November was a very productive month in terms of CAS as some of our major IB assessment were out of the way and less attention could be paid to academics for a change. It was a very busy and stressful month with the practice for the SAISA boys football tournament now in full swing as well the Battle of the Bands concert that was held on the 26th.
BATTLE OF THE BANDS!!
After hours of planning and preparation, after auditions and everything that entails setting up a massive event like this, the 26th finally arrived. I anticipated that this was going to be a very long and stressful day and that it would take all day to make sure that the event went smoothly and that being the leader i would have to work extremely hard to make that possible. The day of the event, we decided that we would start sound check for the bands at 10 a.m. so that every band had enough time to test the sound system. Me and Mr.Pradeep ended up staying there the whole day until the beginning of the event as we made final changes to the auditorium and the sound system etc.
In the evening we set up the ticket stands and the drink stalls as people on the organization committee filtered in and started assuming the roles they had been assigned. My main role was to collaborate with everyone and make sure that everything went smoothly. It helped me develop my organisational and communication skills and it was a very tiring job but one that needed to be carried out and properly in order fort the event to go off smoothly. As the show began i ran from the auditorium to the entrance to the green room to the balcony passing along messages and making sure if everything was functioning properly. During the concert we had prepared a presentation that highlighted our various efforts in terms of service in this group as well as important information about cleft lip and palate disease to raise awareness amongst the crowd.It was a very tiring and long night but it was quite enjoyable and all the effort we all put into it was worth it. After the awards ceremony, the whole group came together and helped wrap up the concert.
The next day i had a short meeting with Mr.Pradeep about the funds that we had raised through ticket sales and sponsorships. Overall we raised 324,000 SLRwhich is a very large sum and can help quite a few children and their families. At this point i took a while to consider the ethical implications of the whole concert and the funds we had raised. We made decisions on how the funds were to be rationed to the patients and how we could play a part in helping them now that we had these funds. Cleft Lip and Palate is an issue of global importance and i was very proud to have helped lead an organization to bring about awareness and raise funds to help those afflicted with this disease.
Football Training
By this point in the training season our team had been selected and we had been playing practice matches every week. Our team was working together quite well but we were not too pleased with the results of our practice games because we were not playing as well as we knew we could. We managed to win most of our games but there was one draw and one loss as well. We lost 3-2 to elizabeth moir and even though it was a tough defeat it was a good experience because they were a very good side and we expected to face more teams like them at SAISA. We evaluated the game along with the coaches and figured out our weaknesses and i personally decided on areas where i needed to develop my skills in order to help take my team to victory.
Almost every player in our team was completely committed to winning the tournament this year, especially the seniors and we were quite confident about our team. I had been in decent form throughout the practice games and was scoring regularly and trying different positions. I decided that for this season of football my goals would be to score a hattrick (3 goals) in atleast one game in SAISA as well consistently score and assist goals in every game unlike last year where at times i was unable to provide good results in some games. I hoped to score more than 5 goals in the tournament to help my team earn a respectable place in the tournament and maybe even win it! Being a senior, i also aided the coaches and the captain in team selections and tactics on and off the pitch. I had a good feeling about the upcoming tournament and with a few adjustments to our team i thought we could prove to be a force to be reckoned with.
SAISA here we come!
BATTLE OF THE BANDS!!
After hours of planning and preparation, after auditions and everything that entails setting up a massive event like this, the 26th finally arrived. I anticipated that this was going to be a very long and stressful day and that it would take all day to make sure that the event went smoothly and that being the leader i would have to work extremely hard to make that possible. The day of the event, we decided that we would start sound check for the bands at 10 a.m. so that every band had enough time to test the sound system. Me and Mr.Pradeep ended up staying there the whole day until the beginning of the event as we made final changes to the auditorium and the sound system etc.
In the evening we set up the ticket stands and the drink stalls as people on the organization committee filtered in and started assuming the roles they had been assigned. My main role was to collaborate with everyone and make sure that everything went smoothly. It helped me develop my organisational and communication skills and it was a very tiring job but one that needed to be carried out and properly in order fort the event to go off smoothly. As the show began i ran from the auditorium to the entrance to the green room to the balcony passing along messages and making sure if everything was functioning properly. During the concert we had prepared a presentation that highlighted our various efforts in terms of service in this group as well as important information about cleft lip and palate disease to raise awareness amongst the crowd.It was a very tiring and long night but it was quite enjoyable and all the effort we all put into it was worth it. After the awards ceremony, the whole group came together and helped wrap up the concert.
The next day i had a short meeting with Mr.Pradeep about the funds that we had raised through ticket sales and sponsorships. Overall we raised 324,000 SLRwhich is a very large sum and can help quite a few children and their families. At this point i took a while to consider the ethical implications of the whole concert and the funds we had raised. We made decisions on how the funds were to be rationed to the patients and how we could play a part in helping them now that we had these funds. Cleft Lip and Palate is an issue of global importance and i was very proud to have helped lead an organization to bring about awareness and raise funds to help those afflicted with this disease.
Football Training
By this point in the training season our team had been selected and we had been playing practice matches every week. Our team was working together quite well but we were not too pleased with the results of our practice games because we were not playing as well as we knew we could. We managed to win most of our games but there was one draw and one loss as well. We lost 3-2 to elizabeth moir and even though it was a tough defeat it was a good experience because they were a very good side and we expected to face more teams like them at SAISA. We evaluated the game along with the coaches and figured out our weaknesses and i personally decided on areas where i needed to develop my skills in order to help take my team to victory.
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| Sporting my No. 7 Jersey |
SAISA here we come!
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