SES Sports Bulletinwww.sharjahenglishschool.org Volume 3 : Issue No. 1 - October 2011

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Dubai Schools Primary Swimming GalaSharjah Swim Squad competed in the Dubai Schools Swimming Gala, held at Repton School. Well done to all the swimmers. For some, it was their first gala and the first time to use starting blocks! Against strong opposition, SES just missed out on qualifying for the B League Finals and will now compete in the C League Final instead, an event which SES won last year.

The final standings were:

1st – DESS2nd – Repton3rd – DBS4th – DIS5th – SES6th – EISJ

The C League Final has been scheduled for the 17th November. Thank you to the staff and parents for your support at the gala.

Sharjah U15 NetballA fresh and energetic U15 SES team won their opening game of the season by eighteen goals to nil against the International School of Chouiefat! This represents one of our biggest ever margins of victory!

Both teams fought tirelessly to maintain possession but it was SES who took the lead early on in the first quarter and then pulled away from the opposition with a torrent of great goals. It was a brilliant performance by SES, who are now looking forward to their second match with confidence.

ClubsThe Sharjah Schools’ Netball and Football Leagues are well under way. SES has entered four age groups in each, U11, U13, U15 and U18.

All teams are training once per week whilst playing their league fixtures in and around Sharjah.

The U14, U16 and U18 rugby teams are currently preparing for the season, starting in January. Fitness and skills development are the main areas of focus for the pre-season training. All squads are hoping to have early friendlies, including some rugby 7s matches.

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KS 4 CurriculumYear 10

All Year 10 students have opted to do the Junior Sports Leaders Award (JSLA L1). In this programme students are taught the skills to lead small groups of children and organise a mini-sports festival. This year basketball is the sport.

Skills such as organisation, communication, leadership and planning enable the Year 10 students to lead an effective and enjoyable session followed by an inter-house basketball tournament.

Students will be leading a range of year groups throughout the year, starting with Year 4 and Year 5.

Year 11

Some students have chosen to undertake the Football Association Junior Sports Leaders Award. Many of the students have already gained the JSLA Level 1 which the current Year 10 is studying. This FA accredited qualification provides students with the specific knowledge and skills to work with children aged 6+. The course develops the ability to plan and deliver safe, fun, progressive practices and mini-soccer games.

The football leaders will be coaching the Year 6 students followed by an inter-house football tournament as part of their assessment.

Cheerleading The Years 10 and 11 girls have been very busy in PE creating cheerleading routines. The girls, who were all new to cheerleading in September, have taken on the challenge and developed some amazing balances and routines. The girls have really enjoyed this new, exciting opportunity and let’s hope they continue to have fun as they develop their skills.

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Sharjah  English  School    vs  Choueifat    -­‐      1  –  3With  one  game  under  their  belts  the  SES  boys  were  now  star6ng  to  look  more  like  a  team  going   into  a  game  against  a  school  with  a  strong  footballing  reputa6on.  The  boys  conducted  their  own  warm  up  under  the  leadership  of  Arran  (C).  

The  visi6ng   team  started  very  quickly  and  immediately  pressured  each  SES  player  in  possession.  Within  minutes  they  broke  through  and  put  the  ball  past  Vidant  in  goal.  1-­‐0  Choueifat.  However,  the  SES  boys  showed  brilliant  resilience  and  courage  and  did  not  give  their  opponents  an  inch  on  the  ball.  Con6nual  pressure  and  determina6on  from  Edward,  Arran  and  Mikolay  proved  to  be  a  turning  point   in  the  game.  A   spark  of  brilliance  from  Mikolay  brought  the  equalising  goal,  picking  the  ball  up  in  midfield,  running  down  the  side  line  and  cuKng  into  the  box  to  slot  the  ball  into  the  net  from  an  almost  impossible  angle.  

The  remainder  of  the  game  proved  to  be  a  baMle,  with  each  player  giving  his  all.  Choueifat  had  the  best  of   the  chances,  tes6ng  Vidant   in  goal  on  a  number  of   occasions.  However,  Vidant  proved  to  have  a  safe  pair  of  hands  and  responded  well  to  some  tes6ng   shots.  As  the  game  con6nued,  a  lapse  of   concentra6on  in  the  back  four   allowed  the  visitors  to  break  through  on  goal  and  bring  the  game  to  2-­‐1  in  favour  of  Choueifat.  This  proved  to  be  a  decisive  moment,  with  SES  looking   disheartened  and  their  opponents  going   for  more  goals.  The  visitors  con6nued  to  apply  pressure  and  did  not  allow  SES  to  mount  a  comeback,  the  game  ending  3-­‐1  to  Choueifat.  

Man  of  the  Match  –  Edward  –  A  determined  and  hard  fought  game  in  midfield,  where  he  showed  strength,  control  and  good  judgment.  

Under  13s  Football  FixturesSharjah  English  School    vs  Victoria  Interna6onal  School      2  –  4

The  under  13s  played  their  first  game  together  against  a  well  organised  and  skilful  VIS  team.  The  boys  were  excited  and  prepared  for  the  challenge  aTer  a  number  of   aTer  school  training  sessions  where  the  whole  squad  con6nued  to  show  excellent  commitment.  

SES  took  the  lead  shortly  aTer  kick  off  through  a  great  finish  from  their  striker  Mikolay.  However,  VIS  were  undeterred  and  con6nued  to  pressure  the  newly  formed  back  four  of  SES  and  eventually  broke  through  to  slot  the  ball  past  Tony  (c)   between  the  posts.  Mikolay  con6nued  to   cause  havoc  for   the  defenders  of   VIS.     Great  support   from  Arran  and  Mustafa  in  midfield  resulted  in  a  superb  top  corner  finish  just  before  the  half  6me  whistle,  to  bring  the  score  to  2-­‐1  in  favour  of  SES.

VIS  were  a  new   team  coming   out   in   the  second  half   and  proved  to   be  extremely   determined   and  well  organised,  par6cularly   going   forward.   SES   were   put  under   constant   pressure  when   in   possession   and   this   took   its  toll,   with  mistakes  star6ng  to  work  their  way  into  the  SES  team  in  key  areas.  The  result  ended  up  4-­‐2  to  VIS.  

Man  of  the  Match  –  Hamza  –  he  showed  excellent  work  rate  in  defence  and  made  some  key  tackles.

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Sharjah U15 football team struggled to find the form that beat VISS in their first league game. They lost the game 7-0 to International School of Chouifat on their home turf. SES had plenty of opportunities to score after half time but the Chouifat defence made it difficult for the home team to break through and score. Man of the match for SES was captain, Kris Bailey, who worked tirelessly to win back the ball to mount several counter attacks. The next game sees SES travel to AUS in what will certainly be another difficult game.

Sharjah Football LeagueU18 – SES 0 – 1 VISS

A fresh U18 SES team narrowly lost by a goal to nil in their opening game of the season. Both teams, evenly matched, fought tirelessly to maintain possession but it was VISS who took the lead in the second half. It was a much improved performance by SES, who are now looking forward to their second match against equally tough opponents, AUS.

U15 – SES 8 – 1 VISS

SES hosted Victoria International School of Sharjah (VISS) in their first league match of the season. From the start SES pressurized the opponents well and played a well structured game. Man of the Match, Saalem Mohammed-Saleem, scored 4 goals with captain, Kris Bailey, Cian Sidey, Vincent Meehan and Patrick Smith scoring one each. VISS got a consolation goal midway through the second half when there was a slight confusion in the SES defence and the ball ended up in their own goal. Nevertheless, an excellent start to the season.