Garden International School, Issue 4, October 2016 Api Naga- Sports Newsletter Dragons, Secondary, Primary & CCA Sport Revan Senaratne Selected for Sri Lanka
From the Athletic Director This certainly has been a fantastic week for GIS Sport. The School now boasts two students that compete at a Junior International Level in Swimming and our U18 Boys Football Team remain unbeaten as they clinched the ISAC 2016 title in a tense final. It just goes to show the potential that our students possess. This week the leaders within the Sports and PE Department hosted an evening discussing The Current Provision of Sport and PE and Future Direction. I invite anybody who was unable to attend the meeting but wishes to know more to please get in contact with me and I will happily discuss or send details regarding our vision for all students, parents and staff. 2
International Selection Revan Senaratne selected for Sri Lanka Swim Team Revan Senaratne has been selected for the South Asia Swimming Championships 2016, which take place next week. He will represent his home nation of Sri Lanka against the best swimmers from their region. In July Revan travelled home to take part in their national championships, where he secured 4 gold medals and with them, fast enough times to make the team. Revan arrived at GIS in 2015 and has made huge progress in that time, becoming a top team mate alongside his individual ability in the water. 3
Revan will take part in the 200 IM, 200 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle and 100 Butterfly as well as 4x100 Medley Relay, 4x100 Freestyle Relay and 4x200 Freestyle Relay. We wish him well in his events and look forward to hearing about his results. Revan in Action during the recent Swim Meet held at Garden International School. The first time an Invitational Swim Event has been held at GIS. 4
Player Safety Top Priority at GIS GIS announces introduction of Return2Play Concussion Policy Garden International School is pleased to announce the inclusion of a Graduated Return2Play Concussion Policy, as part of its ongoing commitment to ensure excellent standards of care for its pupils taking part in sports. Concussion awareness has been high on the agenda for many sports teams, schools and sport bodies in recent years, as reflected in the introduction of concussion guidelines and training from the RFU, as well as increased investment in concussion and brain injury research. Our return2play concussion policy is designed to improve communication between staff, parents and pupils to ensure that students are managed correctly in every sphere of activity, whether in or out of school, while they recover from their concussion. 5
Concussion, and its long term effects, is rightly becoming an increasingly prevalent concern amongst parents, coaches and players. Whilst there are risks associated with sport, we believe that, when injuries are properly managed, the benefits of involvement far outweigh those risks. We re delighted to be working alongside Florence Chan and the medical team at GIS to help provide a gold standard of care. By doing so we know that we can significantly reduce the risk of any long-term harm caused. 6
Senior School Sports Day 2016 Whole of Secondary School participates at UM Stadium This year's Annual Secondary School Sports Day was held on Tuesday 11th October at the University Malay Sports Stadium. In near perfect weather conditions, the secondary school students ran, threw and jumped magnificently for their houses. Throughout the day each of the houses held the lead in the overall competition and the final positions were decided by the last few relay races. The final results will be announced in the results assembly on the 25th October 2016. A massive well done to all the students who represented their house on the day. 7
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U18 Boys Win ISAC Tournament 2016 Character shown in the Final to Win 5-3 v Alice Smith v Tenby Won 11-2 v Alice Smith B Won 14-0 Final v Alice Smith A Won 5-3 It was another fantastic night for the U18 Boys Football team as they cruised their way through the league stage for a showdown with Alice Smith School in the Final. After taking an early 3-0 lead we looked comfortable and in control of the game. However, Alice Smith pulled the score back to 3-3 asking questions whether GIS could regain the upper hand for a second time. The boys showed their mental toughness to score another 2 goals and the final score was 5-3 to GIS. The boys are unbeaten so far this season and there are whispers to suggest this team may have what it takes to cause an upset at SEASAC 2016. 10
