Games teachers in primary, junior and secondary schools have started to attend games clinics as term one games activities linger.
The teachers use the clinics to plan for sports activities in their clusters, zones, sub counties, counties or even regions.
The clinics also provide an avenue for the teachers to learn new skills or rules on the school games. Attendees are often issued with certificates after completing the training sessions.
A spot check by Teacher Arena show some teachers already attended clinics this week organized in their cluster zones, zones, sub county, county and some in their regions.
Games teachers have however been warned against use of overage learners and outsiders in school competitions.
The Ministry has put an age cap for those who will be participating. In primary schools only learners aged below twelve years are eligible to play.
In junior secondary, a student must be below fifteen years of age to take part in the athletics competitions.
In secondary schools the Ministry has banned adults from participating. Only students aged below eighteen years will participate.
Birth certificate is also mandatory. Teachers have been warned against forging birth certificates.
Last year primary and junior school games activities were merged under a new umbrella called ‘Kenya Primary and Junior School Sports Association’ (KPJSSA).
The KPJSSA Secretary General, Mamai Etiang, already listed this term activities for primary and junior school learners.
Primary schools learners will have Kids Athletics (8-11years), Gymnastics, Track Events, Field Events, and Cross Country.
Junior schools on the other hand will have Swimming, Athletics Track Events, Field Events, Cross Country, Rugby and Basketball.
The activities will pick after schools resume from mid term break. Schools will break on Tuesday 24th February for three day half term break.
For primary schools the Track and Field events and Cross Country will be as outlined below;
- Field Events
- 100M B/G
- 200M B/G
- 400M B/G
- 800M B/G
- 1500M B/G
- 3000M B/G
- 2000M B/G WALK RACE
- 4 X 100M B/G
- 4 X 400M B/G
- 4 X 400M MIXED RELAY
- Field events
- Long jump B/G
- High Jump B/G
- Triple Jump B/G
- Discuss B/G
- Shot put B/G
- Javelin B/G
v. Cross Country
Under 12 Boys – 1200M
Under 12 Girls – 1200M
For junior school learners there activities shall be as listed below;
- Swimming
- 100M Individual Medley
- 100M Breaststroke
- 100M Butterfly
- 100M Freestyle
- 100M Backstroke
- 50M Butterfly
- 50M Breastroke
- 50M Freestyle
- 50M Backstroke
- 100M Medley relay
- 100M Freestyle relay
- 200M Freestyle relay
- 200M Medley Relays
Rugby 7s
Basketball 5X5
Athletics Track Events
- 100M B/G
- 200M B/G
- 400M B/G
- 800M B/G
- 1500M B/G
- 3000M B/G
- 5000M B/G
- 3000M B/G – Walk Race
- 100M G – Hurdles
- 110M B – Hurdles
- 400M B/G Hurdles
- 2000M B/G Steeplechase
- 4 x 100M B/G ü 4 X 400M B/G
Field Events
- Long jump B/G ü High Jump B/G
- Triple Jump B/G
- Discuss B/G
- Shot put B/G
- Javelin B/G vi. Cross Country
- U15 Boys – 3500M
- U15 Girls – 2500M