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Hi PESSians and current PE teachers!

Thinking of something to do this weekend, especially this Sunday, 16th Nov?

Well, why not check out this event & enjoy some of Delcie's Desserts at the same time? Visit Food #03 for more details.

Barker's Run 2008 Timings!!! Check it out Now!

Hi All,

For those who are keen to find out, here are the results for our recent Barker's Run. If you can't see the .jpeg files, just double click on them yeah. :)

Female Pair Category

Male Pair Category

School Invitational Category

Mixed Team Category

NIE Clubs Category + Lecturer's Team

Individual Female Timing

Individual Male Timing

Once again, a great big THANK YOU to every one in PESS who made this event such a roaring success!

Our 1st Adidas Sale

Hello PESSians!

We hope you have enjoyed our very 1st Adidas Sale, proudly brought to you by our PESS committee. From the rate at which stocks were flying off the shelves, we could tell that the sale was well-recieved by both the PESS committee and the rest of the NIE population.

In order for our future sales to be as, or even more successful, please feel free to leave your feedback under the comments of this post. Spread the word and ask all your friends who were at the sale to leave their feedback too. This would serve as a good "wishlist" for our future collaborations.

Lastly, thank you to the many volunteers who helped with the setting up, attending to the customers, publicising the event and clearing up after the whole event. The sale would not have been successful without you.

Stay tuned for more exclusive offers!

PESS Netball Carnival 2008

Well, the highly anticipated PESS Netball Carnival 2008 (2 day event) has finally come to a close and I have to say it was a weekend of heart-stopping action! This year saw us extending the invitation out to ALL schools in Singapore with a female netball team and I have to say the response was astounding! The intensity of every game, coupled with the beautiful performance of every team in the competition over the past 2 days definitely did impress many of our PESS trainee teacher volunteers and for those who have missed it, here is what two of our PESSians have to say.


“Nostalgic moments rushed in. I could recall the days when I used to play netball (on recreational level) back in secondary school. I was “WOW-ing” all the way when I saw some great long passes, “dummy” moves and especially terrific goal shooters. Who says it’s not a beautiful game? I was glad that despite competing with each other, I could see some girls shaking the hands of their competitors after a game and giving some encouragements when a girl injured her leg badly (OUCH!). Some true “Sportswoman” spirit! Well done, girls and congratulations to Tanjong Katong Secondary School for the deserving victory. GO EAST SIDERS! ;)”

- Nadia (Dip PE Year 1)

“Netball from a male’s perspective often seems to invoke images of dainty girls playing a delicate and restrictive sport. However, watching these secondary school girls certainly has debunked this misconception; the girls were athletic, agile and mobile. The skills involved in the netball would certainly be applicable to other team sports. The obvious one would be the sport of Basketball, where the skills of passing, shooting and running are similar to Netball. The runs made by the netball players are similar to Ultimate Frisbee, where these runs would be known as cuts, used to get free of the defender and get free into open space. The acceleration or short burst of speed is a critical aspect in the game of Touch Rugby. (Now, if you’ll excuse me, but I’d like to get back to watching the girls play Netball!)

- Gideon Luo (PGDE Year 1 – 3B)

Well, as you can see for yourself, it was a weekend of sheer women prowess, true sportsmanship & camaraderie. All of this was made possible by the hard work of our 7th PESS Management Committee, coupled with the support from our kind sponsors, the Singapore Sports Council.

If you still can’t imagine it, check out the photos for the event at the following link.

Photos - PESS Netball Carnival 2008

Most importantly, I think Congratulations are definitely in order for the winning teams of the Under 14 and Under 16 Category. For those unaware, here are the winning teams!

Under 14

1st: TKSS 'C', 2nd: AMK 'C', 3rd: GVSS, 4th: SNC

Under 16

1st: Team Nan Hua, 2nd: TKGS, 3rd: NV Power, 4th: TKSS

Last, but definitely not the least. A huge THANK YOU and many many hugs to ALL who helped to make this event a success. Thank you for being there for us and coming down to school so early in the mornings to help us out. We could not have done it without you.