SPORTS

Philosophy
Sports Programme Outline
The sports programme at UWC Thailand is based on both a year-round and seasonal model. We provide sporting opportunities for students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 of all abilities.
Some sports are purely recreational and others focus on preparation for competition. No selection process takes place except for entering our competitive swimming teams.
Through the school’s Extra Curricular Activities (ECAs), students are able to train within the high performance swimming programme offered by Thanyapura.
Our Gymnastics programme is offered by Gymnastics Club Phuket and runs six days a week, from 2:40-5:30pm.

Goals Per Age Division
- The Under 7 & Under 9 age group focuses on fun, inclusion, and skill development.
- The Under 11 age groups focus on fun, inclusion, skill development, and an introduction in playing pre-competitive games.
- Under 13 & Under 15 age groups focus on skill development, team discipline, and competition.
- The Over 15 age groups focus on team discipline and competitive performance.
UWCT MANTAS – Football Programme
Football as a team sport is one of the biggest year-round programmes offered at UWC Thailand International School. We run a school football programme, not a football academy, although we work closely together with Phuket Soccer Schools (PSS) to allow students to extend their training to three times a week and join football camps during holiday time. Our programme fits within the UWC Thailand philosophy of allowing students to try new activities within our three-season structure. Therefore, our Primary School students are free to join one out of the two sessions per week. Our Secondary School (High School) students are expected to fully commit to both sessions per week to be eligible to play and represent the school. Football is in-season during the first and third season and off-season in season two. Our programme, regardless of age and gender, focusses on:
- Effort, commitment and behaviour (personal & team conduct)
- Skill development
- Tactical awareness
- Team discipline
- Performance
- Fun
We run two weekly sessions for Under 7 (mixed), Under 9 (mixed), Under 11 boys and Under 11 girls, Under 13 boys, Under 13/15/19 girls and Over 15 boys. Primary School runs 50-minute sessions and Secondary School runs 80-minute sessions. Coaching is provided by both UWCT staff and qualified external coaches.
From Under 9 onwards, all teams take part in friendly/training as well as competitive games.

UWCT MANTAS – Swimming Programme
Swimming is both a team and individual sport and, in addition to football, is one of our biggest year-round programmes. In combination with Physical Education classes and our partner Thanyapura, we run a programme that caters for all abilities, ages, and competitive performance levels. We are equally proud to have high performance athletes in school who compete at a national level, and new swimmers who take part in our learn-to-swim programme through Physical Education. After school, we run our own three-level MANTA swim team programme, which is explained further below. The UWCT Mantas Swim team is a year-round programme and swimmers must commit to a full year of training and competing, with variations between each level.
The Three Levels of the UWCT MANTAS swim team:
Learn-to-Swim Programme:
Physical Education
Phuket International School Athletic Conference (PISAC)
Primary School Sports: Year Overview
- Season 1: In-season sports: Swimming, Football, Cross-Country
- Season 2: In-season sports: Swimming, Track & Field, Basketball
Off-season sports: Football, Netball - Season 3: In-season sports: Swimming, Football, Cross-Country
Off-season sports: Basketball
Secondary School Sports: Year Overview
- Season 1: In-season sports: Swimming, Football, Cross Country, Volleyball
- Season 2: In-season sports: Swimming, Track & Field, Basketball
Off-season sports: Football, Netball - Season 3: In-season sports: Swimming, Football
Off-season sports: Volleyball, Track & Field