Netball
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at Dulwich College Singapore
n Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 December, Dulwich College (Singapore) had the honour of hosting the inaugural FOBISIA netball invitational. The College welcomed 28 teams comprising 311 students who took part in 234 matches across multiple locations over the course of the weekend. With festivals for U13, U15 and U19 squads, it was a huge celebration of netball for students from all across South East Asia. Each age group's festival resulted in exciting cup and plate competitions and the standard of play was high. Also highly visible was the gracious spirit
in which all the matches were played. All 28 teams celebrated each other's successes which clearly reflected the coaches' dedication not only to performance but to the students' conduct and attitude. The atmosphere at the final was electric with over 400 spectators cheering on the teams. Despite their nerves the girls all played tremendously well and provided their supporters with an outstanding display of competitive netball. As well as multiple awards for plate and cup participants and
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winners, one student from each team was also given an award for their behaviour and attitude; for reflecting the values of Dulwich College (Singapore): Determined, Courageous, Skillful and Gracious. This first ever FOBISIA netball invitational at Dulwich College (Singapore) was a resounding success and the College will look forward to hosting this event in the coming years and helping grow the profile of netball across the region.
Article by: Kevin Shaw, Director of Sport Dulwich College (Singapore)
