On Thursday the 5^th February, a group of KS4 and KS5 Gifted and Talented in Sport students had the opportunity to visit Bath University to take part in a range of activities. After a long journey, we arrived at the University where we began our first activity. We started with team building where we had a variety of tasks such as bench ball and relays and this allowed us to get to know each other. This was then followed by a brief lunch break and then judo which none of us had ever done before. Using the facilities to do judo was a great experience and we learnt how to flip someone over our shoulder and onto the mat. Our instructor, Adam Hall, who represents Great Britain in judo, showed us the important skills and then gave us a session of speed for sport on the indoor running track. During this, we learnt that speed was important in any sport and the drills could be used for speed, quick change of direction and stopping suddenly.

 Finally, we had an interview with the Commonwealth Judo Champion from Glasgow 2014, Megan Fletcher, who described to us how amazing it felt to win a gold medal at Glasgow and her aspiration to get to the Rio 2016 Olympics. We asked a range of questions which showed us how difficult it is to become a top athlete but how the hard work was worth the commitment. Overall, the activities we did throughout the day were great and we saw the quality facilities Bath University provided during a tour. This was a unique experience and has inspired us to work even harder to achieve our goals.

Katie and Megan