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Physical Education Teacher in Nottingham, UK/ MSc Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy Final Year Student Researching Technologies in PE

Wednesday 2 May 2012

Term 4 (Boys): Year 10 Rat Race Nottingham to Paris...Session Four:


On the 1st of May, it was session IV (Final Session) of the Year 10 Boys Djanogly Rat Race Nottingham to Paris Part! The Group competition was still alive with 2nd/ 3rd and 4th Place still up for grabs and the Individual Competition was hotting up!!!

The final TEAM positions are as follows;

4TH PLACE:



TEAM 1
TOTAL: 649.04KM
POSITION: 


3RD PLACE:


TEAM 4
TOTAL: 719.65KM
POSITION: In Paris


2ND PLACE:


TEAM 3
TOTAL: 749.22KM
POSITION: In Paris


1ST PLACE:
TEAM 2


The Top 10 was revealed last week and a huge thank you to all students that voted. A total of 40 Votes were placed! Which was amazing to see!!!

The reason for the poll was for each member of the top ten to gain extra KM, the place that they finished in would then earn them extra KM.
For example;
1st = 100km
2nd = 90km
3rd = 80km
4th = 70km
5th = 60km
6th = 50km
7th = 40km
8th = 30km
9th = 20km
10th = 10km

The Poll Standings were;
1st = Hector
2nd = Azeem
3rd = Jason
4th = Safeer
5th = Khalid
6th = Emil/ Kamruj
8th = Thomas C/ George/ Eben



A staggering 881.80KM was covered by all teams and a staggering TOTAL for all 4 weeks is 3,049.39KM!!!

The individual competition came to a close and it was a tense session between the TOP 3 students.The TOP 3 students are;


1. Hector (326.04KM)
2. Emil (253.92KM)
3. Jason (249.84KM)

It was a very successful 4 sessions and the students thoroughly enjoyed the excitement of the competition.

Full standings of the team and individual competition can be found via google docs;
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkmDQB07QMSadDdzaFJocFFKLXNfcV9yUDBaUVhlSUE

Well done to all the boys that took part!!!

Mr P Keirnan
Physical Education


Monday 23 April 2012

Final Session of the 'Year 10 Boys Rat Race: Nottingham to Paris


It’s the final week, this week the final standings will be established in the;

1.      Individual Race (Places 1st – 25th)


Now the TOP TEN students in the Individual Race are revealed below, and voting is open to whom you want to win! Choose your vote and click on the name below;



Each student has one vote to cast and who are you going to vote for? Below is the Live Voting Chart for you to monitor who is winning!!




Voting will close on 13:00pm on Tuesday the 24th of April 2011 and the full standings will be revealed on Tuesday at 12:00pm.


Mr P Keirnan

Physical Education

Friday 20 April 2012

Term 4 (Boys): Year 10 Rat Race Nottingham to Paris...Session Three:


On the 17th of April, the Year 10 Boys experienced their third session of the 'Rat Race: Nottingham to Paris' in the Gym at the Djanogly Leisure Centre. It was a very competitive session and all pupils were full of energy striving to gain the bonuses on offer en route across the country.

The boys were aware of how well their team did the week before, as the team leader was emailed the link to the blog. The girls reflected on last weeks scores, they were told that the teams that gained the greatest distance in KM were the teams that had all members hit a bonus (at least x2). Teams then began talking and at least 7KM was the target for all students.

A whopping total of 653.64KM was covered by the four teams competing!! which was less than last week but it was a very busy afternoon in the Gym (Compared to 850.75KM from session 2).

The boys were working together selecting which piece of equipment was the most effective from session 1 and how long to stay on for e.g. Treadmill/ Exercise Bike/ Rowing Machine etc. All teams worked very hard and at the end of the session all of the individual scores were recorded and totalled.

After the second session the scores are as follows;

4TH PLACE:


TEAM 4
TOTAL: 446.30KM
POSITION: Just outside Dover


3RD PLACE:


TEAM 1
TOTAL: 486.96KM
POSITION: Just outside Calais in the English Channel

2ND PLACE:

TEAM 3
TOTAL: 560.13KM
POSITION: In France, Just left Calais on the E15

1ST PLACE:




WELL DONE TO.......TEAM 2!!



They have reached the destination of Paris!! An amazing effort by all team members who worked very hard to snatch Victory from Team 3!! Now the race is on for 2nd and 3rd place!! Will Team 4 catch Team 1 or will Team 1 overtake Team 2 to snatch second place!!!

