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Making Sport a Force for Good in Schools

Making Sport a Force for Good in Schools

Posted Tuesday, 1 October 2024

The historic significance of sport is still visible in many schools. It is immediately evident in the honours boards, international jerseys, colours systems and Sports Day trophies that often go back more than 100 years. Attending that are the special mechanisms which recognise the top performers. In some schools the...

Let’s Get Behind School Rugby blog article by Neil Rollings

Let’s Get Behind School Rugby

Posted Wednesday, 8 May 2024

It’s not an easy time for school Rugby. Nor, indeed, the coaches who are running it – or the heads of the schools which play it. Safety concerns, and bad news stories, abound. There is vanishingly little positive press, to the ongoing frustration of those who believe in the capacity...

Some Good News for School Rugby

Posted Wednesday, 13 December 2023

For the great majority of schools who play Rugby, the season is in its final days. Few indeed maintain a two term programme through the teeth of the winter any longer. The weather may not be better after Christmas, but a little sporting variety helps the season pass. And games...

Sport may not be for all – but healthy, active lifestyles can be

Posted Wednesday, 20 September 2023

‘Sport’ has a high profile in many schools. It is a word that the sector is comfortable with, and sits unobtrusively in the title of this magazine. The word is defined as ‘competitive athletic endeavour, usually requiring skill or athleticism’. Thus, by definition, it excludes people who don’t have either...

How video analysis is helping schools sports and why it is important

How video analysis is helping schools sports and why it is important

Posted Tuesday, 12 September 2023

What is Veo? At Veo, our goal is to help every student, educator, coach and school to improve their engagement, enjoyment and understanding of sport both in and outside of the curriculum. Veo cameras automatically record sport and include a state-of-the-art analysis platform, powered by artificial intelligence. How can Veo...

Are Some Schools Losing the Plot?

Posted Thursday, 22 June 2023

“There is something rotten in the state of Denmark” (Shakespeare’s Hamlet), and in the Machiavellian buying of talented sportsmen from schools by coaches to enhance their own reputations. Sadly, ethics, integrity and decency are sacrificed on the altar of a mistaken belief that success in sport equals outstanding educational institutions...