Primary FOBISIA Games Parent Meeting

Tuesday 18th November

FOBISIA

• Federation of British International Schools in Asia

• Established in 1988• 45 member schools • Provide member schools with a number

of student events• The biggest event on their calendar is

the FOBISIA Games!

A1 Primary FOBISIA Games

The Primary Fobisia Games are split into several divisions. This year we have been included in the A1 division which is to be hosted by Shrewsbury International School Bangkok.

Competition takes place over three days:

15th – 17th of May 2015

Itinerary

• Thursday 14th May – Travel to Bangkok• Friday 15th May – Swimming and

Athletics • Saturday 16th May – Tee Ball• Sunday 17th May – Football• Monday 18th May – Travel to Shanghai

A1 Primary FOBISIA Games

• Schools taking part:

– Shrewsbury International School Bangkok

– Tanglin Trust Singapore– Bangkok Patana– Alice Smith Kuala Lumpur– Garden International School Kuala

Lumpur

Primary FOBISIA Games

The format has changed this year and there will be no Under 9 (Year 4) involvement.

We will be selecting a team of 40 students:

– 10 boys and 10 girls from Year 5• eligible if born on or after August 1st 2004

– 10 boys and 10 girls from Year 6• eligible if born on or after July 1st 2003

Athletes compete in all four sports

Swimming

• Separate Year 5 and Year 6 competitions with A, B and C races.

• A and B races will count towards the competition but C races will not. The idea is that more team members will be able to participate but wont have the pressure of competition.

• Team based swim gala with points allocated depending on the position that they finish in their race.

• Each team member must take part in at least one event up to a maximum of six.

Swimming

Events

Freestyle: 50m (A / B), 200 relay (A)Breaststroke: 50m (A / B), 25m (C)Backstroke: 50m (A / B), 25m (C)Butterfly: 50m (A / B), 25m (C)Individual medley: 200m (A / B), 100m (C)Tyre Relay: Year 5 and Year 6 teams

Athletics

Separate Year 5 and Year 6 competitions. Athletes must enter a minimum of two and a maximum of five of the following events:Track• 60, 100, 200, 400, 800m (A / B / C)• 4 x 100m (A / B)

Field• long jump, standing triple, shot put, discus,

javelin (A / B / C)• High jump, shuttle relay (A / B)

Tee Ball

• Is a modified game of soft ball / baseball where the ball is hit from a stationary tee.

• The game is played over two innings each in which everyone on the team bats.

• Runs are scored in the same style as baseball i.e. by making it around the diamond.

• Fielders do not use mitts / gloves so there is an emphasis on catching and fielding

Tee Ball

• The 40 student squad will be split into four mixed teams with an equal split of 5 boys and 5 girls respectively

• Teams will be selected on the students ability and therefore be differentiated into four ability levels. The teams will then play in the following divisions:

• Championship, Cup, Plate and Bowl• Each team will play five matches

Football

• Boys and Girls will have separate football tournaments

• Teams will be split into ability based squads of 10 and will play seven a side matches

• The A squad will play in the Championship and the B squad will play in the Cup

• Teams will play five matches that will be ten minutes each way, with a two minute half time – (100 minutes of football in a day)

Games Information

• The team will be chaperoned by at least 5 members of staff

• Competitors from all the schools stay in hotel accommodation as chosen by the host school

• Unfortunately parents cannot stay in the same hotel. We usually have a parent rep who will help with arranging accommodation for parents

• If there happens to be any civil unrest in Bangkok in the lead up to the competition, a decision will be made by College management as to whether we travel or not

Costs

• Costs are only approximate at this stage!

• Usually around 7500RMB for the five days

• Costs include:– Return flights to Bangkok including taxes– Transportation to and from DCS and from

hotel to Shrewsbury International School– Accommodation – All food and snacks– Fobisia team pack: water bottle, back pack

and cap – Gala dinner

Payments and Due Dates

• Fobisia deposit – Non refundable– On selection 3000RMB– 27th January selection announced– Remaining Payments:– 2nd Payment 2000RMB– Friday the 27th of March– Final Payment (TBC)– Friday the 24th of April

Training Requirements

• Primary FOBISIA is a big commitment! • We will have four training sessions per

week

Training times:Football: Tuesday 3.45 –5:00pmAthletics: Thursday 3:45 – 5:00pmSwimming: Friday 6.45 – 7:45amTee Ball: Friday 3:45 – 5:00pm

• Some Saturdays will also be required to ensure we are preforming at our best

Trials

Football, tee ball and athletics @ DCS:• Saturday the 17th of January and

Saturday the 24th of January (times TBC)

Swim trials @ the German Centre:• Year 5: Wednesday 14th January 3:30 –

5:00 • Year 6: Wednesday 21st January 3:30 –

5:00 • Supervised transport will be provided

to and from the German Centre returning at approximately 5:45

Team Selection

• This is an incredibly difficult process and something that we put a lot of time and thought into

• Selection is based on a number of criteria including the overall balance of the team

• As everyone competes in all four sports we are looking for all round athletes who can compete well across all of the sports

• We are looking for team players who will interact positively with their team mates

Factors we are looking at in trials

Football: • Control of the ball, passing ability,

game understanding / tactical awareness, team play

Tee Ball:• Striking ability, ground fielding,

catching, throwing accuracy, game awareness

Athletics / Swimming:• Times / distances, technique

When will you find out about selection

• Parents will be emailed team selection on Tuesday the 27th of January

• Team posted at school on Wednesday the 28th of January

Registration for Trials

• We certainly feel that all students benefit from the process of trying out across the four sports whether they make the final team or not

• Please register your child for trials by using the online sign up sheet that you can find under the sport section on the school website.

• Any questions – please feel free to email me: elliot.scrivener@dulwich-shanghai.cn