In the list of the first things desirable in life, the Roman satirist and poet, Juvenal, locates “mens sana in corpore sano” (a healthy mind in a healthy body). Toeing a similar line, Pope John-Paul II, in Pastores Dabo Vobis, advocates vehemently for an integral formation of the candidates to the priesthood. Hence, the candidates have to be humanly, spiritually, intellectually and pastorally formed. As part of the fulfillment of this papal exhortation, the seminary engages in various sporting activities; ranging from track to field events.
Apart from the normal daily exercise of the body through these events, we engage in inter and extra competitions. We play matches with different clubs. And most importantly, we go for all seminary games; both at provincial and national levels. As part of the preparations for these extra-competitions and as a means for the discovery of talents, we engage in inter-house sports competitions. This however, is not an annual event.
Therefore, this year, Bigard Memorial Seminary Enugu, shall be organizing her inter-house sports competition, from 1st to 12th March 2014. Listed below is the nitty-gritty for the competitions. You are invited.
| Participating Houses | |||
| Group A:
St. Gregory – Green St. Francis – White Iwene Tansi – Road Safety |
Group B:
St. Mark – Orange St. Stephen – Pink St. Mary – Blue |
Group C:
Emmanuel – Red St. Albert – Yellow Immaculate – Sky Blue |
Group D:
Queen of the Apostle – Ash St. Anthony – Black St. Vincent – Purple |
| NB – This Group holds for all group competitive events. | |||
Track events will be done on Thursdays – 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, and 1500m.
There will be javelin and discus throws on Thursdays
Fixtures for Football Matches
Group Stage
| Date | Days | Fixtures | Time |
| 1/03 | Saturday | Gregory vs Francis | 2:30pm |
| Mark vs Stephen | 2:30pm | ||
| 2/03 | Sunday | Emmanuel vs Albert | 9:30am |
| Morning | Queen of the Apo. vs. Anthony | 9:30am | |
| Sunday | Gregory vs Iwene Tansi | 3:30pm | |
| Evening | Mark vs Mary | 3:30pm | |
| 4/03 | Tuesday | Emmanuel vs Immaculate | 3:30pm |
| Queen of the Apo. vs Vincent | 3:30pm | ||
| 5/03 | Wednesday | Francis vs Iwene Tansi | 3:30pm |
| Stephen vs Mary | 3:30pm | ||
| 8/03 | Saturday | Albert vs Immaculate | 8:00am |
| Morning | Anthony vs Vincent | 8:00am |
Quarter Finals
| Date | Day | No | Results | Matches | Results | Time |
| 9/03 | Sun. | 1 | First A vs Second B | 9:30am | ||
| 2 | First B vs Second A | 9:30am | ||||
| Even. | 3 | First C vs. Second D | 3:30pm | |||
| 4 | First D vs Second C | 3:30pm |
Semi – Finals
| Date | Day | No | Results | Matches | Result | Time |
| 11/03 | Tues. | 5 | Winner 1 Vs Winner 3 | 3:30pm | ||
| 6 | Winner 2 Vs Winner 4 | 3:30pm |
Third Place
12/03 Wed. Loser 5 vs. Loser 6 3:30pm
Final
15/03 Sat. Winner 5 vs. Winner 6 3:30pm
Fixtures for Lawn Tennis, Table Tennis and Badminton Matches – Singles
Group Stage
| Date | Day | Results | Matches | Results | Time |
| 1/03 | Sat. | Emmanuel vs Albert | 3:30pm | ||
| Queen of Apo. vs Anthony | 3:30pm | ||||
| 2/03 | Sun | Gregory vs Francis | 9:30am | ||
| Mark vs Stephen | 9:30am | ||||
| Emmanuel vs Immaculate | 3:30pm | ||||
| Vincent vs Queen of Apo | 3:30pm | ||||
| 4/03 | Tues | Gregory vs Iwene | 3:30pm | ||
| Mark vs Mary | 3:30pm | ||||
| 5/03 | Wed. | Anthony vs Vincent | 3:30pm | ||
| Albert vs Immaculate | 3:30pm | ||||
| 6/03 | Thurs | Francis vs Iwene | 3:30pm | ||
| Mary vs Stephen | 3:30pm |
Quarter Finals
| Date | Day | No | Results | Matches | Results | Time |
| 8/03 | Sat. | 1 | First C vs Second D | 8:00am | ||
| 2 | First D vs Second C | 8:00am | ||||
| 3 | First A vs Second B | 3:30pm | ||||
| 4 | First B vs Second A | 3:30pm |
Semi – Finals
| Date | Day | No | Results | Matches | Result | Time |
| 9/03 | Sun. | 5 | Winner 1 vs Winner 3 | 3:30pm | ||
| 6 | Winner 2 vs Winner 4 | 3:30pm |
Third Place
11/03 Wed. Loser 5 vs. Loser 6 3:30pm
Final
12/03 Thurs. Winner 5 vs. Winner 6 3:30pm
Fixtures for Lawn Tennis, Table Tennis and Badminton Matches – Doubles
Group Stage
| Date | Day | Results | Matches | Results | Time |
| 1/03 | Sat. | Gregory vs Francis | 3:30pm | ||
| Mary vs Stephen | 3:30pm | ||||
| 2/03 | Sun. | Queen of Apo. vs Anthony | 9:30am | ||
| Emmanuel vs Albert | 9:30am | ||||
| Mark vs Stephen | 3:30pm | ||||
| Iwene vs Francis | 3:30pm | ||||
| 4/03 | Tues. | Anthony vs Vincent | 3:30pm | ||
| Albert vs Immaculate | 3:30pm | ||||
| 5/03 | Wed. | Gregory vs Iwene | 3:30pm | ||
| Mark vs Mary | 3:30pm | ||||
| 6/03 | Thurs. | Emmanuel vs Immaculate | 3:30pm | ||
| Queen of Apo. vs. Vincent | 3:30pm |
Quarter Finals
| Date | Day | No | Results | Matches | Results | Time |
| 8/03 | Sat. | 1 | First A vs Second B | 8:00am | ||
| 2 | First B vs Second A | 8:00am | ||||
| 3 | First C vs Second D | 3:30pm | ||||
| 4 | First D vs Second C | 3:30pm |
Semi – Finals
| Date | Day | No | Results | Matches | Result | Time |
