Much of the HAF provision this year was based on physical activities, and all the provision met the requirement for at least one hour of physical activity per day.

This included a wide variety of sports-based provision which offered children and young people the opportunity to be coached to improve their skills.  The activities delivered included football, tennis, badminton, basketball, archery, fencing, baseball, quidditch amongst many others. Some of these sports are ones that children may not usually get to experience, which was the reason they were included.

Children attending some of the provisions benefitted from swimming lessons and pool fun.  Therefore, those who couldn’t swim or weren’t able to swim well were learning a valuable skill as well as being active.  Dodgeball appears to be a popular activity at most of the clubs, which providers include into their timetable as the children really enjoy it and want to be involved, which makes it inclusive.

During bad weather, some providers offered activities like aerobics and ‘Just Dance’ that allowed children to be active to music which they enjoy, meaning that the children are engaged and taking part.

A club we offer for secondary aged children focuses on American Football, enabling the young people to learn the skills and tactics of the game, and partake in a considerably physical activity.

You can view a case study of our Jag Tag American Football programme on YouTube.

At the end of the Jag Tag American Football Programme, the children and young people who had regularly attended all the sessions got to go to Wembley to see a NFL game.