ISB Mourns the Passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great

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1 ISB Mourns the Passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great It is with the utmost sadness that we learned of the passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great. His Majesty is highly revered in Thailand and the world over for his commitment to Thailand and the Thai people, to a better world, to the arts and sciences, to education, and to those less fortunate. His Majesty s passing is deeply felt by us all. The world has lost a most beloved, revered and respected leader. International School Bangkok joins the Thai people in grieving for His Majesty and celebrating the tremendous accomplishments and great personal attributes of the world s longest serving monarch.

2 Find us on Facebook! Panther Tennis ISB Panther Tennis is a year-long program taking place over 3 sessions. Each session is 8-12 weeks long. Individual training/lessons may also be scheduled. The training takes place on site at the International School of Bangkok. Panther Tennis News Season 16/17-1, Issue 4 Noop s Notes October 18, 2016 Dear Players and Families! Panther Tennis extends its sincere sympathies to all of you mourning the passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great on Thursday, October 13 th. Thailand has a 30-day period of mourning which is respected by ISB, as well as Panther Tennis. The U9 Tournament scheduled for October 15 th has been postponed. We will be communicating the new date as soon as we have it. All scheduled group classes over the weekend Oct were cancelled. Players are offered makeup classes, which will be held on Oct and Oct. 31-Nov 6. Panther Tennis Session 1 will be finished soon. Session 2 is nine weeks long and is scheduled Nov 7 th, 2016 Jan 22 nd, If you have not registered for this session yet, please do so online soon. We will endeavor to give our players more tournament experience, as we know that competitive opportunities will help our Panthers improve and enjoy their tennis. We hope to also have an adult tournament after the October break. Please keep checking Panther Tennis for more updates. Inspiration We would also like to congratulate all the amazing U13 players who did a fantastic job of representing their school at the BISAC Team Tennis tournaments on October 8 th! If you have any questions regarding the classes or tournaments please contact panther@isb.ac.th. We look forward to improving the skills of all Panther Tennis participants! Coach Noop 2

3 By Coach Chairat Learn-to-Play Week 8 This week we will focus on the game Single. For Cubs: We will set up ¾ court and use orange ball in the game. Scoring will be as a normal game, but if the score is then use sudden death (1point only). For Mini-Cubs: We will use ½ court and use a red ball in the game. Scoring will play up to 10 points by alternate serve. Competitive By Coach Net & Coach Noop Mini & Cubs During week 8, we will be playing as many games as possible with the orange balls. We will be reminding the players about the different Nunc cursus magna quis techniques in tennis as well as to start playing games - not just by points so that the players can learn how to count the scores correctly. Jr Panther & Elite During week 8, we welcome back Some players from BISAC u 13 team and we will start to correct technique. We will also work on tactical play for HS players in order to get ready to tryout for varsity after October break. Panther Tennis Coaches Coach Noop Head Coach Coach Nett Competitive Coach Chairat Learn-to-Play Coach Neung Coach Gift Coach Pom Coach Max Coach Vit Coach Maxxy Coach Nice (fitness) More information about our coaches can be found at: Panther Tennis Upcoming Tournaments Panther Tennis U9 Tournament/Orange Ball Postponed. New dates coming soon. ISB Varsity Tennis tryouts start Oct 31. For more information please contact Coach Noop on panthert@isb.ac.th 3

4 Player Profiles 1. Name and grade and years playing tennis? My name is Carole Lefeuvre and I am in grade What do you like most about playing tennis? I like playing tennis because I like that the match isn't rehearsed, you don't know what's going to happen. What I like most about tennis is that you get a second, even third and fourth chance. For example when your opponent is winning and has the advantage in a deuce but you win the following point the score goes back to deuce and you redeemed yourself and now you can win the match. In a lot of sports you make one error and it messes everything up 3. How did you start playing tennis? I started playing tennis when I was very young but it had never been my number 1 sport, neither a sport that took up most of my time until this year. 4. What is your favorite subject in school? Competitive: Panther Elite Coaches Motivation: Carole has really shown a commitment to tennis this year. She never gives up and she is able to focus on the court. Probably Social Studies because I learn more about this world and its problems so then after class I m always more aware of what I m doing. 5. What other sports or activities do you do? Besides tennis I also play soccer and I swim. I enjoy painting and clay work a lot and academic competitions as well. 6. Where have you lived so far in your life? I was born in Belgium and moved to Washington DC when I had just started walking, then I move back to Belgium and now I'm in Thailand. 7. What makes a good tennis coach? A great coach is one that provides a strategy for you based on your strengths and weaknesses. A good coach should always observe a player's weakness and throughout the lessons the coach builds up a player s capability in that area. 8. What is your favorite song and who is the artist/band? My favorite song is lock me up from the cab. 9. What makes a good friend? I believe that a good friend is one that doesn't force you into things and one that doesn't judge you. It is a person you want to be around because this person makes you happy and makes you laugh. 4

