Football
Key Stage 2 pupils are invited to participate in football after school in the spring term which is always extremely popular. Pupils are taught about the importance of exercise and are given the opportunity to develop their football skills through a range of activities and small-sided games.
Each year our school participates in a 5-a-side Primary tournament at Castlederg High School, allowing the pupils the opportunity to play competitively. There are also some school tournaments which encourage competition and team work.
Year 4 and 5 World Cup
On Tuesday 1st April there were 38 pupils in total who took part in the school football tournament between Year 4 and Year 5 pupils. Everyone played with lots of team spirit and enthusiasm with the resulting top 4 teams going through to the semi final stages. In the boys section Netherlands beat England in the final. In the girls section Germany beat Spain in the final. Well done everyone! Thank you again to Ryan Mayse for refereeing the games throughout the day.
Year 6 and 7 World Cup
On Tuesday 4th February we had 41 pupils taking part in a school football tournament. The boys played off their group games with Netherlands topping group A and France topping group B. Argentina and England were both 2nd in their group and they also qualified for the semi finals. Netherlands beat England in their semi final and France beat Argentina which left a final between Year 7s Netherlands versus Year 6s France. The final score was 4-1 to Netherlands. In the girls section there were 4 competitive teams all taking part and enjoying their games. Germany played Belgium in the first semi final while Spain played Australia in the second semi final. Year 7s Spain got the better of a mixed Year 6 and 7 team of Germany to win the final. Congratulations to everyone who took part in this school tournament and a special thanks to Ryan from RM Multisport for his refereeing throughout the morning.
Champions League Football Tournament 2024
Well done to all the boys and girls who were selected for the Champions League tournament organised by Killen Primary School at Castlederg High School. All the pupils had a fantastic and enjoyable day out. The girls team got through to the final and were narrowly beaten by St Marys PS Strabane. The boys team also got through to the final and had beaten Killen PS in penalties in the semis. They were unfortunate to get defeated in the final by penalties. This is an amazing achievement for both teams to come home with silver medals after a lot of tough competition throughout the day. Check out the photos below.
CHS Football Tournament
On Friday 3rd and 10th February pupils from Years 4, 5, 6 and 7 travelled to Castlederg High School for a boys and girls football tournament. Please see the results below:
Y4/5 Edwards (Girls) - Champions League Winners
Y4/5 Edwards B (Boys) - Europa League Winners
Y6/7 - Edwards A (Boys) - Champions League Semi-finalists
Y6/7 Edwards B (Boys) - Europa League Quarter-finalists
Y6/7 Edwards (Girls) - Group Stages
Congratulations to Noah Clarke and Jessica Forbes, who were both awarded with Player of the Tournament in their respective categories, as well as Masyn Baxter who was awarded runners-up Player of the Tournament in the Y4/5 boys category.
Finally, a huge congratulations to every pupil that participated and represented our school so fantastically well. We are extremely proud of their efforts and hope that this encourages them to continue with their footballing journeys.
Y6/7 Tournament - 3rd February 2023
Y6/7 Tournament - 3rd February 2023
Edwards World Cup 2023
On Thursday 26th January 2023 we had a World Cup event in school organised by the School Council. 60 pupils took part from Key Stage 2 including 6 teams of girls and 9 teams of boys.
2 teams made it through from each group to the semi-finals. In the girls section, Argentina beat Qatar 3-2 and Wales beat Spain 6-2. In the boys section, Brazil beat Japan 4-3 and Switzerland beat England 6-1.
In the final, the girls team of Wales beat Argentina 4-1 and the boys team of Switzerland beat Brazil 6-2.
Well done to all the pupils who took part with grit, determination and sportsmanship. Check out the photos and videos below for some footage from the tournament.
Prizegiving
Boys final
Girls final
Boys semi finals
Girls semi finals
After School Football Club - Autumn 2022
Castlederg High School Football Tournament 2022
Congratulations to all 5 teams who played extremely well at Castlederg High School on Monday 27th June 2022. The girls team 1 made it through to the final of the competition and won the final against Newtownstewart. Edwards boys team 1 and team 2 both won their semi finals so that meant it was an all Edwards final, with Edwards 1 taking the tournament win. Callum Kee won boys Player of the Tournament and Emily Robb was chosen as the girls Player of the Tournament. Well done to team captains Ben Keys and Emily Robb who led their teams to victory and lifted the trophies.
Football Tournament - Omagh Youth Sport
On Friday 18 boys and girls from P5-7 participated in a 7-a-side and did fantastically well. Both teams were successful in winning a number of matches and scoring lots of goals. It was brilliant to see so many different children back out enjoying primary school sport again after a long lay off.
Well done Everyone!
Football with Mr Lowry and Miss Sproule
Thanks Gareth for sharing your skills and pitch tips with us!
Stacey Johnston is sharing her love for the game and her skills with our after school football club. It looks like a lot of fun!
Miss Roke and Stefan are helping coach our keen footballers at Edwards in the spring after school club....what a professional bunch!!
Andy Crawford is sharing his love for the game with our after school team
