Sports Round up from Spring Term Final Assembly - have at last completed the report

1. Sports Report Spring 2010 compiled by David Orchard

2. A term where the weather played it’s part… 2 Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010

3. Football 3 Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010

4. Football – Seniors Wow! What a season. What a team… so difficult to find others to play Or so it would seem. 4 Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010

5. Sen v TCC (H) This term alone we played TCC thrice, Which is better than no one to play But in the end familiarity has its say… Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 5

6. We knew all the TCC players Almost like we knew our own – But still like I said We m’um moan. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 6

7. Competition is good and they were okay But we were just better Day, after day after day! Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 7

8. But the 1st match was away To the team from Battersea Hill The Center Academy (a-ca-dem-eea) Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 8

9. We got quite a fright They played well (very well) But we played like Sh Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 9

10. Shockingly poorly At least at the start, But we pulled it around Showed we had heart and that we were really a class apart. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 10

11. Then came the TCC games When others wouldn’t play us And the weather was bad but snow Didn’t delay us Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 11

12. In our quest for goals At Kingsmeadow we found them And even more goals In the Wandsworth Common, mud bath – where we did confound them! Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 12

13. Who would have thought 10-3 could be the score When years gone by Canbury celebrated even A draw! Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 13

14. Make the most of it though That’s what I said ‘Cos TCC are never quite finished Thought they may look a bit dead Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 14

15. TCC did gave sort of give up By the third game And who can blame then when Dylan, Will and Turkay Kept scoring again, and again and again! Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 15

16. The Year 10s (and some of the 11s) Went to “Hogwart’s” to play Finally - a very different venue… And afterwards: sausages, beans and chips were on the menu! Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 16

17. It’s a pity that for some the action got out of hand And as a result From the Canbury Invitation Someone was banned…  Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 17

18. Despite being 2-3 down At half time We went on to win against Moon Hall Six goals to three, as Turkay had a “Ball!” Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 18 Spot the ball… How did it get there?

19. So the Canbury Tournament arrived Only 6 teams this year We cruised past CA and TCC Into the semi-final – yipee! Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 19

20. Against the team from Sweden (well the Swedish School) We played with skill and freedom With only part play from our injured skipper We still scored 6 to nothing, as we sailed by like an old tea clipper. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 20

21. Though Hampton Court House School put up a decent fight In the Final the deserved winners by right Were Canbury. 5 goals to none And for the 2nd year Champions – what fun! Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 21

22. Player of the season Shared between William B & Dylan L. Mentions to of Brendan, Fraser, Josh in Yr 11, and stars of next year Turkay, Angus and James E Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 22

23. Football - Juniors 23 Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010

24. Player of the Season - Mazigh Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 24

25. Not such a good term for the Juniors, less strength – but actually much more talent and ambition than often given credit for. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 25

27. v TCC (H) Kingsmeadow lost 3-10

29. C Team won 1 drew 1 v St Philips Christo was star striker Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 28

30. 11th Canbury 6-a-side Tournament lost opening game 1-9, scrapped through against TCC B team 2-1, beat CA 5-2. Here in semi v HCH winning 3-1 (HT 0-1) Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 29

31. Runners up in Tournament 2010 HT 0-0, Full time 0-2 a great result… showed a good deal of fight this afternoon Owen in goal did very well, but a good team effort Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 30

32. Mentions too, of Dylan M, Robert and Owen. Most improved player Kiya. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 31 Player of the Season - Mazigh

33. Netball 32 Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010

34. Netball – a tough season with some close matches Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 33

35. Close v TCC girls with a mixed Canbury Team Lost 6-7 on a Golden Goal. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 34

36. An unbalanced match v HSW Canbury could only score the one goal as they were completely shut out by the athletic and match sharp Year 8 A team. This was the first match where the girls at Canbury had actually played together… Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 35

37. 2 close matches in Tournament – but ended 3rd Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 36

