GDA Girls Updates:

Birmingham School Games Level 2 Dance Competition 10/02/20

KS3 Team

Sienna, Haja, Samiha, Tienna, Lakaylah, Mackayla, Keshia, Darlin, Dagimawit, Leah, Jaleena, Jeanine, Sara, Oluwaseunara and Tameyah

Manager

Miss Gwinnett

Performance

On 10th February, George Dixon Academy hosted the BSG Level 2 Dance Competition 2019-20 for the second year running. Opening and judging the competition was professional dancer and teacher Scott Holtom who came 6th place on Britain's Got Talent previously.

Sienna, the captain of the KS3 Dance Team, said:

"Our dance performance went really well because the team worked as one. This is my third year in the dance team!  I am the captain for team and I'm really proud of them because they all  took on board the feedback that was given to them. I want to say thank you to Miss Gwinnett; you've been the best dance teacher ever! I am really excited for the Level 3's and I know my team can do it!"

Results

George Dixon Academy came 1st place in the competition, winning gold medals for the 3rd year running! The team are now through to the Level 3's at the Birmingham Hippodrome in March 2020. 

The KS3 Dance Team were outstanding! The Academy are so proud of them! Well done girls!

Year 10 Netball Tournament: 6/2/2020:

Team

Wendy, Nevaeh, Colleen, Michaela, Haleema, Annarosa, Solen, Fatoumata, Hawa and Grace

 Manager

 Miss Gwinnett

Performance

Colleen, who is captain for the Year 10 team, said:

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Results

George Dixon Academy won 6 out of 7 games! They were absolutely fantastic and represented themselves and the Academy perfectly! Due to their victories against schools including Aston Manor Academy, Holyhead School and City Academy, the girls came 2nd place in the tournament winning silver medals!

Well done girls, we are so proud of you!

KS3 Girls Basketball Workshop with Pharrell Wallace - 28/1/2020:

George Dixon Academy have been fortunate enough for this week to have professional basketball player Pharrell Wallace with us. Pharrell is a Great Britain basketballer who is currently training in Germany. 

Pharrell lead a basketball workshop with some Key Stage 3 girls that involved a series of drills focusing upon dribbling, passing and shooting. At the end of their training, Pharrell lead a Q&A session that answered the girls' questions regarding his journey, GCSE options choices and joining external sports clubs

Oumu, a Year 9 student who attended Pharrell's workshop, said:

"It was such a fantastic experience to be a part of the workshop. We have never done basketball before as a club or within PE so it was great to learn something new. I also enjoyed working with other students who aren't normally in my classes as they're from other year groups. I've learned that basketball is not that different from netball except for a few things, so I will be able to use some of the new skills when I am performing in netball also. Listening to Pharrell's story about his journey has inspired me to join an external sports club from the Academy. Pharrell didn't join a club until he was 12 years old so now I know it's not too late for me."

Thank you again to Pharrell for inspiring our Key Stage 3 girls!

Under 15s Girls Level 3 Handball Tournament - 21/1/2020:

Team

Wendy, Colleen, La'Kaylah, Dagimawit, Annarosa, Hawa, Nevaeh, Elsy, Haleema and Fatoumata

Manager

 Miss Gwinnett

Performance

La'Kaylah, who is captain for the team, said:

"We played our absolute best in the Level 3 Handball Tournament. To come fourth place in the whole of Birmingham is a massive achievement! We had great communication and we were directing the ball so much better than our last tournament. For future matches, we will be working upon our marking. The whole day was a great learning experience abled us to additionally work on our cardiovascular endurance as it was an all day event with lots of matches!"

Results

GDA (1 - scored by Wendy) vs.  SCG (3)

GDA (2 - scored by Wendy & Colleen) vs. KEH (2)

GDA (8 - 6 scored by Fatoumata, 1 scored by Nevaeh & 1 scored by Colleen) vs. BG (4)

GDA (2 - scored by Wendy & Annarosa) vs. NBA (0)

GDA (1 - scored by Colleen) vs. DEC (2)

GDA (2 - scored by Colleen) vs. CH (3)

The girls won 2 out of 6 matches, drew 1 and lost 3. This meant that they came 4th place for the tournament.

The girls were both a credit to themselves and the Academy! They played extremely well and learned so much. Congratulations girls!

Year 8 Level 2 Indoor Athletics Competition - 15/1/2020:

Team

La'Kaylah, Elsy, Dagimawit, Rose, Keshia, Adesewa and Victoria

Manager

 Miss Gwinnett

Performance

Dagimawit said:

"We all tried our best during this competition and supported each other also. I got 2nd place for most of the events I was in which was great. To come 1st place for the competition was brilliant and we are all really excited for the Level 3's!"

Results

The Year 8 Team came 1st place, winning gold medals! They are now through to the Level 3 competition!

Congratulations girls, your performances were fantastic!

Year 7 Level 2 Indoor Athletics Competition - 15/1/2020:

Team

Mya, Sara, Oluwaseunara, Annya, Jelejah and Naziiha

 Manager

 Miss Gwinnett

Performance

Oluwaseunara, who is captain for the team, said:

"I enjoyed seeing everybodies participation within the team! My favourite event was the 'obstacle relay' because the obstacles made it challeneging and I love to be challenged. I came first in the long jump and 4 of us came first in the 4x4 relay. This was our first medals that we have received competing for GDA so far and now we want more! "

Results

The Year 7 Team came 3rd place, winning bronze medals!

Congratulations girls, you did yourselves and the Academy proud!

