COBIS Secondary Games Sheffield 2017

COBIS SECONDARY GAMES

FRIDAY- SUNDAY Sheffield 18 - 20 MAY 2018

Official Games Website: www.cobisgames.com COBIS Secondary Games Sheffield 2018

Dear all,

Welcome to the COBIS Secondary Games 2018! We are delighted to bring the Games back to Sheffield for a second consecutive year and we’d like to welcome both new and returning schools to this wonderful city. 23 teams from schools in 13 different countries have come together for three days of competitive sports - that’s 400 students who have travelled here to experience the glory of the COBIS Games. You all have one special thing in common - you are members of the ever- growing COBIS family! With that in mind, we want you to enjoy your time in the UK by taking in your new surroundings and the fabulous sporting facilities here in Sheffield, by meeting new friends and by sharing your experiences as a student at a high-quality British international school. We’d also like to welcome the dedicated and supportive coaches, parents and family members who have arrived here from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East to cheer on the young athletes. Your enthusiasm for this event is recognised and appreciated and we thank you for all your hard work in developing and coaching the students who will participate in this global event. COBIS is committed to encouraging and cultivating the incredible student talent found in our schools around the globe, through a range of exciting competitions, activities and events beyond the classroom. I’m sure you’ll agree that the COBIS Games are a thrilling and fun three days allowing students to work with their teammates to achieve greatness while also supporting students from other teams within the COBIS family to excel and succeed. Finally, a sincere thanks to our valued colleagues at Sheffield City Council and the staff at the various venues across the city who make this event such a professional and exciting tournament. On behalf of everyone connected to COBIS across 80 countries and 5 continents worldwide, best of luck for the COBIS Games 2018!

Colin Bell COBIS CEO cobis.org.uk COBIS Secondary Games Sheffield 2018

Foreword from the Lord Mayor of Sheffield

On behalf of the City of Sheffield I have great pleasure in welcoming you to our magnificent city. I appreciate many of you have come from different corners of the globe but hope your travel experience was pleasant and you are now looking forward to a weekend of events that will bring lots of excitement. During the weekend of competition Sheffield will see the talents of the young sports people within the COBIS family compete across three sports within three excellent venues across the city. A lot of hard work goes on behind the scenes from many organisations. So I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the staff at the Event Teams and Marketing Sheffield from Sheffield City Council, City of Sheffield Swim Squad, City of Sheffield and Dearne Athletics Club and Onside Sports. Plus special thanks must also go to the ever present band of officials & volunteers who constantly give up their precious time to support. Finally, I do hope that you enjoy your stay here and get the opportunity to see some of the many beautiful sights of Sheffield and surrounding areas. I wish you luck and much enjoyment over the weekend.

Councillor Magid Magid Lord Mayor of Sheffield COBIS Secondary Games Sheffield 2018

History of the COBIS Games

The COBIS Games were founded in 2012 at the Prague British School in order to create an event that brought together COBIS students from across the globe. The first COBIS Games were opened by 2015 saw the COBIS Games return to Europe COBIS Honorary President, Sir Roger Fry, for to be hosted in Athens. For the first time, the students aged 9-11. Twelve schools took part Primary and Secondary Games were hosted in the inaugural competition with The British together by St Catherine’s British School with School in The Netherlands winning the overall the competition taking place at the prestigious competition. Olympic Centre in Athens. More than 500 Following on from the success of the first students attended from 28 schools from Asia, COBIS Games, the 2013 Games were hosted Africa, Europe and the Middle East. at The British School in The Netherlands In 2016 the COBIS Games were hosted in with more than 200 students from 15 COBIS Dubai (Dubai College, Secondary Games) Member Schools taking part. After three and Kazakhstan (Haileybury Astana, Primary exciting days of basketball, athletics and Games) for 36 COBIS Member Schools. St football, The British School Al Khubairat were Saviour’s School, Ikoyi lifted the Championship crowned the victors, coming first in basketball Cup for the third consecutive year at the and athletics and second in football. Primary Games and The British School Al 2014 marked the beginning of the Secondary Khubairat were crowned champions of the Games and the first time the Games were Secondary Games. hosted outside of Europe, with The British The UK became home to the COBIS Primary School Al Khubairat hosting the third Primary and Secondary Games for the first time in Games and the British International School 2017, with more than 600 students from 44 Istanbul hosting the first ever Secondary teams attending. After some mighty battles Games. The Primary Games took place in in the pool, on the track and on the pitch, a Abu Dhabi at The British School Al Khubairat repeat of 2016 took place with St Saviour’s with 16 teams taking part. After three days School, Ikoyi winning the Primary Games and of gruelling competition, St Saviour’s School, The British School Al Khubairat winning the Ikoyi in Nigeria was crowned the Primary Secondary Games. winner for 2014. The Secondary Games 2018 sees the COBIS Secondary Games included 12 COBIS Member Schools for three returning to the world class facilities in days of athletics, football and swimming with Sheffield, where 23 teams will compete to St Catherine’s British School Athens taking become the COBIS Games Champions. home the trophy. COBIS Secondary Games Sheffield 2018

