Special Schools Football – Wednesday 26^th March 2008

Wednesday 26^th March saw the Partnership’s annual disability football tournament comprising of 15 teams from Special Schools across South Devon.

 

The teams were divided up into categories and played on 3 pitches on South Dartmoor College’s all weather astro turf pitch. The weather stayed kind as the tournament progressed, with all children and teams having a fantastic time and enthusiastically playing the football matches.

At the end of the tournament medals and certificates were presented by Mr Dinnie, Director of Sport at South Dartmoor, assisted by the Young Leaders who refereed and helped out throughout the morning.

 

I would like to say big thank you to all those Young Leaders who did such a wonderful job of providing these special children with a memorable and enjoyable morning, and also my thanks go to South Dartmoor for letting us use their fantastic facilities.

 

Fiona Goodchild, Assistant Partnership Development Manager

 

The results are listed below.

 

Pitch 1 Winners: Barley Lane             Runners Up: Southbrook 1

Pitch 2 Winners: Combe Pafford 1    Runners Up: Ratcliffe

 

Finals Pitch 1 & 2:-

1st Place : Combe Pafford 1

2nd Place : Barley Lane

3rd Place : Ratcliffe

4th Place : Southbrook 1

 

Finals Pitch 3:-

1st Place : Bidwell 1

2nd Place : Bidwell 2

3rd Place : Mill Water

4th Place : Ellen Tinkham

On Wednesday 25^th February we ran two Boccia Tournament at St Lukes school in Exeter in conjunction with the Exeter Sports Partnership.

 

In the morning we invited teams from local Special Schools.  Ellen Tinkham, Oaklands Park, Bidwell Brook and Southbrook College all brought two teams.  The schools played a round robin type event, in two pools. The eventual winners were Ellen Tinkham B and Southbrook B.

 

In the afternoon mainstream secondary schools were invited to bring teams of students with additional needs.  South Dartmoor Community College, Teign School, and St Lukes School all sent two teams.  This was the first time many of the students involved had ever represented their school.  They all thoroughly enjoyed the event and the overall winners were Teign School B and St Lukes D.

 

Thank you to Mr Goss and Kevin Hack from the Exeter Sports Partnership who organised the event, and also to the Sports Leaders from St Lukes who umpired the games.