5 Player Profiles 1. Name, grade and years playing tennis. Alicja Mazurkiewicz, grade 5, playing tennis since I arrived in Thailand in July last year. 2. What do you like most about playing tennis? I enjoy competing with the other players and, of course, winning. I also like playing for fun during our classes and I like the games the coaches come up with for us. 3. How did you start playing tennis? My Dad likes to play and he started teaching me when I was little. 4. What is your favorite subject in school? Why? I like math. I like solving math problems and learning new things. 5. What other sports or activities do you do? I also do gymnastics and I like to bike. 6. Where have you lived so far in your life? I was born in America and I have lived there all my life until last year when I came to Thailand with my Mom & Dad. 7. What makes a good tennis coach? A good coach makes learning tennis fun and gives advice on what to do to play better. 8. What is your favorite song and the artist/band? I like to listen to different kinds of music. I don t really have a favorite song or artist. Learn-to-Play: Grade 3-5 Coaches Motivation: Alicja was chosen because of her willingness to learn. She listens well and tries all the techniques we teach. 9. What makes a good friend? A good friend makes you laugh and is always nice to you no matter what. Q: How many tennis players does it take to change a light bulb? A: "What do you mean it was out, it was in!" 5

6 Player Profiles 1. Name, grade and years playing tennis. Sean Terdprisant, grade 1, playing tennis since 4 yrs old (2 yrs). 2. What do you like most about playing tennis? I The moment that I hit the ball back and forth with my friends. 3. How did you start playing tennis? I always follow my elder brother, Ken, to his tennis lessons so I d like to try and play tennis with him. 4. What is your favorite subject in school? Why? PE, it s fun. 5. What other sports or activities do you do? Golf, Swimming, Taekwondo & Basketball. 6. Where have you lived so far in your life? Bangkok and Nonthaburi, Thailand 7. What makes a good tennis coach? Teach in the fun way and also make my skills improve. 8. What is your favorite song and the artist/band? Korean pop songs. 9. What makes a good friend? Treat your friends and being helpful Learn-to-Play: Grade 1-2 Coaches Motivation: Sean is the boy in the mini-cub group that comes to the courts with joyfulness. He can do any of the tennis skills being taught each time. Q: What do you serve but not eat? A: A Tennis Ball 6

7 By Kerstin Wild & Roong Mallikamas U13 BISAC - Boys What a great event! Even the weather was on our side. We had only one hour to wait and all rain stopped. Exactly 9.00am, the boys started their tournament! This year we had the fortune to have two teams starting the U13 Boys BISAC finals on Oct 8th, Team A and Team B! Team A: Ken, Samuel in Singles; Victor and Hiroki, Doubles; Andreas as sub. Team B: Teetouch, Mee, Singles; Aurelio and Chanon, Doubles; Chach as sub. 10 enthusiastic boys with coach Net and coach Wit. Team A won their two Singles and their Double matches in the first encounter. After that, they had to play against Shrewsbury International School. One of the favorites on this tournament! During these matches, ISB boys show their strength and how they improved compared by last year. They lost their matches really close and were fighting a lot. It was a pleasure to watch them and to see the fair play and their willing to go for it. These matches made them incredibly tired and unfortunately then they lost against Harrows International School as they were playing for the third place. So ISB Boys did the 4 th place which was really awesome. To see them working as a team and motivating each other and to have fun, this was remarkable. They really grow together during their Tennis BISAC time. Let s go Panthers, let s go!!! Team B started the day by helping Coach Wit sweep water out of the courts and could start warm up by 8:15. Our team was in Pool C with BPS C and HIS B, while Pool D had BPS B, NIST B and ICS B. Our first match was against BPS C, with Teetouch and Mee playing singles while Lio and Non teamed up for doubles. The games were very exciting and pretty close, especially Teetouch s that went into a tie break. Unfortunately, we lost 3-0. Our second match was against HIS B. Teetouch and Mee played singles again, while Chad and Non played doubles. This time we played even better than in the morning. Mee sailed through with a final score of 6-0, Chad and Non finished with a 6-3 victory, and Teetouch won a tie break. All boys were proud of themselves, and it was a great day. 7

