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By: Coach Joe

U9 Boys Football 2017 The U9 boys of 2017 Were a truly talented football team.

One of the best in TISAC this year There was a lot for parents to cheer With a strong defense protecting the back We shut down almost all attacks Our captain controlled the goal with ease Then booted the ball into the breeze We had more shots on goal than everyone Sadly, most drifted up towards the sun The boys played tough in every game They were seldom heard to complain Other teams did whine a bit it’s true We played rougher than they wanted us too.

We won our division with not one defeat But in our friendly, sadly we got beat We played tough and strong at 101 With burning feet in the scorching sun Our team was clearly one of the best Better than or equal to all the rest That ball just wouldn’t go in the goal Even when we were on a roll.

Grade 3 Good luck next year in U11 Try your best to be one of the starting seven

U9 Girls Football 2017

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An excellent group of U9 girls Decided to give football a whirl.

It was Concordian’s very first time To find some U9 girls who wouldn’t whine We practiced hard out in the sun I think we surprised almost everyone We came together as a team We learned how to get tough and mean This year you girls did very well We hope you have some stories to tell Good luck to you girls in grade three When you join u11 we’re sure you’ll be Tough as nails out on the grass And maybe even learn to pass Don’t give it up, stick with the game If quit It would be a shame Next year in U9 we’ll need to find Some more girls to help fill our lines Right now we have but only five We’ll need some more to keep our team alive Awesome job girls the year is through It was great to train and work with you.

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U-11 Boys Football The U-11 Boys were supported this year by the very talented Grade 4 students with only one Grade 5 student making the final cut! The Grade 4 boys proved to already have good control of the ball, strong kicking skills and a great will to run and do their best! Once in grade 5 these boys will continue to grow, gaining more speed, developing strength and having a new level of concentration as they once again join the U-11 Football team.

A big thank you to the parent community and Coach K for the constant support in encouraging these young athletes. I hope that in time the U-11 boys will learn what it truly means to be part of a team and how crucial cooperation and supporting one another is; not only in sports, but in everyday life. I look forward to watching them grow in the coming years!

Coach Joao Delgado

U11 Girls Football - A team of risk-takers

Coach Jared

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At the first day of practice, one brave soul in full football uniform and a lovely smile on her face patiently waited for the others to arrive. We waited. And waited. Just us two for first day of practice! But, not giving up, and insisting that we would have a team, Nattida encouraged her classmates and friends and little by little a team formed. It was a team of “Grade 4 Risk Takers�. Many had no intention of falling in love with the sport and were there just to give it a shot.

Several were afraid of the ball or going too near the goal post, but they stuck with it. About a week later, we were able to play games against four teams in one day. We improved from the first whistle of the first game. Parents from other teams were cheering for us when they learned that our team was finalized the day before the football festival. We practiced (had a lot of fun), quickly learned the game, and half the team got hooked on the sport. A few weeks later the second football festival was held and this time, the team showed a lot of improvement and their Dragon Force! Goals were scored and we had some super cool defensive moments that frustrated our opponents. The girls have decided to keep on practicing, even though our first season is over. As Coach K says, these Risk Takers really are the most improved team on campus, and enjoy the Beautiful Game. We look forward to next year.

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U-13 Boys Football By: Coach Neil

● 11 games: 9 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses. Undefeated. ● TISAC League Champions and Earth Day Tournament Champions. ● Only 2 goals conceded all year.

These statistics give a very clear picture of how amazing this team is. The U-13 boys football team had an incredibly successful and fun season. This age level has many boys who enjoy playing soccer but very few who wanted to commit to the school team.

However, after a lot of convincing, the team began to take shape. In the end, we had 16 boys for our team! Even though we could not bring everyone to the games (TISAC rule of 12 max), each player still had a role in helping make the team better.