| 9/03 | Sun. | 5 | Winner 1 vs Winner 3 | 3:30pm | ||
| 6 | Winner 2 vs Winner 4 | 3:30pm |
Third Place
11/03 Wed. Loser 5 vs. Loser 6 3:30pm
Final
12/03 Thurs. Winner 5 vs. Winner 6 3:30pm
Fixtures of Basket Ball and Volley Ball
| Date | Day | Basket Ball | Results | Volley Ball | Results | Time |
| 1/03 | Sat. | Emmanuel vs Albert | Queen of Apo. vs
Anthony |
3:30pm | ||
| 2/03 | Sun. | Gregory vs Francis | Mark vs Stephen | 9:30am | ||
| Queen of Apo. vs
Anthony |
Emmanuel vs Albert | 3:30pm | ||||
| 3/03 | Mon. | Emmanuel vs
Immaculate |
Queen of Apo. vs Vincent | 5:00pm | ||
| 4/03 | Tues. | Mark vs Stephen | Gregory vs Francis | 4:00pm | ||
| 5/03 | Wed. | Queen of Apo. vs
Vincent |
Emmanuel vs Immaculate | 4:00pm | ||
| 6/03 | Thurs. | Gregory vs Iwene | Mark vs Mary | 3:30pm | ||
| 7/03 | Fri. | Francis vs Iwene | Stephen vs Mary | 5:00pm | ||
| 8/03 | Sat. | Stephen vs Mary | Francis vs Iwene | 8:30am | ||
| Albert vs Immaculate | Anthony vs Vincent | 3:30pm | ||||
| 9/03 | Sun. | Anthony vs Vincent | Albert vs Immacualte | 9:30am | ||
| Mark vs Mary | Gregory vs Iwene | 3:30pm |
Quarter Finals
| Date | Day | No | Basket Ball Matches | Results | Volley Ball Matches | Results | Time |
| Mon | 1 | First A vs Second B | First A vs Second B | 5:00pm | |||
| Tues | 2 | First B vs Second A | First B vs Second A | 3:30pm | |||
| 3 | First C vs Second D | First C vs Second D | 4:45pm | ||||
| Wed | 4 | First D vs Second C | First D vs Second C | 3:30pm |
Semi – Finals
| Date | Day | No. | Matches | Results | Matches | Results | Time |
| Wed | 5 | Winner 1 vs
Winner 3 |
Winner 1 vs
Winner 3 |
4:45pm | |||
| Thur | 6 | Winner 2 vs
Winner 4 |
Winner 2 vs
Winner 4 |
3:30pm |
Third Place for Basket Ball and Volley Ball
Saturday morning Loser 5 vs. Loser 6 8:00am
Final
Saturday morning Winner 5 vs. Winner 6 9:30pm
Regulations for Inter-House Competitions 2014
- Aim
- This competition is aimed at hunting for talents to represent the seminary in various fields of sports, especially the forth coming major seminaries’ games.
- It is also competitive since awards will be given to the bests.
- Every team is therefore expected to put in their best performance when called up.
- Style
- The game will be played in two styles
- The first stage will be according to groups
- Further stages would be play off
- In the group stages, the two teams with the highest points would qualify
- In a situation where two teams are drawn in points, goal difference would be used to decide the superior
- If they are further drawn in the goal difference, we shall use the head-to-head rule
- Teams Pre-Tournament Requirements
- Each team is to present the colour of the Jersey allotted to them to the LOC.
- The houses will also pay a registration fee of Two thousand naira (N2,000) only.
- Every team must be ready 30 minutes before every kick off
- Complaints
- Every complaint must be directed to the LOC in written form.
- If it is related to a match yet to b e played, the compliant must be made at least 5 hours before the match
- If it is about a match already played, it must not exceed two hours after the match.
- Fines
- All fines accruing from previous matches must be paid before the team is eligible to play the next match
- A team that is yet to clear its debts is considered not yet present in the match venue and would be punished according to the rules (which includes a walk over)
- A yellow card issued to a player attracts a fine of fifty naira (N50) while red card attracts a fine of one hundred naira (N100).
- A walk over attracts a fine of N1,000 to any team that is absent or incomplete at the match venue.
- Punishments
- Any team that is found guilty of violence or hooliganism against another team, officials or any other group stands to be disqualified from competing in that particular game.
- Any team that is absent from the match venue without prior complaints to the committee will be walked over 30 minutes after kick off.
- Anyone who receives a red card would miss the next match.
- Team List (For Each Match)
- In football, a maximum of twenty (20) players shall be recorded in the team list for each match, but only five (5) substitutes may be allowed in the match.
- In basket ball, twelve (12) players may be listed, all of whom may take part in the match.
- In volley ball, a maximum of twelve (12) players may be allowed. All may take part in the match.
- In Lawn Tennis, Table Tennis and Badminton, four players are maximum. However, one who takes part in the single can also participate in the doubles.
- In the races, both short and middle distant races, two contingents are allowed from each house. However, 1,500M is open to all who wish to participate.
NB – Team lists must be submitted to the Referee/Umpire before any match commences
- Recommendations
- We pray that our umpires/referees be professional and unbiased.
- We also implore the contingent to be civil
- Let us play to remain friends.