Athletics and Activities
Athletics and Activities is now on Teneen!
For up-to-date information, please visit our Teneen page HERE.
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Update Dec 16, 2021
The school fields and gyms were buzzing over the past week as ASD hosted the first games of the Season which was very exciting, for both athletes and spectators.
Our Soccer teams played games against the teams from EVO Soccer Academy and our Basketball teams played ACS.
The Cross-Country Athletes were out running in the early morning and both our Boys and Girls Tennis Teams were practicing.
A big thank you to all the referees, coaches and spectators for helping make this first week of games such a success.
We look forward to seeing everyone back on the field in January, and wish all safe travels and a happy and healthy 2022.
GO DRAGONS!
Once a dragon, Always a dragon!
Dave Farmer
Director of Athletics and Activities
Athletics and Activities Department
Jimmy Leeper
Michael Benfer
PRevious Athletics and Activities
Update Dec 9, 2021
All New Podcast!!!
This week we published a new episode on Athletics and Activities Presents: Dragon Talk Podcast. Our hosts sat down with members of the cast, crew and directors to give us an inside look at how much work has gone into Little Shop of Horrors! Don't miss out on this deep dive on what actually happens on stage and behind the scenes. Use this LINK to listen to weekly episodes!
Elementary School Sports and ASA REMINDER
Please remember that signups for Season 2 ES Sports are Sunday, December 12 on Eventbrite starting at 6:00 pm. An email with links will be sent to all parents on Thursday, December 9 and again on the morning of December 12.
Please remember that signups for Season 2 ES ASAs are Monday, December 13 on Eventbrite starting at 6:00 pm. An email with links will be sent to all parents on Thursday, December 9 and again on the morning of December 13.
Please make sure you have updated the information on your students PowerSchool to ensure that you receive our emails. If you haven't received an email by the end of the day on Thursday please check your SPAM folder as it may have been filtered into there. If you have any questions about ES Sports please es_sports@asd.edu.qa, and if you have any questions about ES ASAs please email es_asa@asd.edu.qa.
Middle School Sports REMINDER
Please remember that an email for Season 2 MS Sports sign-ups will be sent out to all Middle School students on Sunday, December 12.
Update Dec 2, 2021
Season 2 Elementary Sports Update!!
Sign-Ups for Season 2 Elementary Sports will take place on Sunday, December 12, 2021, at 6:00 pm. The sign-ups take place online on Eventbrite.com and emails will be sent out with the links needed to sign-up. Please note sign-ups will not open until 6:00 pm and there are no early sign-ups. There is no need to come into school for these sign-ups. If you have any questions or concerns about sign-ups please email es_sports@asd.edu.qa.
Please see the below options for Season 2 ES Sports:
Grade 2/3 Boys and Girls Track & Field - Sun & Wed
Grade 4/5 Boys and Girls Track & Field - Mon & Thu
Grade 4/5 Boys Basketball - Sun & Wed
Grade 4/5 Girls Basketball - Mon & Thu
Grade 4/5 Boys and Girls Cricket - Sun & Wed
Session 2 Elementary After School Activities Update
Sign-Ups for Season 2 Elementary After School Activities will take place on Monday, December 13, 2021, at 6:00 pm. The sign-ups take place online on Eventbrite.com and emails will be sent out with the links needed to sign-up. Please note sign-ups will not open until 6:00 pm and there are no early sign-ups. We will be sending out more information about what will be offered in the coming week so please check your email or go to the Athletics and Activities page and go to "Elementary School After School Activities (ASAs)" to find more information. We will update you as often as possible. If you have any questions or concerns please email es_asa@asd.edu.qa.
Season 2 Middle School Sports Update!!
Season 2 Middle School Sports Sign-Up Form will be sent out to students on Sunday, December 12, 2021. All Middle School Students are responsible for signing themselves up for whichever sport they are interested in. If you have any questions please stop by the Athletics and Activities office to speak with Mr. Leeper or Mr. Benfer.
Please see the below options for Season 2 MS Sports:
Basketball
Soccer
Track & Field/Cross Country
If you have any other questions please go to our TENEEN page.
Go Dragons!!!
Update Nov 24, 2021
Season 1 finished last Wednesday with the Season 1 Awards Night hosted by the Booster Club.
It was a great way to end the first season and acknowledge all the Coaches, parents and participants.
A special mention and congratulations go to the following Athletes and participants:
On Sunday, November 21, we kicked off Season 2 tryouts with a record number of over 480 Grade 8 – Grade 12 student-athletes coming out for Varsity and JV Basketball, Varsity and JV Soccer, Tennis and Cross Country.
The ASD Athletics and Activities programs look bright and we wish all competitions a great second season of Sports and Activities.
GO DRAGONS!
Update Nov 18, 2021
What a great final week of Season 1 Sports and Activities!
Our Golf Team participated in the MESAC Golf Competition on Wednesday, November 10 at the Education City Golf Club and at the same time, the Golf Teams from the five other MESAC Schools played their rounds. Well done to all our golfers on a strong performance.
MESAC Swimming took place over 3 afternoons as a virtual meet. ASDOHA was crowned Overall MESAC Champions. A big thank you to all our swimmers, coaches, officials, and parents for a great swim meet.
The LIGA Volleyball Tournament culminated with our Varsity Boys finishing as the overall Men’s Champions. Congratulations to all our Volleyball Teams for outstanding performance throughout the whole tournament.
Our Varsity and JV Academic Games teams competed in the Virtual MESAC Academic Games Competition, with our JV Teams taking overall GOLD and Varsity Teams finishing in 2nd place. It was a great weekend of competition and a huge thank you to all the students, coaches, readers and timekeepers who helped make this event such a success.
