SPORTS FACILITIES
Sports is an integral part of the curriculum at SPPS Convent School. These facilities are used to deliver the formal curriculum, increase participation levels and provide facilities for the wider community. It should be a major part of the school curriculum because if students stay emotionally and physically healthy, they can easily focus on their studies. Students have to participate in these activities to increase confidence, mental alertness, and self-esteem.
A. SPPS CYCLOTHON : Pedal Your Way to Fitness :
“Ride as much or as little, as long or as short as you feel. But ride” – Eddy Merckx
Cycling is one of the most accessible sports on the planet. Leaving the stresses of daily life and pedaling away without a care in the world, whether it’s in your local lanes or high in the mountain’s miles from civilization. There’s a little that can beat the beautiful simplicity of a bike ride. Cycling is one of the best ways to remain fit and healthy. It is the new craze that combines fitness with fun and allows us to maintain social distancing. SPPS would launch its first edition of Cyclothon in the year 2024.
The school offers a wide range of indoor and outdoor sports such as:
Skating :
The school believes in mastering the skill of control and concentration. Skating is compulsory from the formative years of the child to help them develop their major muscle groups.
Football :
This helps in mastering the skills including self-confidence, self-respect, self- awareness, self-control, self-reliance, critical thinking and decision making.
Basketball:
It helps to strengthen their belief system and confidence, which results in improved academic performance. Participating in sports has medically proven to increase cognitive and memory functions of the brain, helping kids perform better in academics.
Volleyball:
Volley ball is a great way to develop confidence in kid. Students who participate in volley ball work through their fears. They learn that they are stronger than they think and can handle the pressure of competing.
Athletics :
Playing sports develops a child’s character to become confident and adaptable. It also instills patience, self-discipline, perseverance, to accept the beauty of defeat and improving their skills and teamwork.
Yoga:
Apart from the games and sports regular Yoga classes are conducted in the campus to develop the spirit of meditation among the students. By practicing yoga the students will learn about the spiritual and moral values of life.
Kho-Kho:
Playing a sport like Kho-Kho keeps your body well, strong, motivated, enthusiastic and young, aiding in better coordination and flexibility. It further develops your teamwork abilities and discipline through pushing you to work as a unit with your teammates.
Table Tennis:
The sport also known as ping pong is a fast-paced competitive sport. Playing this game student tend to improve eye-hand coordination, stimulate mental alertness, concentration and tactical strategy.
Discus throw:
The discus throw also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a farther distance than other competitors.
Heptathlon, athletics competition in which contestants take part in six different track-and-field events in two days. It consists of the 100-metre hurdles, high jump, shot put, and 200-metre run on the first day; and the running long (broad) jump, and javelin throw on the second Competitors are scored for their performance in each event according to a table established by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).
We hone the skills of our achievers in sports by helping them participate in different activities in school and also in inter-school competition to provide an impetus to their confidence.
It is rightly said “A sound mind lives in a sound body.” Keeping this in mind, everyday morning activity is conducted before the regular school timings and there students can choose from a host of options best suited to their aptitudes, capabilities and interests. For these we have spacious playground and multiple systems for the overall development of the students. Latest and modern high-quality equipment are provided to the students by the institution for these activities. In addition to these games, yoga periods are also a part of the time-table.
While involved in sports, children learn about Team Work, Responsibility, and Accountability. Discipline, Respect, Communication, Endurance, and overall strength. The overall performances of all our participating students have been extremely encouraging.
Indoor games like Ludo, Carom, Chess, and other board games are some examples of games that are highly focus-driven in SPPS Arcade room. They help to develop cognitive skills of the students better than many outdoor sports.