Sports at AVM – 2011

The importance of
sports in the life of a young student is invaluable as it instils essential life
lessons. Sports play a crucial role in the character building of a young
athlete, especially from the secondary school to high school years where
student athletes are much more mature and mentally developed. It offers the
chance to the young, impressionable youth to learn values like discipline,
responsibility, self confidence, sacrifice, and accountability. Television,
which may be the most influential tool in the lives of young adults, does not
show enough of these qualities, nor is it on the Internet, or radio. Rather it
is up to the parents, teachers and sports teams to help mould, develop, and instil
these qualities into the lives of student athletes.

In order for this
to happen, there is a need for good coaches that understand the great
responsibility that is placed upon their shoulders to help shape and prepare
these student athletes not only in sports, but in their everyday lives. At
Atmiya Vidya Mandir, we are proud to have a team of 10 such sports coaches who
are highly dedicated and focussed in helping the young athletes and sportsmen
to succeed in their chosen sport.

The Sports
Department at Atmiya Vidya Mandir manages and conducts activities broadly
classified as Intramural and Extramural. The team is also at the heart of
management of all the cultural events and festivals celebrated on campus.

Intramural Activities:

Various inter-house
competitions are carried out throughout the year and points are awarded to the
houses based on their performances. As part of the current academic year, so
far the following competitions have been carried out:

Extramural Activities:

Alongside the on
campus sports competitions, the students have also participated in a variety of
District or State level competitions where they have inspired others by their
sportsmanship spirit. Following is a list of all such competitions they have
participated in so far:

 List of students selected at District or State
or National Levels – 2011/12

2011 Report:

Kabaddi

It was the first
time that the school Kabaddi team participated at the Taluka level. The team of
14 – 12 students, Coach Pradeep Patel and Manager Kalpesh Desai participated in
the competition at Valmiki School on the 21st of July 2011.

Our team won the
final match against Valmiki School and 7 students were selected for the District
level competition. Four out of these students participated in the district
level competition and they lost in the semi-final round against Bardoli.

District Level Participants:-

1.      
Akshay D
Patel

2.      
Harshal V
Gadhiya

3.      
Jigar T
Patel

4.      
Abhishek N
Ariwala

Volleyball

The school Volleyball
team comprising of 12 students, Coach Mehul Gandhi, Manager Ritesh Desai, participated
in the district level at the M.A.I High school on the 26th of July 2011.

Our  Under 14 team was defeated in the semi finals
against the Swaminarayan Mission School. However, 2 students were selected for
the state level competition.

The Under 17 team was
defeated in the first round by Vidhya Mangal school.

State Level
Participants:-

1.      
Parth D
Patel

2.      
Vaishvik B
Patel

Our team also
participated in the Open Gujarat Volleyball Association competition. From that
squad, one of our students was selected for the national competition.

National Level
Participant:-

1.      
Parth D
Patel.

Handball

Our team (12
students, Coach Kalpesh Desai , Manager Hemant Dubey) participated in the District
level competition at the Valmiki School on the 3rd of Aug 2011.

Our team was eliminated
in the first round against  Madhi Taluka
team, however, two of our students were selected for the state level
competition.

State Level
Participants:-

1.      
Meet B
Chugh

2.      
Abhishek D
Patel

Kho-Kho

The school Kho-Kho
team took part in the Taluka level competition at the V.D. Galiyara school on
the 4th of Aug 2011.

Our team (12
students, Coach Pradeep Patel, Manager Ritesh Desai) were the runners up
against Valmiki School and 5 students were selected for the District level
competition.

In the district
level competition we were the champions against the Mandvi taluka. From this competition,
one of our students was selected for the state level competition.

District level
participant:-

1.      
Akshay D
Patel

2.      
Darshit M
Patel

3.      
Denish J
Zalavadia

4.      
Vaibhav V
Agarwal

5.      
Sunny N
Patel

State Level
Participant:-

1.      
Akshay D
Patel

Basketball

Our team competed
at the district level at the Essar International school on the 16th of Aug 2011.

Our team (12
students, Coach Ritesh Desai, Manager Anil Makwana) was eliminated in the first
round against  the Swaminarayan Mission
school. Three of our students were selected for the state level competition (2
for stand by).

State Level
Participants:-

1.      
Yogin D
Patel

Stand by:-

2.      
Ravi B
Patel

3.      
Vaishvik M
Patel

Skating

Our team (8
students, Coach Mitesh Salmawala, Manager Kalpesh Desai) took part in the
district level competition at the Sumul Dairy Rink on the 29th of Aug 2011.

In the Under 14 category,
one of our students, and in the Under 17 category two of our students were
selected for the state level competition.

State Level Participants:-

1.Durgesh N Gami.[Under 14]

2.Mishal V
Kansara[Under 17]

3.Parth P
Patel[Under 17]

Table Tennis

Our team at Patan:

Compiled by:
Ramakar Dubey (Head of Sports Department, Atmiya Vidya Mandir)