38. Tournament Report Canbury Senior Netball Tournament 2010 This year we were blessed with good weather for netball. Unfortunately only 2 other schools took up the invitation to play in the tournament. However the competition was still fierce and lots of goals were scored. To make it a challenge all teams played each other twice and they also had to play several games back to back. This was quite a test for their fitness and highlighted the quality of netball skills. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 37

39. Tournament Report Each game was 15 mins, and Canbury were drawn to play the first two games back-to-back. Our first opponents were Hampton Court House. Their girls were well drilled and their two shooters were hungry for the ball and they proved to be very accurate with their shooting. With only a 2min break we had to face a second ‘fresh’ team from Thames Christian College. Similarly their GA and GS had a very high % of shots on target. Their team was very athletic and their training session with us earlier in the term was paying off as they had improved their understanding of the more advanced rules of the game. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 38

40. Tournament Report The Canbury squad was made up of girls from Yr 7 through to Yr 11. This was our main disadvantage as we do not train together. Never-the-less, everybody worked hard and we maintained possession of the ball well in the central part of the court. Our weakness was passing the ball in the shooting circle to get a more advantageous position to shoot from. This meant that the girls had to shoot from a long distance and their conversion rate fell. The speed of the opposition attack soon began to show as our defence in the circle depleted allowing the occasional free shot on goal. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 39

41. Despite our lack of goals and the success rate of the opposition, this did not have a defeating effect on our girls. They kept their heads up and in the ‘return’ matches we fought hard, showing greater netball skill and being more energy efficient with their movement around the court. This paid off and reduced the final score margins. With more girls in the lower half of the school, our squad should grow again next year.. The final positioning of the three teams was a reflection of the accuracy of the shooters. All teams played very well and the atmosphere throughout the competition was very positive. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 40 Tournament 1st HCH, 2nd TCC, 3rd Canbury

42. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 41 MIP senior – Aolah MVP seniors – Sasha MIP junior – Yasmeen MVP juniors - Emily

43. Basketball 42 Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010

44. This term, won 1 lost 2… We would have liked to have played more – same story – not many other small schools seem to want to play matches – we miss Stowford College, but are pleased to have played HSW again. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 43

45. Senior matches – Yr 11 v TCC (A) lost 16-21 A game that was for the taking but Canbury seemed unable to convert possession into points. Sen v HSW B (A) won 28-10 Finally Canbury managed to hit the baskets – only a couple of days after the TCC defeat, it would seem that our Seniors finally got a feel for the rigid Sports Hall backboards. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 44 Player of the season: Dylan L

46. Jun v Rokeby (H) lost 14-16 Less close than the final score suggests, as Canbury failed to score points – again plenty of chances but an excellent and talented Rokeby team proved to be too much of a handful. In the end a late run of points from Kiya(who scored all but 12 of the Canbury total) but in the end this proved not to quite be good enough. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 45 Junior– Player of the season: Kiya 45

47. TableTennis 46 Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010

48. Table Tennis This year has seen a considerable rise in the standard of table-tennis at Canbury. As well as the annual fixture against Rokeby, won for the second year in succession, there have been several matches played against other schools. These schools have been considerably larger than ours and have a history of playing table-tennis at county and national levels. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 47

49. Table Tennis We have played Wilsons Grammar School twice, once in the Surrey Cup and once as a friendly. We lost the first match 6 sets to 2 and the second one played on the 24th March by just 11 – 9, with the last doubles pair having a match point which would have squared the match 10 all. We had a very similar game against Hampton School losing the match 6 – 4 with the final doubles lost 16-14 in the fifth game. We obviously need to develop a killer instinct, when we have the opportunity to win a match, and stop being so gracious to our opponents. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 48

50. Table Tennis We also played Ernest Bevin school in Tooting earlier in the year. Although we lost 8 –0, this is a school with a full time professional coach who have just reached the final three for the Finals of the English Schools Team Competition. Although these schools do not usually put out their strongest teams against us, the matches have provided ideal experience for us. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 49

