Year 8, 9 and 10 students experienced eight months of quality coaching delivered by Colm Dillon from the Derry County Board.
Year 11 (Kirk Cup) – Ulster Quarter Finalists.
Casement Cup – Ulster Finalists.
Inspire-Aspire Project
All members of Year 9 were invited to participate in the Inspire-Aspire project. Students throughout Northern Ireland were asked to create a poster on the person who inspires them. It provided students with an opportunity for self-discovery and personal development, enabling them to think about what is important in life and about the values and qualities they will need to make a success of their own future.
MAGHERAFELT CUP
St. Mary’s has initiated Year 8 sporting competition with St. Pius X College called ‘The Magherafelt Cup.’ Mrs Gillespie has provided the trophy. The Magherafelt Cup took place at St. Mary’s in September. The novel completion was in four disciplines: Gaelic Football, Ladies’ Gaelic Football, Camogie and Soccer with the scores being aggregated. This proved to be a great day for all involved.
Netball
A Year 10 Netball Team represented St. Mary’s in the NEBSSA competition.
Outdoor Pursuits
As part of their GCSE Physical Education course, in June all Year 11 GCSE PE students completed an intensive course in orienteering in Armagh. This activity formed part of their GCSE practical coursework. All Year 11 and 12 students competed in an official competition at Drum Manor Forest Park, Cookstown.
Primary School Blitzes
St. Mary’s organised a Gaelic football blitz for our feeder primary schools. ASDA provided water and healthy snacks for the events.
Primary School Coaching
Eleven of our feeder primary schools availed of six weeks of Gaelic Football coaching offered by our technicians who travelled to their schools on a weekly basis. The climax to this coaching was a ‘Fun’ non-competitive blitz at Meadowbank Sports Arena.
RACQUET SPORTS
Six weeks of tennis and badminton coaching were provided to junior school pupils in June. Year 8 and 9 pupils were introduced to the game by Active Communities Coaches.
Rugby
Year 12 students experienced a six week block of rugby taken by the local Youth Development Officer.
show jumping
Our Year 13 student, Carine Fullerton qualified for the All Ireland Interschools in Kildare in April and finished overall second in the league in the open class. This was against all the secondary schools in Northern Ireland and over 59 competitors! We led the league for the full 5 weeks and on the last show had the fastest time but hit the last jump missing out in first place.
Soccer coaching was also offered to the girls as part of their PE programme. The sessions were taken by IFA coaches who were invited into school. Twenty five girls were also chosen to attend the Year 9 FIFA Girls Football ‘Live your Goals’ Road show at the Mid Ulster Sports Arena in April.
The SMG Soccer Cup 2016
With over one hundred Year 9 and 10 boys participating, the first SMG Soccer Cup proved to be a fantastic competition. The competition was organised by Mr P Kalla and Mr M McCullough in a bid to build on the good work put in place with the Under 12 and Under 14 teams earlier this year; it will be an annual event as they have secured a perpetual trophy.
The project encourages junior pupils to participate in a range of activities at Meadowbank Sports Arena. An average of 100 pupils from Year 8 attended the 3 sessions which were facilitated by PE and other staff. Sky Sports provided tee shirts for the participants and athlete mentor visits for the school. This year we had an athlete mentor visit from Michael McKillop (Double Gold medal winning Paralympic Athlete). Michael, fresh from a pre Rio Olympic training camp, inspired and motivated our pupils with his own individual stories of his journey to the top of his chosen sport.
SKY SPORTS LIVING FOR SPORT - AMBASSADOR SCHOOLS (REGIONAL HUBS OF EXCELLENCE)
At the Youth Sport Trust we are continually working to further broaden the reach of Sky Sports Living for Sport (SSLFS) and the role the programme can play in supporting school improvement priorities. As part of this strategy, the YST invited St. Mary’s to become a SSLFS Ambassador School. These schools will be Regional Hubs of Excellence that have a strong track record in delivering SSLFS. They are spread across 12 UK Regions and their main role is to support the development and expansion of the programme. St. Mary’s will play a lead role in advocating the benefits of the programme to other schools highlighting the impact the programme can have on young people. This role will continue in the 2016-17 academic year.
Sponsorship
Past pupil and former player, Mark O’Connor from Saturnled, generously sponsored the MacRory Cup again this year.
Sports Day 2016
Sportsday 2016 was again a very successful event with very large number of participants. This year was notable for the fact that we were supported by the ‘Lidl Community Works’ team following an application to their community campaign. Lidl provided a range of healthy snacks for the pupils during the day.
Victor Ludorum: Frank Duffin/ Conor Falls
Victrix Ludorum: Maria O’Neill
Forty students from Year 8 to Year 10 competed in the annual Sportshall Athletics Derry Finals in Meadowbank Sports Arena. The following students represented Co Derry at the event:- Frank Duffin, Ryan Lennox, Conor Falls, Erin Lynch, Orrin Johnston, Lile Keenan.
Strength and Conditioning - Year 13 and Year 14
Both PE technicians were available for any student who wished to undertake a personal training programme.
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