By Editorial Board
As Season 1 competitive sports come to an end, we must reflect upon our school teams’ performance.
Physical activity is an essential part of human life. In order to maintain a balanced lifestyle, it is important for students to take time outside of school hours to participate in a sport that they enjoy. On that note, schools and educational institutions have the role of offering such opportunities so that a student is able to hone their skills and pursue their passions. We at The Print believe that there is much improvement to be made so that students at CIS can have a more fulfilling experience when joining a school sports team.
Throughout the years at CIS, one observation that has been made by the student body is the rare chances of wins when our teams compete in the ACSIS leagues. Losing has become a normality for our student-athletes to the extent that we expect ourselves to lose at the hands of schools like UWCSEA and SAS. Such circumstances have greatly affected the personal confidence of athletes and also contributes to the serious lack of school spirit in the student body.
Examples of our Recent Losses
U19 Boys Football Team Lost (SAS): 3-2
U19 Boys Volleyball Team Lost (UWCE): 3-1
U19 Girls Volleyball Team Lost (ACSI): 3-2
Taking a closer look into the sports within CIS, there is a singular sport that the school community attends more so than others: swimming. CIS has taken much pride in the success of our school’s swim team, this joy continues as the team resumes to succeed whereas, other sports which have minimal attention are not succeeding to the same extent. Attention; specifically, voluntary attention is critical in the level of confidence an individual possesses and further impacts their level of performance. Hence, it is imperative that we consider the student body’s focus before judging the “lack of skill” one may have.
Competition is, without a doubt, an element that plays a substantial role in the field of sports. Harboring a negative mindset that lacks confidence and fighting spirit should not be on any athlete’s mind, much less within CIS’ own school teams. We believe that everyone should have the equal opportunity of developing their skills in their selected sport, hence, there is no reason for our acceptance of being an inferior school.