WHILE most children were still enjoying their summer holidays a group of pupils from Cliff Park High School were working hard in the last week of the holidays to improve their rugby skills.

WHILE most children were still enjoying their summer holidays a group of pupils from Cliff Park High School were working hard in the last week of the holidays to improve their rugby skills.

As part of the Schools Sports College status 20 pupils from Year 9 and 10 took part in a very successful Summer Camp at Broadland-Great Yarmouth Rugby Club.

The camp was one of a number of similar activity weeks funded by the University of the First Age and it aimed to develop pupils' rugby and leadership skills.

The week consisted of a number of specialised rugby sessions taken by coaches Ben Player, Ryan Callaby, Andy Hargreave and Nick Greenhall. Other pupils took part in workshops on fitness, nutrition, and teamwork.

The week culminated in a game between the two squads in which all pupils demonstrated how much they had developed throughout the week.

Thanks went to all the coaches and in particular Andy Hargreave and Broadland-Great Yarmouth Rugby Club for hosting the event.

It is hoped that the success of this week will lead to further activity camps in the future.

East Norfolk School Sport Partnership hosted a Summer School to help gifted and talented youngsters enjoy sport and develop their talents.

The three-day camp was hosted at Cliff Park Sports College and involved pupils taking part in a range of sports including archery, climbing, trampolining, gymnastics, rugby, basketball and football.

All showed a fantastic attitude and their achievements were recognised in a celebration at the end of the camp.

Thanks went to teachers Ben Player and Ryan Callaby for organising the camp.