The document summarizes sports and physical activities at Peter Symonds College over the past year. It discusses the establishment of new teams and activities including football, dodgeball, karting, dance, cricket, self-defense, and skateboarding. It also describes the college's sports development team and upcoming events. New activities funded through Sportivate grants engaged over 200 students in sports like boxing, zumba, polo, skiing, and table tennis. A survey found most students value the fitness benefits of physical activity but lack of time is a barrier. The college received a grant to start an archery program.

1. PETER SYMONDS COLLEGE SPORT MAKER Issue #1
One Year
On
What your College
Sport Maker has
achieved so far
Feb 2014
NEW ACTIVITIES NEW TEAMS THIS YEAR
Team 19 5-a-side Football League
Some of you may have seen the masses
down on the Astro every Monday and
Tuesday Lunchtime. This is because the PSC
5-a-side Football League is hosted down
there every week. 28 Teams entered the
league this year. All fixtures and results are
on the FA Fulltime Website.
Dodgeball
29 students have signed up and will be part
of a British Heart Foundation Fundraiser at
the end of the term.
British Schools Karting Championships
We have entered 2 teams this year into the
BSKC.
Freestyle Dance
A local instructor studying at Winchester
University has set up a Freestyle Dance class
every Wednesday afternoon.
Indoor 24 Cricket
The ECB have helped develop cricket in
college for those who want to play. Over 30
students attend this session each week so
they can continue to play cricket.
Self-Defence
84 students are currently on this course
where they can become more aware of safe
practices and how to look after themselves.
Skateboarding
A new activity this term, with 17 lads
regularly heading down to the River Park
Skate Park to skate and BMX.
Taekwondo
A student led activity where students can
learn the basics of Taekwondo.
SPORTS DEVELOPMENT TEAM
The college also has its own Student Led
Sports Development Team. During 2013, the
Sports Development Team helped with the
following events and activities:
 Red Nose Day Run for Fun
 Health Fair Rowing Challenge and
Table Tennis
 Team 19 5-a-side Football League
 Summer Fun Afternoon Dodgeball
and Tug of War
 Women's Football Week Event
 Wheelchair Basketball Event for
Children in Need
EVENTS COMING SOON
 Staff Circuit Training
o Starts Tues 4
th
Feb
 Sport Relief PSC Team Sports
Competitions
o Mon 17
th
– Fri 21
st
Mar
 Superstars Event
o Trials Fri 21
st
Mar
o Finals Thurs 23
rd
Apr
Ski Team
Peter Symonds first ever ski team won gold in the mixed
team category at the English Schools Ski Association
(ESSKIA) National Championships Qualifiers held at
Southampton Alpine Centre.
The team - George Allan, Sam Williams, Eleanor Goss,
Antonia Pretty. With a combined time of 67.22 seconds
the Symonds squad won the mixed team category and
also finished overall as the fourth fastest team, only 5.68
seconds behind the winning Reeds A Boys team.
Hockey Development Squad
New Activities in College

2. The CSM has been able to deliver the
following Sportivate Activities so they
can happen in college:
 Boxercise
 Zumba
 Polo
 Go Ski
 Go Board
 Table Tennis
 Swim 4 Health Membership
 Judo
 Trampolining
 IM Basketball
 Run Club
 Rounders
 Squash
These sports have offered over 212
activity spaces for students. In total,
over 200 students have taken up these
opportunities.
 In a normal week only 12% say
they do not take part in at least
30 minutes of physical activity
compared to 22.5% nationally.
 When completing 30 minutes of
physical activity a week, 44% say
they do this with an organised
sports club or organisation
OUTSIDE of college. However a
fabulous 41% say they do this
AT college.
 40% of PSC students say they do
less sport/physical activity now
than this time last year.
 67% of PSC students have agreed
that they continue to take part in
sport/physical activity whilst at
college because they have a
keen interest in it.
 Both male (82%) and female
(81%) agree that the major barrier
stopping them from participation
in sport/physical activity is the
lack of time due to increasing
pressures at college/work.
 The majority of PSC students,
95%, realise that one of the main
benefits of taking part in
sport/physical activity is to
improve fitness.
Data taken from the 319 responses to the
Active Colleges Student Participation Survey,
May 2013
SPORT ENGLAND SMALL GRANT
In order to host Archery at College the CSM
was able to get a grant of £1900 from Sport
England Small Grants. This was used to
purchase all the equipment.
So far 48 students have taken part in this
activity.
Sportivate Bids
Funded by Sport Hampshire and IOW
Fast Facts about Sport at PSC
PSC have also been chosen as a
case study with Active
Colleges. This market research
is looking at what experiences
the CSM has had so far and
how they make an impact on
college life.