Category: Sport
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Plug your Club: Chess
Chess a cheap, portable mind game that builds focus, patience and creative problem solving. This small boardgame can make a big difference to your mind. And the best part, it is a Period 7 club option here at Gordon’s. Benefits of Chess Core Benefits Mental Resilience: Teaches you to lose a piece, take a breath, and re-evaluate instead of tilting. Future Sight: Trains working…
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Ace vs Truro & Penwith College – be there!
After a shaky start to the season, the Ace team have another match this week. Having found their new team dynamics, with new players settling in, they are playing against the Truro & Penwith College. Equally matched, Truro is partnered with Exter Chiefs while Gordon’s partner with the Harlequins. Both teams play at the highest level of English student rugby, so expect a fast-paced…
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Plug your Club: Formula 1 – The Fastest way to Fun!
Ethan, our reporter from The Quarterly Gazette, spoke to two Y8 students, Dylan and Harry, about their chosen P7 club. What inspired you to join this period seven? Dylan: I’ve watched F1 with my family before, so when I saw it as a Period 7 option, I wanted to actually learn how everything works instead of just watching. Harry: My friend said they were…
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ACE RUGBY READY FOR EXETER
Gordon’s U18 ACE Rugby are back in action on Wednesday, 30 September, as they take on Exeter U18 in another big test for the side. The team will be looking to bounce back after a 19–7 defeat to Beechen Cliff in their previous fixture. Despite the result, Gordon’s showed plenty of fight and will be hoping to turn that determination into a strong performance against Exeter. With the…
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Gordon’s 1st VII take on Wellington
The Greens are back in action today as Gordon’s 1st VII face Wellington College in a highly anticipated clash on court. After a busy start to the season, the 1st VII will be looking to put their recent experience against some of the country’s strongest school sides into action. Wellington are no strangers to Gordon’s, having already faced the Greens at the Gordon’s Invitational…
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Breaking the Mould: Gordon’s School welcomes first cohort of female Rugby Scholars
For years, rugby has been traditionally viewed as a male-dominated sport. In October 2020, Gordon’s School solidified this traditional path by launching its high-performance boys’ rugby scholarship pathway, the Harlequins Partnership Programme, dedicating significant funding toward elite male player development. However, this year, the school officially welcomed its first four female rugby scholars, marking a monumental step forward for gender equality in school sports. …
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Third Last Time. What About This Time? The boys are back…
27–20. That was the score the last time Gordon’s ACE Rugby faced Beechen Cliff U18 – a victory that secured Gordon’s third place in the RFU National ACE League. Now, the two sides meet again on Wednesday, 23 September. With last season’s result still providing plenty of motivation, Gordon’s will be looking to start a new season strongly against a familiar opponent. Beechen Cliff will…
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Women in Motorsport
Formula 1, GT3, Le Mans and MotoGP are all diverse types of motorsports and in those motorsport only 10% of the people involved are women; this means that 90% of people involved in motorsport are men. No woman has raced in Formula 1 since 1970. That’s fifty six years since a woman has raced in Formula 1 – one of the biggest, if not…
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The Psychology of Sport
The psychology of sport is how psychological factors influence athletic performance and how physical activity improves well-being and mental health. Throughout this project, we have zoomed in on four main sports: netball, snowboarding, running and horse riding, meaning we cover solo sports, team sports, extreme sports and sports with animals. However many of these skills can be used across a range of sports.. Netball…
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The Technology Behind Sports
Most people would think that sports are all just physical games where you must use your strength and strategies, but there is way more to sport than just that. And most of that is technology. Now you may think that it’s just because people want to modernize everything and add their own technologies to sports but the truth is that it actually plays a…