Sainsbury’s School Games

The Sainsbury’s School Games aims to motivate and inspire young people across the country to take part in competitive school sport.

The Sainsbury’s School Games is a national initiative launched by the Coalition Government to give every pupil in the country the opportunity to experience competitive sport.

The Lincolnshire School Games are designed to build on the magic of 2012 to enable every school and child to participate in competitive sport, including meaningful opportunities for disabled youngsters.

How do the Sainsbury’s School Games work?

The School Games are made up of four levels of activity: competition in schools, between schools, at county level and a national finals event:

Lincolnshire School Games 2013

Almost 2,000 schoolchildren from more than 100 Primary and Secondary schools will take part in two Lincolnshire Multi-sport Festivals (Level Three) events in March and July 2013.

The Lincolnshire Winter School Games took place on:

Wednesday 6th March 2013
At Grantham Mere’s Leisure Centre

Sports  included table tennis, badminton, basketball, futsal, hockey, netball and new age kurling.

To view the medal table and results from the event click here.

The Lincolnshire Summer School Games will take place on:

Wednesday 10th July 2013
At Yarborough Leisure Centre and Lincoln Castle Academy

Sports will include tennis, athletics, rounders, golf, cricket, swimming, volleyball, sitting volleyball, goalball and boccia.

There will also be a number of other Level Three finals taking place throughout 2013 across the county in a variety of sports including football, badminton, sportshall athletics, rugby union and cricket.

For all documents relating to the Lincolnshire School Games please click here.

How can I get involved?

Make sure your school is involved in the Sainsbury’s School Games –register now.

Alternatively, contact Gareth Short, School Games Project Officer at Lincolnshire Sports Partnership by email or telephone on 01522 585 580.