Under 15s Girls Handball Tournament - 17/12/2019:

Team

Wendy, Colleen, La'Kaylah, Dagimawit, Sabreen, Annarosa, Hawa, Nevaeh, Elsy, Haleema and Fatoumata

Managers

 Mr Lowe and Miss Gwinnett

Performance

La'Kaylah, who is captain for the team, said:

"Despite this being our first handball competition, we pushed through and used all of the skills that we had learned within lessons. To come 2nd place for the tournament was fantastic and it also means that we are through to the Level 3's which is a city-wide competition! Our spacing is our weakest point so we will be working upon that for the Level 3's."

Results

GDA won 3/4 matches, resulting in them coming 2nd place for the tournament and winning silver medals!

Congratulations girls for winning medals in your first ever handball tournament/competition!

Year 7 Netball 20/11/2019

GDA vs. Holte

Team 

Shawara, Sara, Mya, Faith, Imaan, Iana, Jelejah and Leonara.

Manager

 Mrs Ratcliffe

Performance

Shawara, who is captain for the Year 7 team, said:

"We used the skills that we had learned from PE within our match such as our passing. We really enjoyed our first ever netball match and have learned a lot from it. We now know that our area for improvement is our communication, so we will be working upon this in preparation for our next match."

Results

Final score: GDA (1) - Holte (1)

POM: Sara

Well done Year 7! You performed very well for your first ever match!

Year 8 Netball 20/11/2019

GDA vs. Holte

Team 

La'Kaylah, Sabreen, Miski, Rose, Elsy, Spendylove and Dagam.

Manager

 Mrs Ratcliffe

Performance

La'Kaylah, who is captain for the Year 8 team and received 'Player of the Match', said:

"Our defense was our strength. We managed to keep the ball away from the opposition as best as possible. However it did take us a while to get into the game and this is where we went wrong. We additionally need to slow down and take our time with our passing."

Results

Final score: GDA (5) - Holte (5)

POM: La'Kaylah

Well done girls!

Year 10 Netball 18/11/2019

GDA vs. Aston Manor Academy

Team 

Wendy, Colleen, Nevaeh, Solen, Hawa.C, Haleema and Fatumata

Manager

 Mrs Ratcliffe

Performance

Colleen, who was captain for the Year 10 team, said:

"It was a great match. Our team has developed our communication over the course of this half term and I am so proud of them and happy that I can be the captain of such a great team."

Results

Final score: GDA (10) - AMA (2)

POM: Nevaeh

Congratulations for winning your first match of the season girls!

Year 8 Netball 18/11/2019

GDA vs. Aston Manor Academy

Team 

La'Kaylah, Keshia, Dow, Sabreen, Miski, Melkte, Elsy, Spendylove and Rose.

Manager

 Mrs Ratcliffe

Performance

La'Kaylah, who is captain for the Year 8 team, said:

"I believe that our biggest strength for this match was our communication: this made our teamwork stronger and our passing successful. For our next match, we need to work upon our footwork to avoid being called up on it by the ref and then giving possession to the other team."

Results

Final score: GDA (3) - AMA (1)

POM: Sabreen

Congratulations girls!

Year 10 Netball 15/10/2019

GDA vs. Stockland Green

Team 

Wendy, Colleen, Nevaeh, Solen, Hawa.C, Haleema and Fatumata

Manager

 Mrs Ratcliffe

Performance

Nevaeh, who was 'player of the match' said:

"We all played really well and really enjoyed our first match of the season. However, we know that one of our areas for improvement is that our played a bit too messy so this is what we are going to work upon for our next match."

Results

Final score: GDA (11) - SG (1)

POM: Nevaeh

Congratulations for winning your first match of the season girls!

Year 9 Netball 15/10/2019

GDA vs. Stockland Green

Team 

Oumu, Sienna, Kimya, Amiya, Sumaya, Fridaus and Iqra

Manager

 Mrs Ratcliffe

Performance

Iqra, who played Goal Keeper for the team, said:

"This was my first match as a part of the Year 9 netball team. I really enjoyed playing as a group with the other girls. I played the position of Goal Keeper and I defending the goal and didn't let the other team score one goal!"

Results

Final score: GDA (15) - SG (0)

POM: Kimya

Congratulations for winning your first match of the season girls!

KS3 Trampoline Club

Manager

Miss Gwinnett

Club Information

New for this academic year is Cheerleading Club!

On a Friday lunch time, cheerleading club will be focusing upon both cheer-dance and making shapes such as pyramids!

Are you ready for it? These Year 10 girls are!

KS3 Trampoline Club

Manager

Miss Gwinnett

Club Information

Continuing for this academic year is KS3 trampoline club!

Within this club, students have the opportunity to work their way up the 10 awards on offer. Each award requires you to perform different skills and techniques, and go from basic to advanced.

The 20 KS3 students who have been attending since the start of September 2019 have been working hard to work their way up the awards with some about to start award 6 already!

Well done girls!

Please see below for GDA Sports Results for 2018-19

Birmingham School Games Level 2 

Year 7 Rounders Tournament 27/06/2019

Team 

Miski, Elsy, Lackaylah, Sabreen, Adesewa, Mariama, Keshia, Spendylove, Amaiyah and Dow

Performance

Keshia, who was also awarded 'Player of the Match' twice in the tournament, said:  

"After weeks of training, we really enjoyed the tournament at King Edwards Handsworth... and it felt great to come third and win bronze medals! Our fielding was our strongest skill set for the tournament. We need to work on our communication for next year, however. I will definitely be trying out for the team again!"

