Sport Specific Resources

Please see below an A to Z of useful sport specific activities & resources that can be used in school or at home:

American Football

American Football School Games Challenge Cards (Basic Skills)

American Football School Games Challenge Cards (Secondary)

 

Archery

Archery School Games Challenge Cards

 

Athletics

Athletics

Athletics School Games Challenge Cards (Primary)

Athletics School Games Challenge Cards (Secondary)

Funetics Activity Videos - England Athletics and funetics have launched their new funetics activity videos, as part of their new funetics programme. The videos demonstrate parents and children (aged 4-11) taking part in FUN activities based on fundamental core movement skills: running, jumping and throwing. You can access these activity videos on their website here.

Funletics Home Resource Pack - This resource has been created to keep children active while learning at home and is full of curriculum based activities. You can also find their fun home activities here including wordsearches, colouring templates and more.

Running

Daily Mile - The Daily Mile is simple and free and gets children out of the classroom for fifteen minutes every day to run or jog, at their own pace, with their classmates, making them fitter, healthier, and more able to concentrate in the classroom. With children at home they launched their weekly challenges within the #DailyMileAtHome campaign on their website here.

How to do the Daily Mile at Home

Daily Mile Core Principles

Sportshall Athletics

Sportshall Athletics have produced Sportshall Athletics Home Pentathlon. The Home Pentathlon is a fun way for families to take part in adapted Sportshall Athletics events within their home environment. We hope you find these resources helpful - the full details can be found here.

Home Pentathlon

Scoresheet

Vertical Jump Measure

 

Badminton

Badminton School Games Challenge Cards

 

Basketball

Basketball School Games Challenge Cards

Wheelchair Basketball School Games Challenge Cards

 

Bowls / Boccia

Boccia School Games Challenge Cards

School Games have also been working with National Governing Bodies to produce Sport Activity cards that you can do at home. You can download the #StayInWorkOut Boccia activity card here.

 

Cricket 

Cricket School Games Challenge Cards

Cricket for Girls - Weekly Cricket Challenges launched through Twitter, Head Coach and former England Cricketer Lydia Greenway. Lydia set weekly cricket challenges to keep pupils, children and players occupied and active. Follow them on Twitter to keep up to date with the latest challenges and see how much you can develop and test your skills!

Chance to Shine Schools Cricket Resources - Here you will find a bank of videos for children at home to follow to improve their fielding, catching and bowling skills. 

 

Cycling

Cycling School Games Challenge Cards

 

Dance

Dance School Games Competition Card

Dance School Games Challenge Cards

Fit To Dance (Disney On Ice Education Programme) - Disney On Ice shows get you moving and shaking to Disney classics, but FIT TO DANCE encourages children to stretch their minds as well as their legs. They have loads of resources for in school or for families at home which you can find here.

 

Dodgeball

Dodgeball School Games Challenge Cards

Dodgeball Activity Card - School Games have also been working with National Governing Bodies to produce Sport Activity cards that you can do at home. You can download the #StayInWorkOut Dodgeball activity card here.

 

Football

Football School Games Challenge Cards

Premier League Primary Stars - You can register your school here for resources on the Premier League Primary Stars website. There are so many activities relating to subjects across the curriculum. 

Primary Stars Warm-up Challenge - Create your own warm-up with this great resource here.

 

Goalball

Goalball School Games Challenge Cards

 

Golf

Golf School Games Challenge Cards

 

Gymnastics

Gymnastics School Games Challenge Cards

British Gymnastics - You can find Gymnastics At Home challenges to follow on their youtube channel here which are released every Monday. The challenges are suitable for beginners and safety tips are included.

 

Handball

Handball School Games Challenge Cards

England Handball - England Handball have unveiled a club support package to help clubs and schools through this strange period. With handball activity currently on hold England Handball has put together the free online fitness offer for its members to stay in and work out. You can join in with the workouts here. They have also produced some online Coaching CPD Workshops. 

 

Hockey

Hockey Activity Card - School Games have been working with National Governing Bodies to produce Sport Activity cards that you can do at home. You can download the #StayInWorkOut Hockey activity card here.

 

Judo

Judo Activity Card - School Games have been working with National Governing Bodies to produce Sport Activity cards that you can do at home. You can download the #StayInWorkOut Judo activity card here.

 

Lacrosse 

Lacrosse School Games Challenge Cards

 

Multi-skills

School Games Play Formats:

Target Games

Clear The Area

Find A Goal

Line Lunge

Opposites Attract

Sea Battle

Spot Bucket Hoop

Target Challenge

Tiddlywinks

Invasion Games

Invade The Zone

Treasure Island

Striking & Fielding Games

Catching Challenge

Running Goalie

Combat Games

Keep Your Tails

Reaction Challenge

Net & Wall Games

Rebound

Runaround

Athletic Games

Keepie Uppie

Power Jump Challenge

Scavenger Hunt

MultiSkills Activity Card - School Games have also been working with National Governing Bodies to produce Sport Activity cards that you can do at home. You can download the #StayInWorkOut Multi-Skills activity card here.

 

Netball

Netball School Games Challenge Cards

Bee Netball Hive - Bee Netball have provided free access to 'The Hive' which has loads of fun netball activities and resources to try in primary schools. You can access the Hive here.

Bee Netball - Queen of the Castle Activity

 

New Age Kurling

New Age Kurling School Games Challenge Cards

 

Orienteering

Orienteering School Games Challenge Cards

SSP Treasure Map Challenge - Can you create your own treasure map around your house/garden? You can even test if it works by giving it to someone else in your household to see if they can find the treasure!

SSP Treasure Hunt Challenge -  Can you create your own orienteering challenge for a family member which will take place in your house? 

 

Polybat

Polybat School Games Cards

 

Rounders

Rounders School Games Challenge Cards

 

Rowing 

Rowing School Games Challenge Cards (inclusive)

 

Rugby

Mega-Fest Resource

Rugy Union School Games Challenge Cards

Rugby League School Games Challenge Cards

SSP Challenge - With a £1million budget can you create your own rugby team in this fun activity?

 

Softball

Softball School Games Challenge Cards

 

Swimming

Swimming Activity Card - School Games have been working with National Governing Bodies to produce Sport Activity cards that you can do at home. You can download the #StayInWorkOut Swimming activity card here.

 

Table Tennis

Table Tennis School Games Challenge Cards

 

Tennis

Primary Tennis Activity Cards - Set 1

Primary Tennis Activity Cards - Set 2

 

Ultimate Frisbee

Ultimate Frisbee School Games Challenge Cards

 

Volleyball

Volleyball School Games Challenge Cards

 

Yoga

Why not try Cosmic Kids Yoga by following their easy youtube videos that can be found here.