The start of a new term sees the start of a new programme of sport and physical activity practices, clubs and competitive fixtures. Last year many of our students took the opportunity to build on their performance in lessons by attending the many extra-curricular clubs that are available at lunchtime and after school. This year we will be holding clubs in football, basketball, rugby, hockey, table tennis, badminton, gymnastics, trampolining, cricket, rounders, tennis, cheerleading, boxercise, yoga, fitness, SEN sport and athletics as well as our very popular lunchtime recreational sports clubs for each year group. Many of the clubs are run by the PE and Health Faculty staff with additional clubs being provided by the Hertfordshire Sports Partnership. Clubs take place at lunchtime and after club and this is supplemented by an extensive range of friendly, District and County competitive sports fixtures. All are free of charge and open to all students.

For full details of the clubs, fixtures and practices students and parents need to check on the Bushey Meads School website in the Calendar icon where you will find a full list of the extra-curricular activities. This is updated on a weekly basis to show the fixtures and practices for each week.

In addition students can check the notice boards in the boys and girls changing rooms. The PE and Health Faculty also have their own Twitter account which includes regular updates on fixtures, match reports and details of forthcoming events.

Students selected for teams will receive team sheets with start and finish times. Some clubs may change week by week depending on fixtures and meetings but parents should check the twitter account and the website for updates.

For any parental enquiries about any aspects of PE contact the Head of PE and Health Faculty Ashley Cartledge cartledgea@busheymeads.org.uk . For any specific issues related to Girls PE and girls fixtures contact Sarah Cooper coopers@busheymeads.org.uk.

Great News… Congratulations to Lucie K in 9Oak who has been selected after a number of trials to represent Watford Ladies Football Club.  This is a fantastic achievement and one that she has worked very hard for. We look forward to updates on her progress.Congratulations to Max M in 9S and Ronan I in 😯 who have both been selected for the Watford District Schools Under 14 and Under 13 squads following last weeks trials. In the first round of matches v North Herts District Max scored to get his season off to a great start. We look forward to hearing how the boys progress over the season.

Finally a big Thank You to Watford Football Club in their support of the Bushey Meads Disabled students.  Once again we were offered tickets to the Premier league match between WFC and Manchester United that took place on Saturday.  Parth 8Elm and Parag 11Beech both took up this fantastic opportunity and thoroughly enjoyed their experience.

 

SPORTS REPORTS

FOOTBALL

Under 18 v Bushey Academy (District League) – Mr Cartledge

Date : Thursday 13th September 2018

Result : Won 5-2

Scorers : C Cameron 3, F O’Reilly, Z Beckford

Squad : J Pazio, C Meale, B Faulkner, A Angold, C King, E Enright, A Djahnit, M Djahnit, E Fiordelisi, F O’Reilly, C Cameron, C Osei, K Barnard-White, J Watt, Z Beckford

Commended performances : C Cameron, M Djahnit

Comment : An excellent start to the season for the 1st XI football team who controlled the game for long periods showing some very pleasing passing football. A fantastic hat-trick from Connor C and a superb free-kick from Finley O’R were highlights.

Under 18 v St Clement Danes (District League) – Mr Cartledge

Date : Tuesday 18th September 2018

Result : Lost 3-0

Scorers :

Squad : J Pazio, C Meale, A Angold, C King, A Djahnit, E Fiordelisi, C Cameron, K Barnard-White, J Watt, Z Beckford, J Blagden, J Kimber

Commended performances : E Fiordelisi, K Barnard-White

Comment : A severely injury affected team put in a spirited display against a strong SCD team in the second match of the season. The boys battled hard and had some decent spells of possession but could not make the breakthrough after conceding a couple of early goals.

Year 7A v Queens B (Friendly) – Mr Piper

Date : Saturday 15th September 2018

Result : Drew 3-3

Scorers : David (2). Kyle.

Squad : Kian SM (GK). Charlie Lucas G, Aaron C, Luke D, Kyle L, David B, Noah B, Charlie H, Finn C, Ashley DG.

Commended performances : Entire Squad.