Results

Matches played:

GDA vs. Jewelry Quarter Academy

GDA (2 1/2) vs. Holte (4 1/2)

GDA vs. King Edwards Handsworth

George Dixon Academy won 2 out of the 3 games they played, with a total of 5 schools who entered. They came 3rd place for the tournament, winning bronze medals!

Well done girls!

Birmingham School Games Level 2 

Year 9 Rounders Tournament 24/06/2019

Team 

 Colleen, Wendy, Solen, Hawa, Nevaeh, Alima, Haleema, Fatumata, Fatou and Annarosa

Performance

Colleen from the Year 9 rounders team, who also received 'Player of the Match' for one of the tournament games, said:  

Results

Matches played:

GDA (1 1/2) vs. Kings Edwards (5 1/2)

GDA (7) vs. St Pauls (4)

George Dixon Academy came 3rd place for the tournament, winning bronze medals!

Well done girls!

Birmingham School Games Level 2 

Year 8 Rounders Tournament 17/06/2019

Team 

 Sienna, Mariah, Sumayah, Oumu, Kimya, Erica, Lucie, Nafkot, Adelina, Princess and Amiya

Performance

Oumu from the Year 8 rounders team, who also received 'Player of the Match' for one of the tournament games, said:  

"We went to the tournament believing that our fielding skills were our weakest point. However, as games went on we realized our fielding was our strongest skill. We had good teamwork however we are going to work on our batting for the next round. We had a great time and wished there was time to play the other games. But it was great finding out that we had won overall!"

Results

Matches played:

GDA (4) vs. Kings Edwards (3 1/2)

GDA (4 1/2) vs. St Pauls (8 1/2)

GDA (7) vs. Aston Manor (4 1/2)

Due to timing, only 3/5 games could be played, with GDA unfortunately missing out on a game against Heartlands and Nishkam. This resulted in the winners being selected through the total amount of rounders scored:

1st place: George Dixon Academy (15 1/2 rounders)

2nd place: St Pauls (15 rounders)

3rd place: King Edwards Handsworth (13 1/2 rounders)

GDA scored the highest amount of rounders in total and therefore came 1st place, winning gold medals! They are now through to the Level 3's!

Congratulations girls!

Birmingham School Games Level 2 

Super 6's Year 7 & 8 Girls & Boys Athletics Competition 17/05/2019

Teams

Year 7 Girls: Victoria, Adesewa, Lackaylah, Elsy and Rose

Year 8 Girls: Sienna, Gabriela, Oumu and Tienna

Performance

The Year 7 & 8 girls and boys athletics teams competed at the Alexander Stadium for the annual Level 2 Super 6's competition. All teams performed extremely well and did a fantastic job of representing the Academy. Some of the girls' victories included:

Year 7 800m - Victoria - 2nd Place

Year 8 100m - Sienna - 1st Place

Year 8 Shotput - Sienna - 1st Place

Year 8 200m - Oumu - 2nd Place

Year 8 200m - Gabriela - 1st Place

Year 7 200m - Elsy - 1st Place

Results

After all of the results were added up, the Year 7 girls team were awarded bronze medals for coming 3rd place overall!

Congratulations to all performers!

Birmingham School Games Level 3 

Year 7 Netball League Final 02/04/2019:

GDA vs. King Edwards Handsworth

Team

Lakaylah, Melkte, Sabreen, Rose, Spendylove, Sophiat, Amy and  Elsy 

Results

The Year 7 Netball Team came 2nd place for the whole 2018-19 league, winning silver medals.

POM: Lakaylah and Rose 

Well done, girls!

Birmingham School Games Level 3 Dance Competition 25/03/19

KS3 Team

Sienna, Mariah, Mahalia, Shade, Annarosa, Spendylove, Lakaylah, Keshia, Darlin, Makayla and Leah

Manager

Miss Gwinnett

Performance

After their 1st place victory at the Level 2 BSG Dance Competition a few weeks previous, the GDA KS3 Dance Team competed at the finals on Monday 25th March 2019. The competition took place at The Birmingham Hippodrome where the students competed against all of the other 1st place teams from around Birmingham. The students were judged by 3 professional dancers/dance artists based upon a variety of criteria including choreography, engagement and presentation.

Sienna from the KS3 team said:

"As a team, we were really pleased with the judges comments as they were all positive. As an improvement for future performances, we know that as a team we should have been sharper and had more eye contact with the audience. However, regardless of our own critique, we came 2nd place in the whole of Birmingham!! I'm so happy for our team, we worked really hard for this victory within the 2 months we had of intense rehearsals. Personally, my favourite part of our dance was the last song performed to Stefflon Don's '16 shots'."

Results

2nd Place!

The girls were awarded silver medals for their performance and are now ranked 2nd place in Birmingham for Sport Birmingham's 'Birmingham School Games Dance'. They have exceeded their position and title of last year where they came 3rd place with bronze medals at this level.

Well done, ladies! You were fantastic!

Birmingham School Games Level 3 Dance Competition 25/03/19

KS4 Team

 Janine, Cindy, Assa, Grazia and Jackline

Manager

Miss Gwinnett

Performance

Janine, from the KS4 team, said:

"After winning the Level 2 competition, we competed at the Birmingham Hippodrome in the Level 3 Competition. It was a good experience and we have learned a lot from the judge's critique for next year's competitions. My favourite part of the day was performing in front of the other schools, as we got to showcase the performance that we have worked hard on for the past few weeks."

