Sporty Bees Summer Camp - Andover

About Sporty Bees Summer Camp

Sporty Bees is running a Sports Excellence Summer Camp at Roman Way Primary School, between 3rd and 7th August, making use of the school's large and extensive sports fields, basketball courts and facilities. Bringing the talents of several coaches who currently deliver netball, football, basketball, dodgeball, athletics and rounders, Sporty Bees will be putting on the camp of all summer camps - providing a fun, engaging, and memorable summer camp experience for every child who attends. Please note that most of the activities will be outside and we have prioritised having four hour camps, 9am-1pm (£30), or 11am-3pm (£30), that we believe is ideal for being outdoors, but we do offer a longer 9-3pm (£45) camp for those parents who really appreciate the longer day of childcare and sports fun.

Drinks, Lunch, and Snacks

All children should bring their own drinks bottle and packed lunch and snack - even for four hour sessions. We will have plenty of rest periods throughout the day and children can take drinks whenever and as often as they require. We also provide bottled water should additional fluids be necessary on warm days. Please remember to send your child with:

• a refillable drink (a water bottle)

• a snack

• a lunchbox (e.g. a sandwich)

Facilities and Safety

Please note that the facilities we have available for use are outdoor spaces of Roman Way Primary School, plus one classroom (annex) with children's toilets and wash facilities. Separate adult toilets are available to coaches. All our staff have enhanced DBS certificates and have been vetted for safety and for safeguarding children. The school is gated and nobody except for coaches and school staff (e.g. the school caretaker) will be on site. We ask parents to wait outside at the pick-up point and on time (either 1pm or 3pm) to collect children. Full Sporty Bees policies on late collection, safeguarding, behaviour of children and our terms and conditions can be found on our website: www.sportybees.co.uk

What Children Can Expect

Children can expect to take part in a number of different sports throughout the week, including basketball, football, rounders and athletics. Note that we have a wealth of experience from staff who have been coaching at local Andover schools. Few, if any members of staff are new to coaching, and we have staff who work specifically in the area of expertise they coach (e.g. we have basketball coaches who compete at the sport in a semi-professional level and work with Basketball England, and Athletics coaches who have expertise in particular sports such as discus throwing). We also have experts who specialise in childhood studies, learning and inclusivity, who will be in attendance during the week.

Topics, Types of Sport, and Activities

Here's a quick breakdown of the types of activities planned for the Sporty Bees Summer Camp:

• Basketball will be practiced and played on the large outdoor basketball court

• World Cup Football celebrates this summers World Cup Finals in United States, Canada and Mexico. Children will join world club teams and play a tournament and football skills.

• Athletics will be spread across the week, separated by running activities (e.g. relay racing), jumping activities (e.g. hurdles) and throwing activities (e.g. variations of shot putt and discuss throwing with safe equipment).

• Netball will be played during the week, as well as several netball activities and games.

• Dodgeball is a fun energetic game which children usually enjoy. We will play this in Sporty Bees style - quick, dynamic, and full of fun.

• Rounders will be played, along with other fun sporting games for young children (bat and ball, chase, and egg and spoon type games).

• We also have our fun mascot Sporty Bea attending during the week (a vetted staff member with an enhanced DBS will be wearing the kit). Sporty Bea is a giant sized Bee who loves sports.