Phoenix Spirit
Sports Skills & Qualities - The Phoenix Spirit
The UWCSEA skills and qualities are embodied in the ‘Phoenix Spirit’. Through the Phoenix Spirit the members of our sporting community lead by example, embrace challenges and take responsibility for shaping a better world.
PLAY STRONG
Work consistently hard in training and in competition to maximise your full potential
Give your maximum for your team and make the personal sacrifices necessary to help your team achieve its goals
Aim to ensure that adversity just makes you come back stronger
PLAY FAIR
Always play by the rules of your chosen sport and be a role model for honest and principled behaviour both on and off the field of play
Treat all players in your sport respectfully. If faced with others who act less so, remain calm and let your performance do the talking
Treat officials with respect. If you disagree with a decision inform your coach and do not allow it to affect your performance
PLAY SMART
Keep in mind that sport should be fun and the people you meet through sport will make a great impact your life
Take ownership of your sport, make your own choices, set your own goals and take responsibility for your own performance
Seek out advice, think creatively and be self critical in order to best understand how to maximise your potential and realise your dreams
PLAY TO UNITE
Work, communicate and collaborate positively with your teammates and your coach
Display modesty in victory and graciousness in defeat
Applaud good performances and thank officials and the opposition at the end of a competition
PLAY TO SERVE
Act as a positive ambassador for UWCSEA and serve as a role model to inspire young athletes
Take opportunities to uplift and provide service to others through UWCSEA sports coaching and community service programmes
Gymnastics
UWCSEA aims to develop a love of movement through Gymnastic Activities, supporting the foundations for an active healthy lifestyle, personal development, positive interpersonal relationships and service to others.
The purpose of the Gymnastics programme is to:
Build strength and flexibility and promote consistent training habits
Develop gymnasts’ physical skills to their full potential
Allow children access to appropriate levels challenge and competition
Build student character, integrity, and leadership skills
Instil the importance of teamwork, service and community
To cater for the wide range of UWCSEA student interest, development, and aptitude the gymnastics programme has opportunities for boys and girls from K1-G12 including: Recreational GymSchool and Parkour lessons, Development Squads and Competitive Gymnastics Teams.
UWCSEA Gymnastics offers a range of pathways to develop the strength, flexibility and coordination required for Gymnastics. Students may choose to participate in age appropriate recreational classes in either gymnastics or parkour that require weekly and seasonal commitment. Through tryouts, identified students are invited to join Development or Competitive Gymnastics Teams. These groups train multiple times per week throughout the academic year and are offered the opportunity to compete at a local level and at a higher international level.
Within the Gymnastics Programme students learn and develop through the lens of the personal skills and qualities of the UWCSEA Profile. Athletes learn the importance of embracing challenges with a growth mindset, integrity in training, determination, and empathy towards peers and fellow competitors. As gymnasts grow older and training becomes more demanding, increasing emphasis is put on building the core life skills and values of self-determination, time management, improvisation and leadership. By emphasising teamwork, student leadership and student coaching through service programmes, UWCSEA Gymnastics aims to provide diverse opportunities for our gymnasts to unite and serve the College through their sport.