Sport At Aldro

“Bringing out the best in boys”

Sport plays a huge role here at Aldro and indeed in the lives of all our boys. Our aim is to promote enjoyment and a sense of fun through participation in all sports whilst endeavouring to improve skill levels and an understanding of the values that are the back bone of team sports. We strongly encourage participation and strive to breed a desire to be active and healthy. We work extremely hard to develop sportsmanship and an overall understanding of both winning and losing in order to develop well rounded young men.

As a school we have a vision for our Sport and with this vision we have clearly defined ideals that dictate our aims and goals when delivering the curriculum to the boys.

Our Vision

Our aims when coaching sport are:

• To promote enjoyment and a sense of fun
• To encourage participation
• To breed a love of sport
• To improve skill levels and an understanding of sport
• To develop sportsmanship
• To develop an overall understanding of winning and losing
• To develop an appreciation that success is only achieved through hard work
• For both staff and pupils to strive for excellence

Our Major Sports

The major sports played at Aldro are as follows:-

Football

• Form 5-8: September to Mid November
• Form 3&4: September to December

Rugby

• Form 5-8:  Mid November to Lent half term
• Form 3&4: December to March

   

  Rugby Sevens

  • Form 6-8:Lent half term to end of Lent term

Hockey

• Form 5-8:Lent half term to end of Lent term

Cricket

• Form 3-8: April to July

Sport is played in individual year groups up until Form 7 when the boys combine with the Form 8.

The minor sports include Athletics, Cross Country, Swimming, Golf, Tennis, Shooting and Chess and these take part at different times during the academic year.

Inter-School Fixtures

By referring to the termly school calendar one quickly becomes aware of the tremendous amount of inter-school fixtures in which we participate. This element of the Physical and Sports Education programme is a huge feature within the life of our school. It is not only the sport, but the healthy rivalry between Aldro and our neighbouring schools that excites, inspires and drives our boys to perform at their very best regardless of their ability. We pride ourselves on giving each and every pupil the opportunity to represent the school in some form of sport. The life experience gained and the pleasure felt and expressed through this participation is almost immeasurable.

“Sport for All”

Aldro is a school which promotes boys participating together naturally and equally in all areas of school life. Each and every boy at Aldro has the right to be considered and treated as equal irrespective of ability or age.

In order to achieve this, our aims are:

• To give all pupils access to the Physical and Sports education curriculum.
• To ensure that all pupils have equal opportunities for individual development and progression within Sport and Physical Education at the school.
• To introduce and develop a variety of sports providing the opportunity for every pupil to participate and succeed.
• To seek and use teaching strategies which are most effective in promoting equality and generating positive self-images.