The team was made up of Tonkla in goal who made some incredible and timely saves. Tonnam and Pun The first task was for the entire team to learn a new Pun were our wingbacks who scored some crucial defensive system, and they learned it very well. They goals from the back. Victor, Zander, A-Bond, Peak practiced often, sometimes three times a week since and Shoeng Shoeng were strong in defence and August. As a result of their hard work, they won their almost impossible to beat. Seiki led the midfield with league against bigger, more traditionally successful his creative play and was flanked by M (who ran schools. everywhere), Bu-bup and Luktao.

Poony and Stephen led the attack scoring some vital goals and were joined by Ton. Last but not least was our captain, Sun, who was a rock as our center back and led the team with his selfless play.

In the final six team Earth Day Tournament, the boys went undefeated and scored late against EIS to secure the first football tournament trophy for Concordian in quite some time.

Congratulations to all of the boys who made us very proud!

U-13 Girls Football By: Coach Kim and Coach Jared

Coach Kim and Coach Jared want to thank all the girls who came to the practices and games for a great season! The improvements that you made playing in a very challenging and competitive league will serve you well in the future. Keep working hard, stay dedicated to the team, and have fun! Go Dragons Go! Gail is charging up the pitch.

Natalie is making a break past 2 defenders.

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Prae-Wa catches her opponent off-guard.

Tonnam is looking to make a pass to one of her teammates.

Top Row (Left to Right): Tonnam, Natalie, Gail, Charlie, Ploen, Pruw, Great Bottom Row (Left to Right): Mim, Khim, Jean, Annie, Prae-Wa

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U-15 boys football

U15 Girls Football

The U-15 team has a lot of potential and proof of that was displayed in their game against one tough competitor in the TISAC tournament. They were fearless and played with their heart. Congratulations for your hard work and dedication this season.

Coach Tatiana shared with us this quote from Neymar, “The secret to success is to believe in your dreams; in your potential. Keep believing and don’t lose faith in yourself.” We feel this goes beyond the football field and are going to do our best to keep the faith. U-15 girls football team - The Believers

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By: Coach Tatiana

Senior Dragons Football boys This year the senior boys managed to show their audience what football is all about; fantastic comebacks, excellent sportsmanship and selfless team play combined with a good amount of individual performances. This allowed the team to win one silver medal and one bronze medal in the 3rd Annual SEAIS Football Tournament in Khao Yai and plenty of games during the season.

The Dragons truly displayed their strength on every part of the field. With his outstanding saves and positioning, Puthip quickly earned the trust of his older teammates. His job was made easier by the rock – solid defense consisting of Eiffel, Leng, First, Pooh and Peem. With Shin directing the play on the midfield and feeding our strikers Tan, Aon, Jeff and Mac, defending against the Dragons must have been a living nightmare for all teams!

We say goodbye to three big players this year: Aon, whose technique and speed are hard to match; Jeff, a powerful striker who is unstoppable on his good days and First, who puts doubts in the minds of every opponent through his speed and fearless tackles. But with the work ethic, commitment and love for the beautiful game that all the players have exhibited, there is no doubt the team will remain strong. With the excitement of the new league and the talent that is coming from the U-15 team the future of senior Dragons football is bright. According to the whispers, it might even be as bright as gold…

By: Coach Markus Aon + Tan = Goal

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G10 and under Boys Volleyball By: Coach Nicki

The grade 10 and under boys volleyball team has so much love, passion, and dedication for the sport of volleyball, it makes it so enjoyable to be their coach. The amount in which their skills have not only improved, but also their knowledge of the game is beyond impressive in the short amount of time they have played the game! Congratulations on a great season Gentlemen! I can’t wait to see you compete and be even more successful at a higher level in the coming years!

A special Congratulations to our 2016-2017 Award winners: MVP: Name MIP: Peak Coach’s Award: Boomer

Girls Volleyball 2016-2017 Varsity Girls Volleyball had an outstanding season. They were champions of the Bangkok School’s League, Bangkok Schools Tournament and Wells International Invitational tournament. The team also represented Concordian in Hong Kong at the CDNIS International tournament, placing a creditable 5th of 12, and winning the Plate division.

