SPORT AT CORDWALLES
Cordwalles provides an activity for every individual at the school.
Grades 1 and 2 are offered cricket, soccer, hockey and swimming with tennis and ball skills available to interested parties. The boys are instructed by at least eight male Student Masters ( a ratio of 1:8).
Grades 3-7 are offered swimming, cricket, rugby, cross-country, athletics, tennis and hockey.
It is policy to provide a team for each boy and to ensure that all teams take part in weekly and equitable fixtures. Cordwalles at present has thirteen male sports coaches who are either members of the academic staff or resident boarder masters. Coaches attend regular clinics (both internally and externally), are enthusiastic and are well equipped to provide boys with an excellent grounding in all sports.
In addition to interschools fixtures, interhouse competitions are held in all activities and the school team represents us at Interprep activities. All our teams are competent, well drilled and always give an excellent account of themselves against any opposition.
SPORT ACTIVITIES PER TERM
Term One: Cricket, Swimming,Tennis
Term Two: Rugby, Tennis
Term Three: Athletics, Hockey, Tennis
Term Four: Cricket, Swimming, Tennis
Cordwalles Preparatory School are privileged to have the following coaches involved at the school who are all experts in their own field. Left to right: Paul Atkins (ex-Surrey County Cricket Club player and head cricket coach of the Andrew Flintoff cricket academy), Mandy Wheeler (ex-Springbok swimmer) and Chris Folker (ex-tennis touring Pro). These coaches have all added huge value to the existing high quality of sporting coaches already available at Cordwalles.
Sporting fixtures for the week and the weekend are put up on the website in a timeous fashion. If there is a problem, please contact:
HEADS OF HOUSES
Left to right:
Daniel Hirschowitz (Vice Captain - Jacksons), Landon Campbell (Captain - Jacksons), Victor Foster (Vice Captain - Tathams), Julian Yeats (Captain - Tathams), Marc Conlon (Vice Captain - Butchers), Keagan Naude (Captain - Butchers), Matthew Dahl (Captain - Baines) and Liam Rall (Vice Captain - Baines).
DRESS REGULATIONS
Dress after sport practice:
After sports practice boys must wear their golf shirt home, put on their full school tracksuit or change into their school uniform (khaki’s and sandals / grey socks and shoes). In the 2nd term they may go home wearing their rugby jersey.
When wearing the Cordwalles school uniform or sports clothing, no boys are allowed to walk through shopping centres wearing no shoes!
Grade 3 boys may put on an “after-care shirt” to go home in, otherwise the above applies here.
Dress after sports matches:
After matches they may go home in their match kit. After galas, boys are to put on their full school tracksuits and their foot wear before departing.
When attending school functions:
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Any school function after the school day at Cordwalles or away – Greys are to be worn to all these events : e.g. Combined Choirs, Debates, Musical Recitals, Grade 6 Maths Challenge, Egg Race, Choir singing at All Saints, School Plays etc.
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Boys who attend matches as supporters at Cordwalles e.g. Galas, Cricket, Hockey, Rugby matches, are to wear either their match kit or their school uniform (Khaki’s or Greys).
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Boys who attend matches as a supporter at another school must wear their full match kit including the track suit on arrival to the game.
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Dayboys remaining in the afternoon:
These boys often wish to play at school with boarders or have extra practice in the nets, kicking for posts or playing tennis. They must be dressed in the appropriate kit.
Playing on the fields - Golf shirt and blue shorts
Tennis - Golf shirt, blue shorts, short white socks and takkies
Cricket etc. - Golf shirt, blue shorts, long white socks and takkies
No civvies are allowed in the afternoon during the week. After school, no mixing civvies with Cordwalles uniform or sports clothing. However the combo jacket can be worn with jeans etc.
Boys waiting for their parents immediately after school - who are being picked up 15 to 20 minutes later and want a social game of cricket or rounders on Levels while they wait, do not need to change but thereafter will be required to do so.
All these regulations are for the benefit of the boys and for the school. We need to help the boys develop a routine where they can be an advert for our school, yet be comfortable with the knowledge that they are showing support for their teams and unity in wearing his uniform.
As there is no blazer boys must have the Cordwalles tracksuit and jersey. Boys may not wear half a Cordwalles tracksuit. On exceptionally cold winter mornings (2nd and 3rd Terms), boys may wear their tracksuit over their jersey or khakis. Alternatively, boys can wear the Cordwalles rain/winter combo jacket. However, the fleece part of the combo jacket cannot be worn alone with the tracksuit pants, only the rain jacket. The combo jacket cannot be worn with ‘greys’.
We believe that by wearing this correct uniform, your son will
develop a pride in himself, his fellows and his school.
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