Season 2 tryouts will start on Sunday, November 21, for Soccer, Basketball, Cross Country and Tennis.
A reminder of the PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES
1. All Grade 8 – 12 students may try out
2. Each participant must have their own water bottle
3. Hand sanitizers will be available at each venue
4. Students are not allowed to attend practice if they have any symptoms or signs of illness
(fever, sore throat, stomach ache, cough etc.)
We are looking forward to a great first season and to seeing our students back doing sports and activities!
GO DRAGONS!!
Update Nov 11, 2021
ASDoha Athletics and Activities Presents: Dragon Talk
The Athletics and Activities Office released four new podcasts last week! It features all Season 1 Sports, volleyball, academic games, golf and swimming! We are so excited to let everyone get an inside look at each program from the coaches and athletes point of view. Use one of the links below to listen and don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss an episode. We would also like to thank ASD Times and the AV Club for the collaboration on making these podcasts possible.
Podcast Links
Elementary School
This week we welcomed the return of our Elementary Sports and After School Activity programs. It has been a long wait but all of us in the Athletics Office and we are excited to see kids out playing and enjoying sports and activities again. Please check our Teneen page for more information. If you have any questions feel free to contact us at the Athletics Office.
Update Thu, Oct 21
ES Sports by Season 21_22.pdf
The Athletics and Activities Office has an all-new podcast!! With the help of ASD Times and other HS Clubs, we are launching a new platform to listen for news and updates. As well as interviews with coaches, players, alumni and others. We published our first episode last week!
Check it out and subscribe to stay in the loop and hear about all the upcoming and current events going on in Elementary, Middle and High School.
Podcast Links
Update, Sep 2, 2021
The Athletics and Activities Office is happy to announce the start of Season 1 Sports and Activities.
Mr. Farmer had a Zoom meeting on Tuesday, August 31 at 2:00 pm with all students who had signed up to participate in Season 1. A recording of this meeting was also sent to all students outlining all the expectations for the upcoming season.
Tryouts will commence on Sunday, September 5 (B Day) and Monday, September 6 (A Day)
SEASON 1
JV Volleyball
Varsity Volleyball
Swimming
Golf
JV Academic Games
Varsity Academic Games
PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES
1. All Grade 8 – 12 students may try out
2. All athletes/participants have to be fully vaccinated in order to participate
3. Masks must be worn by all coaches and participants at all times
4. Each participant must have their own water bottle
5. Hand sanitizers will be available at each venue
6. Students are not allowed to attend practice if they have any symptoms or signs of illness
(fever, sore throat, stomach ache, cough etc.)
We look forward to a great first season!
GO DRAGONS!!
Update, August 16, 2021
Dear ASD Community,
It’s on! Coach Outlaw will be arriving in Doha on August 20th, 2022. This is exciting news for all of us in the ASD community, to have some fun with developing skills and playing the game of basketball that we love! The dates and times are set! The link to the website to register your child is provided below.
We are offering a two-day camp for ASD students grades 3-7. We are also offering workout sessions for grades 8-12. More information is provided in the link to the website below.
Due to restrictions and no further updates from the Ministry for athletic activities at schools, we have partnered with A I Sports & Outlaw Basketball to provide the camps and workout sessions at The Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF). Outlaw Basketball has offered our students a chance to be a part of either the Select Camps (grades 3-7) or the Select Personal Training Sessions (grades 8-12) program, which makes it exclusively available to students at ASD.
The cool part about all of this is that the facilities at The Qatar Basketball Federation are state of the art! We are also excited that ASD basketball coaches will be working as volunteers with Coach Outlaw. Additionally, the new highway system in Doha creates easy access to QBF.
We appreciate your flexibility and patience throughout this process. Being able to provide this incredible opportunity with a coach from the highest level of basketball during a pandemic was challenging to say the least, but we are finally ready to go!
Can’t wait to see everyone there! Click below to register, limited spaces available.
Coach Dodd
jdodd@asd.edu.qa
Update May 27
The VCC Elections for the 2021-2022 school year were held via Zoom on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, All the candidates were well prepared and enthusiastic about making changing and building spirit throughout all divisions of ASD in the coming year.
The Athletics and Activities Office would like to thank all the candidates and congratulations to the 2021 -2022 Varsity Club Council:
President - Margaux D'Hooghe
Vice Presidents - Noah Kasky & Krzysztof Buszek
Secretaries - Grant Williams & Hajar Ahelbarra
Treasurer - Kamelia Sentissi
Public Relations - Dana Arakji & Linnea Nunoo
Spirit Heads - Kieran DuBois, Ronan Johnston, Harper Stotland & Sami El-Turk
IT Head (non-elected) – Kareem Kabbani
Thank you to the outgoing VCC for their contributions and leadership during this very hard COVID year. We wish you all the best for your next chapter!
President - Avery Belman
Vice President - Seema Machaca
Secretary - Aisha Mohammed
Public Relations - Megan Golding & Enrique Malave
Spirit Heads - Valentina Prados Spitaleri, Solana Bulteel, Margaux D'Hooge, Irene Brown
IT Head (non-elected) - Josh Webb
Congratulations to The Booster Club 2021 Scholar Athletes of the Year:
Male Scholar Athlete of the Year – Sahl Saoud
Female Scholar Athlete of the Year – Avery Belman
Thank you to all the seniors and other athletes and participants who will be leaving ASD this year. Your dedication and commitment to the Athletics and Activities programs was greatly appreciated and you will be missed!
ONCE A DRAGONS, ALWAYS A DRAGON!!!