Basketball: Success at last!

I scored my first shot ! It felt pretty awesome. Usually when we played basketball last year,it was much easier and simpler but this year with Mr. Gray,I realised that it's much more complex than I had anticipated. This week I plan on scoring a minimum of 3 shots and I WILL.  I enjoyed how the games were arranged. We were in 3 teams and we were playing for 5 minute intervals. I think this was much more convenient because knowing that you only have so little time makes you play harder and better because you know that you don't need to save up energy for a long game. In the end,my team won but that was probably cos we had quite a few star players on our team. :D (sorry,no pictures today :( )

I wanna dance with somebody!

Our first dance club gathering did not really go the way I had planned. Maybe it was because only 2 people showed up,but that's better than nothing :D We began with showing our two 'students' a routine that we thought was easy. Emphasis on the 'thought'. We danced to the first 2 minutes of the song and then our time was up :O we danced to "Move Your Body-Beyonce (Swizz Beats version)". The two students were really good and persistent though. This week though,3 more people have PROMISED to join. Perhaps we'll have enough time to perfect the dance for International Day :D

Basketball: A sport for all

Where do I begin? Perhaps with the fact that my muscles feel as stiff as cardboard! That's probably because basketball was my first form of REAL exercise since the beginning of summer. Unfit didn't even begin to describe my condition. I was panting and dragging my feet 5 minutes into the first game. But,because of my love for the sport,I persevered and tried my best not to let my team down. In the end,that's really what it's all about. I learned that basketball isn't just about shooting the best shots or dribbling the ball like a pro. It's also about teamwork and synchronisation. I think what I should focus on is my defense. I tend to wander away from my zone and my hands don't always stay up but hey,if at first you don't succeed-try,try again. :)

P.S this is the only picture I have where I don't look like a dying walrus :P

CAS Initiation

We began our second CAS lesson with the task of teaching fellow students any simple thing that we know. Unfortunately, there's no evidence of this happening cos we somehow completely forgot to take pictures. I decided to teach my group a 'simple' stepping dance. It proved to be more difficult than I had expected. Some were stepping,others were sliding and others were just trying to ruin the wooden floors. :P  I must admit that it was a fun experience though. I learnt a different variety of things like kicking a football with a slight curve and making fancy napkins :D Honestly speaking though,we should have been more prepared and organised. From my point of view,I should have thought of what I was going to say BEFORE I started giving out instructions. That's something I can start working on for next time :)