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The Nunsthorpe athletics team have won the YMCA athletics competition four years out of the last five, more recently; they have won the competition three years running. The team is different every year and consists of year 5 and year 6 children. The Lighthouse team went along to talk to these tremendous athletes to find out the secrets of their success.

The final took place on the 17 th of March 2006

The schools taking part in the final were Nunsthorpe Community School , Welholme Junior School , Scartho Junior School and South Parade Junior school.

Check out the team results

The Boys

Christopher Blake – Grand Prix Race – Winner

Jordan Dannatt – Balance Test – Winner

Blain Dale – Grand prix race – Winner

Dean Beswick – Triple jump – Winner

Daniel Bloomfield – One by two lap race – Winner

James Gelsthorpe – One by one lap hurdle race – Winner

Thomas Watters – two by two lap hurdle race – Winner

Luke Higton – Obstacle Relay Race – Winner

Conor Oldham – one by one Hurdles race – winner

Jack Koates (sub) – Grand Prix Race – 3 rd

Lewis Sharpe – four by two race - Winner

Josh Raworth – Obstacle Relay Race – Winner

The Girls

Nicole Limb – Grand prix race – Winner

Gintare Lagunavicute - Obstacle Relay Race – Winner

Becky Moore – Two by Two Lap – Winner

Chloe Oldham – one by one lap hurdles – Winner

Ashleigh Jennings – Obstacle Relay race – Winner

Morgan Jagger – Four by two lap race – winner

Michaela Atkins – Grand prix Race – Winner

Natalie Ladds – Grand Prix Race - Winner

Tamara Langford – Two by Two lap – 2 nd

Katie Atkinson – two by three lap race – Winner

Katie Brabben – Grand Prix Race – Winner

We asked the children how they improved their performance from the beginning of training till the final.

Name	Event	Starting	Finishing	Top tips
Thomas Watters	Seated ball throw	6 ½ m	8 ½ m	Lean back as far as you can, bending your back. Don’t throw to high or too low – straight down the middle
Luke Higton	Javelin	18m	21m	Your non throwing hand is important, and show point to where you want the javelin to end up. The launch is also crucial, cross your feet and lunge.
Dean Beswick	Target throw	4 out of 8	8 out of 8	Follow the line with your arm. Concentrate hard and shut everything out
Becky Moore	Javelin	18m	20m	Aim and look at where you want to aim for. Cross your feet over and push hard
Morgan Jagger	Long jump	1.55m	1.85m	Swing your arms and make sure you bend your knees
Michaela Atkins	Speed bounce	32 bounces in 20 seconds	50 bounces	You need to get into a rhythm and pace yourself. Don’t start off too fast, build up too a quick finish.
Chloe Oldham	Triple jump	4m	5 ½ m	Worked on a big hop, big step and a big jump, rather than just a big jump. Work on each aspect and then combine them. Use knees, hips and arms

Athletics team Coach of 5 years, Mr Justin Hyldon tries to explain why he thinks his team have won the trophy so often.

“The children have a lot of natural talent, without this to put into practise, you won’t get very far. The children are always very committed and attend athletics club without fail every week. They train outdoors in all weathers, even sleet and snow!” The coach explained how he motivates the children by using the classroom technique of target setting. “I mark the distances, heights etc for the children to help them to aim for a particular place, they great a super sense of achievement when they meet these targets and ask for a new target to aim for”

Would you like to feature your school on the Lighthouse please contact Nicky Worrell on 01472 323274 or email nicola.worrell@nelincs.gov.uk

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Nicky Worrell tel. 01472 323274
nicola.worrell@nelincs.gov.uk