Berlin British School, The Berlin British School team is Russia, Canada, Columbia and extremely excited about competing of course Germany. The team is Germany in the COBIS Games competition. most looking forward to the football This will be the fifth time the school tournament, but it must be said, has competed, having previously slightly apprehensive about the been to Istanbul, Athens, Dubai swimming. They are also a very and Sheffield. Our team is truly friendly and sociable lot, who are international with students coming keen to meet and make friends with from Poland, China, USA, Tanzania, the other competing schools.

British Embassy is renowned both inside and outside and make friends in these Games. Turkey. BESA has attended the We are sure that this year will School Ankara COBIS Games three times before be an even better and more fun and we are looking forward to experience for all attending the Established in 1959, the British participating in our fourth annual Games. We wish all other athletes Embassy School Ankara is a small Games. We have been training competing in the Games good luck school consisting of roughly 250 enthusiastically since the start of the and we wish for this year’s COBIS children. It provides the British year and all students participating Games to be as prosperous as the curriculum for ages 3-14 and its are eager to be able to compete previous years. reputation in academics and sport COBIS Secondary Games Sheffield 2018

British International It now has in the region of a changed - the swimming event in School, Cairo thousand pupils from FS to IB levels. Istanbul taking place in effectively As always, the school is delighted to a large greenhouse to the Sheffield take part in the Secondary Games Ponds Forge centre - but the ethos and this will be the fifth time we have of the Games remains the same. BISC was established in 1976 and taken part in the event. A number of Here’s hoping the athletics is a bit in 2008 moved from the centre of the older students often talk about drier this year though! Cairo to a purpose built campus in the inaugural games in Istanbul. The the Beverly Hills suburb of western location and the facilities may have Cairo.

The British School play a major role in helping develop champions. These successes can the schools vision of providing a world be attributed to the hard work and Al Khubairat class British education, inspiring all our dedication of both staff and students The British School of Al Khubairat was students to exceed expectations. This and the continued support of parents established in 1968. His Highness has been highlighted in recent sporting within our school community. The team Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, successes at international tournaments. are very excited to join up with the the president of the UAE, has been The British School of Al Khubairat teams from around the world to make the sponsor of the school for over 35 are currently the COBIS Secondary new friends, share experiences and years. Physical Education and Sport and Under 13 and Under 15 BSME make lasting memories. COBIS Secondary Games Sheffield 2018

British School of Our talented Year 7 and 8 team teamwork and kindness. The comprises of students from a variety team has been busy training Bahrain of countries including USA, Spain, and fundraising for this trip by Egypt, Cyprus, Canada, Turkey, UK, approaching local companies and The British School of Bahrain are Oman, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. holding school fundraising activities extremely excited to be competing The students for Team BSB were which has been fantastic to see. The in what will be their second COBIS chosen, not only for their athletic team is excited about competing Games competition - having ability, but also for their personal in all of the events and can’t wait to competed for the first time in May qualities such as cooperation, experience the COBIS Games 2018. 2017.

British Spring October 2017 out of desire to strike in Year 7 to Year 8 classes of the a balance on certain students school born between September College, Awka development; in line with the 2004 and September 2006. school’s vision of “...inspiring the Two coaching hands have been in best in (your) child”. good touch with the team ever since The students flourish both in their taking them off from where they Team BSC nicknamed “The academics and also in sports which were before October 2017. Indomitable Team”’, a prime - is a strong point for them. They are yet blooming team was born in a team of eight boys and eight girls COBIS Secondary Games Sheffield 2018

Campion School Campion is an International students feel that this will be a great school in Athens, Greece. After experience for them. First of all, they Athens our wonderful experience last are travelling abroad and they will year we are, once again, really get the chance to really feel what looking forward to competing at the team bonding and a team is all magnificent facilities of Sheffield. It about – not only on the field. They will, again, be a fantastic experience also have the chance to compete to compete against so many other in a tournament of such a great schools from around the world, our atmosphere and sporting ethos.

