{"id":935,"date":"2022-07-20T16:31:35","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T15:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eatonh15.vm001.innermedia.co.uk\/clapham\/?page_id=935"},"modified":"2024-03-05T12:00:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T12:00:12","slug":"girls-sport","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eatonhouseschools.com\/clapham\/girls-prep-school\/girls-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Girls’ Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether it’s the development of crucial life skills, the value of competition or simply the sheer enjoyment that it brings, sport is integral to the daily routine at Eaton House.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In addition, we believe that being regularly active enhances not only the girls’\u00a0academic performance but also, more crucially, their physical and emotional well-being. A healthy body can so often lead to a healthy mind.<\/p>\n

All our sports are taught and coached by subject specialists with a real passion for making sport accessible for all.\u00a0 We are also firm believers in offering a full range of sports so that the girls never perceive any sports as being off-limits simply because of their gender.\u00a0Football is now played by girls of all ages, and, having introduced cricket in 2017 to the senior girls, we are now able to field teams in this as well as rounders in the summer.<\/p>\n

Swimming, PE and games feature on the timetable for all girls.\u00a0PE lessons focus on core skills such as fitness, balance, coordination and flexibility whereas games sessions often incorporate either training for our key sports or the matches themselves.\u00a0In the autumn term we focus on netball and cross-country running, in the spring term our attention turns to hockey and\u00a0football as well as cross-country running, and in the summer term we play cricket and\u00a0rounders and do athletics.\u00a0By the time the girls are in Year\u00a03 (aged 7-8) they are all playing in competitive fixtures against other London prep schools.<\/p>\n

Facilities at The Manor<\/h2>\n

At The Manor we are proud to have two indoor sporting facilities: the sports hall and the gym.\u00a0 These enable the girls to utilise large, open, well-equipped spaces throughout the academic year no matter what the weather conditions.\u00a0When playing or training outdoors, we use Clapham Common for a number of our sports, and we also use the all-weather hockey pitches at a nearby sports complex.\u00a0With swimming being such a valuable life skill and a great way to develop fitness and flexibility, we take the girls to Clapham Leisure Centre once a week for the full seven years they are with us.<\/p>\n

Clubs and Activities<\/h2>\n

For those girls who wish to add more sport to their weekly routine, we offer daily clubs and activities in all our major sports.\u00a0In addition, tennis, gymnastics and cheerleading also currently appear on our extracurricular programme. Whereas these activities all take place before 8:30am or after 4:00pm, squad training sessions run at lunchtimes in order to ensure girls can access as much coaching as possible without having to extend their school day.<\/p>\n

With committed and enthusiastic staff, access to excellent facilities, and an ethos which fuses competitive spirit with fair play, our girls can spend many hours training and playing each week.\u00a0 As a result, we enjoy a high degree of success at local and national level.<\/p>\n

Being part of a team and learning how to respond to victory and defeat are invaluable by-products of the sporting experience.\u00a0Thus, whether it’s on or off the pitch, life lessons abound.<\/p>\n

Click on the dropdown options below to find out more about our sports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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