SES Sports Bulletinwww.sharjahenglishschool.org Volume 2 : Issue No.4 - January 2011

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Football  NewsSES  Girls’  Football  -­‐  Year  9

SES   went   to   Wes   Green   this   month,   where   they   played  against   VES   and   Wes   Green   in   a   football   tournament.    Even   though   we   came   in   third   place,   the   final   posi?on  doesn’t  show  the  commitment  and  the  drive  that  the  girls  showed  in  both  matches.    

The   first   game  was   against  Wes   Green,  which  was     very  compe??ve;  the  SES  girls  were  down  by  1  at  half  ?me  but  didn’t   let   their   heads   drop.   They   fought   through   to   the  very   end   and  with   a  minute  to   go  Taya  Chase  scored   the  equalizer,  leaving  the  score  at  1-­‐1.

Then   SES   had  VES  to  play   -­‐  again  a  very   tough  game,  with  some  unlucky  misses   from  Taya  and  Kris?na  in  the  1st  half,  both  just  puKng  the  ball  wide.    Unfortunately  VES  did  take  their  chances  and  scored  2  goals  which  leN  the  result  a  2-­‐0  loss  for  SES.  

VES  and  Wes  Green  then  carried  on  into  the  final,  with  the  host  school  taking  the  ?tle  with  a  scoreline  of  4-­‐0.      

SES  Vs  Diera  Interna9onal  School  

The  Years  7  &  10  had  the  second  compe??ve  game  of  their  league  at  DIS  this  month.    Both  teams  again  giving  performances  that  SES  should  be  very  proud  of.    

We   had   a   victory   for   the   Year   10s     with   a   very   impressive   score   line   of   20-­‐10.     Some  excellent   play   from   all   the   girls,   great   teamwork   showing   all   over   the   pitch   with   great  direc?on  from  captain  Robyn  Boulton  and  Gaby  Toledo  winning  player  of  the  match.    

The  Year  7s  also  showed  great  enthusiasm  in  their  game  against  DIS,  leading  throughout  the  en?re   game   un?l   the   final   quarter,   when   DIS   came  back  from  3  points  behind  to  win  by    2  points.      It  was  a  disappoin?ng  loss   but  a  valuable   learning  experience.  Hind  Abusnana  had  a  superb  match.

Year   8   played   a   very   compe??ve   game   against   DIS  also,     playing  with   excellent   teamwork   and   fantas?c  skill.   The  game   con?nued   their   recent   improvements  and  they  defeated  DIS  with  a  score  line  of  12-­‐8.

Year   6   they  had   their  3rd  game   this   season   and   had   a  disappoin?ng  score   against  a  very   tough   team,  but   it  allowed   some   of   our   new   players   to   get  a  chance   to  develop  their  skills  and  knowledge  of  the  game.  

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Historic  Victory  for  SES  Footballers  -­‐  Year  7  &  8

SES   Girls   played   fantas?cally   this   month   in   Wes  Green’s  football  tournament.    With  teams  AIS,  VES  and  WES   in  the  tournament,  SES  managed  to  come  out  on  top;   this   is   the   first   major   tournament   win   for   the  team.    

SES  got  off  to  a  rocky  start  against  VES  were  they  had  quite  a  few  chances  in   the  first  half,  but  thanks  to  SES  goalkeeper,   Torri   Whiffen,   nothing   passed   the   goal  line.     Then   in   the   second   half   SES   came  out  ba_ling  strong  and   managed   to   put   away   2  goals   from  Sarah  Salama  and  Hind  Abusana.  

Our   second   game   against   VIS   was   our   toughest   game   of   the   tournament.   Each   team  showing  great  strength  and  presence  on  the  pitch.  Both  teams  had  numerous   chances  but  neither  scored.    

In  our  final  game  against  WIS,  SES  were  siKng  top  of  the  table  but  WIS  was  a  very  close  2nd,  SES   needed  a  victory  to  secure  1st  place.    WIS  came  out  figh?ng,  but  SES  held   on   strongly  and   kept   their   composure;   each   team   member   held   their   posi?ons   and   played   brilliant  football.  In  the  end    SES  came  away  with  a    4-­‐0  result  and  had  won  the  tournament.  

Netball  News

Year  7  &  8  Inter-­‐House  Netball  

All   three  houses   took   part   in   a   Inter-­‐house   compe??on   this   month   with   a  mixture   of    Year  7  &  8  in  each   team.  It  was   a  very  exci?ng  event  with   some  great  compe??on  and  sportsmanship  shown  by  all  three  teams.    Each  team  had  a  chance  of  playing  each  other  in   a   round   robin  compe??on,  and   everyone   showed   excellent  skill   and   some  very   raw  talent  during  their  games.    

Burton   being   the  overall   winners   played   outstandingly   but  that’s   not  to   say   that  both  Lawrence  and  Doughty  didn’t  put  up  a  compe??ve  fight.  Burton  defeated  Doughty  by  4  scores  to  1  but  only  managed  to  beat  Lawrence  by  2  points,  which  allowed  them  to   liN  the  ?tle.    Doughty  and  Lawrence  then  having  lost  a  game  each,  had  to  play  out  for  2nd  place  but  that  game  ended  in  a  draw,  at  1-­‐1.  

