An Athletic Montage

An Athletic Montage

Chris Mott, Athletic Director

I have been a Dolphin, a Wildcat and most recently a Condor. However, none of these compare to being an ISB Panther. It is a pleasure to join the ISB community as your new Athletic Director.

My name is Chris Mott and I am originally from Australia. I have lived and worked all over the world including: Oman, Japan, Estonia, Turkey, the UAE and most recently in Lima, Peru as the Athletics and Activities Director at Colegio Roosevelt, The American School of Lima. I am joining the ISB community with my wife Georgina, son Hudson Grade 1 and daughter Eve Grade 4.

Virtual Cross Country

This year's Virtual Cross Country Run took place between October 2-9th. This was the first time ISB has taken on such an event, but it proved to be a great experience for all. A total of 884 Middle and High School boys and girls from 48 international schools participated. We are very proud of all the runners who took part in this first ever virtual event. Each school was asked to record their teams running a 5km (High School) and 3km (Middle School) time trial on a track. The ISB Cross Country teams completed their run on Thursday the 8th of October, and we look forward to sharing these results with the ISB community in the near future.

Invitational Tournament

Season One Volleyball and Soccer athletes had an opportunity to compete in two local tournaments, both hosted by ISB. These two tournaments were an opportunity for our Panther athletes to obtain some valuable game experience. The larger of these tournaments was held on the 9th and 10th of October. ISB had the opportunity to host 16 Varsity Volleyball teams and 8 Varsity Soccer teams. All teams were from throughout the Bangkok region.

The tournament was a great success! Students, coaches and ISB parents enjoyed the two days of games that culminated in the Saturday afternoon finals. ISB Varsity Boys and ISB Varsity Girls Soccer and Volleyball teams all played in their respective finals.

Our appreciation goes out to the schools that attended, but also to the wider ISB community. These events bring our entire community together and are celebrations of the teams involved. We would like to acknowledge the ISB Booster Club who continue to show support and dedication to our programs. The Booster Club is always in attendance for these events and are always ready to offer as much support as needed.

BISAC Season One

While many schools around the world are experiencing closure and strict COVID-19 restrictions preventing teams from practicing sports, ISB has been fortunate to have had its first season of competitive sports. ISB has been able to host many events on campus in Season One. Furthermore, on October 31 and November 1 our U11-JV teams will compete in the BISAC finals all over the city of Bangkok in the following sports: Basketball, Tennis, Rugby, Touch, Cross Country, Soccer and Volleyball. We wish all our athletes well during their upcoming games. Go Panthers!!

Season Two (November-January)

ISB will most likely only be able to compete locally in Season Two. However, the school is planning to host as many events as possible to give all student athletes opportunities to compete. Our High School student athletes will be participating in Basketball, Swimming, Rugby, Touch and Tennis. For our ES teams (U11) Soccer season starts on November 9. Our Middle School teams (U13-U15 will have their Badminton and Soccer season starting on November 4.