PHYSICAL EDUCATION
EARLY LEARNING TO YEAR 4
All boys, from the Early Learning Centre to Year 8, take an active part in physical education each week as part of their curriculum. Physical Education lessons are based on movement concepts and skills. Every lesson includes locomotor and manipulative patterns, body and special awareness. It is on this cornerstone that the child’s ability to compete with confidence is based. All boys will also complete a 6 week swimming programme in Term 3.
YEAR 5 TO 8
Years 5 to 8 move onto an option programme for Physical Education. We give the boys the opportunity to explore in depth their chosen summer and winter sports. These two blocks give the boys the chance to receive specialized coaching in their chosen sport.
Boys in Years 5 to 8 will choose one summer option for 8 weeks of the first term. Options include cricket, tennis, softball or touch rugby. One winter option is also available to the boys for the 8 weeks of the second term. These include rugby, soccer, hockey or basketball. This will be different from their Games option.
In Terms 1 and 4 the boys enjoy swimming, cross country, badminton and athletics.
GAMES
King’s School has an extensive programme of sports games, both within the school as part of the House competition, as well as many inter-school fixtures. The participation in the school-organised Games programme provides students with the opportunity:
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To put into practice the skills learned in the skill-based PE programme
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To learn the rules of the games played or the structure of the event
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To be part of a team environment
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To be involved in a competitive environment
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To develop an understanding of fairness and fair play
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To accept decisions, whatever the reason
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To help develop the concept of others rather than self
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To learn to play safely
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To development a game sense
SPORTS FIXTURES
The School has an extensive schedule of fixtures with local schools, with the majority of these matches taking place during the boys’ games sessions, on Tuesday for the Middle School and on Wednesday for the Senior School. The inter-school fixtures are listed in the calendar.
In addition, school teams take part in a number of traditional fixtures with other independent schools, both within Auckland and in other areas of the country. All boys at King’s are encouraged to be involved in some form of sporting activity and we strive for the maximum participation from the greatest possible number of boys.
PRACTICES
Boys practise for their representative team on Monday 2.30 – 3.35pm (Senior School) and Thursday 2.30 – 3.35pm (Middle School). Some practices may go longer or other practices may be added. Coaches will send notification of this to parents.
SPORTS TEAMS
Where possible, we endeavour to involve as many teams and boys as possible in our fixtures with local schools.
Boys from Years 5 to 8 may trial for selection in teams that take part in inter-school fixtures in:
Term 1 and 4
Cricket, Softball, Tennis, Swimming, Athletics, Touch Rugby
Term 2 and 3
Rugby, Soccer, Hockey, Cross Country, Flippa Ball, Water Polo, Basketball
TRIALS
Boys are selected on merit after trials and on the basis of our knowledge of a boy’s performance over a period of time, both at School and within the community. New boys are not disadvantaged and we make every effort to observe these boys in the sporting arena when they arrive here. Similarly, we continue to observe those boys who do not gain selection in school teams in the first instance and encourage them to improve in their chosen sport.
Boys may trial for a sports team for the first trial and then change to another sport for the second trial. After the second trial there is no changing! We try to field as many teams as possible in each chosen sport. We can only cater for teams that have opposition to play.
NON-REPRESENTATIVE PROGRAMME
Boys that miss out on representative team selection may choose from the following sporting options:
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Squash
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Table Tennis
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Orienteering/Rock climbing
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Badminton
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Basketball
HOUSE GAMES
All boys participate in House sport. In Terms 1 and 4, boys participate in competitions for badminton, softball, courtball and cricket. In Term 3, boys participate in rugby, soccer and hockey. All boys choose one sport to play for the summer and winter.
