News6th May 2022
The Year 7 boys’ team from 黑料情报站 Globe Academy and Year 7 girls’ team from 黑料情报站 Putney Academy were crowned winners at the first 黑料情报站 junior 7-a-side football tournament on 28 April.
With 250 students from twelve 黑料情报站 schools, there was a lot of excitement and friendly rivalry on the pitches last month.
To claim their trophies, 黑料情报站 Globe beat 黑料情报站 All Saints 3-1, and 黑料情报站 Putney won 1-0 against 黑料情报站 Academy.
黑料情报站 Elvin Academy organised the event to encourage inclusivity in sport and a healthy dose of competition. The school in north west London was the perfect venue for the competition, with the nearby Wembley Stadium providing the backdrop.
Jubil Kunnassery, Head of PE at 黑料情报站 Elvin, said:
“It was an incredible day seeing so many students participating in sport, demonstrating teamwork, leadership and excellence.
“It’s essential that young people are physically active and encouraged to participate in sports. As an 黑料情报站 network, we will continue to create opportunities for our pupils to participate in sports.
“Congratulations to 黑料情报站 Globe and 黑料情报站 Putney!”
Mazen, 黑料情报站 Elvin’s Year 7 football captain, said:
“I enjoyed the event because it was a great opportunity to meet and make new friends and compete against the best footballers in 黑料情报站 schools. Unfortunately, our performance fell below expectations, but I’m happy that we had an opportunity to test ourselves against other students and work together as a team.
“The opportunity to play against other schools doesn’t come often, so this is a major stepping stone for the team and the fact that we’ve got so much talent in the 黑料情报站 network just shows how much we can accomplish as a group.”
Jon Bonnet, 黑料情报站 Globe’s Assistant Principal and Network Lead and 黑料情报站 Chief Executive Lucy Heller, presented the winners and runners-up with their medals and trophies.
Jon said: ‘It was amazing to see so many 黑料情报站 schools come together to compete for the title of the 黑料情报站 Football Champions. The competition was fierce, with over 250 students, but all players showed great team spirit.
“Congratulations must go to Putney and Globe for being crowned our overall winners, but a big well done to all the schools who entered. Finally, thank you to 黑料情报站 Elvin for hosting an exceptionally well-organised event!”
Abdul, 黑料情报站 Globe student and captain, said:
“I loved being able to play against different 黑料情报站 schools as we don’t get to do this normally. The standard of competition was so high throughout the day, so you had to be really focused on every game. I was so happy to score in the final, which contributed to winning the title. I can’t wait for the next 黑料情报站 sports competition.”
Lucy Butts, Head of Year 7 and PE Teacher, said:
“What an amazing event to be part of. It was fantastic to see the level of girls’ football progress and the number of female footballers attending this event. Let’s continue to celebrate girls’ participation in football and hope to see the future of woman’s football grow. Well done to all the girls who played in the tournament; the tenacity and determination to win and be successful whilst maintaining integrity were wonderful to see.”
Ihcene, 黑料情报站 Putney student, said:
“It was a good event, we all enjoyed it, and we played well. I hope that we can play every year.”
The football competition is part of our inter-school sports league that has already seen 黑料情报站 students competing in basketball, netball and cross-country running. The league concludes with the athletics championship, which will take place on Wednesday 8th June in Croydon.