Year 10 Netball 14/02/19:

GDA vs. Holyhead School

Team

 Ketsia, Nickaya, Cindy, Janine, Grazia, Danielle, Mariama and Tahjai

Manager

Mrs Ratcliffe

Performance

 Tahjai, who plays Goal Defense in the Year 10 netball team, said:

"This was my first match playing for GDA; I really enjoyed it and worked well with my team. We had excellent spatial awareness and never allowed the other team to retrieve the ball. Between now and our next match we are going to work upon slowing our game down."

Results 

Final Score: GDA 13 - Holyhead 0

POM: Tahjai

Congratulations girls!

Year 10 Netball 11/02/19:

GDA vs. King Edwards Handsworth 

Team

 Ketsia, Nickaya, Cindy, Janine, Grazia, Danielle and Mariama

Manager

Mrs Ratcliffe

Performance

Nickaya, who plays Goal Shooter in the Year 10 team, said:

"We played away at King Edwards Handsworth today and despite the score, we played well. We were told at the end of our match from the other team's teacher that we were playing at "club level"  from the standard of our passing, which made us as a team feel accomplished. We challenged the other team, which again was an achievement, and every match is a learning opportunity and a chance to improve our knowledge of the game."

Results 

Final Score: GDA 3 - KE 26

POM: Cindy

Birmingham School Games Level 2 Dance Competition 07/02/19

KS3 Team

Sienna, Mariah, Mahalia, Shade, Annarosa, Spendylove, Lakaylah, Keshia, Darlin, Makayla and Leah

Manager

Miss Gwinnett

Performance

On 7th February, George Dixon Academy hosted the BSG Level 2 Dance Competition 2018-19. Opening and judging the competition was professional dancer and teacher Curtis Stanley who has performed for the likes of Mary J Blige, Krept & Konan, Sean Paul and many more.

Mariah from the KS3 team said:

"We participated in a dancing competition and we all really enjoyed it. We have been practising for so long and we worked hard to win this competition. We auditioned for the team back in October and have worked hard since then. The best thing about being in the team was that we had learned lots of new techniques and movements to make us better performers. My favourite part of the competition was the comments we received from the dance because it showed us that we had done a good job. My other favourite part was of course winning gold medals... because we came first place! As a team we really enjoyed the experience and we want to thank our amazing dance teacher and her creative mind."

Results

1st Place for KS3 Hamstead Hall Partnership: GDA

Congratulations to the KS3 team who for the 2nd year in a row have came 1st place in the Level 2 Dance Competition and have qualified for the Level 3's, taking place at the Birmingham Hippodrome!

Birmingham School Games Level 2 Dance Competition 07/02/19

KS4 Team

 Janine, Cindy, Assa, Grazia and Jackline

Manager

Miss Gwinnett

Performance

Janine from the KS4 team said:

 "We auditioned back in October and have been rehearsing since then for this competition. For 3 of us, it was the second time we had entered this competition however this year we were in the KS4 category. We were really successful in that we came 1st place for our partnership and will go forward to the Level 3 at the Hippodrome. Out of the whole competition, we enjoyed performing the most as it was our chance to show off our hard work. We were fortunate enough to have a professional dancer judge us and perform for us also."

Results

1st Place for KS4 Hamstead Hall Partnership: GDA

Congratulations to the KS4 team also for coming 1st place in the Level 2 Dance Competition and have qualified for the Level 3's, taking place at the Birmingham Hippodrome!

Year 8 Netball 28/01/19:

GDA vs. Aston Manor Academy 

Team

 Oumu, Mariah, Amiya, Kimya, Colleen, Haleema and Lakaylah

Manager

Mrs Ratcliffe

Performance

Amiya who plays Goal Defense (GD) in our Year 8 team said:

"We played 4 minute quarters in our game against AMA. During the first 8 minutes, we had scored 4 goals and had scored the remaining 4 goals in the last 2 quarters... This was due to the excellent shooting from our 'Goal Attack' and 'Goal Shooter' Kimya and Oumu. Myself, Haleema and Lacaylah were in defending positions with Colleen assisting in attacking and Mariah as Centre. Overall, our game was great and due to teamwork we didn't allow our opponents to score any goals."

Results 

Final Score: GDA 8 - AMA 0

POM: Lakaylah

Congratulations girls!

Year 7 Netball 28/01/19:

GDA vs. Aston Manor Academy 

Team

 Lakaylah, Elsy, Keshia, Rose, Spendylove, Alana, Sabreen, Sophiat, and Melkte

Performance

Lakaylah who plays Centre (C) in our Year 7 team said:

"Me and my team played very skillfully and because of this, we won our match! We also won due to good defending skills and our shooters (Alana and Sabreen) were very good also. We performed well throughout the game and everybody got a chance to play at some point. Our player of the match played in the Goal Attack position and had a tough job marking her opponent but still managed to play a big part in helping us win as a team!"

Results 

Final Score: GDA 4 - AMA 0

POM: Sabreen

Congratulations girls!

Year 7 Netball 17/01/19:

GDA vs. Holte

Team

 Lakaylah, Elsy, Keshia, Rose, Spendylove, Alana and Melkte

Performance

Lakaylah who plays Centre (C) in our Year 7 team said:

"Me and my fellow team mates played skillyfully and were aware of the spaces we were allowed in for our positions. A downfall about the way we performed was that we was not marking our players properly, sometimes letting them free. Our defense was very good as our Goal Keeper played very well. It was overall a good game; everyone was on task and playing at their best ability, although we could have marked the other teams Goal Attack better. I believe I performed well as Centre by being in an attack and defense role. I also played as Goal Attack... I am not normally in a shooting position but I gave it a go anyway. Next time we should mark our players more , so we are now going to concentrate on practicing that and we will hopefully see an improvement in our next game."

