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Cricket Cricket is played in a Twenty20 format for league and cup matches. Farmor’s would personally like to thank members of both Fairford Cricket Club and Lechlade Cricket Club for allowing us access to their grounds to play home fixtures this year. It has certainly been an overall good year for Cricket at Farmor’s, despite the typical British weather - notably, Year 7 who have made it to the District league finals and Year 8 who have made it to the District league semi-finals. Both teams have certainly shown aspects of true winning potential during previous games and I am sure this will bode well for these more important fixtures. The Year 9 and 10 teams have also managed some wins and very narrow defeats. The Year 8 girls also represented Farmor’s at a Cricket tournament and did very well overall. Tae Kwon Do – you can do it! I am a Year 12 Student at Farmor’s Sixth Form. I am also the assistant instructor at Fairford TAGB (Tae Kwon Do Association of Great Britain) club that trains in the school hall, led by our club’s senior instructor, Mr Lee Chapman, 5th Degree Black Belt. I have been training for almost 10 years, gaining my 1st Degree Black Belt in 2012 (at the age of 13) and I have been learning how to teach the art to children, teenagers and adults since this time. At the beginning of June, I attended (and passed) a 2-day course at the TAGB headquarters in Bristol to become an official assistant instructor. This qualification allows me to teach classes unattended by any other instructor. Tae Kwon Do is a South Korean martial art that was developed in the 1950s during the Korean War. It is a form of unarmed combat for selfdefence that involves the skilled application of punches, kicks and blocks against an opponent. We train Tae Kwon Do as a non/light-contact sport that will be used to develop desirable qualities such as confidence, fitness, respect and perseverance. We have specialised syllabuses for children and teenagers/adults who train separately. We firmly believe that anyone can do Tae Kwon Do, no matter their age, gender or level of fitness. As we train locally on Friday evenings it is a brilliant activity to focus your attention on, other than school work, and is great for stress relief. Since gaining my assistant instructor’s qualification I have decided that I will run a lunch time taster session in the last week of school before summer holidays. These sessions will give a brief insight to what a Tae Kwon Do class would be like to the pupils at Farmor’s School. (Further details will be put on school notices in advance). Our training sessions are held on Friday evenings: Juniors (4-11yrs) 6.30pm Seniors (12+) 7.30pm (Any current Y7s who are yet to turn 12 can begin in the senior lesson) Our club is offering free training until 31st August 2016 for new students who wish to join, or just come a long to give it a go. You have nothing to lose! Jacob Bayliss Y12 20 Tel: 01285 712302 - www.farmors.gloucs.sch.uk
Tennis With changes recently being made to the structure of the boys’ district tennis competition the challenge of qualifying for the finals had been made even more difficult before the first match had even been played. This year only the top two teams out of a strong league of six schools would qualify for the final. With this challenge facing our squad they trained hard and were rewarded with a commanding victory against Katherine Lady Berkeley’s School (3-1). Sadly, this victory was quickly cancelled out by a heavy loss to Marling Grammar School (4-1), a match played in typically British summer conditions (very wet and windy). In the remaining three fixtures the boys showed the skill, effort and strength of character that is required to succeed in sport by winning some extremely tense and close matches against Cirencester Kingshill School (won 4-4, on count back), Thomas Keble School (won 4-4, on count back) and their final league match against Deer Park School (won 3-2). The fixture against Deer Park School was especially tense as the boys knew going into the fixture that only a win would see them reach the final. The pressure only intensified as the top seeds, after drawing 1-1, lost their match on a Championship tie break (6-10). Luckily, the second seeds won (6-4, 6-4), the fourth seeds won their match (6-2, 6-4) and the last match, between the 3rd seeds, was won after a tie break on the second set (6-3, 7-6). Having won the final league match the prospect of a rematch against a very strong Marling Grammar School loomed large on the horizon. In this ‘David vs. Goliath’ final the boys played brilliantly but sadly lost again, this time 3-2. This was an extremely close fixture that could easily have gone our way. The top seeds drew 1-1, but lost the ensuing Championship tie break (8-10). The second seeds lost their first set 4-6 and lost a tie break on the second set (6-7), which had they won would have taken their match to a Championship tie break. The third pair drew 1-1 and won their Championship tie break (10-4). The fourth pair lost (6-0, 6-0). The fifth pair, having started later then everyone else, played the closing moments of their match in front of a fair sized crowd and, having won the first set 6-3, won the second set via a tie break (7-6). Despite the hugely improved performance of the team the boys were still disappointed and are already looking forward to a rematch next year! Year 7&8 Boys Tennis Squad: Jed Deo, Freddie Merrett, Matt Hills, Dan Ollson, Dan Sampson, Josh Watson, Jordan Goodwin, James Cobbing, Theo Merrington, Joe Sims, Henry Pegg, Archie Piggot, Charlie Adams, Josh Wood, Sam Cook. Mr R. Simpson PE Department Tel: 01285 712302 - www.farmors.gloucs.sch.uk 21
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