This was the fourth year playing for departing seniors Pakkard, Mild, Sunny, Chada and Mei. These girls, along with May and their grade 10 team mates have taken volleyball at Concordian to a new level and should be extremely proud of the results of their passion and dedication.

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Junior Varsity also completed a winning season and finished as the Bangkok School’s champions.

Yuyu, Lynn, Kitty, Li and Prim played for both teams and will be the backbone of fine teams over the next two years.

Well done indeed girls.

Coach Martin

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By: The Swimming Coaches This year we have 4 groups of swimmers: Little Dragons (K2-K3), Blue Dragons (G1-G5), PY Dragons (G1-G5) and MY Dragons (G6 & above).

All groups have trained very hard for a whole year.

Dragons had participated in many swim meets - every swimmer always consecutively in succession in a row. Most swimmers achieved their targets and showed great performance in every race. In each competition, swimmers did not learn only how to swim but they also learned the value of sportsmanship in fairness, honesty, integrity and winning and losing. We as swim coaches will try our best to improve our swimmers to be great swimmers in Thailand.

Thank you all administrators for giving us a chance to be a part of Concordian and for your all support.

A short article from Sunny I am a graduating senior this year and my passion for swimming has never seemed to change since kindergarten. When I was younger, I trained with national swimmers, who made everything so intense and exhausting, but in the end everything turned out fine. This year, the school brought in a national swimming coach, who is very skilled at training. Kru Earth is amazing at coordinating, improving, and most importantly, motivating swimmers. He has patience for everyone. I had the opportunity to train in ABAC’s 50 meter pool because of him.

During the swimming season, I had to come to school at 5:50 am everyday and some weekends to swim and occasionally at 4:00pm after school for dry land workout sessions. The swimming session is only one hour long so I am able to go to class not feeling too exhausted. On the other hand, the dry land workout session is after school for a reason. It is painful, sweaty, and tiring! I am glad I am on the team this year because this year’s training plan does not only create discipline, but also makes me a stronger and a more responsible person.

A year of training is to prepare for ISB Swim Fest, Marlin Mayhem, and specifically for the TISAC annual swimming competition. My sister (Palmy) and I intend to win as many medals as possible by the end of the year, so we work hard towards it. As a result, my sister and I were able to win a lot of medals as planned and that makes us feel very accomplished.

Besides my stories and accomplishments, another thing I’d like to mention is the overall swimming team. It is incredible to train with senior and secondary swimmers because I got to see various aspects of this united little team. Young swimmers are very engaged and committed because just like me, they have to wake up very early to train before and after school. The integration of different age swimming teams creates an opportunity for swimmers of different grade levels to make friends.

Funnily enough, I became very close with a few sixth grade students, who are very interesting to hangout with. Moreover, coaches like Kru Golf, Mr. Johan, Kru Meena, and Kru Aim, really helped enhance the team performance as a whole because they work extremely hard with the intention to make the team successful this year.

Furthermore, it is great to see new members joining the senior team because due to lack of swimmers, it is hardly possible to have relay teams. This year Shin, Pep, and Robin joined and it is wonderful to see them improve over the past few months. I strongly encourage students, whether you can or cannot swim, to join the swimming team because it will definitely make your high school years even more memorable!

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I am glad to be a competitive swimmer in my last school year because it definitely is one of the best high school moments for me. I’d like to thank everyone, especially Kru Earth and my swimming fellows, for supporting me all the way through! THANK YOU!

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ongratulations to Sean (G10) for winning the U-17 Junior Squash Classic at British Club Bangkok last month. We will get to see his championship form in December here at our new squash courts at Concordian.

By: Mr. Robert

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t the Thailand National Championships for junior level chess, both Ninja and Nina out witted their opponents through 9 rounds to earn 2nd Runner Up. Ninja won second runner-up in the Open Under 12 division. Nine also won the second runner-up trophy for the Girls Under 8 Open division.

Additionally, Ninja also earned the silver medal for the Blitz Chess Match in the Open Under 12 division where player must perform the move as quickly as possible. Congratulations to our dynamic duo at the national level.

Go Concordian Chess Team!

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