Competitive Sports SY 2016-2017 – 2nd Semester
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REGISTRATION
Online registration to Competitive Sports opens on January 12th. How do I register my child? To register your child please visit www.tinyurl.com/ispsports to complete and submit the online registration form or click here: Competitive Sports Registration Categories/Divisions and Leagues for 2nd Semester SY2016-2017 ISP we will be participating in de ADECOP league with the following sports and categories:
Soccer Sub8 Boys & Girls Soccer Sub10 Boys & Girls Soccer Sub16 Boys & Girls Soccer Sub18 Boys & Girls Basketball Sub12 Boys & Girls Basketball Sub14 Boys & Girls Flag Football Sub 18 Girls
Invitations to participate in leagues other than ADECOP will be arriving to our School by February. Participating in other private leagues will incur extra cost to each student. The cost varies depending on the league. Age of cut-off dates This is the standard used to determine starting and ending ages of players. The player must be or turn a certain age before the age cutoff date to be eligible to participate in the league and/or a particular age category/division. For each league, the age cutoff date may vary. This is to allow younger children the opportunity to play, and it allows others to move up in age category/division. Each category is separated by age. The cutoff date for ADECOP is April 3rd. For example if a player is in the sub12 basketball team, he or she must be 12 years old by April 3rd. If they are 13 or more they won’t be able to play. Players that are 10 years old should be out for soccer, swimming or other ASA activity. Costs and uniform Practices have NO cost. For the ADECOP League we will be lending a uniform to the student that should be return by the end on the season or semester. The no return of the uniform will incur a cost that will be charged in the students school account. Participating in other private leagues will incur extra cost to each student. The cost varies depending in the league.
Competitive Sports Practices starts Monday, January 30th of 2017 Enrollment link: www.tinyurl.com/ispsports
Athletics Department
ISP - International School of Panama
COMPETITIVE SPORTS SY 2016-2017 2nd Semester Teams: Sport
Category or Division for this season
Swimming
Soccer
Basketball Flag Football
ES / MS / HS
Boys & Girls
Sub 8
Boys & Girls
Sub 10
Boys & Girls
Sub 16
Boys & Girls
Sub 18
Boys & Girls
Sub 12
Boys & Girls
Sub 14
Boys & Girls
Sub 18
Girls
Comments For our swimming program additional information will be sent or you may contact Ivan NoĹžina: nozina@gmail.com
Practices: Sport Swimming
Days Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Friday
Soccer
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
Basketball
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
Flag Football
Tuesday and Thursday
For information regarding the After School Program you may contact the following: Afer School Activities ASA Coordinator: Kary Almengor +507 6780-0955 and kalmengor@isp.edu.pa (English or Spanish) Competitive Sports: Catalina Restrepo +507 6948-4366 and crestrepo@isp.edu.pa (English or Spanish). Athletics Director and Head of Physical Education: Peter Smyth +507 6980-0793 and psmyth@isp.edu.pa (English only).
Athletics Department
ISP - International School of Panama
What is Competition? “Developing a sense of healthy competition” Competition for places in teams, productions, etc. teaches students about goal setting. It motivates them physically, mentally, artistically and in other ways. However, if we take competition too far it can result in aggression and other negative emotions. How can we help our students find balance on the sport fields in the classroom and on the stage? Here are some suggestions for parents: Help your child set attainable goals Parents can help students set healthy expectations. These may include developing new skills, making lasting friendships, finding passion in at least one activity and dealing positively with the emotions of winning and losing. Attainable goals could also be finding real-life meaning in their least favorite academic subject, achieving the next level in a sporting or artistic event, managing anger or becoming more outgoing. Unconditional support The most important thing parents do is show they love their child, no matter what level of success is achieved. In any competition, only one person takes first place. Unconditional support means cheering from the sidelines (whether your kids are playing a sport or striving to get on the honor roll). It means a helping hand and positive advice. It does not mean doing your son or daughter’s homework, nor taking out anger on others for bad calls or unfair actions “against” your child. Unconditional support also means letting children fail sometimes. Help deal with frustration Let your son or daughter make mistakes. It’s much easier to know how to act when people succeed. But it is in the other moments that our children need us most. They need to see how we as adults handle frustration in our own lives. They need to know that it’s okay to miss goals sometimes. They need to know that today’s mistakes can almost always be fixed tomorrow, and usually the outcome is for the better. Be a good role model ISP places great value on sportsmanship and we are proud of the records of our students in that area. Children get their first lessons in competition long before they become teenagers. When family members play board games or talk about their work, children are already gaining a sense of what is most important: winning or how you play the game. If you discover your emphasis leans more toward winning at any cost, it’s never too late to admit this to your children and change yourself. Discuss what you see Poor sportsmanship is all over national sports coverage; the message that you have to be the best, the thinnest, the smartest is at the core of most advertisements; and moral issues related to fair play are ever-present in current events. Discuss these examples with your children. They are old enough to have an adult conversation, come to significant conclusions and use them in guiding their daily lives.
Athletics Department
ISP - International School of Panama
CONTACTS ASA Coordinator: Kary Almengor +507 6780-0955 and kalmengor@isp.edu.pa (English or Spanish). Competitive Sports: Catalina Restrepo +507 6948-4366 and crestrepo@isp.edu.pa (English or Spanish). Athletics Director and Head of Physical Education: Peter Smyth +507 6980-0793 and psmyth@isp.edu.pa (English only). Transportation & Security ISP is pleased to provide transportation to our students who participate in ASA’s. Buses leave at 4:30pm each day to help us avoid traffic issues. Students are escorted by their instructors to the bussing area to take their corresponding bus. Students who have alternative transportation will be supervised in the parking area for pick-up by their family vehicle. For bus information please contact ISP BUS COORDINATOR MARIELA CONTRERAS +507 6982-1470 and transportation@isp.edu.pa / mcontreras@isp.edu.pa (English or Spanish). ISP Security and Transportation Manager: Jose Cruz +507 6980-0353 and jcruz@isp.edu.pa (English or Spanish) ISP Security Guard: +507 293-3033 Office hours are from 8:00am to 4:30pm. If there is an emergency please contact any of the above school representatives to their cell phones. Bus Companies and Routes for After School program Bus Company
Contact
Edwards Bus Co.
Misar Transportes
Teddy Edwards
Michelle Samudio
Athletics Department
Phone numbers
6612-3935 6613-2702 261-9314
6530-2525 6780-3131 290-3042
ASA ROUTES BY COMPANY
Punta Pacifica Punta Paitilla Costa Sur El Carmen Obarrio La Cresta Clayton Vía La Amistad Camino de Cruces Albrook Cárdenas Diablo Ancón Costa del Este San Francisco Altos del Golf Vía Porras Marbella Ave. Balboa
Cerro Patacón Fuente del Fresno Tumba Muerto Centenario Altos de Panama Condado del Rey Dos Mares Bethania El Dorado Villa de las Fuentes La Alameda Clayton Vía La Amistad Camino de Cruces Bellavista Carrasquilla Hato Pintado La Loma San Felipe Vía Israel
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