If your school or class want to take part in this multi award-winning fitness programme with a chance to become Ireland’s Fittest School, here is your chance! And the best bit? It is completely FREE of charge! Register here for the Fyffes Fit Squad and check out what is coming up including all the prizes that will be on offer for your school.
Please note: Only 1 representative sign-up per school. Additional sign-ups will be removed.
Following their participation in a three-month competition, in which hundreds of schools from all over Ireland took part, St. Mary’s Touraneena National School went on to win the live ‘grand final’ in which the top four schools in this year’s competition featured.
The grand finale, which took place in Dublin on Friday, May 24th, was hosted by three of Ireland’s best-known athletes – World Para Rowing champion, Katie O’Brien and Olympians, sprinters Phil Healy and David Gillick – and saw the four schools contest for a prize package which included €8,000 worth of sports equipment.
Following their participation in a three-month competition, in which hundreds of schools from all over Ireland took part, St. Mary’s Touraneena National School went on to win the live ‘grand final’ in which the top four schools in this year’s competition featured.
Find out moreSign-up today with your school information. Once complete, you will enter your school dashboard where you will find exercises, classes and other helpful resources to interact with.
Use the exercises designed by our Fit Squad coaches Phil Healy & David Gillick to workout with your students each week. A different combination of exercises can be used depending on your preferences.
In the ‘Submit Exercise’ section, log how many days in the week your students complete the chosen exercises and what % of the school took part. There are 10 different exercises that schools can part take in to earn banana points. Submit an image or video to validate these activities.
Earn banana points for the exercises submitted weekly. The number of students involved, and the selected exercises completed will determine the banana points awarded. Banana points can be earned from September 26th, 2022 to March 31st, 2023.
Keep up to date with your school's progress on the Fyffes Leaderboard.
The winning school will be crowned ‘Ireland's Fittest School’ and will be rewarded with €5,000 worth of sports equipment and a visit from Fit Squad coaches Phil Healy and David Gillick.
Monthly rewards of Fyffes merchandise and bananas will be up for grabs.
Keep an eye on Fyffes’ social media to be in with a chance of winning some great prizes.
The Fyffes Fit Squad is returning with live school visits commencing in September 2023. Originally conceived as a means of introducing children to the importance of physical exercise and healthy eating, the upcoming schedule will see over 10,000 pupils from schools throughout Ireland, North and South, participate in an interactive Fit Squad session between September and June next year.
Delivered by Irish health and fitness expert, Sharon Flanagan and carried out under the eye of teachers present, each 45-minute session includes an active workout plus talks and tips on healthy eating, all designed to improve children’s general fitness through engaging and fun-filled activities.
The programme is a multi-award-winning children’s fitness programme that has been introduced to over 30,000 pupils in a countrywide series of school visits since its launch just six years ago.
Schools interested in participating are asked to register below.
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