Sports and Games

The Road to NSG

The National School Games (NSG) is the largest annual inter-school competition in Singapore organised by schools for schools. The NSG offers more than 400 championship titles, for more than 55,000 student athletes across all schools (primary, secondary, junior college and centralized institution) in Singapore.

This year, the NSG is especially significant as it is a celebration of normalcy in the sporting life of students.

Minister of Education Mr Chan Chun Sing at the opening ceremony of the games said, “Sports has been an integral component of our education system and an important platform for character development for many years.”

SFSS 2022 Floorball Boys

Floorball Boys

One Team, Springfield

Written by Izz Naufal, Captain of Floorball Boys, Secondary 3B

“One team, Springfield." That's the team slogan that kept the Springfield Floorball Team going throughout our National School Games (NSG) campaign this year.

Despite Covid-19 disrupting our training schedule, we did not let that stop us from honing our skills in Floorball. We attended zoom sessions and also did PTs as part of our homework. We were motivated with the announcement of our first National School Game as a team after a long break due to Covid. With intense and full dedication training every week, we prepared ourselves for the upcoming games. Although we were nervous, with the help of our teachers and coach we managed to prepare ourselves mentally and physically.

The training sessions have provided the team with a sense of belonging and a sense of resilience as they face challenges in the future. "Regardless of the circumstances, we are looking forward to the journey ahead of us, because we are all in this together as a team, sharing and striving for the same goal," shared Izz Naufal, Secondary 3B, Floorball (Boys).

SFSS 2022 Floorball Girls

Floorball Girls

Training in A New Normal, Fostering Camaraderie through Floorball

Written by Taguiam Lexine Joy Casanbag, Captain of Floorball Girls (2021/2022), Secondary 4G

This year was a special one, as the Safe Management Measures (SMMs) were eased down, making face-to-face training possible. The team from different levels were able to train together and master basic skills, drills and techniques. We were also able to conduct physical matches between the ‘B’ and ‘C’ Division Girls. This enabled the seniors to rectify and hone their juniors' techniques and form. The team displayed resilience and passion despite the intensive physical training after a long period of online training due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Floorball Girls' team had the privilege to represent our school for the National School Games (NSG). The ‘B’ Division girls competed well on court and was able to make it to the second round of NSG. It was admittedly physically and mentally challenging, however they were able to manage the pressure as they supported each other throughout.

Personally, Floorball as a sport has provided opportunities to build strong friendships and good camaraderie. I am grateful to be able to find good friends who have helped me persevere through tough situations. I was also able to learn self-discipline from the training and programmes that our coach and teachers organised.

SFSS 2022 Football

Football

A Passion for Football: Discipline in Training, Pride in Representation

Written by Mr Alwyn Koh, CCA Teacher-in-charge

Springfield Football first started in 1994. We are committed to inculcating a passion for football, discipline in training and pride in representation at the national school games. Our players demonstrate physical and mental strength endurance, resilience, diligence and responsibility at all times.

As the world recovers from Covid-19, Springfield celebrates our 30th Anniversary & Football CCA resumes full on-field training and matches. We thank our graduating players and wish them all the best. The Springfield Football team welcomes any student with the passion, talent, love of football and the discipline to commit to training sessions and matches.

SFSS 2022 Netball

Netball

One Dream, One Team

Written by Myat Noe Yati, Vice Captain, Secondary 2F

The journey was rough but I did not expect nothing less as I knew what I was signing up for. Every two times a week, we all had to train very hard and pay attention to our coach. As a senior to my juniors, I had to be a role model and help out the team. In addition, when we participated in the National School Games (NSG), we met other schools and seen how they played and learned many new things.

I have learnt that whatever we do comes with consequences. As we played in the NSG, there were many times where my team and I felt like giving up, but my coach and teachers always encouraged us and motivated us. Also, Netball also taught me how to put the values that I learned in school such as, integrity and commitment. For example, while we run our warmup laps, sometimes we might not to run some more and might lie, but since some of us has the value integrity in us, we will tell our coach.

Netball is like my second family. My teammates and I train together twice a week. Since Netball is a team sport, whenever we do punishments, we all have to do it together. With this, we all technically suffer together, creating an even stronger bond between us.

SFSS 2022 Outdoor Pursuits Club (OPC)

Outdoor Pursuits Club (OPC)

Developing Leaders of Substance with Compassion, Resilience, Integrity and Perseverance

Written by Chloe Choo, Captain of OPC, Secondary 3E

Throughout the pandemic, training has definitely been harder to conduct and carry out. But as a team, we pushed forward together and strived to put in our best in every training that we had. I used to think of my seniors as super-humans because they were able to balance leading an entire CCA, keep the standards and to do well in their academics. I've always thought what they were doing was easy and a no-brainer. However, now that I am in their position, I realised that my seniors put in a lot of effort and I admire them even more now.

Transitioning from online trainings during Home-based Learning to face-to-face trainings in school, to preparing for our national schools bouldering competition, and finally training on our new wall, OPC has consistently kept our goal of developing leaders of substance with compassion, resilience, integrity and perseverance in mind. After not taking part in any competitions for 2 years due to the pandemic, OPC clinched the victory of the 'B' and 'C' Division girl’s bouldering titles through a valiant effort by the team.

We are thankful for the support that the school, coaches and teachers have given to us. The team will continue to give our heart and soul and leave no stone unturned to bring glory to the school in the coming year.

SFSS 2022 Taekwondo

Taekwondo

A Steadfast Mind: Communication, Teamwork, and Sportsmanship

Written by Joelle Teddyatmaja, Captain of Taekwondo Team, Secondary 3F

Our Taekwondo team were fortunate this year as the Safe Management Measures were eased, which meant that our team members from the ‘C’ Division were also able to compete in the National School Games. The ‘C’ Division members were pumped up as they knew that this opportunity meant that they needed to work twice as hard for the competition. For months, the members of Springfield Taekwondo continued to train vigorously. This experience developed their resilience along with the valuable skill of teamwork, which would be handy in their future endeavours.

Our Taekwondo team is glad to share that our hard work paid off, having clinched four overall trophies during the NSG, one of which is the Champion trophy for our ‘B’ Division boys (Poomsae).

We hope to continue to bring glory to the school, not only via our achievements but through the embodiment of the Taekwondo values in all our Taekwondo members.

Captain of the Taekwondo Team, Joelle Teddyatmaja of Secondary 3F shared the following: "Through this journey, I learnt that Taekwondo doesn't only require a steadfast mind also being able to communicate but also work well with our teammates and having good sportsmanship.”

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