Welcome to Sport Explorers at Brunel!

What: Sports Day

When: 9 March 2013 09:00-15:00

Where: Brunel University (Indoor Athletics Centre & Sports Hall)

Arts & Crafts                               Handball

Rowing & Canoeing                 Seated Volleyball

Your Master Explorers

Arts & Crafts                                                  Handball

Korfball                                                         Rowing & Kayaking

Archery                                                         Orienteering

Sitting Volleyball

Archery

Archery is an Olympic event that requires competitors to shoot arrows from a bow at a target from a set distance. The closer the arrow is the middle of the target, the more points the competitor will gain from that shot.

The event was first competed in at 1900 Olympic games and has since gone on to appear in 14 Olympiads, most recently in London 2012. South Korea has produced the most successful archers in Olympic History, winning 34 medals overall.

Great Britain has won only 4 bronze models in the event since its inauguration. It is important to use the success of London 2012 to try and give younger people the opportunity to try events, such as a

rchery, that may not so popular or accessible to play. At our sports day the children will get the opportunity to learn the basic skills of archery and see for themselves what a fun and enjoyable event it is.

Handball

Handball is a team sport and was first played at an Olypmic Games in 1936, but was introduced as a regular event at the Olympics in 1972. The Worlds best countries at Handball include Germany, Russia and Denmark. The aim of the game is to scoring as many points as possible by throwing the ball into the opposing team’s goal, similar to football. The playing field is also similar to that of an indoor football field. Each team consists of seven players (six field players and one goalkeeper) and the duration of the game consists of 20 minute halves. You have to dribble the ball, while you run and noone is allowed inside the goalkeeper’s area (the D-zone), apart from the keeper.

Korfball

Come and play korfball – a game comprised of shooting, scoring and winning points for your team!! A sport from the Netherlands which is a mixed gender team sport with a court size of 20m x 40m. Shooting a ball with more grip and more bounce than a football in a net similar to that in netball and basketball. However, this sport is the only sport with a significant twist. You can shoot and score from anywhere around the hoop! 360 degree shooting has never been allowed in sport until now! A team consists of eight players; four girls and four boys so everyone can have fun together! However, you can only mark and defend a player of the same gender otherwise if you defend a player of the opposite gender it is considered a foul. Another foul can occur when a player runs with the ball or tackles someone with the ball. Although you can shoot from anywhere, a player can only attempt to take a shot if no one is defending or marking them.

So come along and try Korfball!!!

Orienteering

History: The history of orienteering begins in the late 19th century in Sweden, the actual term "orientering" (the original Swedish name for orienteering) was first used in 1886 and meant the crossing of unknown land with the aid of a map and a compass.

What is it?

Orienteering combines navigational skills with concentration with the aim of finding various checkpoints and completing the course in the fastest time. Each competitor carries a paper card that will be presented at the start along with a map and a compass. Along the course the cards will be marked once each person has reached the individual checkpoints.

 Sitting Volleyball

Sitting Volleyball has grown to be one of the most popular Paralympic sports due to the fast and exciting action of the game. It is now played by athletes in more than 50 countries around the world. Sitting Volleyball is a fast and physically demanding game. Players need to have speed, strength and stamina, as well as excellent technical play and the ability to think quickly and play tactically as a team. Sitting Volleyball was introduced as a Paralympic sport at the Paralympic Games in Arnhem, the Netherlands, in 1980, when seven teams took part. The women’s event was added to the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, in 2004.   

Rowing & Kayaking

Rowing is a sport which athlete race against each other on rivers, lakes, or even on oceans! Rowing started out in London where professional “watermen” provided a taxi service across the River Thames. Racing started around 1715 where the rich owners of river-side houses would race their “watermen” for prize money. The boats are propelled forward using the athlete’s arms and legs pushing with an oar-shape blade, facing backwards. Rowing is one of the oldest Olympic Sports.

Kayaks were first produced by Eskimos, using the boats to hunt on inland lakes, rivers and coastal waters of the Arctic Ocean, North Atlantic, Bering Sea and North Pacific oceans. A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human powered boat, manually propelled with a double bladed paddle. There are many different types of competition disciplines involving different boats from canoe polo, freestyle, white water and marathon race to the Olympic disciplines of Sprint and Slalom. 

Dear Explorers,

To prepare yourself for this adventure please make sure that you are equipped with the following items in your bag:

Clothing:

- Weatherproof coats

- Warm jumpers

- Spare pair of socks

- Weatherproof shoes/Wellingtons

Food and Beverages:

- Packed Lunch and your favourite drink

Competition:

- Remember to bring your flyers to enter the competition and win exciting prizes!

How to find Brunel

Brunel University is based on a self-contained campus in Uxbridge, on the western edge of London.

Detailed Directions

For detailed instructions on how to get to Brunel University, please see our Directions page.

Sat Nav users: please enter the road address (Kingston Lane) instead of the postcode to ensure you are directed to the main entrance of the University. The postcode will direct you to a road with no access to campus.