11 April 2019

Martial arts will be hitting camp this Easter! We have them in on the 17th & 23rd April. Don't miss their fantastic introduction to basic martial arts and also maybe a free lesson or two! To book on when AIM are in click the link below. http://www.sportinginfluence.com/book-a-place/

11 April 2019

From Christmas to Easter is a long haul. 13 weeks of hard work, active learning and enjoyment takes it toll. But what have we actually been learning? BasketballGymnasticsDanceHockeyAthleticsInvasion gamesSports NumeracyWellbeingTeamwork/leadershipTchoukballCross Country running Of course in true Sporting Influence fashion all of these have been underpinned by our 5 core social skills. We cannot wait to get back into the term time learning after a few well deserved weeks at camp! Want to join us at camp? Visit the link below. http://www.sportinginfluence.com/book-a-place/

4 April 2019

This half term at Hookstone Chase Primary School, Mr Crooks has been working with the Year 5 and 6 Maple class exploring what a well rounded PE student looks like. The focus of the theory lessons have explored the importance of our core social skills and other core skills such as leadership, resilience, teamwork and organisation. The practical lessons then focused on how these skills are applied, in a competitive, fun and active setting. Some of the sports we have played include tchoukball, handball, bench ball, crossover and dodgeball.  Ultimately, this unit of work was aimed to successfully equip the students with the tools necessary for secondary PE, how to become young leaders and role models for the younger generation.

4 April 2019

Our partners at The Unity have some brilliant top tips to help include those who find it tricky. Take a minute, have a read and maybe next time you become a bit lost these will help! You can find out more from The Unity here: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2048642492109761&id=1810268245947188&comment_id=2049211148719562&notif_id=1554192148960079&notif_t=comment_mention

4 April 2019

Girls football has been a huge success. In a time in football where certain aspects seem to have gone back to Victorian periods, Sporting Influence are breaking down boundaries and the girls are certainly responding! If you are interested in the Girls Football there are some more details below or you can book via the link. Harrogate High SchoolTuesday 7th May - Tuesday 16th July (Excluding May Half Term)Times - TBC (4:15-5:15 AND/OR 5:30 - 6:30)Year 1 - Year 6Trainers & shin pads required! Check back in next week to start booking your places!!!

28 March 2019

On Monday we hosted an orienteering and team building festival at Kirkhammerton Primary School. Year 5 & 6 children from Kirkhammerton, Staveley and Boroughbridge Primary Schools took part in a carousel of activities. Two activities were based on problem-solving where children had to break codes and transport objects in different ways. The final activity was orienteering where children used a map to locate different points around the school site. It was great to see so many children working so effectively as a team and a range of social skills used. At the end of the festival two children from each school who were identified by the teachers for using the social skills were rewarded with a certificate.

28 March 2019

A late entry from Sporting Influence's very own Louise (Finance Admin), saved Sporting Influence's blushes after Mr McTernan "forgot" he had to do the dance! With minutes left of the Sporting Influence day, heroic Louise stepped in to make dreams come true! Take a look below at our attempt. It is important to say, this attempt is by no means perfect and is certainly not our first attempt! If at first you don't succeed, try, try and try again!

28 March 2019

Temple Newsam, Sunday 24th March, 11:00am. The hooter goes and around 700 people set off on their journey of 5k/10k/15k all in support of Stroke Awareness. The 15 strong Sporting Influence team, including full-time and part-time staff, parents, children and siblings, began their run in fine spirits with a mixture of the distances being covered. As the morning went on the runs began to finish and those left out on the course found the hills got steeper and the wind got stronger! By the end of the morning, all of the Sporting Influence team had crossed the line and completed their challenge. A big thanks goes to every one who took part, supported &. cheered. How much did we raise for Stroke Awareness? £1,125 With more donations pledged and awaiting collection! Everyone, how ever little donated, how ever much you helped. From everyone at Sporting Influence THANK YOU!

