As we end the third academic year, from the opening of SEK International School Qatar, the Physical Education Team would like to cheer for yet another successful year. There were some great accomplishments within the curriculum, in the interdisciplinary collaborations, and achievements in the extra-curricular sports participations. We would like to wish all pupils a great Summer break. Keep practicing sports, while you are not watching the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Best wishes!

On Tuesday 10th, SEK Qatar hosted another QUESS U13 Boys’ Basketball match against Compass International School Doha. SEK Qatar’s squad was superior throughout the whole game, with a score of 14-0 after the first 20 minutes, and ending the match with 37-14. The man of the match was Ryota Yamazki-Wolff, who had a fantastic performance.

Squad: Adrián García, Alejandro Tebar, Alessandro Benini, Carlos Heredia, Majd Saed, Mario Salvador, Nicolas Montesinos, Oriol Cano Palau, Ryota Yamazki-Wolff, Samuel.

Coach: Mr. Muhammad Mc Intee-Masud.

Some information on playing statistics of the various girls and boys leagues that SEK Qatar is currently competing on. Click on the pictures to check current positions on Basketball, Football, and Volleyball.

Last weekend, 18th and 19th of March, SEK International School Qatar Junior Masters Champions of Qatar travelled to the city of Dubai to compete in the Volkswagen Junior Masters Middles East Final. Accompanied by Physical Education Teachers Ms. Paula Rego and Mr. Eduardo Cary, the squad did well winning some matches, losing some other.

Please, visit the following link for the full list of matches’ results: http://vwjuniormasters-me-rsportz.com/volkswagen-middle-east-finals-fixtures-and-results/

Squad: Adrián García, Alejandro Tebar, Daniel García, Ignacio Montesinos, Jaime Pombo, John Elsonbaty, Majd Saed, Mario Salvador, Nicolas Montesinos, Oriol Cano, Riordan Jewell-MacGregor.

Well done, team! Great effort, and great achievement!

Sunday, 13th of March, the QUESS U12 Boys’ Football squad travelled to Sherborne Qatar. The boys played two matches against Sherborne Qatar A and B teams. SEK Qatar won both matches. Results: Sherborne A 0-6 SEK; Sherborne B 0-7. Well done, team!

Sunday, 13th of March, Portuguese Futsal coach Tiago Polido led the MYP Grade 7’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 Tiago Polido.

The following day, Monday 14th of March, Tiago Polido led another lesson with MYP Grade 6’s.

The Portuguese coach has previously worked in clubs in Portugal, Galicia (Spain), Croacia, and Italy, winning several national competitions throughout his career. Tiago Polido is currently Qatar National Futsal Manager.

The Physical Education team would like to thank national futsal manager Tiago Polido for his availability and collaboration.

On Tuesday, 8th of March, Ms. Paula Rego accompany the U12 boys’ football squad to play two matches against International School of London (ISL) Qatar, and Qatar International School (QIS). The boys did really well, winning both matches. Results: SEK 2-0 ISL; SEK 6-0 QIS.

On the same day, Mr. Eduardo Cary accompany a small reduced squad of U13 boys’ football to play a match against Compass International School Doha to whom they lost 3-0.

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.

Monday, 22nd of February, a group of six Futsal professionals from Portugal, Brazil and Qatar working at Al-Sadd Club led the MYP Grade 8’s Physical and Health Education lesson together with Ms. Paula Rego and Mr. Eduardo Cary. The focus of the lesson was on the coaches’ roles, and the key aspects of the job, such as keeping a track record of players’ statistics, and coaching technical and tactical aspects of a sport. Grade 8 pupils had a chance to experience playing with the invited professional Futsal coaches and players, working through technical and tactical exercises of Futsal (formerly known as Futebol de Salão).

The P.E. team would like to thank the collaboration of Al-Sadd Club, coaches Nuno Lázaro and João Leite, and players Rafael Silva, Mohamed Bashir, Abdulla, and Adnan who travelled to SEK Qatar in West Bay, Doha.