Children’s The team comprise of year 7 and The team have been training since year 8 students who are all sport October 2017 for this competition International School enthusiasts. and have put a lot into this. A bunch of the team members are We are gradually getting ready and first timers at the COBIS competition hope to come out victorious. We while we also have a couple who are will like to thank the parents and returning to make an impact at the the school administration for their COBIS Secondary Games. support and encouragement. Go Team CIS!!! COBIS Secondary Games Sheffield 2018

Corona Secondary Corona Secondary School, Living in a country that loves football Agbara is extremely excited to and athletics, the team is eagerly School, Agbara be competing in what will be our awaiting the football and athletics second Secondary COBIS Games competition! competition, having competed for They cannot wait to meet new the first time in Athens 2015. Our friends and put on a strong showing enthusiastic Year 7 and 8 team at the competition! comprises only Nigerian students.

Doha College This is the second time Doha This is a wonderful experience for College have participated in the all the students and we would like Secondary COBIS Games and the to wish all the competitors every students are very excited about success and enjoyment. coming to Sheffield. Having been “Let the games begin” training in temperatures of 40 degrees plus we are sure they will enjoy competing in a cooler climate. COBIS Secondary Games Sheffield 2018

Dubai College The Dubai College A Team are very We have a young multi-talented excited to uphold the tradition of team who are looking forward to DC A attending the COBIS Secondary competing against the best British Games in Sheffield this year. Our Schools in the world in all three team consists of Year 7 and 8 disciplines. students from all around the globe, such as Great Britain, Spain, Italy, Australia, Canada and India.

Dubai College Dubai College are proud to be given Our team has many different the opportunity to showcase our strengths and come from Britain, DC B depth and strength by entering a B France and New Zealand. This team team in to the 2018 COBIS Games. is full of great characters who will These youngsters, from year 7 and no doubt thrive in the competitive 8, are eager to show what they are arena. made of across all three days. COBIS Secondary Games Sheffield 2018

The British School This will be our second year sailing and dancing. We’re proud to competing in the COBIS Games be representing the Canary Islands of Gran Canaria and we’re excited to be bringing and looking forward to making new team members who attended last friends from other countries. We year and some new recruits! We’re may be small but we’re mighty! a talented group of athletes with a good range of experience in sport competing in; athletics, football, swimming, tennis, golf, padel,

Haileybury Almaty Haileybury Almaty are, once again, The journey from Almaty to Sheffield very excited and keen to compete is a mere 14 hours but our Year 7 & on the international sporting 8 students are none the less eager stage. As a school we have been to immerse themselves within the competing since the Games began challenges and rewards which lay and have always fully enjoyed the ahead of them. Bring on the starters opportunity and experiences which whistle! this event offers. COBIS Secondary Games Sheffield 2018

COBIS Games Sheffield 2018 - Full Itinerary Friday 18 - Sunday 20 May 2018

18:45 Evening Dinner 00 Games welcome meeting at ????? Team managers to meet Andy Jones and Day 1: Friday 18 May - Swimming

06:15 - 07:45 Breakfast 08:15 Walk to Ponds Forge International Sports Centre 09:00 Opening Ceremony 09:40 Warm Up 10:00 Clear Pool 10:10 Gala Commences 13:20 Morning Gala Ends (Approx.) 13:30 - 14:30 Lunch 14:30 Finals Warm Up 14:45 Clear Pool 14:55 Finals 15:40 Presentations 18:00 - 19:30 Dinner

Day 2: Saturday 19 May - Athletics

06:15 - 07:45 Breakfast 08:00 Buses Depart to Athletics Stadium 08.45 Warm Up 09.30 Track and Field Events Commence 12.00 - 12:30 Lunch 16.30 Finals 17.00 Presentations 17.30 Buses Depart Athletics Stadium 18:00 - 19:30 Dinner COBIS Secondary Games Sheffield 2018

Day 3: Sunday 20 May - Football

06:15 - 07:30 Breakfast 07:45 Buses Depart to St George’s Park 08:40 Warm Up 09:00 Group Matches Commence 12.45 - 13:30 Lunch 13:30 Knock Out Stages Commence 15:00 Finals 16:00 Matches Finish 16:45 Buses Depart St George’s Park

