year Fifth Year & Sixth Form Third Year First Year 6 OUR FACILITIES & RESOURCES Ditton Field: the home of KGS Sport Ditton Field in Thames Ditton, a short distance from the main school site, is home to our off-site sports facility. Facilities include: 2 hockey Astroturfs with a practice area, 6 netball courts, 4 football pitches, 4 cricket squares (2 senior/2 junior), 8 hard tennis courts and 6 all-weather cricket nets and 3 grass cricket nets, and a fully equipped Olympic gymnasium. Boat House The KGS Boat House is situated beside our playing fields in Thames Ditton. It underwent a full renovation in 2012 and is home to our Boat Club. It is located in an idyllic setting opposite Hampton Court Palace and is a facility we are extremely proud of. London Road Site Our main school site houses a number of sporting venues: the gym, the hall, a floodlit netball/basketball court, 4 cricket nets, an Astroturf court and the Fairfield (just behind the Fairfield building). All spaces are used to their maximum potential. 7 JUNIOR GAMES First Year Autumn term • Hockey (all boys & girls, Ditton Field) Spring Term • Hockey (boys & girls, Ditton Field) • Football (option for boys/girls not regularly competing in hockey, Ditton Field • Netball (option for boys/girls not regularly competing in hockey, Ditton Field) Summer term • Cricket (boys & girls, Ditton Field) • Tennis (pre-selected boys & girls, Ditton Field) Second Year Autumn/Spring terms • Hockey (boys & girls, Ditton Field) • Football/Netball (option for boys/girls not regularly competing in hockey, Ditton Field) Summer term • Cricket (boys & girls, Ditton Field) • Tennis (pre-selected boys & girls, Ditton Field) 8 Third Year Autumn/Spring terms • Hockey (boys & girls, Ditton Field) • Rowing (all boys, first 6 weeks of autumn term, Boat Club) • Rowing (all girls, second 6 weeks after February half term, Boat Club) • Netball (option for girls not regularly competing in hockey, Ditton Field) • Football (option for boys not regularly competing in hockey, 2nd 6 weeks, Ditton Field) Summer term • Cricket (boys & girls, Ditton Field) • Rowing (option for all boys and girls, Boat Club) • Tennis (pre-selected boys & girls, Ditton Field) MIDDLE SCHOOL GAMES Fourth Year It is expected that by the Fourth Year, students will have been exposed to a wide variety of sports across