Here are Team 2's weekly totals!!
Week 1 = 172.24KM
Week 2 = 275.12KM
Week 3 = 226.84KM

The individual competition rolls into the final week and it could all change in Session Four. Will TEAM 2  ease up after their team victory or will they push for extra KM in the individual competition?

It all comes down to the last session!!

Later today the TOP 10 Individuals will be announced!! Will you be in the TOP 10??

Bring on Session Four on Tuesday!!

Mr P Keirnan
Physical Education

Friday 13 April 2012

Term 4 (Boys): Year 10 Rat Race Nottingham to Paris...Session Two:


On the 10th of April, the Year 10 Boys experienced their second session of the 'Rat Race: Nottingham to Paris in the Gym at the Djanogly Leisure Centre. It was a very competitive session and all students were full of energy striving to gain the bonuses on offer en route across the country.

The boys were aware of how well their team did the week before, as the team leader was emailed the link to the blog. The boys reflected on last weeks scores, they were told that the teams that gained the greatest distance in KM were the teams that had all members hit a bonus (at least x2). Teams then began talking and at least 5KM was the target for all students.

A whopping total of 850.75KM was covered by the four teams competing, which is a whopping increase of 187.55KM to the first sessions total.

The boys were working together selecting which piece of equipment was the most effective from session 1 and how long to stay on for e.g. Treadmill/ Exercise Bike/ Rowing Machine etc. All teams worked very hard and at the end of the session all of the individual scores were recorded and totalled.

After the second session the scores are as follows;

4TH PLACE:


TEAM 4
TOTAL: 306.49KM
POSITION: Just outside Dover

3RD PLACE:

TEAM 1
TOTAL: 373.03KM
POSITION: Just outside Calais in the English Channel

2ND PLACE:

TEAM 3
TOTAL: 387.07KM
POSITION: In France, Just left Calais on the E15

1ST PLACE:

TEAM 2
TOTAL: 447.36KM
POSITION: In France, Just outside Bethune


We also had some amazing individual scores this week from three different boys from last week and the top 3 from this week recorded;

1st = 65.00KM (x4 Bonus)
2nd = 57.60KM (x4 Bonus)
3rd = 50.32KM (x4 Bonus)

Excellent second session in the 'Rat Race: Nottingham to Paris!!! Can Team 4 gain ground on Team 1?, will Team 1 have a deep push and catch Team 3?, and will Team 2 continue to lead after Week 3? Only the next session will answer these questions!

Next week the full individual standings will be available to view and we will have a twist after session 3 to see who will win the individual competition!!

Bring on session 3 on Tuesday!!

Mr P Keirnan
Physical Education

Thursday 12 April 2012

Term 4 (Boys): Year 10 Rat Race Nottingham to Paris...Session One:

Term 2 is welcoming the Year 10 Boys to the Nottingham to Paris Series and is now the chance for the Boys to see whether they can compete with the Girls from Year 11.

On the 3rd of April, the Year 10 Boys experienced their first 'Rat Race: Nottingham to Paris' in the Gym at the Djanogly Leisure Centre. It was a very successful session and the students were full of energy striving to gain the bonuses on offer.

A whopping total of 663.20KM (Week 1 Group 1 Girls 502.22KM) was covered by the four teams competing. The boys were working together selecting strategies in their teams choosing which piece of equipment to use and how long to stay on for e.g. Treadmill/ Exercise Bike/ Rowing Machine etc. All teams worked very hard and at the end of the session all of the individual scores were recorded and totalled. 

After the first session the scores are as follows;


4TH PLACE:


TEAM 3
TOTAL: 144.89KM
POSITION: On the M1 Outside Luton


3RD PLACE:


TEAM 4
TOTAL: 158.04KM
POSITION: On the M1 Just Past Luton


2ND PLACE:


TEAM 2
TOTAL: 172.24KM
POSITION: On the M1 Outside Watford


1ST PLACE:


TEAM 1
TOTAL: 188.03KM
POSITION: Just Past Watford

We also had some amazing individual scores and the top 3 are;

1st = 58.84 (x4 Bonus)
2nd = 52.04KM (x4 Bonus)
3rd = 50.52KM (x4 Bonus)

The names of students that recorded these scores will remain anonymous until Session 3 and then full leaderboard will be published. The winner then will be awarded their prize for the outstanding contribution they have given to their group and also the benefits they have gained from the workouts.


Excellent start to the 'Rat Race: Nottingham to Paris'! Will TEAM 3 catch TEAM 4 and will TEAM 1 still be the team to catch? Bring on Session Two on TUESDAY!

Mr P Keirnan
Physical Education