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Netball and Hockey tour in Barcelona!

June 9, 2023

During the May half term, 38 Year 9 students travelled to Barcelona on a Hockey and Netball Tour. Each day was busy with many activities planned. Once we arrived in Barcelona on Sunday, we travelled by coach to a hockey training session in the sun before travelling to our hotel in Salou to check in. On the first full day, Monday, we enjoyed an amazing day at Port Aventura Theme Park where we went on many different rides. From massive roller coasters to the water ride that we all went on together at the end, we had lots of fun. The fun continued with a trip to the beach, only a few minutes walk from our hotel. It was great to play in the sea and on the sand while the sun was shining, just like it did for most of the trip!

After dinner we enjoyed souvenir shopping in the local shops near our hotel. On Tuesday we had netball training in the morning, followed by hockey training in the afternoon and a hockey match in the evening. The hockey teams we played were all very strong and we lost two of our matches and drew the third; we played well and put into practice everything we had learnt this year. We also had a great time mixing in with the Spanish teams after our game and made lots of new friends to add on Snapchat!

On Wednesday we had more netball training followed by a netball tournament, where all of our teams played brilliantly and our A team won their tournament, which was particularly impressive as it was an U15 tournament. In the evening, we made the most of both pools in the hotel with a water polo match and also with a mini golf tournament by one of the pools. Our last evening in the hotel ended well with a fun disco with the other schools that were there too. On Thursday we travelled into the city for the day to do shopping and sightseeing; everyone enjoyed exploring the city.

My favourite part of the trip was all the singing on the coach rides, as well as the theme park and the delicious food! Thank you to Mrs Head, Mr Baker, Ms Atkinson and Mr Kazi for taking us on the trip, as well as Mrs Miller for organising it. By the time we were back on the plane we were all exhausted but would have loved to do it all over again.