Barcelona Sport Tour 2015

November 6th 2015

During half-term the U14, U15 and U16 Netball Teams, along with the Junior and Senior Swimming Teams (Year 8 - 11) travelled to Barcelona for the 2015 Netball and Swimming Tour.

On their first day the girls were given a guided tour of the city including a lunch in a spectacular setting high up in the hills overlooking the city and the harbour. The girls enjoyed the opportunity to see all the fantastic sights of Barcelona including the Sagrada Familia, the Catholic Church designed by Catalan Architect Antoni Gaudi.

The next day saw the beginning of the sport activities with netball and swimming. The coaches worked the girls really hard, pushing both their fitness and skill levels to get them ready for the tournament day.

At the Tournament itself the U14 Netball Team put in a fantastic performance winning all of their matches and taking first place overall. The U15 and U16 Teams also performed well and played each other in the semi-final. The match was very tight with the score being 10-10 at the end of normal time. Two minutes were added and the U16 Team just won with a “golden goal” in the last second of added time. Overall the U16 Team placed second and the U15 Team placed 3rd.

The swimmers produced some excellent results with some girls gaining new personal bests in the 50m outdoor pool. Notable performances came from Rowen S (Year 8), Phoebe H (Year 8) and Daisy H (Year 8), who all won their individual races. The final result was Pipers 53 and Club Natacio l’Hospitalet 67.

Head of PE, Miss Poore said “A lot of fun and hard work was had by all during the trip and it was a pleasure to take the girls on such a fantastic tour to Barcelona. The girls benefited from the intensive training and playing teams they hadn’t played before.”

To see more photographs from the tour, take a look at the Pipers Corner Flickr page.