Monday, 7th of March, Basketball coach Eric Gardow led the MYP Grade 6’s Physical and Health Education lesson together with Ms. Paula Rego and Mr. Eduardo Cary. The focus of the lesson was on coaching technical and tactical aspects of the sport. Grade 6 pupils had a chance to practice the exercises led by Eric Gardow.

For more information on coach Eric Gardow visit his personal website: www.ericgardow.com The P.E. team would like to thank his collaboration.

On the 23rd of February the QUESS U12 and U13 Boys’ Football squads travelled to Qatar Academy (QA) to play their matches. U12 played two matches, winning 3-2 against QA A team, and drawing against QA B team 0-0. U13 Boys did well winning their only match by 1 goal to nil.

On the following day, Dukhan English School (DES) visited SEK Qatar for a QUESS U13 Boys’ Basketball fixture. The SEK squad performed well, and won the match scoring 28 points against 20 points from DES.

On Monday, 30th of November, took place the SOP Boys’ Basketball 3×3 Level 1 and Level 2 competitions. Sixteen pupils represented SEK Qatar on the competitions. Both level groups got to the finals, and finished runners up in their Level. This was a great day for SEK Basketball.

Photographs and videos can be seen on the Schools Olympic Program’s Twitter page, published on the 30th of November @schoolsolympic.

Squads: Adrián Gracía, Beausoleil Douglas, Daniel García, Filip Loncaric, Gabriel El Bechouti, Guillermo Lopez, Humberto Baptista, Ignacio Montesinos, Ignacio Narro, Leonardo Bettoni, Maria El Bechouti, Omar Mohamed, Pablo Perez, Ryan Dollman, Ryota Yamazaki-Wolf, Samuel Hecker.

On Tuesday, 24th of November, SEK Qatar U14 Boys’ Basketball travelled to play against Newton British Academy (NBA). The squad played well, showing improvement from past performances which, resulted on a close final score. NBA beat SEK by 17-14.

On the same day, the U14 Boys’ Football team had their match against Compass International School. One of the highlights of the game was the moment when player Ignacio Narro Tebar scored a fantastic goal which, drew the match on 2-2.

On Tuesday, 27th of October, our Boys’ Basketball squad participated on a the second stage of the Schools Olympic Program. The boys were enthusiastic to compete again, after a great participation on the first stage of the S.O.P. Level 1. However, with just 1 field goal scored by Filip Loncaric the match ended at 6-2 against SEK Qatar. Great participation, and teamwork between Grade 2, Grade 3, and Grade 4 pupils.

Squad: Filip Loncaric (G.3), Gabriel Elbechouti Salvador (G.4), Guillermo López Doblado (G.4), Humberto Filipe Rego Baptista (G.2), Ignacio Narro Tebar (G.4), Javier Pombo Rubio (G.2), Leonardo Bettoni (G.4), Martin Utrera Valle (G.2), Omar Mohamed (G.4), Simon Humphrey Reverdy (G.4).

This morning, SEK International School Qatar participated again on the Schools Olympic Program (SOP). Ten pupils from Grade 2, Grade 3, and Grade 4 (International Baccalaureate Curriculum) competed for SEK Qatar on the SOP Boys’ Basketball Level 1 tournament. The tournament was hosted at the Qatar Basketball Federation.

Five-a-side matches of 20 minutes were played, firstly against Al Shorouq Model Independent School. SEK Qatar won the match by 6-1. SEK Qatar scored 3 field goals (2 points each), 1 by Ignacio (G.4) and 2 by Leonardo (G.4), against one free throw (1 point) from the opponents. Our second match was played against Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud Boys Model Independent school, in which our boys succeeded by 6-2 points. All field goals scored by Filip Loncaric (G.3).

This was SEK Qatar first participation on SOP in the Academic Year of 2015-2016. Our pupils’ enthusiastic participation was recorded and publish by the Qatar Basketball Federation on their Twitter account @qatarbf.

The boys did a great job, and we wish them best of luck on the upcoming matches.

Squad: Filip Loncaric (G.3), Gabriel Elbechouti Salvador (G.4), Guillermo López Doblado (G.4), Humberto Filipe Rego Baptista (G.2), Ignacio Narro Tebar (G.4), Javier Pombo Rubio (G.2), Leonardo Bettoni (G.4), Martin Utrera Valle (G.2), Omar Mohamed (G.4), Simon Humphrey Reverdy (G.4).

On June 7th, SEK Girls’ Basketball team travelled to Mesaieed International School (MIS) to play two basketball matches. SEK draw 8-8 against MIS A team, and lost 12-4 points on the match versus MIS B team.

On the 9th of June, SEK hosted the Boys’ Basketball matches. Doha College (DC) A team won 13-12 points against SEK on what was a very competitive dispute until the end the match. SEK played a second match against DC B team with a final score of 17-4 points to DC B.

We would like to congratulate the SEK Boys’ Basketball team who at the start of the season lost 45-0 against DC A team, and now managed to come close to a win. Well done, team!

These matches finalised what was SEK International School Qatar first academic year participation in the Qatar United English Speaking Schools (QUESS) league. This was a successful first year participation for SEK Qatar and its’ Physical Education team. Well done to all the coaches, and many thanks for the support of all staff involved.

On Wednesday 11th of March, SEK Qatar hosted another QUESS basketball game against Compass International School. Al Khor International School (AKIS) was also scheduled to compete but, due to the U11 British Schools of the Middle East (BSME) Games taking place in Qatar, AKIS was unable to attend. SEK led the first half of the game. However, was unable to keep the lead in the score losing the game by 8-17 to Compass.

Last Sunday, 18th of January, S.E.K. U14 Boys’ Basketball traveled to Al Khor to compete against Al Khor International School (AKIS) on the QUESS U14 Boys’ Basketball. The boys did well but, still have to work hard to keep improving their individual basketball skills, and to build up as a team. The highlight among S.E.K. players goes to Adel Amer for his overall performance. The game was resumed with 45 points scored by AKIS, against 12 points scored by S.E.K. International School Qatar.

Last Wednesday, 14th of January, the U14 Boys’ played their first basketball game at home against Compass International School. This was the first game/match hosted by S.E.K. International School Qatar. The game was very competitive, with Compass International School taking the lead. However, S.E.K. Qatar’s boys worked hard and kept focused throughout leading them to win their first game by 20-18.

Highlights go to Adel Amer who scored 12 points, and Mahmoud Ladki who scored 4 points.

U14 Boys’ Basketball squad: Adel Amer; Alejandro Tebar; Gorken Aris; Isaac Miller; Julian Allenspach; Mahmoud Ladki; Marcel Ramoneda; Nejc Petric; Nicolas Montesinos; Oriol Cano Palau.