Comment : A very positive start to our footballing experience at Bushey Meads School. Our first saturday fixture was a challenging one where we faced a strong and energetic Queens B side. Despite being 1-0 down at half time, the team displayed great resilience in the second half to pull the game back to 3-3, thanks to a spectacular free-kick from David B. 

Year 7A v Bushey Academy (District League) – Mr Piper

Date : Monday 17th September 2018

Result : Drew 3-3

Scorers : Finn(2), David.

Squad : Kian SM (GK). Charlie.Lucas G.Aaron C.Luke D.Kyle L.David B.Noah B.Charlie H.Finn C. Ashley DG.

Commended performances : Luke D, Lucas G & Aaron C.

Comment : Our first district league game saw us away at Bushey Academy where we introduced our new attacking formation. This was a positive outing for us, which saw us take a 3-1 lead into the back end of the second half. Unfortunately, we conceded two late goals which meant that we drew the game, but we are very happy with our teams performance in the league and are looking forward to our next game!

Year 8A v Queens B (District League) – Mr Burnell

Date : Saturday 15th September 2018

Result : Won

Scorers : B. Narroway (2), A. Chaudhry Shamas, D. Richards, G. Gonzalez-Aller, K. Ford.

Squad : C. Martin (GK), B. Narroway,  A. Chaudhry Shamas, D. Richards, G. Gonzalez-Aller, K. Ford, L. Hill, D. Tegzes, A, Bengherifa, D. Coutts, Z. Charrouf, N. Haines, C. Gomez.

Commended performances : B. Narroway (2),  A. Chaudhry Shamas, D. Richards, G. Gonzalez-Aller, K. Ford, C. Martin (GK).

Comment: Our first district league game of the season saw us come up against a good Queens B side on a fine saturday morning. The team was only introduced to their new formation earlier that week so was always going to take a few matches to get used too. This turned out to be a positive outing for the team, which saw us win 6-4; turning a 2-0 deficit around. There was some fantastic play from the whole team in the second half, which are very encouraging signs for the rest of the season.   

Year 8A v Bushey Academy (District League) – Mr Burnell

Date : Monday 17th September 2018

Result : Lost 5-3

Scorers : R. Ismaili, K. Ford, Z. Charrouf

Squad : C. Martin (GK), B. Narroway,  A. Chaudhry Shamas, D. Richards, G. Gonzalez-Aller, R. Ismaili, F. Spencer, K. Ford, L. Hill, D. Tegzes, A, Bengherifa, D. Coutts, Z. Charrouf, N. Haines, C. Gomez.

Commended performances : Z. Charrouf, R. Ismail, N. Haines

Comment : Monday saw our year 8A team play their second District League game away at Bushey Academy. After a strong performance against Queens B on Saturday the team came into the came full of confidence. However due to a slow start to the game it saw us into halftime trailing with a lot of work to do to get something out of the game. The team responded well in the second half but unfortunately were unable to turn the halftime deficit around. There are plenty of positives that can be taken from the second half display into their next game.

Year 8B v FC Academy (District League) – Mr Symeou

Date : Tuesday 18th September 2018

Result : Lost

Squad : Benji W, Kayan S, Karris S,Lex W, Ari A, Astor Z, Djani C, Qasim K, Rakesh U, Thomas H, Joe B, Joshua P.
Commended performances : Kayan S & Djani C

Comment : A tough game for the boys that ended in defeat. The Bushey Meads team did not give up and attempted to play good passing football from start to finish.

Year 10 v Bushey Academy (District League) – Mr O’Kelly

Date : Monday 18th September 2018

Result : Won 4-2

Scorers : Reid Sims 3, Taylor Bees

Squad : Jesse Harry-Brown, Bhuvan Bandari, Archie Sykes, Harris Plant, Taylor Bees, Ben Castello, Zak Khan, Irvine Tannor, Geroge Rowe, Jay MArsh, Jalen Sotomy, Reid Sims, Luke Andrews, Jake Norris-Ataie, Leo Enright, Alfie O’Sullivan

Commended performances : Reid Sims and Irvine Tannor

Comment : A very good display from the team against a larger and more physical opponent. Keeping the ball and choosing the correct pass found space and with the clinical finishing of Reid playing his first game a striker the BMS team were too strong for the Bushey Academy team.