Athletics
Over the holiday break, Pymble held a three-day Athletics and Cross Country training camp at Narrabeen Lakeside Caravan Park, with a total of 32 Pymble athletes taking part.
The girls were taken through their paces, with intense, quality track sessions every day under the guidance and direction of our high-level track and field coaches.
Our Athletics Captains took the lead each training session by beginning with a warm up. They had also put together a wonderful trivia night for the team, consisting of prizes which our Pymble team really enjoyed. Our athletes were also given an opportunity to extend their knowledge on the importance of nutrition as an athlete, followed by a tasty (and healthy) post work out smoothie!
With early morning rises consisting of a morning run down to the rock pools and yoga, it was the perfect combination to start the day.
Our Health and Fitness Co-ordinator, Mr Jack Pennington, also visited, taking our athletes to their limits by testing their strength in a circuit, focusing on lower and upper body strength, with a mix of plyometric exercises.
With back-to-back training sessions every day, and a few sore bodies, we took our Pymble athletes for a recovery swim in the ocean rock pool, followed by a relaxing evening at the cinemas.
It was so exciting to have training camps back again. We hope that our athletes feel better prepared coming into the Independent Girls’ Schools Association (IGSA) season this term, commencing with the first twilight carnival on Friday 22 July at Sydney Olympic Park.
Thank you to all the staff and coaches that attended the camp, we know the girls thoroughly enjoyed themselves, and we look forward to many more in the future.