21 March 2019

The new fad of 2019 is upon us. We here at Sporting Influence have challenged ourselves to learn and perfect the dance! Take a look at next weeks weekly news, or follow us on our Facebook, Instagram, Twitter to see how we get on and if we manage it! If you're still unsure what it is, take a look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DB-PEEywc0

21 March 2019

With less than two days to go until the run we are thrilled with the amount of money raised from the amazing people around us. When we set out our plans for this event, our aim was to bring together a small community to run with us, fundraise along the way and by the end of it all have helped a good cause whilst being active and setting a president within the community. We can proudly tell you that we have reached a whopping £765 in sponsorship with more pledged. Can we reach the magical £1000? We cannot wait for Sunday. Hopefully, we will be creating a small video for you all after the event, so you can see just how much fun we had and how we worked hard for the money sponsored! Thank you to everyone who has donated, taken part or supported us a long the way! If you would like to leave a late sponsorship please visit: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/sporting-influence

21 March 2019

This week brought up the final active learning week of Mr McTernan's Sports Numeracy at Kildwick School. Mr McTernan has been working for the last 9 weeks on developing maths confidence and incorporating physical activity into the maths lessons to help the children grow. Working with a Year 2 and Year 4/5 class, this week the children worked on mental subtraction and bus stop division respectively. The lesson is designed on two prongs: The first being the physical challenge, how are we going to challenge the children physically and hopefully in a way which those kinaesthetic learners will develop? The second prong of the lesson, the mental challenge, the maths that they are learning and inevitably the results on the post test paper. Mr McTernan has been extremely impressed with the attitude to learning from the children and has noted the vast difference in confidence from week 1 - week 9. Next week is the final week is the final week - Post Test Paper. We know they have got it in the bag! Good luck to everyone at Kildwick who is part of the Sports Numeracy groups and well done for all your hard work over the last 10 weeks!

14 March 2019

Have a look below at some feedback from our February Half Term Activity Camp! "The children loved it so I loved it! They liked the variety and being given a choice of activities. They liked being able to do crafts as a break from exercise." "My daughter isn't worried about coming alone, she makes friends & feels involved. She loves all the staff too." "My child loves them, she gets a good mix of sport and arts/crafts and I know she is being looked after in a positive, enthusiastic and professional manner." "Easy booking, fair price, local, good facilities, choices of activity, strong emphasis on physical activities, strong character-building ethos, friendly staff who maintain consistent boundaries and who encourage and reward the right behaviours in kids." "My daughter loves coming here and we have tried loads of different clubs. We wouldn’t go anywhere else now." "Variety of activities, structure to the day, introduction & end of day wrap up - the staff were all enthusiastic and engaging with the children which was excellent to see." If you would like to provide us with some feedback please follow the link below. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/NQ2YLFS

14 March 2019

You are all amazing! The team is growing and we are nearly at 20 people, young and old! We cannot wait to get our running trainers on and tread the paths of Temple Newsam. Some of us have even been training! Last week there was a sweat on the brow and a surge on the donations for Mr Doey's run! he is now up to £90 meaning only £10 more will take him to 10k and £60 will make him run the whole 15k! If you would like to push Mr Doey and make him sweat a little more you can donate here https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/sporting-influence Or, if you would like to join the team and run with us contact: sportinginfluence@gmail.com

14 March 2019

If you booked onto our February Half Term Camp we have entered you into a prize draw for a FREE PLACE at our Easter Camp! We will be drawing the 5 FREE places next TUESDAY and we will be posting the winners on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. We will also be emailing the winners so make sure you check your emails (inbox and spam/junk). See you next Tuesday and good luck!

14 March 2019

We recently attended Western Primary Schools Science Day to help the children understand more about the body and exercise. As part of the fun filled day, where the children made their own hair gel and performed other crazy experiments amongst other science related topics, Mr Crooks delivered a session on exercise and the body. Some of the questions that the children asked and the information delivered more commonly found in a GCSE PE classroom!!! How does your body change after exercise? Why do we go red?Why do we sweat?What does oxygen do in our bodies?Why does it hurt when we exercise? An all round amazing experience for the children and a fantastic day to be a part of! Thank you to all at Western who made the day happen and we look forward to your next topical day! Take a look below at what Year 6 student Sebastian Gaminde thought of the day. "On Wednesday, Mr Crooks from Sporting Influence, came into our school to help us to understand the affect of exercise on our body. During this experiment, he asked us to check our heartbeat before and after a series of exercises including: Running Lunges Burpees Relays Many more exercises. These exercises created our hearts to pump the blood faster around our body and therefore exercising our body. We felt breathless, red faced, sweaty and tired!Thank you to Sporting Influence for taking part in our science day!"