Skerne Park School’s Club Launches 19/12/2011

On a chilly Wednesday afternoon (14/12/11) I went along to Skerne Park Primary School’s Bike Club Launch, for a fun session of cycle games which got everyone warmed up quickly!

The group of 12 pupils got to take part in a number of games inspired by the National Standards ‘Bikeablity’ training, led by Assistant head Phil Raine. The group got underway with a few rounds of the ‘Slow Race’, where the winner is the last person to cross the finish line without taking their feet off the pedals. Once the rules were explained Mr Raine even got in on the act and was quite impressive.

Next up was a tricky skills test in the form of the ‘Shrinking Circle’ game. All 12 of the gang had to ride round a marked out circle, which gradually gets smaller (hence the name!) the winner is the last person who doesn’t put their feet on the ground, or goes out of the circle of course.

To finish off everyone enjoyed a game of ‘Beehives’, with pupils taking on the guises of bicycling bees, trying to be the first to reach a different coloured ‘hive’ before anyone else. The last person to get to the ‘hive’ finds themself minus a life. The winner was the last person still with one of their two lives. Along with newly gained bike handling skills, everyone had much fun and hilarity, in spite of the pre-Christmas chill.

Skerne Park are planning a series of bike game sessions and led rides around the town for their Year 5 and 6 pupils in 2012. the club have nearly got everything in place with 8 new road hybrid bikes bought and Mr Raine all set to do his Trail leader training.

Watch this space for further developments…