The competitive Sports programme runs in addition to our regular ECA programme. It is staffed by teachers and coaches and is coordinated by the Head of Sport & Academies, Billy Osborne (bios@patana.ac.th) and the Sports & Activities office team.
Seasonal Overview
The school year is split into four seasons (varying between 6-8 weeks in length), with U11, U12, U14 and JV/Varsity age groups. See below the BMAC (Bangkok Metropolitan Athletic Conference) overview of each seasonal sport:
Age Groups?
Ages for most school sports are as of August 1st. Swimming is excluded from this, where this is instead on the day of the meet. Students stay in the same age group for the whole academic year for seasonal sports.
U9's are aged 7 and 8 and predominantly in Y3 and Y4
U11's are aged 9 and 10 and predominantly in Y5 and Y6
U12's are aged 10 and 11 and predominantly in Y7
U14's are aged 13 - 14 and predominantly in Y8 and Y9
Junior Varsity "JV" are aged under 19
Varsity are aged under 19
ACADEMIES at Bangkok Patana School
At BPS we have five year-long Academy programmes for students who wish to take their sport to the next level and commit for the full year. These are fee paying programmes with full-time head coaches, assistant head coaches and part time coaches. BPS has Academies for:
Our Academies have recreational and selective streams and also attend and host a range of events throughout the year.
Find out more here...
Competitive Leagues
The main competition is against local International schools who are all members of BMAC (Bangkok Metropolitan Athletic Conference). There is a match scheduled nearly every week and an end-of season tournament.
In addition, the school is a member of a regional sports
conference, SEASAC (South East Asia Students Activity Conference) and Varsity
teams compete against schools from across the region in end-of season
tournaments and competitions.
Finally, we also compete in the sporting
events organised by FOBISIA (Federation of British Schools in Asia) which include multi-sport Games which foster the development of all-around sporting skills for U11 aged students. They also host a range of Invitationals including; Gymnastics, Swimming, Tennis, Climbing and Dance.
Recreational Sport Opportunities
There are a range of recreational sporting opportunities for students, including development squads in seasonal sport, offered by BPS Staff and external providers. These include Taekwondo, Table Tennis, Climbing, Futsal, Indoor Cricket, Friday Rec Night's and more!
Sports Trips
BPS Tigers and TigerSharks regularly attend events in the region both within Thailand and further abroad. We offer these opportunities to student-athletes as we believe they offer a wealth of learning experiences and a lifetime of memories. Trips include SEASAC Championships, FOBISIA Games and stand-alone events, various Invitationals and even a Ski Trip to Japan! Our Sports & Activities team plan these events carefully and all trip documentation is approved by the Thailand Ministry of Education.
School sports trips are at an additional cost and below is a fact sheet about how we calculate the costs of taking part in such trips and tours:
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