8 U13 BISAC - Girls By Pajarachuta Harinsuit Our ISB Girls Team did great this past Saturday for U13 BISAC Girls Final. We got third place (with Bronze medal) as we won against Harrow International School. The match started on time as the weather was nice throughout the whole match. We had 4 girls playing for U13 BISAC Finals. Carole and Renata playing single, and Min and Paritta playing doubles. Each player had to play at least five matches, they were tired but they didn t give up. They watched their teammates played against other schools and gave support at the end of each game. Coach Noop was always there to support our girls team, she guided them on what they should do. This past Saturday was Coach Noop s Birthday so Third Place at BISAC was a great Birthday gift for her. Happy Birthday Coach Noop! Your school is proud of you girls! Tennis Tidbits Imagine yourself or your child on the tennis court in the middle of a tournament, it is 3 pm, tropical heat and humidity, you got up at 5:30, probably haven t eaten a proper lunch or drunk enough water. It is your final qualifying round before the semi-finals. How easy is it for you or your child to really focus, feel relaxed and in the flow of his/her tennis game? How difficult is it to not judge yourself and start to analyze your game? What can you do in order to excel at the inner game of tennis? That is the subject of the classic book titled, The Inner Game of Tennis: The Ultimate Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance, by W. Timothy Gallwey. The book is not new, but stands the test of time and is as relevant today as it was when it was originally published. In fact, it may even be more easily understood now, given the advances in neuroscience and the acceptance of the role that our minds play in sports in the interim. (cont p 11) 8

9 Get to Know our Coaches! By Andy Chan Orawan (Noop) Lamangthong Panther Tennis Head Coach (since 2012) Coach Noop, a native of Chiang Mai, is an accomplished tennis player, reaching career high singles ITF Junior ranking of 183 in 1998, and WTA singles ranking of 793 in Her passion for tennis has translated to coaching, where she coached several Thailand national teams to successfully compete on the international stage. She also put in the supreme efforts to recently obtained an ITF Level 3 Coach Certification which allows her to coach competitive pro-level players, making her uniquely qualified to train our Panther Tennis students. Did you know?. Coach Noop won the Women Doubles Thai National Championship in 1999 at merely 18 years old. Did you know?. Coach Noop love dogs, and her best friend is a Miniature Pinscher pooch name Lucky Did you know?. Coach Noop s favorite food are Kao Soi & Sai Oua from the North (Chiang Mai) ask her where the best Northern restaurants are in Bangkok! By Andy Chan Kirati (Net) Siributwong Panther Tennis Assistant Head Coach (since 2012) Coach Net is a right-handed tennis player hailing from the town of Ratchaburi, 80 km west of Bangkok. During his prime, Coach Net was a force in Thailand tennis, from his junior years (Junior ITF rank 81) until his mid-20 s, winning the Men Singles Thailand National Championship in 2007 and 2009, Men Doubles in 2006, 2008, and 2011, and was a Davis Cup team player in Did you know?. Coach Net turned pro in 2004 at age 17, even played Lleyton Hewitt in 2008, and achieved an ATP Pro ranking of 889 in June Did you know?. Coach Net s father is a spare-time tennis coach, while Net s brother Peerakit is as formidable, achieving ITF Junior rank 13 in 2008 and ATP Pro rank 754 in Did you know? Coach Net s favorite football club is Manchester United don t ever say anything bad about Man-U on the courts! 9

