Most independent schools which are currently co-educational were originally boys-only. A small number of girls’ schools successfully took boys, but not in anywhere near the same volume that their counterparts did.
This has meant that most co-educational schools have assumed a boys’ sport model and attempted to apply that to girls, often with little adaption. This has been based on a heavy diet of team games, with supporting programme of school matches. From the outset, gender-specific games have operated in parallel. There has, however, been limited overlap. Historic girls games, such as Hockey, Netball and occasionally Lacrosse have operated...
