Match Reports : Week 8

u9 rugby vs Solihull Prep School

The U9 boys enjoyed three fixtures against Solihull Prep School, participating in two contact rugby games and one touch rugby game. There was considerable progress across all three matches, with the boys demonstrating growing confidence, improved understanding and greater composure in their gameplay.

In the contact fixtures, tackling technique, support play and the willingness to carry the ball forward all showed encouraging development. The boys also began to demonstrate a better understanding of their roles in attack and defence, making more positive decisions as the games progressed. The touch fixture provided a further opportunity to develop passing, movement and spatial awareness. It was particularly pleasing to see the boys becoming more confident in their individual abilities while working increasingly well as a team. A thoroughly worthwhile afternoon of rugby, with plenty of positives to build upon.

U9 hockey festival @ RGS

Player of the Match: Reyna, Mia T., Jyoti, Mia C.

What a fantastic afternoon of hockey at RGS! Blue Coat took four teams to the festival, with each team enjoying a round-robin format and playing five matches throughout the afternoon.

It was brilliant to see all the girls getting stuck in, showing great enthusiasm and developing their hockey skills with every game. The girls really enjoyed the opportunity to play lots of matches and gain valuable experience against different opposition.

Across all four teams, the girls showed great determination and made some lovely progress. They grew in confidence with their positioning, carried the ball forward with purpose and worked hard to win possession with some excellent tackles. It was fantastic to see so much energy and commitment from everyone.

A brilliant afternoon of hockey, full of energy, effort and smiles. Well done to all the girls – you should be very proud!

U10 Girls Hockey v WarWick

Player of the Match: Isabelle

Outcome: 5-2 win

In much colder conditions, the girls produced another positive performance against Warwick, continuing to demonstrate their developing skills and understanding of the game. They moved the ball well, worked hard for one another and consistently created attacking opportunities.

Aoife was particularly impressive up front, showing excellent positional awareness to find space in the attacking circle and finish clinically, scoring a well-deserved hat-trick. A pleasing team performance, with plenty of positives to build on.

U11 Rugby v Solihull

Player of the Match: Rajan

Following the long half-term break, and with only a brief training session on Tuesday evening to prepare, it was always going to be a challenging return to action. However, the boys’ performance was disappointing, with a lack of composure on the ball resulting in too many passes going to ground. We also lacked the intensity and determination required at the breakdown and in defence.

As a result, we found ourselves 4–1 down shortly after half-time in a game that we should have been winning comfortably. To their credit, the boys showed good resilience and determination to fight back, scoring with the final play of the game to secure a draw.

While the late comeback demonstrated character, overall it was a below-par performance, and much more will be expected from the team in the coming weeks. Rajan was the standout performer, showing excellent determination with strong ball-carrying runs and some good defensive tackling.

U11 Hockey v RGS (Girls)

Player of the Match: Sofia, Khadija

Outcome: 2-0 Win, 3-0 Win 

The U11 girls got Michaelmas 2 off to a sparkling start, lighting up Wednesday afternoon with two fantastic wins against RGS! Both BCS teams demonstrated an improving awareness of their positioning, showing greater discipline in holding their shape rather than everyone chasing after the ball. This created plenty of exciting attacking opportunities, with both schools battling it out in the D and keeping spectators on the edge of their seats.

The RGS goalkeepers pulled off some excellent saves, but the girls still managed to find their way past them and get the goals on the board. Defensively, we were equally impressive, with our defenders standing firm, attacking the ball confidently and putting in some strong tackles. It was also lovely to see the girls growing in confidence when taking on their opponents, looking to beat defenders and create opportunities for themselves rather than immediately passing the ball away.

There were plenty of fireworks on display, and the girls certainly made a bang with their performances. A glowing start to the term, well done, girls! (Please excuse the fireworks puns!).