Results 

Final Score: GDA 0 - Holte 4

POM: Lakayla

Year 8 Netball 17/01/19:

GDA vs. Holte

Team

 Sienna, Amiya, Rihanna, Kimya, Sumaya, Mariah and Oumu

Manager

Mrs Ratcliffe

Performance

Sienna, who plays Centre (C), in our Year 8 team said:

"On Thursday, me and my team played in an 'away' netball match against Holte. We played 4 five minute quarters. In our first quarter, we scored 2 goals and in our 2nd quarter we scored a further 2. However, in our 3rd quarter we didn't score anything. But in our final 5 minutes we scored 1 more goal, leaving the score at 5-0 to GDA! Me and my team were very strong at throwing and receiving the ball, but we need to work on our close distance passes because when we tried to throw it closely to each other the other team kept intercepting it." 

Results 

Final Score: GDA 5 - Holte 0

POM: Sienna Russell

Level 2 Birmingham School Games - Hamstead Hall Indoor Athletics Tournament: 16/01/19

Teams

Year 7 Team:

Lakaylah, Keshia, Darlin, Alana, Adesewa, Rose and Elsy

Year 8 Team: 

Sienna, Oumu, Gabriella, Mariah, Mahalia, Sumaya,  and Tienna

Performance

Sienna from the Year 8 team said:

"On Wednesday, me and my athletics team had a competition at Hamstead Hall. There were different activities we had to take part in such as: relay, obstacle course, long jump and other events. My team were very strong at the running events but weaker in the jumping events. We now know that because of this we need to improve upon our skills needed for jumping as well as throwing. We also need to practice passing the batons during relay races. Even though we haven't had any practice though since our last competition, we still managed to come 1st place!"

Lakaylah from the Year 7 team said:

"At the athletics competition, I believe we all performed great and showed great teamwork! During the relay race, we did really well and ran at a good pace... because of this we came first in that particular event! Everyone in the team participated in at least one event and did fairly well. The challenge for us as a team was using the rebound board as this put us off slightly and seemed to slow us down sometimes."

Results

Year 7 Team: 3rd Place (Bronze Medals)

Year 8 Team: 1st Place (Gold Medals)

The year 8 team will now progress to the Level 3 Birmingham School Games Indoor Athletics competition for the 2nd year in a row!

Congratulations to both teams!

Year 10 Netball 14/01/19:

GDA vs. St John Wall

Team

Janine, Cindy, Danielle, Grazia, Nickaya, Mariama, Ketsia and Danesha

Manager

Mrs Ratcliffe

Performance

GDA played one of several fixtures today in the Birmingham School Games Level 2 Netball Competition.

Janine Syers, who plays Goal Attack (GA) in our Year 10 team said:

"During the 1st quarter, we were making silly mistakes, playing too fast and not marking our players... this led to the result ending at this point as a draw (1-1). During the 2nd and 3rd quarters we rectified this though and started playing better as a team by communicating with each other. This increased our confidence! The 4th quarter was similar to the 1st with us making silly mistakes and being messy. However, we won our match and are now going to train hard in preparation for our next!"

Results

Final score: GDA 10 - SJW 1

Player of the Match: Janine Syers

Trampolining Club

New for 2018-19 at GDA is Trampolining Club!

Coaches

Miss Gwinnett and Mr Pickard

Training & Awards

These Key Stage 3 girls have been learning new skills and training weekly to achieve the 10 Awards, each skillfully harder than the last.  

Here they are receiving Awards 1 and 2! Well done girls!

Netball Fixture Results

GDA Boys Updates:

Year 8 Football: 26/2/2020:

GDA vs. Handsworth Grammar School

Team

Andrei, Suleman, Wisdom, Idrissa, Adnan, Tayyub, Nathaniel, Mohammed, Alfah, Idris, Matin, Mendel and Shadrach

Manager

 Mr Williams

Performance

Suleman, who played as a part of the Year 8 Team, said:

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Results

GDA (8) - HGS (3)

GDA's scorers for the game were Idrissa who scored 5, Andrei who scored 1, Suleman who scored 1 and Wisdom who scored 1.

Due to their victory, the team are now through to the finals of the Aston Cup!

Congratulations boys!

Year 9 Football: 30/1/2020:

GDA vs. Broadway

Team

Ricky, Fred, Abudu, Ousman, Nathan, Sico, Henry, Adam, Abdulrahman and Fuwad

Manager

 Mr Burgher

Performance

Abudu, who played as a part of the Year 9 Team, said:

"In the first half we weren't playing as we know we could have. The other team were winning at 2-0. In the second half we played better. We managed to draw 3-3 and then in the last 2 minutes Ousman scored to make it 4-3! It was a great game!"

Results

GDA (4) - Broadway (3)

Well done on your victory boys!

Year 7 & 8 Level 2 Indoor Athletics Competition - 14/1/2020:

Team

Year 7 - Sameed, Reuben, Mohammed, Iyzell and Amman

Year 8 - Nathaniel, Mendel, Andrei, Adnan and Ousman

Manager

 Mr Williams

Performance

Iyzell, who competed as a part of the Year 7 Team, said:

"We got to the hall where the event was and started to look around at all of the different things we had to do. For the majority of the activities we came 3rd place. Unfortunately though we came 4th overall. But we enjoyed ourselves and will work hard to get a better result next time!"

