TKP NETBALL... 1 Team, 1 Soul: East Zone 2010 1st Round (3rd match) Juniors

East Zone Juniors 1st Round (3rd match)

TKP Juniors vs CHIJ Katong 38-2

It was a good start for our third netball east zone match as the bus came on time and we had more time to warm up at Kallang netball centre.We did some goal line passes and loads of stretching before the match. After Mr Njoo briefed us on what he wanted us to do during the match, we got together and did the cheer, after which we started the game.

The 1st quarter did not go as well as expected and we only scored 7 against CHIJ Katong, but as the game carried on, the team started playing better. In the 2nd quarter we scored a total of 11 and in the 3rd quarter we had a score of 11(again). What we did not expect was two shots scored by our opponents in the last quarter.

Today Jean, our WA or sometimes centre was the star player of our team, running from place to place intercepting most of the passes joining another of our highly-rated player, Zay Hua who has so far kept the team together with her consistent performances so far in the tournament. Furthermore, Celine our main GS has finally hit a purple patch, she scores the majority of the points in the match, at times, she was shooting from the edge of the goal circle that many of us could not believe it would go in! Kudos to her for practising shooting during the weekends. Let's hope the other shooters will do likewise and post a higher shot percentage and contribute to the team's overall points.

For winning all three first round matches, our school will now proceed to the quarter finals as one of the four group champions. After the first round, teams that have stood out in the tournament are Fengshan Pri, White Sands Pri, St Hilda's and Pasir Ris Pri. Including us, there are actually 5 teams vying for a top four positions that will enable us to qualify for the nationals in term 3. I certainly hope we will continue to work harder and improve our physique and skills for the next round. THERE ARE NO MORE EASY GAMES!!!

(posted by Linnet Ong)

Here are some snapshots of the game: