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In the three Central Schools, the work is in charge of teachers who
have had a year's special course in Physical Training in addition to the
usual training of a Certificated Teacher. The value of the work is shown
by the satisfactory development of the pupils.
In many school departments there are specialist teachers who have
taken courses in Physical Training.
At the Annual School Sports, massed displays of Physical
Exercises and Country Dancing were given by squads of pupils from
nearly all the schools in the district.
The Education Committee have continued to encourage Organised
Games, and they have had valuable co-operation from the Tottenham
Schools' Sports' Association. The records of the year's work show the
extent of the undertaking. The following are brief particulars :—
(a) General Athletic Sports.
23 School Departments had their own Sports Meetings on private
grounds or in the Public Parks.
Nearly all the schools sent competitors to the combined Annual
Sports Meeting, held in September. A noteworthy feature of this Meeting
is the fact that no prizes are offered for individual competitors. All
entrants represent their schools. Championship trophies are presented to
the schools scoring most points.
(b) Football.
Junior and Senior Leagues' Competitions were held in the season
1923-24. 32 teams entered, and over 500 matches (mostly on Saturday
mornings) were played. There were, in addition, many matches with
representative teams from other districts.
(c) Cricket.
20 school teams took part in the Senior and Junior Leagues' Championship
Competitions.