18:45 - 21:30 Closing and Awards Ceremony at Ponds Forge

Day 4: Monday 21 May - Departures

06:15 - 07:30 Breakfast

Departures ongoing throughout the day COBIS Secondary Games Sheffield 2018

King’s College, fifth consecutive COBIS Secondary all elements of the competition but Games. The team have been most importantly for the boys, the The British School training hard for months and cannot Football! We can’t wait to meet of Madrid wait to compete against schools everyone and as always, I am sure Soto de Viñuelas from all corners of the globe. Our we will be one of the loudest and team comprises of mainly Spanish most sociable teams, as per the students, alongside a Dutch countries outgoing culture. King’s College Madrid Soto is and British athlete. Our team are delighted to be competing in our looking forward to taking part in

La Moraleja

King’s College School, competitive schools from all over begin. We have been working hard the world. For most of the pupils all year in order to prepare for the La Moraleja in our team this will be their first games, and we are looking forward experience competing in the to putting all the hard work we have We cannot wait to return to Secondary COBIS Games, after applied in training into action, as we Sheffield again to take part in the hearing all about it from those who look to test our self against some COBIS Games competition. We represented our school so well of the best sporting schools from had a fantastic time last year and last year, they are very excited across the world. greatly enjoyed the experience and cannot wait for the games to of competing against so many COBIS Secondary Games Sheffield 2018

King’s College, Games and our students are ready and Portuguese athletes making us The British School to compete. Hailing from Murcia, ready for the international stage. the sunniest part of southern Spain, As always, we love our football but of Murcia we are passionate about sport. The have a great collection of young school’s location is perfect for us to swimmers and athletes too. We practise with 300 days of sunshine know our school will be cheering us as well as excellent access to all on from home, so we cannot wait to We are very excited to be attending we could need. Our team has a get started. our second COBIS Secondary range of British, Spanish, Dutch

New Cairo British be an international school and within exciting opportunity that has been our COBIS team this year we have offered to them. They are raring to International School representation from over 10 different go and show everyone just how nationalities. We have taken part in hard they have worked to get to the previous two COBIS Secondary the Games. We are hugely excited NCBIS are a not for profit school Games and are keen to continue about the opportunity to take in New Cairo, Egypt. With over 60 our success this year. Our squad part in this exciting and inspiring nationalities represented in our have been training hard, as well as competition and can’t wait to get to student body, we can truly claim to learning more about COBIS and the Sheffield. Go Tigers! COBIS Secondary Games Sheffield 2018

Nord Anglia schools in Mainland China, South Austria. The team have been training East Asia, Europe, North & South very hard in all three disciplines and International School, America and the Middle East. NAIS are looking forward to competing Hong Kong Hong Kong are delighted to be against other international schools competing in their 2nd Secondary from all over the world. Our pupils Nord Anglia International School, COBIS Games. Our team consists are really looking forward to the Hong Kong (NAIS) is a member of mainly Year 7 pupils from Hong fantastic experience that the COBIS of Nord Anglia Education’s global Kong, UK, China, USA, Sweden, Games provides and very excited family of 55 premium international Italy, Spain, Jordan, Germany & about visiting the UK.

Rainbow foundation stage, International We have excellent performers that Primary curriculum, English National complement the excellent coaching International School Key Stage 3, Cambridge IGCSE and that students receive at Rainbow. A Levels. As an alternative pathway Giving back to community is a core Rainbow International School is at post 16, students can opt for aspect of RISU. Our student leaders well known in Uganda and the East a vocational BTEC qualification are very active in forming their Africa region for its high standard allowing for a more practical and charity committees and organising of academics, inclusiveness and hand on learning. Sports at Rainbow events to fundraise and make a disciple with excellent boarding is significant and compulsory. difference in the community. facilities. We follow the Early Year COBIS Secondary Games Sheffield 2018

St Catherine’s British Secondary Games, and are Lastly we have some new looking forward to the challenge of competitors this year, who are ready School in Athens competing against pupils from all to compete at a higher level and our around the world. Our pupils having competitors from 2017 are ready been working hard throughout to compete and meet up with their the year, pushing themselves to friends! improve in all areas of the COBIS St Catherine’s wishes everyone St Catherine’s British School are games, and we as PE staff are very luck at the 2018 COBIS Secondary excited to attend the 2018 COBIS proud of their efforts. Games.

