Closing Ceremony of AIA's First Football Little League
Since its establishment, AIA abided by its motto of "7 Days without exercise makes one weak" its extensive athletic programs, sports activities, and events. Early in the school year, AIA and its school community launched the Academy’s first Football Little League in cooperation with members from AIA’s network, which included sponsors from community organizations as well as private institutions, all contributing to an outstanding program.
The academy’s coordinators designed the league to include semiweekly scheduled training under the expert supervision of the league’s football coaches, where students were given a chance to hone their athletic abilities and condition themselves to adequately prepare for their matches which took place on Fridays for six consecutive weeks.
The program coordinator, Ms. Nawahda, expressed her appreciation for the immense response and turnout which resulted in a four-division league; KG1 and KG2 players in Division-1, Grade 1 players in Division-2, Grade 2-3 players in Division-3 and Grade 4-5 players in Division-4 accommodating a total of 105 players formed from 10 teams, each team containing 10 starting players.
One of the main contributing factors behind the success of the league was the invaluable role of parents, through their weekly active participation, they helped motivate, guide and support the teams, which in turn enabled players to perform at their best.
AIA opened the door to Qatar’s community organizations and private institutions to sponsor the Academy's sports teams, the response from AIA’s professional and communal network proved fruitful, through their generous contributions Sky Dive Qatar, Acciona, al Araby TV, al Araby al Jadeed Newspaper, Jeel Media, Gulf Professional Clothing, and The Agents, helped further the success of the league.
On November 15, 2019, AIA commemorated the end of its Football Little League after the final matches between the league’s finalists. The academy held a closing ceremony celebrating its student players and recognizing and thanking their teams’ generous sponsoring organizations. The Academy is currently planning for its second Football Little League, along with its first Basketball Little League, all to take place in the upcoming academic term.