51. Table Tennis James E, Turkay, Angus and Pouya have played regularly. James in particular has proved to be a really useful player, winning most of his recent matches, often ably assisted by Angus or Turkay in the doubles. Pouya has had an unlucky streak , losing several matches in extra points in the fifth game, but shows a determination which is bound to bring success in the long run. Dylan L, Will B, Mazighand Kamiaralso played in the recent match against Wilsons with Dylan succeeding in winning all his matches, as did James. It has also been good to see the interest in year 9 from Christo, Dong Juand Robert P as well as Mazigh. Hopefully they will successfully replace the year 11 players next year. Many thanks to Mr Williams for this report – and for his hard work organising the matches this winter. NB. Senior Inter House Tournament yet to be finished. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 50

52. Badminton 51 Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010

53. Yr 11 match v TCC (A) lost We took a Year 11 team to play against an option group at Battersea – our lack of practise showed, but the majority came away thinking they ought to give badminton a chance. We also took the Juniors to Roehampton Leisure Centre at the end of the term – and will make more time for badminton next winter. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 52

54. Swimming 53 Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010

55. Swimming Once again the high point of the Canbury Swimming calendar was the Inter House Gala – full details on next page. In the past we have managed to swim against Hampton Court House, and The Moat School – there is still a possibility that we might swim as part of a Sports Weekend with Moor House School, Oxted in the summer. The Gala was dominated by newcomer Alice F, an outstanding club swimmer – who despite having been unable to get to the pool for quite some time, rewrote most of the records Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 54

56. Inter House Champions - Noble Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 55

57. Swimming Dylan M in the 25m freestyle was the only individual who stopped Alice from taking a clean sweep of all the events – something that hasn’t happened for a while. The one swimmer who dominated this Gala in the past was Daniela Milroy who was unbeaten in every race for all 3 years 2001-2-3… although James Etchelles was until Alice the strongest swimmer of the past decade at Canbury. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 56

58. New Records then for Alice in 50m free style and 50m backstroke, and a new best by the Noble relay team. Using the ASA School’s Speed Swim Awards as a guide – it was good to see quite a few swimmers achieve Gold, Silver or Bronze for their hard work during the course of the winter. Mentions to Robert P and Simon A who gained Gold in 25m freestyle – joining Alice and Dylan of course. Swimming Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 57

59. Water Polo – won by Campbell All of the Campbell goals scored by Dylan M in the 3-1 win against Johnson and 4-1 victory over Noble. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 58

60. Cross Country 59 Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010

61. Top performer at the ISA Meetings James E who placed 10th at the London Area West Meet and 27th in the National Championships – full reports in Cross Country section of Canbury website Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 60

62. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 61 ISA West Meet Most encouraging was the size of the team that we took to Sherfield School – I certainly hope we can fill a minibus again next year. The standard of runners at the meeting is very high but I think it is important that Canbury runners are exposed to such quality.

63. Inter House Competition - Seniors William B (Noble House) again proved that on the Isabella run he is simply a class apart. This year he went under 14 minutes, leaving James E (Johnson) over 1½ minutes behind. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 62

64. Last year’s Junior Winner, Matthew S (Noble) was held off by Angus also Noble – and himself winner of the Junior event a few years back. Senior Girls event won by last year’s Junior Champion - Katherine (Johnson). Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 63

65. Juniors Boys race won by guest from The Moat School who came with a handful of very good runners – as they had been unable to make the Canbury Invitation Cross Country Meetings in December. Owen (Noble) was 1st for Canbury ahead of Braden (Campbell) and then another Noble runner – Yago. Junior Girls race won for Noble House by Yasmeen – who was also 5th Canbury runner home. Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 64 Inter House Competition - Juniors

66. Despite having so many well placed runners at the front of the races – it was Campbell – by a very narrow margin who won the Inter-House Competition – proving that it is important to get as many runners as you can to finish. Inter House winners - Campbell Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 65

67. See you in the Summer End of Report Canbury Sports reports Spring 2010 66