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SES  vs  Emirates  Interna9onal  School  (Meadows)

SES   girls   had   one   of   their   toughest   games   to  date   this   month.   Being   out   sized   and   out  powered,  our  girls   had   to   turn   to   their   tac?cs  and  skill  in  order  to  defeat  EIS.  Both  Year  7  and  8  won   their  matches,  the  Year  8  again  showed  outstanding   play   and   a   high   level   of   skill,  winning  16-­‐3  and  captain  Jennifer  Raad  earning  player   of   the   match.   The   Year   7   had   a   much  more   difficult   ?me  with   their   opponents;   they  did   start   off   very   well   with   Hind   Abusana  managed  to  total  up  6  scores   to  4  by  half  ?me,  but  a  very  physical  EIS  came  out  on  the  2nd  half  determined   to   get   back   the   points.   EIS   then  managed   to   take   the   lead   bringing   the  score   to   7-­‐6,  but   the   Sharjah   girls   stepped   up  their   game   and   again   took   the   lead   coming   into   the   dying   minutes   of   the   game.  Fortunately  EIS   could   only  manage  to   score  1  more   point  before  the  final  whistle  was  blown,   which   in   result   leN   SES   in   the   lead   with   8-­‐7.   SES   captain   Charlo_e   was   then  announced  as  the  deserving  winner  of  the  player  of  the  match.    

Year  5  &  6  Cross  Country

The  students  at  SES  have  been  working  hard  on  their  fitness  this  term  in  prepara?on  for  sports  day  as  well  as  maintaining  a  healthy  lifestyle.  The  8  fastest  runners  of  Year  5  and  6  were  selected  to  represent  the  school  at  Jebel  Ali  cross-­‐country  on  Wednesday.  

It  was  a  very  successful  aNernoon  and  all  runners  completed  the  course  with  fantas?c  effort.  Congratula?ons  to  the  Year  6  girls  team  who  came  4th  out  of  18  teams.  Well  done  everyone!

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Rugby  News

Sharjah  English  School  vs  Jumeriah  College  SES  played  a  difficult  game  against  a  well  organized  team.  JC  were  quick  off  the  mark  to  score  in  the  first  5minutes.  SES  found  it  hard  going  to  match  the  physicality  of  the  visitors.  ANer  10  minutes  Sharjah  se_led  in  and  started  to  keep  the  ball  ?ght  within  the  forwards,  playing  good  pick  and  drive  rugby  and  crossing  the  gain  line  but  the  strength  and  speed  of  JC  allowed  them  defend  well.  Captain  Toby  Oakeley  made  several  good  breaks  and  was  well  supported  by  Andy  Wood  who  nearly  broke  through  on  the  opposi?on’s  5m  line.  Just  before  half  ?me  Toby  sustained  a  head  injury  taking  him  out  of  the  game.  

The  second  half  saw  great  spirit  by  Sharjah  who  fought  well  and  dominated  the  set  pieces.  But  unfortunately  they  could  not  convert  this  to  points  as  a  ?ght  JC  defence  had  to  work  hard  to  stop  a  constant  10  minute  wave  of  a_acks  from  SES.  

It  was  a  heavy  loss  for  SES  but  as  always  some  very  posi?ve  periods  of  play.Mr.  Garre_’s  Boot  Award  goes  to  Andy  Wood.Mini  Boot  Award  goes  to  Sco_  Hughes.  

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U16  Rugby:      SES  15  –  38  BSAK

The   first   league   game  of   the   season   turned  out  to   be   a   very   physical   encounter  against  a  team   from  The  Bri?sh   School  Abu  Dhabi.  The  final   score  does   not  reflect  the  fact  that  SES  had  most  of  the  possession  throughout  the  game,  had  the  best  team  cohesion  and  probably  played  the  be_er  rugby.  Unfortunately   several  missed  tackles  and  a  lack  of  athle?cism  cost  SES   the   win.   Both   SES   tries   were   an   excellent   demonstra?on   of   team   work   with   each  individual  fulfilling  his  du?es.  

The  first   try   came  from  Marcus  Moore  who   drove  the  ball   over  the  BSAK  try   line   from   the  back  of   a  ruck.  The  second  try   came  from  the  Captain,  Toby  Oakley,  who   had   an  excellent  game   at  fly  half.  He   took   the  ball   off  his   brother,  Lucas   at  scrum  half   and  went  round   the  blind  side  of  the  scrum  to  score  in  the  corner.  

SES  can  now  look  forward  to  the  next  game  against  Al  Yasmina  in  Abu  Dhabi  next  week.

Mr  G’s  Boot  Award  goes  to  Ma_hew  Wood  for  excellent  defensive  play  on  his  wing.Mini  G’s  Boot  Award  goes  to  Jamie  Heavy  for  most  improved  performer  on  the  pitch.

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