Results

The Year 7 Team came 4th place in the competition.

The Year 8 Team came 2nd place winning silver medals!

Well done boys! Fantastic effort!

Year 7 Football - 4/12/2019:

GDA vs. Handsworth Grammar

Team

Chitalke, Shanvir, Zeshan, Iyzell, Koko, Wasif, Abdullahi, Reuben, Idrisa, Arman, James, Mujahid, Mohammed, Daniel and Heytam 

Manager

 Mr Lowe

Performance

Zeshan, who was 'Player of the Match' for this match, said:

"At first, we started very slow and conceded. After we got into the game and started to improve. We then passed around the back and we were patient. Then Idrissa got into a good position and shot into the bottom left corner which equalised the game to 1-1. We attacked well and applied pressure and that led us to our 2nd goal. After half time, we got back on and eventually we got a corner. I got into the back post and then Reuben delivered it beautifully right on my head and it went into the back of the net. Our defence was solid and the whole squad worked as a team. We then got a 4th but then at a corner we conceded once again. To finish it we scored the 5th goal!"

Results 

 Final Score: 5 (GDA) - 2 (HGS)

POM: Zeshan

Year 7 Football - 28/11/2019:

Aston Schools 5-a-side Tournament

Team

Chitalke, Zeshan, Iyzell, Koko, Shanveer, Wasif, Abdullahi, Reuben, Abdulateif, Idrisse, James, Magahed, Daniel and Haytham 

Manager

 Mr Lowe

Performance

Chitalke, who was 'Player of the Match' for this match, said:

"We had really good teamwork and outstanding communication. I performed really well and I was the reason why we qualified for the quarter finals! We are now going to focus on making better passes."

Results 

 Final Score: GDA were unfortunately beaten 3-0 in the quarter final by Arena Academy who went on to win the tournament.

POM: Chitalke

Year 7 Football - 11/11/2019:

GDA vs.  St John Wall

Team

Chitalke, Zeshan, Iyzell, Koko, Shanvir, Wasif, Abdullahi, Reuben, Abdulateif, Iddrisa, James, Majaheed, Daniel and Haytham 

Manager

 Mr Lowe

Performance

Iddrisa, who scored 4 out of the 6 goals for this match, said:

"I did well to spread the play and I also recognised who to pass to when they ran. My team did well to get the ball back and counter attack. I hope for the future that we will win every game like this one!" 

Results 

 Final Score: GDA 6 - SJW 0

Year 10 Football - 21/10/2019:

GDA vs. Turves Green

Team

Moyo, Ahmed, Muhtadeer, Iesaa, Abdirahman, Malek, Timi, Julian, Adellin, Darius, Casino, Abubakar, Hadan and Uday.

Manager

Mr Pickard

Performance

Moyo and Muhtadeer, who were 'players of the match' said:

"We worked and played well as a team and kept our heads up throughout the game. We created lots of chances for ourselves and it paid off. In preparation for our next match, we are going to aim to have a clean sheet!"

Results 

Final Score: GDA 5 - TG 1

POM: Moyo and Muhtadeer

 Well done on your 2nd victory of the season boys!

KS3/4 Boys and Girls Cross Country Competition: 9/10/19

24 KS3 and 4 students went to Shenley Academy on 9th October 2019 to compete in  Cross Country competition.

Oumu from Year 9 said:

" It was so much fun! We had to run for 3.6km at Shenley Academy around hills and in the forrest. There were 32 competitiors in total and I came 9th which means I'm through to the semi finals with some other students from George Dixon Academy also! I'm really looking forward to the semi finals!"

Well done to all those who competed!

Congratulations to all who have made it to the semi finals!

KS3, 4 and 5 Boys and Girls Athletics

Street 2 Stadium: 2/10/19

Manager

 Mr Williams

Performance

Mr Williams said:

"The 12 potential athletes who competed in the Street2Stadium Birmingham trials yesterday were a great success.

All students competed in 1x 60m sprint race, 3x push throws and 3 x long jumps. The majority of our students finished 1^st 2^nd 3^rd in their category.

British Athletics are searching for future Olympic stars, performances will be collated and successful pupils will be contacted in due course.

Our students are a credit to the academy!"

Congratulations to all 12 students who competed! You have done yourselves and the academy proud!

Year 10 Football - 25/09/2019:

GDA vs. Bishop Walsh

Team

Moyo, Ahmed, Muhtadeer, Iesaa, Abdirahman, Malek, Timi, Julian, Adellin, Darius, Casino, Abubakar, Hadan, Uday and Sico (Year 9)

Manager

Mr Pickard

Results 

Final Score: GDA 3 - BW 2

POM: Iesaa

 Well done for winning your first game of the season boys!

Please see below for GDA Sports Results for 2018-19

Birmingham School Games Level 2 

Super 6's Year 7 & 8 Girls & Boys Athletics Competition 17/05/2019

Teams

Year 7 Boys: Adnan, Christian, Ousman, Nathaniel and Jorgo

Year 8 Boys: Sean, Malachi, Fred, Sico, Mohammad and Thana

Performance

The Year 7 & 8 girls and boys athletics teams competed at the Alexander Stadium for the annual Level 2 Super 6's competition. All teams performed extremely well and did a fantastic job of representing the Academy. Some of the boys' victories included:

Year 7 Long Jump - Nathaniel - 1st Place

Year 7 100m - Nathaniel - 1st Place

Year 8 100m - Thana - 2nd Place

Year 8 Long Jump - Sean - 1st Place

Year 8 200m - Sean - 1st Place

Congratulations to all performers!

