Athletics at Compass
Compass School Soccer this Fall, 2008
Soccer at Compass School this fall has taken on a slightly different look. The objective has been to develop the physical fitness, skills and enthusiasm for playing the sport of soccer.
We have three Exploratory practice days each week. We follow a prescribed pattern for each week. Students can choose one or all three of the soccer days in which to participate. On Monday of each week, we concentrate on conditioning. This has been interpreted as simply doing a lot of running and sprints. Actually, it is all of that, but in a format that is engaging and exciting, such as "capture the flag", "tag" and other games, where participants are required to sprint and run as part of the game. Tuesday's, we focus on soccer skill development through particular exercises and drills. Thursday of each week, we focus on interleague play, where we have live game play with 6-per-side teams in a competitive format. This allows kids the chance to gain valuable game time experience and live soccer experience with a team that they will play with throughout the fall season.
In addition to all of this, we have a middle school team that has regularly scheduled matches with local schools.
Middle School Soccer (grades 7-9) Schedule of Games:
The following is a list of the dates, times and locations of each match.
Tuesday, September 23: @Greenwood School B team, 4pm-5pm, return Compass by 5:30pm
Thursday, September 25: Greenwood School @ Compass School (Westminster) 4pm - 5pm
Tuesday, October 7: @Greenwood School A team, 4pm - 5pm, return Compass by 5:30pm
Thursday, October 16: @Winchester School, 3:30pm-4:30pm, return Compass by 5:30pm
Monday, October 20: Halifax School @ Compass School (Westminster) 4pm - 5pm
Tuesday, October 28: St. Michaels School @ Compass School (Westminster) 4pm - 5pm
Friday, October 31: @ The Grammar School, 4pm - 5pm, return Compass by 5:30pm
Athletics at Compass School
Physical activity is an essential part of health and wellness. All students are expected to participate in some form of physical activity throughout the year. Through exploratory time, students have the opportunity to engage in both competitive and non-competitive athletic activities. Non-competitive offerings include yoga, winter survival, mountain biking, hiking, Frisbee, ball games, winter sports and challenge course. Compass also has competitive sports teams in soccer, basketball, and our state championship Ultimate Frisbee squad.
We encourage all students to participate on our sports teams. The purposes of our competitive sports teams are to help students develop athletic skill, improve physical well being and coordination, learn the value of teamwork, goal setting, and dedication to work, become more sportsmanlike in victory and defeat, and last but not least, have fun along with peers and faculty.
We try to maintain a balance between being competitive in interschool games and encouraging widespread participation of all team members in competitive games. While we don’t guarantee equal game time for each student, we try our best to involve each individual fully in all aspects of the team and to find a place in which each student contributes to the team and can also achieve personal success.
While we aim to perform our best in interschool competition and we certainly enjoy winning, the overriding goal for the sports program is to have students learn to strive for their personal best as individuals and as a team. While we expect to learn to win and lose graciously, we won’t measure our success by our won-loss record. We will, however, push our students to aim for personal greatness, team development, and continual growth.
The weekly schedule is adjusted in Winter to accommodate winter sports at Okemo and Grafton Ponds and skating at Vermont Academy. All students are required to participate in this program and be engaged in an outdoor activity at this time. Details of the program will appear in the newsletter in December. There is a minimal fee for Winter Sports charged by the ski areas.