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Reducing sporting injuries and improving performance

12 February 2020

Last week, The Abbey PE Department welcomed sports physiotherapists from the Tyhtan 3-T Programme to the Senior School. This 3-step programme, Teach, Test, Train, is designed to improve children’s performance and help protect them against preventable sporting injuries.

The day was the third part of the ‘test’ element, with The Abbey Sports Scholars and elite level student athletes having already undertaken test days in June and September. Each student was tested individually, with performance monitored against their personal set of goals, received from their previous test sessions. Using the feedback, the students will continue to train safely and effectively to help them to reach their potential and avoid injury.

Currently being done as a trial, The PE department will assess the impact of the 3-T Programme with the hope of being able to offer it to the whole school community in future.

Tyhtan testing

Being able to trial, and potentially roll out, this innovative programme with a broad educational impact is possible thanks to funds being awarded from The Abbey Annual Fund. The Annual Fund was introduced to celebrate The Abbey’s 130th Anniversary, and allows new, school-wide projects to enhance academic, extra-curricular and pastoral activities and opportunities for students at The Abbey.

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