TKP NETBALL... 1 Team, 1 Soul: Netball Camp 2010 Day 2

Netball Camp 2010 15th - 16th Mar

Day 2

After a lecture by Mr Njoo at the end of the first day of camp, the juniors started the day more motivated and focussed. During the team training at 0800 hrs, the juniors worked hard practicing their down-the-line drills. It was heart-warming to see them so fired up. The team was looking good after the team training.

Next, was a lecture by renowned umpire, Vincent Ong, about the rules of the game. It was to familiarise the juniors with the rules as many were still confused with the rules. It was hilarious and fun at the same time as Vincent took them through the various rules by simulating different situations in a game. The girls had fun acting out the various infringements.

After lunch, the juniors started preparing for their friendly match against Yumin combined junior and senior team. Mr Njoo fielded Nicole as GK, Juana as GD, Britney as WD, Zay Hua as C, Jean as WA, Linnet as GA and Celine as GS in the first quarter. The girls grinded out 7-1 in the first quarter. It was a respectable scoreline. Next, Mr Njoo substituted Britney with Nadya for the second quarter. This time, the opponents were much biggger as more of the senior members of the Yumin Pri team played. It was tough as the bigger players were aggressive. The second quarter score was 2-4 in favour of Yumin and the total score was 9-5 (TKP still leading). The juniors were lectured for their inability to finish off their chances and let the more physical Yumin Pri to dictate the game. In the 3rd quarter, the juniors gave their all and ended the quarter with a score of 8-1 and a total of 17-6. In the final quarter, the juniors were up against the P6 girls and their size superiority showed when the juniors had many turnovers as a result of their inability to pass the ball quickly and there were many 'held ball' decisions against us. Furthermore, the juniors were fast losing their stamina and were always second best in terms of chasing the loose ball in the court. Finally they lost 9-1 to their opponents. The final score of 18-15 in favour of TKP was a great result. However, the collapse of the team in the final quarter was enough to sound out the alarm bells for Mr Njoo as he prepare the team for the East Zone. I'm sure he will be able to work out some of the kinks in the team before the competition starts. Come on Juniors, let's work hard and achieve our target of being the East Zone Champion!!!

WE MUST, WE CAN, WE WILL!