Cranford Review 2014

SPORTS - Brentford Football Club
In the Community Football Coaching for Girls
Girls
were invited to play
against numerous
other teams across 3 boroughs at the
Npower Girls football tournament
run by Brentford Football in the
Community. The students were
excited but nervous as they were
going against schools whose
teams had played games for their
borough. All the girls played well
and scored some brilliant goals
but only come third in their
league missing qualification
to the next round by a point.
The girls have attended training and
played matches against other schools
since the tournament and have a passion
and thirst for football that we hope to see
continue throughout their school years.
Anita Fiddes (Second in PE Department)
“I thought that having Brentford coaches
come into our P.E. lessons to coach us
was very beneficial and fun for everyone.
I thought that they helped us with lots of
things such as passing, shooting, having
accuracy in our shots and they also helped
us practise loads of different skills.
I think that having the opportunity of
being able to train with these people was
pretty amazing as not everyone was given
it, however I enjoyed it”.
Navjot Gill (year 9)
Middlesex County Cricket Club Hub School
“After school every Tuesday a group of students; Aadil Awan, Sahib Kumar,
Kabir Panesar, Soham Bhatt and Nikhil Rai, along with Steve from Middlesex
Cricket Club, coach the year 7 and 8 cricket teams . We teach them a wide variety
of skills, from batting to fielding. We run drills and then a small match, with the
rules depending on what skill was learnt during the session. We have learnt a lot
on how to coach and we have had experience of how to create a session plan and
run the sessions on our own without the help of Steve. This is a good opportunity
for us to learn the key skills of coaching, which can help us in the future”.
Aadil Awan (year 9)
Queens Park Rangers Football Club Coaching
“This term we have had the opportunity to work with a group of young players
from Queens Park Rangers Football Club who came in to coach us during
football lessons. This has been great fun, as it means we have worked in smaller
groups than normally with different QPR players each week. It has been great to
get an insight into what it is like to train as a professional player and how they
have balanced school with their training”.
Alham Raniyah (year 9)
Game, Set and Match - Trip to ATP Finals
“The trip to the O2 to watch the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) tennis
quarterfinals, for doubles and singles was AMAZING.
When the players entered the court, the spotlight hit them and music played. The
atmosphere was awesome. The biggest surprise of the day was finding out that I
would be watching Rafael Nadal play, as he is one of my favourite tennis players.
It was one of the best experiences I’ve had and I will never forget it, I watched,
Rafael Nadal who is one of the best tennis players in the world, play tennis in a
world final”.
Jade Sidhu (year 9)
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