FOBISIA VOLLEYBALL 2022

Paul Rotherham Director of Sports and Activities, Shrewsbury International School, Bangkok Riverside

Shrewsbury, RIverside hosted 9 girls teams and 10 boys teams with schools travelling to Bangkok from Manilla, Yangon and Phuket to participate in the very first FOBISIA U19 Volleyball tournament; also the first International FOBISIA Invitational of the calendar year.

It was a truly amazing event with such a vibrant atmosphere throughout the campus on Friday and Saturday. The volleyball games attracted various crowds of enthusiastic students, parents, teachers, and staff, but were especially loud for the home teams.

Several students cheekily asked their teacher if they could miss class to come to watch the volleyball! This tournament was also a very valuable experience for some 2nd teams as they develop toward the future.

The standard exceeded expectations and with many close fought 5 set matches lasting almost two hours. Despite this, all the players dug deep and were fully committed throughout. Every school and all the players should be proud of themselves demonstrating excellent camaraderie and athletic ability in every match. The atmosphere was always supportive and friendly which continued over to an evening of bowling and buffet meal instead of the normal sit down Gala Dinner.