The Secrets Behind the 27 Medals ｜27枚奖牌背后的秘密

On Saturday, April 20, the 2019 SSSA Track and Field Meet was held at YKPS Secondary School. Twelve international schools at Shanghai attended this event. The FDIS sports team, with 20 members in total from all grades, participated and won 27 medals, as detailed below.4月20日星期六，2019年上海国际学校体育运动联盟田径运动会在包玉刚实验学校举行。沪上12所国际学校参加了此次体育盛事。复旦附中国际部的田径队，来自不同学段的20名队员，也参加了这次比赛，并取得了如下27枚奖牌的好成绩！

How did they achieve such good results? Below are three points summarized from interviews with all the participants.他们是如何取得如此好的成绩的呢？以下是从比赛到场者的采访中得到的三个要点。

1. Teamwork and practice– the biggest secret behind the relay race medals |团队精神和训练——接力赛奖牌后的秘密

One of the highlights of this competition is that FDIS athletes received most of the medals in the relay races. Coaches and parents have noticed that, although the speed of individual athletes may not be the fastest, we are definitely the best when it comes to the handoff sessions. This is because we received consistently vigorous training and guidance from the coach.此次比赛的一大亮点，是我校的接力赛选手包揽了男女生接力赛里大部分的奖项。在场的教练和家长们都注意到，尽管我们的参赛选手在个人速度上并非最快的，但是在接力赛的接棒环节却是做得最好的。这也得益于队员们平日里持之以恒的刻苦训练和教练们的悉心指导。

2.Fun and excitement – from zero to four medals |乐趣和兴奋——个人表现从0到4块奖牌的飞跃

Among all the reflections of the athletes, “fun” was frequently mentioned. And the reasons for that varied. Some met new friends in such a big competition, while some were excited about competing and full of a sense of achievement because of the medals they won.在运动员们的赛后感想中，“乐趣”是经常被提及的一个词。有趣的原因各种各样，有的是在这次集会比赛中交到了新的朋友，还有的是因为第一次参赛的兴奋感和获得奖牌的成就感。What’s especially fun is that there was one athlete from Middle School who wasn’t doing well at the beginning, so the coach promised to reward her a cup of milk-tea if she won a medal. She became greatly motivated and ultimately won 4 medals.

有趣的是，有一个初中选手在开始时状态不佳，教练说如果得到奖牌就请她喝最爱的奶茶，这位选手顿时来了精神，一口气拿下了4块奖牌。

And of course, in addition to such feelings and stories of fun and excitement, there were also reflections about sports itself. Below are some of those, from both the athletes and parents.当然，在兴奋与乐趣之外，也少不了对运动会本身的反思。以下是运动员和在场家长们对于这次比赛的感想。

3.Support from both the school and parents |来自学校和家长的支持

For some students, this was their first competition, but for two coaches it was another set of weekend training and chaperoning. As we all know, FDIS has a small campus and sports venues can be limited, but the school has been actively coordinating to nevertheless give our students practice opportunities. In addition to the sharing of venues among the three campuses on Guoquan Road, special venues such as swimming pools and badminton halls have been rented from outside. Our two coaches are versatile and adept, teaching all grade levels at our school, and they frequently commute between training venues after school and on weekends.此次比赛，对于有的学生而言，是第一次；但是对于两位教练而言，则是平日里诸多周末训练和带队中的一天。众所周知，我校面积较小，诸多运动场地受限，但是学校一直在积极协调，除了国权路上三个校区之间的场地共享，还向外租用了诸如游泳池和羽毛球馆等专项场地。两位田径教练不仅多多项全能，而且所教课程也几乎覆盖了全学段，课余和周末经常往返于各个训练场地之间。

Words from the coaches | 教练寄语Congratulations! | 祝贺各位！

Coach Leo

Congratulations to the students for such a good result, and I also hope that you will continue to train hard, that more students will get a chance to win medals, and that we will change the color of some of those medals into gold!

祝贺同学们拿到如此好的成绩，也希望大家接下来继续刻苦训练，有更多的同学获得奖牌，并且将奖牌的颜色变成金色！

Proud to see your growth | 为你们的成长而骄傲

Coach Yuan

This is great! Every time you participate in the competition, you are growing and improving. Team spirit, sense of competition, and the sense of collective honor when a team stands on the podium -- I believe all of you will always remember this unforgettable day. You are not only my pride, but also FDIS's pride! I hope that everyone can take all the training seriously, cherish every competition opportunity, and go play with your teammates on the field and challenge your limits. The more you struggle, the braver you are!

真的是太棒了！每一次比赛你们都在成长，都在进步。团队精神、竞争意识，以及团队站在领奖台上颁奖时刻那种集体荣誉感，相信你们永远会记得这难忘的一天。你们既是我的骄傲，也是我们FDIS的骄傲！我希望大家都能认真对待每次训练，珍惜每次比赛机会，赛场上能和队友们一起奋战，顽强拼搏，超越自我，越战越勇！

Also in attendance were 15 parents of our athletes, as well as younger sisters and brothers who are now studying in Grade 1. Not only did they witness how our athletes’ talents soared and how they challenged their own limits, but their presence also bolstered a strong sense of pride and willingness to participate in our team members.除了教练和运动员，到场支持的还有15 位家长及运动员们还在一年级的弟弟妹妹们。他们不仅见证了我们的运动员能力的爆发和对自身极限的挑战，也激发了强烈的自豪感和参与意愿。

May our athletes achieve ever more brilliance with the support of the whole FDIS community.愿我们的运动员在FDIS整个社群的支持下创造更多的辉煌。Data provided by Ms. Yuan Jing & Mr. LeoPhotos were mainly taken by parents & teachersreflections submitted by both students & parents

数据由袁靖和余立昊老师提供

照片主要由家长和老师拍摄

感想由学生和家长提交