St George’s St George’s Luxembourg have This year we are sending a young competed in each of the secondary team over to Sheffield with only two International School, COBIS Games since it began in students who have competed in the Luxembourg 2014. We finished 3rd overall in Secondary Games previously. The 2014 in Istanbul and won the Fair students are looking forward to the Play Trophy in 2016 in Dubai. experience and are excited to have the opportunity to represent the school in 2018. COBIS Secondary Games Sheffield 2018

The Regent At The Regent Secondary School Our COBIS Secondary Games team Abuja, academic achievement is is a product of our rich co-curricular Secondary School our priority; we also place emphasis activities. We are very glad to be on a comprehensive co-curricular participating for the second time in activities programme where there the COBIS Secondary Games. Our is something to offer every student, first experience was worth the while whether it is academically related, and this time we hope do better in sports or other activities of interest. athletics and football events which are where our strengths lie.

City of Sheffield Pipe Band

The City of Sheffield Pipe Band In 2018, the band is under the of WW1 including playing at the Last was formed in 1908 by Pipe Major direction of Pipe Major Keith Arnott Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate George Urquhart when he ventured and Drum Major Dave White and Memorial, Ypres. to Sheffield as a young man from his continues to represent Sheffield both Band members are drawn from native Isle of Skye. The Sheffield Pipe in the country and overseas, most the local region and proudly wear Band steadily grew between 1908 and recently performing for dignitaries their City of Sheffield Tartan when the start of WW1 in 1914. In post war from The Right Worshipful the Lord performing. The colours of the tartan years, the band continued to thrive. Mayor of Sheffield to members of the represent all aspects of Sheffield’s Its pipers, drummers and dancers Royal Family. history - grey for the steel industry; performing at a widening range of In June of this year the band has been blue and green to represent the city’s events across the UK. invited to perform at commemorative five rivers and seven hills; and red for events taking place in Belgium to the heat of the furnaces needed for commemorate the 100th anniversary our metalworking heritage. COBIS Secondary Games Sheffield 2018

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Sheffield Hallam University St George’s Park Graves is the The City of Sheffield and Dearne City Athletics Stadium first site to open and launch the Athletic Club is one of the North first FA affiliated ‘Parklife’ project in of England’s premier clubs, with a Sheffield Hallam University City Sheffield, due to spread across the senior men’s team which is in the Athletics Stadium (SHUCAS) on country in the next few years. Premiership of the British Athletics Woodbourn Road is the home to League. They have a mix of athletes outdoor athletics for Sheffield and The ‘Parklife’ project is funded by from varied cultural backgrounds the surrounding areas. the FA, Sport England, Sheffield City Council and a number of other from ages 8 year olds to seniors SHUCAS provides world-class parties in order to get the football and veterans. The club caters for innovative technologies, developed facilities within Sheffield to a better athletes of all ages, ethnicity, and by the Centre for Sports Engineering standard. abilities to develop their potential Research, installed as part of an in the range of disciplines that Olympic Legacy project. These The income generated from the athletics offers. The club provides technologies can enhance the hubs (soon to be 3 in Sheffield) gets free coaching, in a fun and friendly experience of all users, from re-invested back into grassroots atmosphere, from UK Athletics children experiencing their first football. SGP Graves is a state of qualified coaches in track & athletics event to international the art facility with 2 full sized 3G field, road, cross country or race athletes requiring world-class pitches, 1 x grass pitch, bar/café walking, to help athletes realise their performance analysis. area as well as 6 changing rooms potential. The club has the use of equipped with showers and tactics Sheffield’s state of the art facilities The venue offers a variety of boards. at the English Institute of Sport. facilitates such as a 400m running Athletes of any ability are welcome track, pole vault and high jump City of Sheffield Swim Squad to join the club. areas, throws fields for shot, discuss is a performance swimming club or javelin and much more. It also that seeks to give talented and The origins of the club go back to has on-site changing room and committed athletes from the South 1894 when the Sheffield United parking with a central stand offering Yorkshire area a route to fulfil their Harriers club was formed, a great views of the action for up to potential and become ‘the best combined cross country and 450 spectators. As well as hosting that they can be’. Since 1981 the walking club. In the early 1970s the COBIS (Council of British club has won over 250 National the Sheffield City Athletic Club was International Schools) Games, Championship medals, more than formed supported by Olympians Sheffield Hallam University City 100 GB caps, and six Olympic and Sheila and John Sherwood. This Athletics Stadium hosts a vast range one Paralympic representations. was a breakaway club from the of events including national athletics But more than this, the club Hallamshire Harriers. In 1975 this meetings, school sport days, team provides the environment, ethos club amalgamated with Sheffield building activities, festivals and and skilled coaching that equips United Harriers to form Sheffield outdoor displays. young people with the discipline Athletics Club,in 2000 the athletic and commitment to succeed at club joined forces with the highly The stadium is located on the tram whatever they choose to become successful Sheffield Race Walking line about half way between the as young adults, and be valuable Club, and subsequently renamed city centre and Meadowhall with a members of the community. During the club, City of Sheffield Athletic number of bus routes also serving this period the club has had six Club. the site. There is limited on-site Olympians and one Paralympian; parking for events in addition to Karen Clifton in 1988, Alan Rapley Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, World large amounts of on-street parking and Janko Gojkovic in 1996, James Heptathlon Champion, World Indoor in the surrounding area. Kirton in 2008 and Ellie Faulkner, Pentathlon Champion and 2012 Olympic Heptathlon Champion, is To find out more information about Rebecca Turner and James Crisp in one of the many members of City of the stadium, including opening 2012 and 2016 Games. The club’s Sheffield and Dearne Athletics Club hours and venue hire please visit role of honour includes more than that compete for Great Britain. the sport facilitates section at 50 national champions, winning over www.shu.ac.uk/sport. 250 national medals and over 100 GB caps. COBIS Secondary Games Sheffield 2018 Code of Conduct

