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Excellence, Performance, Participation
Sport provides invaluable opportunities for pupils to strengthen their communication and leadership skills, to collaborate effectively as part of a team, and to build resilience by learning to navigate both success and setback with confidence. Above all, taking part in sport is a powerful way to support physical health and mental wellbeing. It encourages pupils to take responsibility for themselves and helps lay the foundations for adult life by highlighting the importance of maintaining a balanced, active, and healthy lifestyle.
Whilst excellence is pursued for those with talent, and has led to many pupils achieving County, National or International representative honours, the aim is to cater for every pupil at their own level of ability and enthusiasm. Pupils are encouraged to play and compete for the School in Inter-School matches, Area, County or Regional competitions or in the wide variety of Inter-House sports competitions.
The element of choice with regard to sporting options widens as pupils progress through the School. The main sports for boys are Rugby, Hockey, Cricket, Tennis and Athletics. The main sports for girls are Hockey, Netball, Cricket, Tennis and Athletics. Pupils can also participate in Badminton, Cross-Country, Basketball, Volleyball, Rounders, Football, Golf, Handball, Equestrianism, Cycling and Yoga, either during the sports afternoon or as part of the activities programme.
We are very fortunate at King’s Bruton to have exceptional sports fields that are kept immaculate by our incredible Grounds Team. These comprise of:
Every pupil is taught by qualified, enthusiastic and engaging PE teachers during their core games lessons. During the sports afternoons, we are fortunate enough to have past and present international sports men and women, experienced and enthusiastic members of the teaching staff, and professional coaches, who have links with the county academies coaching the boys and girls.
The Sports Scholars who are aiming to achieve, or who have achieved international level in their sport, are on the Athlete Development Programme, that assists and supports their own individual training programmes in ‘Preparing the Athlete’, supporting their external training (club/academies/international), and monitoring most importantly their academic studies and balanced lifestyle.
Each pupil on the ADP is given a sports mentor who is a member of the PE Department. They will meet half-termly to discuss goals, progress and provide advice, guidance and support on training, managing academic/sporting workload, nutrition and psychology, as well as being a point of contact within the Sports Department specifically.
The support provided as part of the Athlete Development Programme includes:
At King’s Bruton, we aim to develop every individual's potential and add value to their skills whilst raising their awareness for a need to exercise in the pursuit of a balanced active life. We strive for, and are committed to, providing the pupils with avenues to fulfil their sporting dreams and to find something they enjoy and will pursue for life.