Year 8 Football - Cup Quarter Final 02/05/2019:

GDA vs. Highfields School

Manager

Mr Burgher 

Performance

Fareed, a member of the Year 8 Football Team, said this:

"We were 2-0 down in the first 5 minutes but we had a fantastic come back at 3-2 by the 25th minute! The other team then scored again making the score 3-3, and the first half then ended. In the second half we scored again making the score 4-3, but unfortunately the other team scored again also. They then scored again but we once again equalized! Unfortunately, the other team managed to score a further 2 goals, resulting in us losing this match, despite how hard we worked. Our strength as a team was our ability to attack, however our weakness was our defense so that is what we will be concentrating on from now on in our training."

Results 

Final Score: GDA 5 - HS 7

POM: Sico 

 The team have worked extremely hard to achieve all they have. Mr Burgher along with the rest of GDA are really proud of you all!

Boxing Club

New for 2018-19 at GDA is Boxing Club!

The club is a 6 week course that is open to all students whether you have no experience of boxing or lots! The sessions are run by a member of Team Fearless, Ash Begg, who also run sessions focusing upon Thai Boxing, Wrestling and MMA. Classes involve shadow-boxing, skipping, pad work, press-ups, shuttle-runs, squats and sit-ups. The sessions are challenging, fun and safe.

Coach

Ash Begg

Training & Benefits

Mr Williams, the organiser of the programme, discusses the benefits below:

"Release your aggression: Boxing makes you feel calm because all the aggression is very channelled and controlled. Even though there is no physical contact, it enables you to feel in control of your body and more confident about protecting yourself if you are required to.

Increase your discipline: Boxing is about discipline, and it's a great way to increase other areas of your life, mentally and emotionally.

Concentration: Training stimulates your mind and boosts your self-belief. It's a great sport for children and it also helps build self-esteem and respect in young people who may be bullied or lack physical confidence."

Year 9 Basketball 02/04/2019:

GDA vs. Aston Manor Academy

Team

Leon, Julian, Abdirahman, Hamza,

Manager

Mr Lowe

Performance

Hamza, from the Year 9 basketball team, said:

"We played really well as a team in this game. The skill that we portrayed in the best light was our passing. Not all of our shooting was on target and so this, along with our communication, is something that we are going to work upon for future matches."

Results 

Final Score: GDA 27 - AMA 26

 Well done to the Year 9 Basketball team, a fantastic victory!

Year 8 Football - Semi Final 26/03/19:

GDA vs. Bishop Challenor

Manager

Mr Burgher 

Results 

Final Score: GDA 0 - BC 4

Due to their previous hard work and victories, the GDA Year 8 football team have finished 4th place overall in the cup!

Well done, boys!

Year 8 Football District Cup - Semi Final 7/03/19:

GDA vs. Handsworth Grammar School

Manager

Mr Burgher

Performance

 Malachi, from the Year 8 football team, said:

"On 7th March we played a semi-final math against Handsworth Grammar School. Unfortunately, lost our match but it has given us lots of things to work upon now in our training. Our defending is one of the things we are going to work upon as opposed to following the ball. We are also going to work upon our formations as a team. However, overall I think we did a great job. Sico scored our 2 goals and was awarded 'man of the match' as well."

Results 

Final Score: GDA 2 - HGS 5

POM: Sico

Well done to all who played!

Birmingham School Games Level 2 Year 9 Basketball Tournament 28/02/19:

Team

Adam, Julian, Abdirahman, Kyreece, Hamza, Leon and Isa

Manager

 Mr Lowe

Performance

Leon, from the Year 9 basketball team, said:

"I believe that most of our losses were due to the lack of communication during the tournament, so that is what we are going to improve upon in our training now for future matches. I believe we played quite well, however, especially in the game against Aston Manor Academy when we were consistently able to drive the ball down the court."

Results

Jewelry Quarter Academy - 1st Place

St John Wall - 2nd

Handsworth Grammar - 3rd

George Dixon Academy - 4th

Aston manor - 4th

Well done, boys!

Year 10 Football 12/02/19:

GDA vs. CTC Academy 

Manager

Mr Horner

Performance

Manan, the Year 10 Goalkeeper, said:

"In the first half, we weren't playing to the best of our ability and there wasn't much communication between the players. However, we played much better the 2nd half of the game as we had then substituted players to keep the energy up; we had good passes with clearer attempted shots. We unfortunately lost this match, but we played well as a team."

Results

Final Score: GDA 0 - CTC 4

Year 8 Football 11/02/19:

GDA vs. Turves Green Boys School 

Manager

Mr Burgher

Performance

Ricky, the team captain, said:

"We had great fun at the football match against Turves Green Boys School. Our defenders were solid for the duration of the game. We won because our defenders would clear the ball to our midfielders and they crossed it to the strikers to score. We wish we could've kept on playing because we had so much fun and we wanted to score more goals! We are now in the semi-finals and are hoping to win the cup!"

Results

Final Score: GDA 2 - Turves Green 1

Congratulations to the whole Year 8 team!

Year 8 Football 07/02/19:

GDA vs. Eden Boys 

Manager

Mr Burgher

Performance

Malachi from the team said:

"We played against Eden Boys and because of our hard work and dedication we won another match, this time the score was 6-0! We played better the 2nd half because we improved our teamwork skills. Our goals were scored by players such as Sico and Sean."

