Anyone who knows me well knows how much I LOVE sports (just kidding, this couldn't be further from the truth). Randy has set up a basketball tournament at the school for the secondary students as well as for people in the community. Over 75 people signed up to play. I tried to escape joining a team but Randy said it would be a great bonding experience with the students, blah, blah, blah... as usual I did as I was told:) Last Tuesday was my first game. Now admitedly I know very little about sports and I have precious little talent when it comes to playing, however, I apparently know ALOT more than the girls on my team. I don't think they have ever played basketball before. They didn't appear to know what to do when they received the ball. I did a lot of running around the court but they rarely passed the ball so my running was in vain. The team we played had one good player, so their strategy was to always pass the ball to her. Needless to say the other team won, 4 - 0. I have decided that during the Christmas break my team will meet every morning at 5 am to practice for our games in the new year. Do you think the girls will show up?? (just kidding!!)
The guys take the tournament very seriously. They are quite dramatic when they don't agree with a call the ref has made and sometimes they put on quite the show. I enjoy watching their games more for the drama than the actual playing although they do play quite well. The tournament goes until the end of January so I'll keep you up to date on how my team is doing.
4 comments:
Wow, high scoring game :) I was wondering how the girls league was going....I think the only girls I've ever seen play basketball in Haiti have been blancs!
Hi Kim,
Did you take along your green intramural jersey from Redeemer? Because once you put that on...your game will improve immensely (:
Sounds like you are having a great time in Haiti...how great that your sisters could visit!! I can't remember, are home for Christmas this year?
Thinking of you,
Janine
Janine, surprisingly my green intramural jersey from university didn't make it into my two suitcases! I doubt it would help me much though even if it was here. I'm having a great time in Haiti indeed. I'm not home for Christmas, but I'll be home for a week in February. Hope all is well with you. Kim
4-0 strikes me as a pretty low score for a basketball game, but it sounds like it was fun:) Thinking about you and the work that you are doing. Hope you have a blessed Christmas season! Christine M.
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