U15 Boys Qualify through to ISAC Final in November Fantastic Performances and Perfect Start v BSKL Won 4-0 ( A Masoudi x2, B Marsi, B Soo) v Alice Smith Won 1-0 ( A Masoudi) V Tenby Won 3-1 ( J Ida, A Masoudi x2) The GIS dragons U-15 football team couldn't get off to a better start to their season with playing 3 games and winning all 3! In the first game, dragons played against BSKL which the first game finished 4-0, with goals coming from Ali Masoudi scoring 2, Bence Marsi scoring the third and Bryan Soo scoring the 4th. The GIS dragons looked strong going into the next game against the KL rivals, Alice Smith. The game was very close, with both teams giving all they had, but a solo effort from Ali Masoudi was the decider in that game ending 1-0. Dragons going into the game with 5 scored and 0 conceded. Last game was 11
against Tenby, which if GIS dragons won, they would qualify from their group. The game started slow as all players had given their all during the last two games. But the dragons knowing that if they won they would qualify, they gave the extra. A good long range effort from Jun Ida gave the dragons the lead. Sloppy defending from Tenby made Ali Masoudi pounce on it and score the second for the team. The second half started with a solo goal from Tenby after bad defending from GIS. It was all to play for now. But a brilliant solo goal from Ali Masoudi after a pass from Jun Ida was the decider of the game. GIS dragons had now won their first 3 games with scoring 8 goals and only conceding 1. 12
U15B Boys Football Perform Admirably at ISAC GIS has two teams enters for ISAC competition v ISKL A Won 3-0 (T Allen, M Geneid, J Wang) v AISM Draw 0-0 v ISKL B Lost 4-0 V Alice Smith Lost 1-0 The U15B put together a string of fantastic performances against other schools A teams! The first game was against ISKL A team and the boys rose to the challenge by convincingly dispatching the opposition by scoring 3 superb goals. A tough game against AISM saw the boys battle hard and another superb performance ensured a clean sheet against another A team. 13
U15A Girls in Pre Season Friendly v KLASS Girls make encouraging start in first game of Season v Alice Smith Lost 4-2 (K Massawe, G Gajeepan) U15 Girls all smiles during their first game of the season. The U15 Girls travelled to Alice Smith School to participate in their first friendly fixture of the season. The Girls played three thirds of 15 minutes and showed improvement as the games went on. K Massawe and G Gajeepan got themselves on the score sheet finishing off well worked goals by the team. A fantastic start with much to come. Welldone. 14
U13 & U16 Netball Girls Netball welcomes AISM to GIS in Pre Season Event U13 v AISM Won 3-2 The U13 netballers played their first game of the season against Australian International School on Thursday, winning 3-2 despite having brand new shooters. The new players have slotted into the team perfectly and the defensive work from all players was excellent. We are looking forward to the rest of the season. U16 v AISM Lost 15-5 The U16 squads also played their first games of the year despite being their preseason. Although they missed out on a win on this occasion, there was some encouraging attacking play with Siobhan, Charlotte and Isabella scoring some fantastic goals. Miss Shilton is looking forward to working with the U16 s in the run up to the SEA games in March. 15
Matthew Tang Shines at DSA Aquathon 2016 Biathlon Event- Swim and Run Matthew Tang competed in the DSA Aquathlon last weekend, which was organised as part of the Malaysian Hari Sukan Negara program 2016. Moreover, we are thrilled to share that he finished 1st in the U10 category! Matthew had to swim 200m freestyle followed immediately by an 800m run, which is typically considered as a Biathlon event. A huge congratulations to Matthew on this fantastic achievement. Matthew in action at DSA Aquathon 2016 16
Kai Xiang Low and Jovan Ooi represent GIS at Fencing Competition Medals awarded to GIS in Hong Kong Kai Xiang Low travelled to Hong Kong in the holidays to compete at a prestigious fencing tournament organised by the Hong Kong Fencing School. He managed to fight his way to a silver medal in the U12 foil category. In addition, Jovan Ooi earned a bronze medal in the U12 foil category even though he is in Year 6! The boys currently train as part of the CCA programme and we wish them the best in future events. Well done boys. Kai Xiang Low and Jovan Ooi celebrating their medals in the U12 Foil Category. 17
Connor McStea competes a year young at Cross Country Event Former GIS Athletic Director hosts UWC East Cross Country Series On Wednesday 5th October Connor McStea participated in Singapore at the UWC-East Cross Country Series, which was ran by our former Athletics Director Ian Deeth. Connor was the youngest competitor running a year young in the U12 Boys category and in his first 3km race. Connor ran superbly against the older boys finishing in 10th position overall. There were 11 schools in total and Connor was the sole representative carrying the flag for GIS. Well done to both Connor and Ian. Connor Mcstea catches up with former Athletic Director Mr Ian Deeth 18
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