Please find attached here a letter regarding Rugby this term at Princethorpe and a useful guide to concussion here.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at peterbucknall@princethorpe.co.uk
Mr Bucknall
Head of Rugby
A warm welcome to the Michaelmas Term programme of Physical Education and Games at Princethorpe College.
Our PE and Games Department have created a helpful new guide for pupils and parents ahead of the Michaelmas Term 2021 which includes further information about:
• Team coaches and how you may contact them
• Instructions on how to access the Princethorpe Sport app
• Information about fixtures, including selection and cancellations
• Sports kit expectations
• Postcodes for away fixtures (which can also be found in the Michaelmas Termly Calendar)
If you have any questions, please direct them to your son/daughter's team coach or email myself, Lee Cassell (Foundation Director or Sport), or Ms Law (Head of Girls' Games).
Lee Cassell
Foundation Director of Sport
Welcome to the new academic year here at Princethorpe, and we are looking forward to seeing some great sport being played.
New - For Year 10 upwards (boys and girls) there are new senior tracksuit bottoms which will be available to be purchased from the Uniform Shop. These are unisex tapered tracksuit bottoms which were very popular with the South Africa 2019 tourists.
Just as a reminder, below is the PE and Games kit required and as always, we value your support and commitment to our team and our school.
Curriculum PE Lessons:
Boys - black sports shorts, white socks, white polo shirt or House polo shirt;
Girls - black skort, white socks, white polo shirt or House polo shirt;
In cold weather black tracksuit bottoms, black sports fleeces and/or Princethorpe sports jackets may be worn.
GCSE and A-level Practical Lessons:
Boys - black sports shorts, white socks, red academic polo shirt;
Girls - black skort, white socks, red academic polo shirt;
In cold weather black tracksuit bottoms, black sports fleeces and/or Princethorpe sports jackets may be worn.
Games Lessons – Boys:
Rugby - black rugby shorts, red and black rugby shirts, Princethorpe black socks, football/rugby boots, gum shield;
Hockey - black sports shorts, white polo shirt, black socks, trainers or astro-turf trainers, gum shield, shin pads;
Football - black sports shorts, red and black rugby shirts, Princethorpe black socks, football boots, shin pads;
Athletics - black sports shorts, white polo shirt, House polo shirt, white socks, black sports fleece;
Cricket - black sports shorts or cricket trousers, white polo shirt or Princethorpe cricket shirt, Princethorpe cricket pullover;
In cold weather black tracksuit bottoms, black sports fleeces and/or Princethorpe sports jackets may be worn.
Games Lessons – Girls:
Netball - black skort, white polo shirt, white socks;
Hockey - black skort, white polo shirt, Princethorpe black socks, trainers or astro-turf trainers, gum shield, shin pads;
Tennis - black skort or white skort (only team players,) white socks, white polo shirt;
Athletics - black skort, white polo shirt, white socks;
Cricket or Rounders - black skort, white polo shirt, white socks;
In cold weather black tracksuit bottoms, black sports fleeces and/or Princethorpe sports jackets may be worn.
In any PE or Games lesson if you wear base layers or 'skinz' then they must be black in colour. No jewellery or watches are to be worn and long hair must be tied up.
Only Princethorpe sports kit can be worn for sports lessons.
All kit must be clearly labelled and valuables must be placed in the valuables box at the start of each lesson.
Lee Cassell
Foundation Director of Sport
