Active Participation

Island cricket has gone from strength to strength during this academic year, offering children educated on the Isle of Dogs the opportunity to learn and develop their cricket skills through active participation.

This year specialized coaching, during curriculum time, has advantaged children. The lengths of the sessions have been between 45 minutes to 1 hour, generally running for five weeks.

An extension of these coaching skills has involved the Island Inter-school Competition in the Summer Term. Not only have the children been able to utilize their skills in team situations, but also they have had the opportunity to represent their school in organised tournaments.

Coordinator’s Role

As coordinator of the program, my responsibility has been to place instructors in schools, liasing with coaches and teachers.

Additionally, I have provided coaching and extended sessions for many of the schools on the Island, including Insets for teachers demonstrating knowledge and expertise in cricket skills.

Island Cricket has received positive responses from both pupils and teachers alike. Its success has been largely to the planning and implementation of activities by all coaches. This has allowed pupils to enjoy the activities meanwhile providing a teaching model to classroom teachers in the skills of cricket.

Future

To further advance this programme I wish to obtain sufficient Sports funding to develop cricket further on the Isle of Dogs for the 2003/2004 year. This will be achieved by using the various schools and community groups on the Island.

Ashley Quayle
OoSHL & P.E. Coordinator
Seven Mills School
ashley@sevenmills.towerhamlets.sch.uk