Sports News The pandemic hugely affected our sporting programme this term, but as a team we don’t usually sit back and wait, so as soon as we heard about the school closure we set up Lancing Active, a YouTube channel designed to keep the whole school community moving. It proved to be extremely important as the weeks of lockdown turned into months. We created and uploaded videos on the channel: yoga, hiit training, running challenges, hockey skills, tennis challenges and dance routines were some of the most popular videos. It was a great way for staff to keep in touch with the community all over the world whilst motivating the students and their families. In the Summer Term the focus of the channel moved to summer sports such as athletics, tennis and cricket, with a selection of skill-based videos and sport challenges. We continued to offer three afternoons of sport, assigning a specific Teams session to each year group featuring various sporting activities. Our Sport Scholars were given a mentor to catch up and discuss any issue or concern that they might have experienced during lockdown. Running Club’s leader Nigel Brookes launched a virtual Strava running club. We were able to record running distances and times for our runners and compiled a leader board with the results to motivate the pupils enabling them to compare their running stats with others. Running and cycling have become hugely popular due to the restrictions on lockdown, so we set up the Virtual Duathlon Series, where students attempted varying distances both individually and within a team. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has taken up our challenges and participated in our various initiatives. The last three months have made us very proud of you all and highlighted what a strong and connected community we have at Lancing. Karen Andrew, Director of Sport
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The Quad • Summer 2020