10 Get to Know our Coaches! By Bob Connor Surayud (Art) Chotiyarnwong Panther Tennis Advisor, Fall 2016 Panther Tennis Welcomes Surayud (Art) Chotiyarnwong! We are happy to announce that we will have a new advisor for our Panther Tennis program. Surayud (Art) Chotiyarnwong was the former Panther Tennis Academy Director at ISB. He brings valuable experience and a passion/interest in teaching-coachingplaying tennis. Following are his competitive playing achievements: Thai National Champion Under 10, 12, 14, 16 Represented Thailand in World Youth Cup Competed in Junior Grand Slam Events (Australian Open, Wimbledon, US Open) Ranked top 20 in ITF (International Tennis Federation) World Ranking #1 in Asia (Won Junior Asian Championship) in 1993 Trained at NICK BOLLETERI Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida, USA Full Scholarship NCAA DIVISION 1 tennis player for CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY in North Carolina, USA Art also has extensive coaching experience at various clubs and schools in Bangkok, working with individuals and groups at all playing levels. He helped form our original Panther Tennis Academy, working with our program from During that time, he also helped coach our BISAC & IASAS girls/boys teams. Art will work together, hand-in-hand with the current coaching team; advising Coach Noop and Coach Net, and helping all of the coaches as needed. Additionally, he will work on various responsibilities as priorities for the program, such as: Tournament Schedule, Coaches Handbook, On-Court Course Curriculum, Ranking Methodology, Student Scorecard, and Off-Court Course Curriculum. He will work in conjunction with the coaches to develop these products, with expectations for the coaching team to use with their students. Art will also work with Bob Connor (CAO) and our dedicated Panther Tennis Parent Committee (PTPC), in their efforts to enhance/support all facets of the program. Please welcome Art to our Panther Tennis team, as we look forward to seeing him out on the courts soon! 10

11 Session 1 Make Up Sessions 31 Oct 6 Nov Learn to play KG- Grade 2 Tuesday/ Thursday 14:30-15:15 Saturday 09:00-10:00 Sunday 16:00-17:00 Grade 3-5 Monday /Wednesday 14:30-15: 15 Saturday 09:00-10:00 Sunday 16:00-17:00 Grade 6-12 Monday /Wednesday 14:30-15: 15 Saturday 10:00-11:00 Competitive group KG- Grade 2 Tuesday/ Thursday 14:30-15:15 Grade 3-5 Monday /Wednesday 14:30-15: 15 Saturday 09:00-10:00 Jr Panther Tuesday/ Thursday 17:00-18:30 Saturday 16:00-17:30 Elite Group Monday /Wednesday 17:00-19:00 Friday 16:00-18:00 Saturday 09:00-11:00 Panther Tennis Session 2 Nov 7, Jan 22, 2017 (Make up Classes: January ) Session information: Registration is open: Questions: Any questions, please contact: Coach Noop or Coach Net

12 Panther Tennis Parent Committee Dear All, Our maiden U9 Tournament was understandably postponed over the weekend, but we want to thank all the parents who had volunteered to bring healthy snacks, act as photographers and even search for sponsors. We also want to thank Coach Noop & team for their tremendous organization skills in putting the tournament together, which we will ask them to repeat again when the timing is appropriate. (cont from p7) Tennis Tidbits The author introduces the idea of Self 1 and Self 2. He describes Self 1 as the teller who tells itself what to do. Self 2 is the doer, the one listening to Self 1. Self 1 analyzes, instructs, gives orders, judges and undermines Self 2 s self-confidence. Self 1 doesn t trust Self 2. Self 2 includes the unconscious mind, the nervous system and hears everything. After hitting the ball firmly once, it knows forever how to repeat this. Self 2 is where our automatic responses are. The author discusses how to use this knowledge to learn to quiet Self 1 and learn to trust Self 2. To think less, judge oneself less and to trust Self 2. He states that what usually happens is that self-judgment becomes self-fulfilling prophecy. When a player lets self-judgment go, trust develops between Self 1 and Self 2 and only then can a player develop self-confidence, the magic ingredient for top performance on the tennis court. Find the book here During the past two weeks, we have been working with Bob to finalize and formally engage our tennis advisor, Surayud (Art) Chotiyarnwong who started early last week observing our program. Art looks forward to implementing the specific deliverables that we have all agreed on. Look for new features and upgrades in the Panther Tennis program soon! Good to Know! Oct and Oct Panther Tennis is on break and group classes are cancelled. Nov Panther Tennis will move to the uncovered courts near Field D, as Panther Swim Fest will be going on. Session 1 Make up classes on 31 Oct - 6 Nov. Session 2 is from Nov 7 Jan 22. Contact Panther Tennis panthert@isb.ac.th Panther Tennis ISB Andy Chan 12