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wasn’t going to write about the lost season for the Grade 7 and Under Boys’ Soccer team. However, I thought that would be a disservice to the boys that came to practice twice a week, every week for seven months. Despite the lost season, there were still some positives to get out of this year! This was the highest number of boys who ever joined the team and consistently showed up for training. We saw a lot of improvement over those seven months because of the great attitude, spirit and work ethic of those boys. Every session we had twelve or more boys who came to play some football. And the camaraderie of the team was something special. There were a lot of laughs and good times even if we didn’t get that many games. Of the games we did get... we won them all. We played three games and won every one of them: the most exciting in an epic come-from-behind win vs the defending champion KIS 5-4, in which Patrick, who did not play the first half, scored 4 times in the second and assisted on another to bring us the victory. This was definitely a year we could have won some league trophies. I want to thank the players: Burger, our goalkeeper who
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will certainly turn out to be the best goalkeeper in the history of the school as he gets older. Patrick, our star and MVP whose pace and dribbling skills are extraordinary. Kirk, a skilled all-round player who is a real battler once he gets into game mode. Demo, our rock of a center-back who is so calm out there. Ice, a quiet presence but our first choice striker; possessing a rocket shot. Pote, the new guy who runs up and down the field like a true wing-back who has been playing for years.Trin the hardest working player and speedy winger. Then, there is special mention to the two guys who held the bench down last year: K, who got so much better and nailed down a starting job in defense due to his hard work and solid defending and the incredibly improved Joe Joe, the destroyer in midfield. Sure he gets the odd yellow card but other players think twice when Joe Joe is headed their way. Then there was Pixels, our other striker with another year of improvement especially with his passing. Dean, who was solid at left-back and will be our future center-back. Mase who really started slow but stepped up as a good defender with practice. Brin, who worked so hard and began to play with a lot more confidence. I want to thank all of these boys for their hard work and they should be recognized by the community even if they did not get a complete season. Coach Neil
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G9U Boys Football T
he Grade 9 Boys soccer team lost an entire season but that doesn’t mean they didn’t get anything out of the season. They worked hard in practice for seven months. This team was special in the sense that we really only had Stephen and Kimi as holdovers from last year and had to start fresh. We only had two games but we won them both: 3-1 vs King Mongkut and 4-3 vs ASB and from that evidence it was quite plausible to imagine that this was a year we could have won the league. After that, we entered a charity soccer tournament, placed in the top three and surprised a lot of teams. I would like to thank all of the players who came and trained hard for seven months. Stephen, our MVP, our superstar and go-to-guy year after year led the way with his exceptional play and knack for scoring goals from all angles. As Stephen moves on to Varsity, I would like to further thank Stephen for five years of excellence and dedication.I would like to thank Ninja who was our goalkeeper even though he preferred to play out. That just shows you the type of guy and leader Ninja is. Tin Tin was a tower of strength in the center of defense, especially in the King Mongkut 3-1 victory and for a pure basketball player, he certainly adapted to soccer well. I want
to talk about Kimi because Kimi is the heart and soul of the team. You have never seen a guy work so hard in your life on the field, until you see Kimi play. He is a really special player. Kenji was another converted basketball player who showed great skill and speed down the wing. Another basketball player, JJ cemented his position at left back with greatly improved play. And Puri was another new guy who was incredible at blocking shots. The Grade 8s have always been dedicated players for Concordian: Jerry, who really showed his array of skills with an amazing MVP showing in the charity soccer tournament. Thun, another player who plays so hard and can kick the air out of the ball. Ji Ho, who did well to get himself in shape and play so consistently well. Zen, who made an important impact in our games because of his strength and ability. And finally, there is Paul, who played his best football this year.
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he girls did not get any games this year but they were a dedicated bunch for three months until other commitments got in their way. They reunited in March to
play again every week but with this latest move to online learning, their season also ended without a league game or tournament. Still I would like to especially thank Wandy, Bei Bei and Tonhom (Jaifah) for three amazing years on the Varsity team. They were committed and dedicated to winning and showed their leadership and willingness to play their hearts out every match and practice. Tonhom led our team in scoring every year and Wandy was our team captain. In addition, Bei Bei showed so much courage to play goalkeeper ( and play so well) with no experience. From girls who did not play soccer at all to this much skill is truly incredible. We will miss them. Hopefully, next year, we can resume play and Jean, Momae, Amm, Freya, Bam Bam, Khim, Earn, Mim and Nathalie will be able to return to the field. Coach Neil
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Dragons Golf Dragons Golf has had a very busy year Covid notwithstanding. Aside from meeting each and every Wednesday since the beginning of September for practice, we have participated in 8 different golf tournaments and are currently as a team racked 6th of 20 or so schools. As our team is made up primarily of middle and elementary level players with the exceptions of Matthew and Jaden in the 10th grade, so we feel very good about where we are in our very young program. Individual players have enjoyed amazing success this year. Zoe has played in three ISGT (International Schools Golf Tour) tournaments and won all three in her age group. She is currently ranked 2nd on the tour for her age group. Pei Pei is ranked 6th in the same age group and has also enjoyed an amazing year of competition. Kirk is ranked 8th in his age group. So three of our 7th graders are among the best players in the greater Bangkok area, including schools in Pattaya. Also we have two very promising new players on our team from the 4th and 5th grade. These are Dean and Putney. Both are members of what we call the tournament team which is comprised of our 7 best players. Our tournament team then is made up of Zoe, Pei Pei, Kirk, Dean, Putney, Matthew and Jaden. But beyond these 7 we have 10 more up and coming players that are working hard to become members of the tournament team.
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There are two more tournaments to play this year in the month of May. Coach Michael
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PY Dragons Track and Field Meet C
ongratulations to all the Concordian Dragons that participated in Track and Field this year! We had over seven months of practicing running, jumping, and throwing on Wednesdays and Fridays. There were over fifty students attending practices and improving their physical abilities! We finished off the season with a PY Dragons Track and Field Meet on Wednesday, March 10th after school. Students were very keen to show off their physical prowess and showed very good sportsmanship as they competed against their peers. It was also very nice to see so many parents cheer on their children! Congratulations to all students! Coach Mari, Coach Jared, Coach Irish and Coach Ailene
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