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When most of us recall our school sporting days, we tend to remember the friendships that were forged, the occasional personal
The problem is, perhaps unsurprisingly, more prevalent in boys' sport, and especially so in rugby, where independent schools still provide the bulk of future England internationals. At the same time, there has been a surge in the number of schools offering scholarships to
Chris Morgan, director of sport at Tonbridge, is a critic of these shifts towards becoming superstar sports schools, 'An increasing number of schools seem to be using sports scholarships as part of their business model,’ he says. ‘They place rugby above other sports as it seems to be more
As a result, some of Morgan's counterparts at other independent schools feel under pressure to focus on winning rather than
Several coaches feel that their efforts to
One director of rugby told me that whenever they lose a game, his headmaster calls a meeting on the Monday morning in which he demands an explanation for the defeat. ‘The head can't understand that sport isn't just about winning,’ he says.
So, with increasingly professional set-ups and a seeming
Certainly not, says Kevin Knibbs, Headmaster of Hampton School in South West London, and Chair of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference(HMC)Sports Sub-Committee ‘Independent schools understand that sport is hugely beneficial to young people. While there have been substantial improvements in the standard of sports facilities, coaching, and performance in independent schools over the past decade, this is
The term “extreme sports”, which we might have seen on a magazine or a website,
During the 1970s and 1980s, the term was used for sports with high risks
Extreme sports cover a wide range. Some
Nowadays, such sports have become more popular