basketball :)

The hell week is finally over!!

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Was meant to start on my 8 page essay(20%) this weekend that's due on Thursday but I haven't started. And it's Monday already. I'll have to start on it tonight coz I'll be struggling with physics tomorrow and on Wednesday night, I have a bball game and it's halloween! I am seeing another no sleep night on Wednesday. It's OK. I have 3 cans of energy drink left.


On Sunday, I woke up from a lovely 10 hour sleep. Then it was straight to basketball as obviously, I woke up kinda late. It was training today. The people here aren't as committed. In the end, there were only 4 girls and 2 guys came and helped out with training. Did some lay ups and shooting during warm up. And since there were so little of us, we just played 3 on 3. I'm the suckiest of them all as everyone else played basketball before. Good in a way as I love the challenge!! It was so tiring. The 3 other girls can all move so fast. It was just so tiring marking them. Thank goodness I was on form that day. Well, at least I think I was. I really felt on form and I was pretty amazed with myself. Made quite a lot of shots and most went in! I have to say, they were mostly fluke as I don't recall myself aiming before I throw the ball.

It's not like netball where you can stop, take a deep breath and then only shoot. This is like you're moving all the time, preventing the opponent from stealing the ball, dribbling the ball and then straight away shoot. Nothing but the net. No chance to catch a few breaths and slow your heart rate down by a bit first, no time to wait and think and aim and then only shoot. Because if you do that, the opponent would have probably hit the ball away. There were many times where I was like.. omg! that actually went in! Hahaha!! Even my team mates were pretty shocked. So it was only yesterday where they found out I can shoot! One even asked if I played netball before as most of the shots made when I am in the key would go in the net.

And then there's the running around. We only played half court but I was so tired. You are constantly moving, finding space and at the same time, you want to get yourself in a good position. A lot of short, quick movement. A lot of fakes. And sometimes you do a fake but your teammate is so blur and still dribbling the ball not knowing who to pass the ball to. Then you have to do the fake again. It was pretty funny at one point. Still working on my lay ups and catching rebounds. That one I find hard. One of the guys told me..."your butt is the weapon for this".... I just cracked up after hearing that. Apparently you use your butt to push the opponent backward before jumping and catching the rebound. Haha! Looks like I would need to get more butt muscles eh?

Ahhh.. loving this new sport. Training yesterday went for 2.5 hours. 6 of us. 2.5 hours. I was so dead after that but happy. My body is aching right now. Too bad we only have 3 games left because we won't be making it to playoffs. We suck. Don't think there'll be anymore trainings after the league. *sigh* Gonna make sure I attend all the trainings and all the games! Don't wanna miss out. Only 3 more weeks and then no more basketball :( It's not even over but I'm sure to miss it. Hope to be able to still play basketball when I get back to auckland. Some of the bball skills will be able to help us out in netball :p Swannie!!! Heeheee... my sports buddy, come come let us take up another new sport next yr - bball! Bwahahahaha!!!

... one thing is........ if only i'm taller!!!!! RawRrrRR!!

Current time: 12.34 pm
Date: 29/10/07