PE Challenges 20th-25th April

The PE Department has decided to continue with the GMS Sports Bulletin and run a series of COVID-19 special additions. Each week they will set five challenges for students to attempt; these will be posted to replace the sports bulletin. A video of the challenge will be uploaded to the GMS PE Instagram page.

The challenges will be fitness or skill based. Students will have the opportunity to complete the challenge and post their scores. A “Hall of Fame” will be launched for the top three scores, or results, from each challenge during the week.

Every day a new challenge will be released by a member of the PE staff. The video will explain and demonstrate the challenge. The list of challenges for the coming week is as follows:

• Monday: MR MAGNAY’S HANDSTAND T-SHIRT CHALLENGE. This is a return of a challenge, due to popular request. How long does it take to put on a t-shirt while maintaining a handstand against a wall?
• Tuesday: MISS BODDY’S SACK SPEED BOUNCE CHALLENGE. How many speed bounces can you complete in a sack or pillow case in 30 seconds?
• Wednesday: MRS LEGERTON’S FANCY FOOTWORK CHALLENGE. Can you learn and perform Mrs Legertons’ fancy dance move to your favourite song?
• Thursday: MR HIGGINS’ CHIPPING CHALLENGE. How many attempts does it take you to chip or flick a ball into a basket? (Use a ball of your choice.)
• Friday: MRS EVANS’ COIN CHALLENGE. How many coins can you balance on your elbow and catch in the same hand? An excellent party trick!

GMS PE Department is seeking more ideas for challenges. If readers have any to recommend please contact the PE Department.
If you would like to set a challenge, please contact Mr S Goodright.

There are daily posts, to PE’s Twitter handle, which is  ‘gms_pe’ and Instagram handle ‘gms_pe’.

You can also find this information on the GMS Sports bulletin Page