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Games
Every pupil will be able to participate in a wide range of sports, both team games and individual pursuits. There are regular Saturday fixtures against other schools in Scotland and England.
Boys
Boys play two major sports – rugby in the autumn and spring terms and cricket in the summer term. There are regular fixtures against other teams in Scotland and England.
Girls
Girls also play two major sports, hockey and netball. The aim is to improve skills, fitness, stamina and knowledge, as well as gaining maximum enjoyment as an individual and learning responsibility and co-operation as a team member.
Autumn / Spring Term |
Summer Term |
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Boys |
Girls |
Boys |
Girls |
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| Primary 3 | Rugby |
Hockey |
Cricket |
Netball |
| Primary 4 | Rugby |
Hockey |
Cricket |
Netball |
| Primary 5 | Rugby |
Hockey |
Cricket |
Netball |
| Primary 6 | Rugby |
Hockey |
Cricket |
Netball |
Competition
The Junior School has a well-established and impressive reputation for producing highly organised and talented teams. The coaching is of a very high standard and all children will have the opportunity of representing the school at some time in their career. Our expert games coaches work hard to ensure all pupils gain maximum enjoyment as an individual and learn responsibility and co-operation as a team member. The combination has proven successful over the years where Academy pupils have gone on to represent their country at senior level.
Currently, competitive opportunities exist in Rugby, Cricket, Swimming, Hockey, Athletics, Judo, Football, Basketball, Squash, Cross-Country, Golf and Skiing. Other areas are being developed through our excellent after-schools programme run by the Academy Sports Centre staff.
Rugby Rugby begins in P3 leading to regular matches in P6 plus less frequent competitive outings for Under 10 and an Under 9 side. The top P6 team has an impressive record over many years. Three other P6 sides take the field on a Saturday morning - the majority of the year group can participate in team sports. 7-a-side rugby tournaments are entered annually (including the Junior School's own Under 11 event), several of which have been won in recent years at venues ranging from Edinburgh to Durham and Bradford. |
Cricket
Hockey
NetballNetball was also introduced to the Junior School in 2007 but, as with hockey, our objective is to follow the same sporting principles as before and to build up a competitive team as soon as possible. |
Fixtures 2008 - 9will appear here next term |
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As in Rugby, a suitable level of participation for all is sought and this is achieved by the top group in P5 and P6 playing normal cricket, while the remaining groups from P4 - P6 learn the game through Kwik Cricket. The latter leads to matches in P6 for the 2nd and 3rd teams, often with notable success against 1st sides from other schools. With facilities and coaches available, the top groups move on from Kwik Cricket to learning more specialist cricket skills with a hard ball and play 'proper cricket' matches.
Hockey was introduced to the Junior School in 2006-7 just before the advent of co-education, but it is already well established in the Senior School, where pupils in S1 and above can opt for hockey if they are not required for rugby. The photo shows a Senior 1st XI goalie. This page is: Edinburgh Academy / juniorschool / sport / index.htm
