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Coach Aun Represents Thailand at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta

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This was my first time at the Asian Games. It was an international competition for athletes from all of Asia. I am really proud that I had the opportunity to represent Thailand again at the Asian Games after having done it twice in the past at the Southeast Asia Games, once in Singapore and once in Malaysia.

Although I did not win any medals at the Asian Games it was a great experience and I learned things that I should adapt and utilize to improve our team.

I would like to thank the Concordian administrators, faculty and staff, coaches, parents and swim team for supporting me and cheering me on during these games."

K. Aun Swimming Coach

Boys Varsity Volleyball

Special mention goes to Name who kept his head throughout and hit some dynamic shots and Tee for Grit, Determination, and Teamwork some awesome angle hits! eptember 13th an amazing display of grit, The second game also determination and teamwork resulted in victory resulted in victory in straight against Berkeley in straight sets. After a very short sets! break the boys had to jump straight back on court against Mahidol.

Thank you to the many spectators.

Phenomenal play, with spikes hitting the attack School spirit is growing! line, defense was tight and best of all players used their heads to choose the appropriate play. Hard to choose ‘Man of the Match’, but hats off to Boomer Coach Vici making the awesome spikes possible.

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Concordian vs

Ekamai Showdown K

hun Varnnee, in her wisdom, has met with each student and parent of Concordian. Students make up a class. A couple classes become a grade level. The personality of each "batch" differs and there have been a couple of very special classes that teachers who have a bit of longevity still talk about. This year, the G12s are one of those classes that have an unbreakable bond and will indeed go on to make a difference on this planet.

On September 6th, 2018 in our brand new SC Gym, there was a boys volleyball game that has been in the making for over a year, a showdown if you would.

Concordian vs Ekamai. Almost the entire team are the G12 boys who have done everything together for a decade or more.

The action began and each school won a 25 point set.

It came down to a tie-breaker third set to 15 points.

Ekamai came out on fire and went up 9-2. Coach Vici called a time out and in that huddle, calmly asked the boys to look each other in the eye, think about all that they have been through in the years at Concordian and this is their last league game against this particular team that had become our rival. She concluded that it was “up to you and how you want to feel when this game is over today�.

Lady Dragons Full Speed Ahead

Oh my, the boys hit the floor like Rambo x 6 !!

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he G5U Lady Dragons basketball team is off to a strong start this season. These young women won their first game against Berkeley and showed amazing teamwork! They were always looking for an open player and making great passes. The girls are working hard on conditioning to keep up during the game. We will continue to build fundamental basketball Khun Varnnee chose them 14 and 15 years ago. skills throughout the season while having fun Teachers and teacher assistants guided and taught them at the same time. We are looking forward to a well. Caring Coaches developed their skills and instilled wonderful season ahead.

Shine served a bunch in a row. Name and Tee blocked and hit target areas. Peak and Leng were everywhere, helping left, running right, exhausted but never stopping.

The Dragons came back to tie it up and with momentum took it to 15. It was super. Everyone, including the two other schools who had finished earlier, could sense the unity, the togetherness, the something "special" that was shared between this group of G12 boys.

the love of sport in each student athlete. There were some mighty thankful boys in that gym who will have Here are a few action shots of our lady dragons today's victory in the tip of their minds for years and years hustling down the court and ready to catch a to come. rebound. These photos are courtesy of our very

A Proud Concordian Parent

own player, Harmonie.

Coach Ashley

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Go Dragons!

G7-U basketball girls

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Hustle and heart set us apart. It's the Grade 7-U Girls basketball team’s greatest strength and what drives every practice and every game. Go Dragons!

- Coach Tatiana

Track and Field News T

he Grade 5 & under, as well as the Grade 3 & under Track and Field teams are underway. Coach Mari and Coach Jared had over thirty students participate in the first practice! The students had a lot of fun as they warmed up, stretched with partners, ran relays and then the finale was racing the 100 metres against their age group. WE LOVE THE NEW TRACK!!!

The team practices every Wednesday and Friday after school and we meet outside the PY gym.

The final meet will take place in early December so we look forward to further running, jumping and throwing development over the next few months!

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ASB were the favorites, having beaten TCIS 7-0 the week before (Con only tied that same TCIS team 1-1) and being unbeaten in BISAC. They were a collection of grade 11s and 12s...mostly larger American girls: tall and athletic...as if distant relations of Paul Bunyan or...Brigitte Nielsen.

Varsity Girls Football Dragons style

Concordian was a mixture of Grade 9s and 10s and were like little children standing next to the ASB giants. However, the conditions were largely in Concordian's favor. It became a game of puddle kick. Concordian 'parked the bus' putting off wave after wave of ASB attacks and the half ended 0-0 to everyone's surprise (especially Noah...and in fact, even some of the animals like the dodo birds and unicorns, got off the ark to watch and cheer...which, in hindsight, turned out to be an egregious error).

Concordian unexpectedly dominated for about five minutes in the second half and kept the ball around the ASB goal with Jaifah almost scored twice, missing once by inches. This... perhaps... coincided with the star American ASB player taking a break on the bench. In a panic, the ASB coach threw the American back on and she took the game on by herself again. Only amazing shot blocking, last second tackles, great t was a torrential downpour, a perfect storm' in fact, the saves by Bei Bei and of course...the puddles, lakes, snakes and bogs stopped ASB from scoring. only thing missing was Mark Wahlberg in a fishing boat.

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The ASB Athletic Director was just about to cancel the game when a brave bunch of blue shirted girls with perfectly coiffed hairstyles and polished fingernails ran over and said (to everyone's shock and amazement) that they wanted to go into the mud, the puddles, and the driving rain, and play.

Sure enough, the ASB girls also said that they wanted to get out and play and so the ref said..: 'what they hey, it's som tum night at home, let's do this'; and he trudged out into the swamp (former field) just as a crocodile emerged from the depths and took down a stray gazelle.

With three minutes to go it was 0-0 and a miracle draw was in the works. But fate intervened. A slip in a puddle and a fallen defender gave the American star a free shot and she blasted it top corner for a 1-0 lead.

The game began in almost comical fashion as girls were falling, sliding, wiping out and getting drenched. It became apparent that these were real athletes. Noah went by with his ark and gave a silent nod of approval. The goalies were playing in small lakes and were mud from head to toe.

I am super proud of all of these girls and the grit and determination they showed playing outside in the rain, mud and bogs (unlike volleyball) against a big, talented and tough team.

Concordian threw everyone up except two defenders in the dying seconds and won a corner. They got a shot and a save and a rebound and a mad scramble in the box ensued and both Momae and Wandy had shots blocked by defenders. A tie was within their grasp but was sadly ripped away.

Coach Neil

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en was a contributing member to the Thai Junior Ice Hockey National Team that just won the gold at the SEAsia Youth Cup. The Concordian family is very proud of his accomplishments!