By attending the COBIS Games, individuals agree to abide by the Codes of Conduct as outlined below. Participating schools must ensure that all athletes, coaches and spectators have read and acknowledged the relevant code. Should spectators, coaches or athletes break these codes of conduct, there may be consequences, including but not limited to, the individuals involved not being able to attend in future years.

Coaches, Teachers and Chaperones • Cooperate with the officials, your Breach of the Codes Code of Conduct coaches and teammates. • Follow the rules with regards to • Control your behaviour on and Team Members participation. All players need off the field; there should be no A breach of this code of behaviour, and deserve appropriate time, as criticisms by word or gesture. in the opinion of Games officials, may specified in the rules. • Learn to value honest effort, skilled result in the player or coach being • Develop team respect for the performance and improvement. banned from the remainder of the ability of opponents as well as • Do not argue with the officials’ Games and may also result in the for the judgment of officials and decisions. player or coach being sent home by the first available transport. Parents opposing coaches. • Respect the venues, hotels and and the school will be notified. Any • Compliment participants on their transport vehicles. additional expense incurred will be efforts. • Do not disturb others in the the responsibility of the parents of the • Condemn unsporting behaviour. hotel. student or coach. Further disciplinary • Ensure that your behaviour is action may be considered depending consistent with the principles of on the seriousness of the breach. Spectators Code of Conduct good sporting behaviour. • Demonstrate appropriate social • Refrain from criticism of, or Spectators reaction to, the officials’ judgments behaviour. Remember children A breach of this code of behaviour, and decisions. play for enjoyment. in the opinion of Games officials, may • Do not let your behaviour detract • Maintain a standard of dress result in the individual being banned from their enjoyment. appropriate to the presentation of from the remainder of the Games and the team. • Let officials and coaches conduct future events. Any additional expense • Refrain from over-zealous events without interference. incurred will be the responsibility of coaching from the side-line. • Support skilled performances and the individual concerned. Further • Ensure your students are team play with generous applause. action may be considered against the adequately supervised at all times. Demonstrate respect for opposing school and by the school depending players and their spectators. on the seriousness of the breach. • Refrain from smoking when supervising students. • Respect the officials and team leaders; if they ask you to do Changes to the Programme or • Refrain from consuming alcohol something, please do so. Rules at any time. • Encourage participation by your COBIS has the right to make changes (and all) children. to the programme, rules or any Players Code of Conduct • Provide a model of good other aspect of the COBIS Games • Be a good sport. sportsmanship for your child to as it deems fit and or necessary for • Play for enjoyment and strive for copy. clarity or safety. Any changes will be personal excellence. • Be courteous in your communicated to all participating teams at the same time for fairness. • Work hard for your team as well as communication with players, for yourself. Treat all teammates team officials, game officials, and opponents as you enjoy being sport administrators and other treated yourself. spectators. • Compete by the competition • Make all other spectators feel conditions, rules and the spirit of welcome on all occasions. the Games. Acknowledgements Thank you to everyone involved in this City of Sheffield Swim Squad Sheffield Hallam University year’s COBIS Games 2018. No project City Athletics Stadium such as this is possible without an City of Sheffield and Dearne enormous amount of effort and time from Athletics Club St George’s Park a huge amount of individuals, groups Onside Sports and organisations. Plus special thanks also go to the SIV Ponds Forge International Sheffield City Council’s ever present band of officials and Sports Centre Major Events Team and volunteers who constantly give up Marketing Sheffield their precious time to support.

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