On Friday after school there was a boys’ soccer game and
there was supposed to be a girls’ netball game.
So I went to the fields excited to see my first netball game. The soccer game was going on so I watched
that for a little while. The boys were
playing so well! But the other team was really good and we ended up losing
2-1. But it was one of the best games I
have seen the boys play yet! And I got to see my first substitution here. We don’t usually have subs but this game one of
the boys needed to come out (I couldn’t really figure out why) so Kivega, the
coach, went in for him. Here is how
substitutions work: the player runs to the sidelines and kicks off their shoes
and throws them to the sub, they then continue to play barefoot while the sub
puts the shoes on (some of the boys play the whole game barefoot because there
aren’t always enough shoes. None of the
girls have shoes from what I have seen so they always play barefoot). Then the player runs off the field, taking
off his shirt. The sub grabs the shirt
and runs onto the field while putting the shirt on and begins to play.
The team we were scheduled to play in netball didn’t end up
coming so the girls played a match of form 2 against form 3. It was so fun to watch! For those of you who
don’t know, and I didn’t either until 2 days ago, netball is kind of a mix
between basketball and ultimate frisbee and it is played with a
volleyball. There are hoops but once you
have possession of the ball one foot has to stay in the same spot. The girls had so much fun and they played so
well!
After the games I came back home with some of the
teachers. Dahlia and I had cooked veggie
burgers and the teachers were SO excited to have an “American” meal. We spent the rest of the night laughing and
playing cards.
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