SPORTS AT BIS

“All work and lots of Play”…..

This is one area that always causes concern to most new parents, and it is only after settling in at school do they realize how much is packed into the sports program here.  There is a team of dedicated physical education teachers, and with their specific areas of responsibility they can handle a range of activities.  Right until the end of middle school a physical education period is almost every other day.  The ground fronting the school is used extensively, and even though it is fairly small it serves wonderfully well for the small number that runs across it.  Over the years the school has taken a lot of effort to set up goal-posts for soccer, basket ball rings, and a netting right round to prevent the ball from flying on to the road.  The surface has been turned over, with fresh layers of mud, and today the children feel almost secure in the space that has been developed specifically for their use.

Soccer is the most popular team sport and in spite of the limited numbers the school can boast of making in-roads for most of the tournaments.  This has been the challenge for any competitive team sporting activity – to cull out a team of good players from the small number in every age group, and it is a wonder that the school manages this year after year. 

Cricket is close to every Indian’s heart, and for BIS the same follows.  There may not be active coaching for this sport, but for a game that sees the maximum pitches set up in the by-lanes and back-lanes in our country BIS does its enthusiastic bit too, and the inter-house matches ensure that almost everyone handles the bat and the ball.

Swimming is undertaken as a deliberate effort since it means traveling to a pool with arrangements for transport, trained instructors as well as accompanying mothers.  The grand swimming gala once a year is perhaps the only time that the school realizes that a lot of strokes have been practiced through the year, but it also indicates how many students enjoy this sport.

Yoga has been introduced as an option to swimming, and given the response of the students it has almost taken over in terms of popularity.  Most children go through the one hour of Yoga very sure of the ‘asana’ they are learning, and all that it does to their bodies.

Gymnastics is handled by a dedicated teacher whose enthusiasm produces the most wonderful cart-wheels, head-stands and summersaults.  From the youngest age group children get used to floor exercises and other gym equipment as well.

Besides all these, the school has always encouraged students who learn sporting skills outside school hours, and we have a proud group of achievers in squash, badminton, athletics, chess and table-tennis.