Leapfrog Sports

Rugby is said to have been invented in 1823 when William Webb Ellis caught the ball while playing a game of football at school, and ran to the goal with it. Although there is doubt about whether this actually happened, Webb Ellis is still remembered as the sport's inventor and the winner of the Rugby Union World Cup, held every four years, receives the Webb Ellis Cup.

Can you guess which sport we are focusing on this week? Yes, it's Rugby! Find out more interesting information and facts on our Facebook page all this week!

The backboard was invented because at first basketball hoops were nailed to the mezzanine balcony of the court and spectators in the balcony continually interfered with shots!

Michael Jordan is considered to be one of the best basketball players in history. His record score of 5,987 points during his career made him a legend in the world of basketball.

Sport this week! Saturday is Beach Sports and Athletics 😎🏖 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ (There are NO classes on Sunday due to the half term break.)

Basketball was made an official Olympic game in Berlin Germany, 1936.

The message is clear - keep playing a variety of sports and don't specialise from a young age!
'Keep sampling other sports and to focus on fun practice before specialising later... acquiring skills in multiple sports, often via unstructured play, helps develop creativity and equips people better to handle fresh challenges later in their sporting life.'

The sport of Basketball was invented by Dr James Naismith in 1891 in Massachusetts, USA. He created it as an alternative to football since the sport could be played indoors and had less potential to cause accidents.

What a shot!! From one of our Leapfroggers in class on Saturday. Find out more about Basketball all this week on our Facebook page! 🏀🏀

Moving on to our next sport of the week - Basketball! This week you'll find out lots of facts you may not know about Basketball, beginning with: Basketball has an estimated 825 million followers worldwide and is the 7th most popular sport in the world!

Hockey!!
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In the 2018 Hockey World Cup, Belgium won the men's contest for the first time and the Netherlands won the women's for a record-breaking 8th time!

Just a reminder that ALL classes are on this weekend! Sunday classes are on a half-term break next week (2nd June) Saturday classes are still running 😃

The British army helped spread hockey throughout the British empire which explains it’s popularity in countries like India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand

Sport this week! Saturday Alderbrook is Basketball 🏀 and Hockey 🏑 Sunday Lode Heath is Cricket 🏏 Sunday Kings Heath is Football ⚽️

There is no such thing as a left-handed hockey stick - you have to play right-handed!

The study found a clear correlation between more sport in schools and both better attendance and higher academic achievement. Why are we letting our children down?

Next up in our facts about our sport of the week - Hockey. Men’s hockey has the fastest swing speed of any sport reaching around 103 miles per hour!