John Barnes takes training at Willow Lodge!

The standard Wednesday afternoon P.E session at Willow Lodge came with a twist this week as none other than former England and Liverpool football star, John Barnes, popped in to run the session!

Much to the excitement of our Kingfishers and Nightingales classes, John coached the pupils through numerous drills aimed at improving their dribbling, control and teamwork skills.

Following these routines, John split the pupils into teams as they competed in six-a-side matches. These comparatively small games were designed to test the dribbling, control and teamwork skills the pupils had learned during their initial drills. John joined in with the teams at different points during the session, showing that his level of skill is an enduring with some impressive goals.

A huge thanks to John for taking time out to coach the pupils, it was both an insightful and enjoyable session.