A CDNIS School Site

Season two is upon us.  We’ve had a very successful season one, with much to celebrate including an inaugural U14 Boy’s Rugby win and an undefeated and very dominate U14 Girls Volleyball team.  We also had a banner year in U12 Girls Cross Country and U20 Girls Volleyball.  In addition to those championship teams, CDNIS captured second place with four other teams, followed by a number of third and fourth place finishes.  It was an excellent first season.

Teams and Coaches
A complete list of our season two sports and the coaches of those teams can be found under links.

Tryouts
Season one officially ended Sunday.  On Tuesday, November 8th we’ll begin season two tryouts.  We hope all season one athletes will find something on offer in season two to their liking.  For those who weren’t involved in season one sports, we hope to see them out in season two.  Athletic participation carries with it innumerable benefits to the growth and development of young people.  Athletes also perform better academically than non-athletes in schools around the world.  Strong athletic programs help develop strong young people.  Please encourage your kids to get involved.

Basketball
We have eight basketball teams at CDNIS making it our largest single-season sport.  It’s very popular, so tryouts will be packed and cuts may be needed on some teams.  The tryout schedule can also be found under links.  You’ll notice that we require late tryouts, one time only, on Thursday from 5:00 to 7:00pm for some teams.  That is necessary to give all coaches sufficient time to make good decisions and to give all players sufficient time to display their skills.

Rugby
The practice schedule can be found under links.  We have four teams to offer this year, U20 boys, U20 girls, U14 Boys and Girls Touch, and U12 Coed Rugby.  There is no special tryout schedule this year, so tryouts will be conducted during normal practice sessions.

Tennis
A bus at 2:45 will take all interested tennis players from level nine to the Aberdeen Tennis and Squash Center.  A bus will return all players to CDNIS to make the 5:20 buses.  More information can be found on the practice schedule which can be found under links.  Tryouts take place during regular practice sessions, beginning on Tuesday, November 8th.

Ball Hockey
Tryouts will take place during normal practice sessions.  Games are usually played on Wednesdays.  All interested players should attend both tryouts this week.  The practice schedule can be found under links.

Golf Club
Meets Tuesdays on L9 at 2:45 for a bus to the driving range and Fridays on L9 at 2:45 for a bus to a par three course.  All interested golfers should email the coaches and attend the first session.  The first meeting will be Friday, November 11th.  We’ll not meet during experience week from November 14-18.  Regular meetings begin on November 22nd and finish on Friday, February 17th at Nine Eagles.  All transportation costs, range/course fees, and pro fees will be paid by the students.  Email coaches with your interest and questions. AnnieAu-Yeung@cdnis.edu.hk, ChristinaWu@cdnis.edu.hk, ViolaLi@cdnis.edu.hk

How to sign up?
For the Golf Club an email must be sent to sign up.  For the other sports, just send your kids to the tryout sessions this week.  Email me or the coaches directly with any questions.

Cuts:
We will try not to cut any athlete from any team this season.  However, cuts become necessary mainly due to limited facilities.  With that, any athlete that is cut this season should come and see me in room 301 ASAP.  Other athletic opportunities always exist.  It’s my job to help students find those opportunities whenever possible.  All students with a desire to participate will be given a chance.  Coaches will announce cuts by November 21st at the latest.  Some teams will announce as early as November 11th.  Each coach will decide what’s best for their team and make cuts accordingly.

Sincerely,
Matt Battani
CDNIS Athletic Director

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