September 2015 Welcome to CAIS Athletics, CAIS member schools have been competing in annual national tournaments for over 30 years. In that time the number of events have grown and there have been many great tournaments and memories created. These events provide our student-athletes with an opportunity to travel with their team, compete with students from across Canada and experience a taste of life in another part of the country be it through billeting or visiting a new city. The goals of these events are: 1. To provide a wide range of superior athletic experiences for students at CAIS Schools. 2. To enable young students-athletes to travel to different parts of Canada and meet, compete and sometimes live with other young Canadians. 3. To foster the development of friendly relationships and healthy rivalries between CAIS schools, their coaches, and their players. 4. To provide opportunities for coaches to grow and learn from their CAIS colleagues. There are now a total of 8 national tournaments each school year. • • • • U-13 Boys Soccer, U-15 Girls Soccer, Senior Boys Soccer and Senior Girls Soccer, are held in September and October. Senior Boys Basketball takes place in November U-13 boys Basketball takes place in February Senior Girls and Boys Rugby is held in April A big thank you to the schools hosting CAIS tournaments this year (2015-2016): • • • • • • • • U15 Girls Soccer – Montreal Schools, Montreal, QC Senior Girls Soccer – Holy Trinity School & St. Mildred’s-Lightbourn School, ON Senior Boys Soccer – Lower Canada College & Selwyn House, Montreal, QC U13 Boys Soccer – Hillfield Strathallan College, Hamilton, ON Senior Boys Basketball – Gray Academy, Winnipeg, MB U13 Boys Basketball – Collingwood School, Vancouver, BC Senior Girls & Senior Boys Rugby – Brentwood College, Mill Bay, BC The tournament sites for the 2016-2017 school year will be as follows: • • • U15 Girls Soccer – TBA, West coast schools Senior Girls Soccer – Saltus Grammar School, Bermuda Senior Boys Soccer – Trinity College School, Port Hope, ON • • • • U13 Boys Soccer – St. John’s-Ravenscourt School, Winnipeg, MB Senior Boys Basketball – Lower Canada College & Selwyn House, Montreal, QC U13 Boys Basketball – Hillfield Strathallan College, Hamilton, ON Senior Girls & Senior Boys Rugby – TBA If you are interested in participating in or hosting any of the tournaments, a letter of application must be submitted by the coaches meeting of each tournament. If you are interested in joining a tournament or have any questions please send me an email to Fraser Bertram at fbertram@crescentschool.org We look forward to another year of memorable tournaments. Sincerely, Fraser Bertram Athletic Director, Crescent School