Results

Final Score: GDA 6 - Eden Boys 0

POM: Hzkias

Congratulations boys!

ESFA Under 12 National 5-a-side Football 04/02/19

Team

Adnan, Matin, Tayyub, Mohammed, Mendel, Ousman, Andrei and Suleman.

Manager

Mr Williams

Performance

Mr Williams, manager for the Year 7 football team said:

"The ESFA Under 12, is a National 5-a-side competition for school children in Year 7, attracting over 1,000 boys’ teams and 600 girls’ teams from schools across England. GDA were winners of the Aston Erdington & Saltley Schools competition back in December. They progressed into the regional competition, after five games in pool B, the boys finished runners up, which meant they had to play the winner of Pool A. GDA were out played, and out classed by a team of Academy players, losing 5.0 to Sandwell Academy. Overall they finished third in the competition, which is a remarkable achievement."

Matin, from the Year 7 team, said:

"In the first game of the Year 7 5-a-side tournament GDA played Thomas Telford in the group stage. GDA started off strong but Thomas Telford got through and scored the first goal of the game. Soon after they scored another 2 goals. The match ended 3-0 to Thomas Telford.

In the second game everything turned around and GDA scored 2 goals in the first few minutes. But Hagley quickly responded with a goal. However, GDA came back with 3 more goals, winning the game 5-1!

GDA got another win, this time against Bewdley, destroying them 6-1. GDA started slowly, but thing soon picked up and we bombarded the other team with goals.

In the last group stage game GDA played Priory. GDA carried on their role, dropping goals everywhere and winning that game 5-1.

In the semi final, GDA played Sandwell Academy. GDA held their own but unfortunately Sandwell got through and scored 4 goals to do so. However, towards the end GDA did get one consolation goal."

Results

GDA (0) vs. Thomas Telford (3)

GDA (5) vs Hagley (1)

GDA (6) vs. Bewdley (1)

GDA (5) vs. Priory (1)

GDA (1) vs. Sandwell (4)

GDA Goal Scorers:

 Ousman - 8

Mendel - 5

Andrei - 3

Suleman - 1

Well done boys!

Year 8 Football 28/01/19:

GDA vs. Q3 Academy 

Manager

Mr Burgher

Performance

Malachi from the team said:

"We all did well in both halves of the match with everybody doing a fantastic job. Fred scored a free kick, Sico scored 2 goals, Abulrahman scored 2 goals and Usman scored 1 goal. To improve for future matches, I think our defense needs to be stronger and more focused."

Results

Final Score: GDA 6 - Q3 2

POM: Fred

Congratulations boys!

Level 2 Birmingham School Games - Hamstead Hall Indoor Athletics Tournament: 17/01/19

Teams

Year 7 Team:

 Adnan, Nathaniel, Christian, Usman, Joshua, Jargo and Mendal

Year 8 Team: 

Malachi, Sean, Sico, Thana, Fred and Tayyab

Performance

Adnan from the Year 7 team said:

"We went to Hamstead Hall and took part in an athletics competition. I competed in the long distance race and a throwing event, where others in the team competed in other events such as the high jump, long jump and obstacle course. The last race in particular was interesting as a member of the team slipped which meant we came in 4th position. However, he competition was really fun and exciting! We were so happy to see the GDA Year 8 team come first place for the Year 8 competition, and we were excited to come 2nd place with silver medals!"

Malachi from the Year 8 team said:

"In the athletics competition at Hamstead Hall, the whole team did well. Altogether I think all of us did well in all of the events that we competed in. Also, I don't think that anyone messed up in any of the races they did. Overall, we all did a great job!"

Results

Year 7 Team: 2nd Place (Silver Medals)

Year 8 Team: 1st Place (Gold Medals)

The year 8 team will now progress to the Level 3 Birmingham School Games Indoor Athletics competition!

Congratulations to both teams!

Aston, Erdington, Saltley & Sutton Schools' 5 A Side Year 7 Cup Football Competition

Team

Adnan Satar Janua, Mohammed Ihtishaam, Ousman Diaby, Mendel Quansah, Matin Zkria, Muhammad Suleman, Wisdom Ibhadon, Hakeem Banye, Daniel Djalo.

Manager

Mr Williams

 Performance

Mr Williams, manager of the Year 7 football team, said;

"On a bitterly cold Wednesday evening nine Yr7 boys took part in a 5 aside competition which was held at Aston Manor School. GDA played Bishop Walsh in their first game, it was a fairly an even game with both teams battling for every ball. GDA scored first and they began to dominate the game. In quick concession GDA scored their second goal and they continued to challenge for every ball. Bishop Walsh pulled a goal back and the game ended 2-1."

Results 

GDA v NBA 2-0

GDA v Rockwood 6-0

Aston Manor 3-0

Stockland Green 2-0

Hamstead Hall 1-0

Final: GDA 1 Handsworth Grammar 0

GDA were drawn against Handsworth Grammar school in the final of the 5 aside Cup competition. Both teams had skillful and very quick players, both showing good possession of the ball. GDA’s goalkeeper Adnan played a massive part by saving every ball fired at him. Mendel and Ousman out classed the opposition with their skill level and speed on and off the ball. Suleman run for every ball and had many shots stopped. Mohammed controlled the defense, his work rate improved with every game. The whole team played with passion and a desire to win. The final whistle was blown; GDA boys did themselves proud by winning 1-0.

Having been crowned champions, GDA have been invited to take part in the English Schools 5 a-side competition in the New Year.” A Fantastic Achievement”, well done to all the boys! 

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