Year 8 Paralympic Tennis

On Tuesday 8th May Years 7 and 8 girls and our Tennis OTAs were privileged to watch a wheelchair tennis demonstration, given by four tennis players in wheelchairs. The pupils then had the opportunity to 'have a go'. Each pupil started with getting familiar with how to handle the chair and then had a rally with one of the wheelchair players. Some of the pupils commented on how hard it was to hit the ball, let alone trying to move their chair to position themselves so that a shot could be played!

A few of the pupils later fed back to the rest of the school in an assembly, saying that it was inspiring to witness how good these players are and how they are able to handle their chairs playing tennis with such apparent ease. They also reflected on how they should never give up and to always have a go at things even if they seem too difficult.