IGS WHARFE VALLEY PRIMARY SPORTS LEAGUE
The IGS Wharfe Valley Primary Sports League is a long-lasting sports partnership held between Ilkley Grammar School and eight partnership primary schools within the local catchment area. The association utilise numerous first-class facilities in the local area including:
- Ben Rhydding Hockey Club astro turfs
- Ilkley Town Football Clubs 3G astro turf,
- IGS school fields, sports hall and swimming pool.
Local primary school children from Years 3-6 are afforded the opportunity to participate in a mixture of sports coaching sessions and engage in competitive sporting fixtures. Ilkley Grammar school students in Years 9 to 13 are given the opportunity to develop responsibility and organisation as sports leaders by assisting at the events.
The coaching sessions and festivals use sport as a vehicle to help students become excellent friends and excellent citizens whilst developing sporting prowess. There is a large focus on developing the social and moral awareness of young children, centred around the six IGS ‘Personal Best’ values which aim to promote students to demonstrate: Pride; Respect; Courage; Responsibility; Kindness and Resilience.
The programme is currently led by Adam Ewbank, teacher of PE at Ilkley Grammar School.
We have the pleasure of collaborating with our eight associate primary schools:
- Ben Rhydding
- Sacred Heart
- Ashlands
- All Saints
- Addingham
- Menston
- Burley and Woodhead
- Burley Oaks
Outline of 2023/24 programme:
Associate schools receive a weekly coaching or competitive sport session within the IGS PSL.
- In ‘coaching’ blocks, four schools attend on a Tuesday and four schools attend on a Wednesday with each school receiving a weekly coaching session.
- In ‘competition’ blocks (football and rounders) ALL eight schools will attend one evening with two kick-off times for the football matches.
- Additional friendly and taster tournaments are interspersed, aided by some student sports leaders from Post-16 to assist young people in gaining coaching experience.
IGS Wharfe Valley Primary Sports League
2023/2024 programme:
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PSL dates |
Half term |
Start (Wk Beg) |
End (Wk End) |
Time (Weeks) |
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Term 1 |
HT 1: Sep – Oct HT |
18th Sept |
20th Oct |
5 |
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HT 2: Oct - Xmas |
30th Oct |
5/12th Dec |
6/7* |
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Term 2 |
HT 1: Jan – Feb HT |
8th Jan |
9th Feb |
5 |
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HT 2: Feb – Easter |
19th Feb |
22nd March |
5 |
|
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Term 3 |
HT 1: April – May HT |
8th April |
17th/24th May |
7 |
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HT 2: June – End year |
3rd June |
12th July |
6 |
What will the 23/24 programme offer?
Following consultations in the summer term of the 21/22 academic year, it was discussed that numerous schools in the network were struggling to commit to the two evenings a week. A request was made to reduce the contact hours in order to assist attendance of some schools. The programme has now in essence reduced the school two-weekly contact time by one session (roughly 33%). My two nights a week will offer a mix of coaching and competition. These will all focus on developing the 6 new IGS ‘Pride’ personal best values seen below in the picture.
- In ‘coaching’ blocks, I will host 4 schools on Tuesday, 4 schools on a Wednesday, with each schools receiving a weekly coaching session.
- In the ‘competition’ blocks (Football and rounders) ALL eight schools will attend one evening, with two kick-off times for the football as in last year’s programme.
- Additional tournament nights (dates TBC): I would like to intersperse some additional tournaments aided by some student sports leaders in the 6th form to assist young people gain some coaching experience. These tournaments will offer some variety and some potential pilot sports for the 24/25 academic year. These will take place during the football and rounders block, when I will only be operating on one evening per week. The extra ‘one-off’ tournaments include:
- High ‘5’ netball (IGS Sports hall)
- Cross country team relays
- Frisbee/nerf team games.
- Swimming gala
23/24 ‘Hybrid’ programme:
Tues/Wed coaching and competition hybrid. 33 timetabled weeks in 35-week window.
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Tuesday AND Wednesday ‘Coaching + Competition hybrid’ 3:45pm-5pm |
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Block |
Sport and details |
Time |
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1 (Half term 1)
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‘Quick sticks’ Hockey Ø Year 4/5 mixed Ø 4-5pm Ø Ben Rhydding Hockey astro (Trainers) Ø 8 Schools each week (4 Tues, 4 Wed) Ø 3 weeks coaching, culminating tournament Ø 10 students from each school Ø Gum shields and shin pads advised. Ø COACHING |
5 weeks |
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2 (Half term 2-4)
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Year 5/6 Football Boys + Girls Ø ITFC 3G Astro (Boots) Ø All 8 Schools, two kick-off times, Wednesdays Ø Reverting back to a full league, 7 games Ø 14 weeks league, 2 weeks champs/europa knockout Ø 9 a-side boys, 7 a-side girls, unlimited subs Ø No offsides, 5-meter kick ins Ø Halfway retreat (Girls) Ø Boots and shinpads required. Ø COMPETITION |
16 weeks |
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3 (Half term 5) |
Tag Rugby Ø Year 3/4 Mixed Ø 3:50pm arrival, 4-5pm Ø Ben Rhydding Hockey astro (Trainers) Ø 8 Schools each week (4 Tues, 4 Wed) Ø Culminating friendly matches Ø 10 students from each school Ø Gum shields recommended. Ø COACHING |
5 weeks |
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4 (Half term 5+6) |
Rounders competition: Ø Year 5/6 Mixed Ø 3:50pm arrival, 4-5pm Ø IGS Fields (Trainers) Ø One evening, all 8 schools. Ø 10 students from each school Ø COMPETITION
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7 weeks |
