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Sports

'Variety is the spice of life' and St. George's has it all. The games are played seasonally and all possible games are accomodated to keep the students busy with something of their interest.

School authorities make sure that the boys stay fit. A compulsory 2.5km run popularly known as the "Fox Hill Runs" has kept the boys fit for years. Our Gymnasium is equipped with 'state of the art' fitness equipments imported from Germany. Football, Cricket, Field Hockey and Table Tennis are the primary games at St. George's College. However, manorites also have the choice to play Basketball on national level basketball courts and swim in the indoor heated pool. The newly made synthetic tennis courts and the badminton courts are also very popular amongst manorites. Besides these, athletics, roller hockey and skating are other popular sports at St. George's.

Owing to the excellent training, old boys from our school have represented India in multiple Olympics and made the nation proud. Our four houses have been named after former students who were Olympic Gold Medalists. (See:- House System)

Presented below is a brief description about the various major sports played at St. George's.

Basketball

Basketball in SGCA recent sport to hit the waves in SGC - basketball has already found a fan following that is beyond compare. Inter-School competitions have only fuelled the passion for "shooting some hoop". With two outdoor and an international standard indoor court (host to ONGC's national tournament), basketball is a game that is here to stay.

As in all sports here, the boys are trained from the very beginning and matches and tournaments are played in all divisions. There is an inter-school tournament hosted St. George's and other tournaments are also organized by various schools in the region. This combined with sheer hard work put in by the coach and boys has made us probably the only team to win an international level school basketball tournament - Elites International Basketball Tournament organized at the Elites School, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Cricket

Cricket in SGCFrom former chief Election Commissioner of India M. S. Gill bowling left arm pace for St. George's in 1949 to the legendry Sunil Gavaskar motivating Manorites in the 1980's, St. George's has a relationship with cricket. The number of playfields that our school provides has proven to be a great advantage for our school cricket team. Exceptionable coaches like Mr. Anand Thapa, immense work and impeccable strategy have led us to the very top of all the local tournaments and leagues.

Excellent training facilities and coaching, high level exposure and sheer determination have made us a name to reckon with. Cricket season here at Mussoorie starts as soon as the academic year begins in March and carries on through April till mid May.Every year, our school cricket team participates in a district-level competition which is held at The Bishop Cotton School, Shimla. Our school has produced cricketers like Jatin Hooda, who has played for the under nineteen Delhi cricket team. Our boys have also been selected for the Uttarakhand state team and have been sent to Kanpur to compete for the national level Ranji Trophy. Cricket is played in the same die hard spirit that engulfs manorites in all their endeavours.

Football

Football in SGCIf one asks a Manorite to name ten common diseases, the first thing he'll probably say is "Football Fever" and that's not because he's an ignoramus. It is because Manorites are simply football crazy.

One can't really pinpoint a year when the soccer craze hit SGC but a few victories in many major tournaments made the average Manorite a soccer maniac. The Inter-Class Apollo Tournament (the brainchild of Bro. J.C. Carroll) started in 1969 to commemorate man's first steps on the moon. The Jackie Memorial Football Tournament affectionately termed as the tournament for all who can kick a ball, have converted Mussoorie into a football crazy town. Manorites get to compete with several local clubs, who practise and toil hard to give a challenge to SGC in the Jackie Memorial Tournament. Inter-House and Inter-Class tournaments help everyone come onto the field irrespective of talent to rev their skills.

The Local Inter-School tournament is our favourite hunting ground-being winners countless times. So no one raises their eyebrows when they discover that we have won the RIMC (Dehradun) and Mahony (Delhi) tournaments numerous times. With headline victories in Nivea and Limca cups SGC was propelled to the top of the national soccer charts. Every little lad in St. George's is brought up in a unique way complimenting his best abilities. Soccer however, is an essential part of turning every little boy into a man. Here in SGC soccer isn't just a sport. It's Passion.

Hockey

Hockey in SGCSt. George's College has been a platform for high achievers ever since it came to existance. The institution has produced seven Hockey Olympians, who with Dhyan Chand, the 'wizard of the hockey stick' wrought magic on international hockey fields. G.E. Marthins, W.G. Cullen, L.C. Emett and N. Nugent are names which all Manorites are bound to know, not only because the four houses are named after them but also due to their legacy of upholding dignity of the school.

The thing that has remained unchanged and stood the test of time is the - 'Never Say Die' Manorite spirit, which like a burning torch, handed down to successive generations that have walked the hallowed portals of this institution. Here in SGC the passion for the game is undying. Hockey is played at all levels- (Sub-Juniors, Juniors, Intermediates and Seniors) at the Inter-Class, Inter-House and Inter-School level. At the Inter-Class level, the Jarvis Cup occupies pride of place on the victors' shelf. It depicts the coordination, teamwork and skills of various classes, where different classes compete amongst themselves for getting to the top, getting announced as the deserving winners.

Table Tennis

Table Tennis at SGCWe play a lot of Table Tennis here at SGC. The best part is that 'T.T.' is evenly distributed throughout the year. Therefore our paddlers are busy round the year imposing their dominance not just in and around the Dehradun district but much beyond. The tournaments begin in June-July, the primary stages being organised by the local municipal organisations. Here the standard is set by our boys, thanks to many hours of tedious practice in our Table Tennis Hall, which as a matter of fact has 10 state-of-the-art internationally approved tables. From the local tournaments we move to the district and state championships. Most of our better paddlers usually carve out a niche for themselves, inspite of the intense competition. The former UP state champion, Varun Jain is a Manorite. The School has produced a number of National players.

Representing Uttaranchal in the Nationals has become a habit for a large number of Manorites. Mujtaba Ali Khan and Sarthak Kukreja represented Uttaranchal in National Championships held at Chennai. Rohan Mehra and Mujtaba Khan were bestowed with the honour of representing the state at the Inter-State Championships held in Cuttack in 2007. The School also organizes Table-Tennis Tournament for boys and girls. The Tournament witnesses a huge participation and a spell-binding level of the game.

Other Sporting Facilities

Swimming Pool at SGC
Indoor Heated Swimming Pool
Gymnasium at SGC
Gymnasium & Indoor Basketball
Tennis Courts at SGC
Lawn Tennis Courts
 

 

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