Inter-House Football Competition
Resilience and the Iron Men of the U-12
Mrs Maggie Eubanks, Deputy Head of School
Aaryan Amar, Year 6
At about 8:00 am on the grassy green football pitch, students
gathered in the football stands ready to support their Houses and
excited to watch and play Beacon Academy’s 1st Inter-House
Football competition.
Two football matches went on on either side of the football pitch
and the football coaches for each House oversaw the matches,
trying to make sure that their team won. During the matches,
students in the stands supported their Houses by chanting their
House cheer. On the football pitch, the players were not only
working very hard but were also having fun. Teachers and
students were impressed with their awesome skill in football.
After the semifinals, tension started building up, and because of
all the players’ skill, it made it hard for viewers to guess who
would win the matches. Two of the matches finished and House
of Water won both. Soon after, Water and Fire moved to the
other side of the pitch to watch the final match between Air and
Water, which resulted in an extra time (ten minutes) due to a tie,
and - Water won. Water ended up winning all three matches in
Beacon Academy’s first annual Inter-House Football competition.
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On Saturday, Beacon Academy's U-12 team
fought with heart and determination. Showing
true resilience, they played 48 minutes of football
without a single substitute to allow them to rest.
Going into half-time, the score was 0-0.
Unfortunately, they ended up losing 2-0 on a
penalty kick from a handball in the box at the
end of the third quarter and a last minute direct
kick on a foul at the end of the fourth. They
never quit, though, and in the last two minutes
they had three shots on goal.
The opposing coach at the end of the game made
a point to compliment the team for their spirit.
He was very impressed with their running on and
off the field each time. They never quit, never
gave up and played with great sportsmanship.
“Football is a magical game”, is a quote by David Beckam, and
this quote was proven right at Beacon Academy’s Inter-house
Football of 2014.
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“…students gathered in
football stands ready
to support their
Houses…”
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