Sport

Infants - Games are Fun!
All children are encouraged to participate fully in games activities and begin to learn to work as a team encouraging the idea of participation in team games of football and rounders.

Children take part in all activities which encourage the development of both gross and fine motor skills.  They learn to throw and catch balls, jump, hop, skip, ride bicycles and climb apparatus.  They work towards BAGA gymnastic awards in order to improve balance and coordination skills. 

Each child is allocated to a house and participates in the end of Year Fun Sports activities where the emphasis is on taking part, learning a sense of fair play in an enjoyable manner, whilst at the same time earning points for their House. 

Juniors – Years 3 - 6
Sporting activities take on a more serious role in the Junior Department with weekly swimming lessons at Aylestone Leisure Centre; an indoor session at Parklands Leisure Centre playing badminton, basketball, uni-hockey, dance and netball; and a weekly outdoors session at Leicester University Sports Centre playing football, cricket, rounders, netball and athletics dependant upon the season. 

Seniors - Year 7 – 11
Seniors continue to swim weekly Aylestone Leisure Centre, play an indoor sports game at Parklands Leisure Centre which can be squash, netball, basketball, badminton, uni–bock, snooker and dance.  Or outdoor sports of cricket, football, tag rugby, cross country, athletics at Leicester University Sports Centre.

Sports are rotated on an ‘as needs’ basis and are dependent upon the interest of the pupils and the syllabus of GCSE PE. All pupils rotate in all sporting activities.

Orienteering is now provided from Year 3 upwards - much to the delight of the children!

House Captains
House Captains are chosen in Year 11 and these pupils lead the ‘warm ups’ for Sports Day and help to select teams for the yearly swimming gala, junior fun Sports Day and the School Sports Day.

Sport receives a generous amount of time at St. Crispin’s as the Heads feel that it is an important aspect of everyday life. 

All pupils are encouraged to leave school with one team sport and one individual sports that they are able to play to a reasonable standard.