Finally! It’s time to relax and have fun playing basketball with the people there. Although we did not get the chance to play on the court we constructed ourselves, the experience was still memorable as it marks the end of our project at ZaoZhuang primary school.
It started off with the girls playing against the primary school kids in the beginning. It was a close match as both teams fought hard to get the ball into the hoop. Finally, the girls manage to pull away and get into the lead after great teamwork shown by them. Although somehow the match ended with a draw, due to several decisions made by the referee, we all know they are the winners. =D
Now it’s the guys’ turn to play against the teachers and principal! And not forgetting Clark who was on the opposing team. We were all excited and wanted to win! We realized that it was not easy playing on the sandy and uneven court as it makes dribbling doubly difficult and slows you down a lot. We had to get used to the cold and dry weather too. It was quite a struggle for us as we were stunned by the accuracy of the teachers and they are very strong too. It’s not easy to shoot when they were guarding you. As a result, the first half ended with us lagging behind by almost ten points. However, we never gave up. In the second half, we changed tactics and began to pass more so that we would not get so tired. It worked and we started catching up with them. We capitalized on each other advantages. For instance, Malcolm and Daryl would station under the hoop to get the rebounds and block their shots. This gave us the chance to counter attack if they missed the shots. We fought hard and finally won them by a free throw at the last few minutes of the game and proved that Clark’s theory of his team being the winner was WRONG! We were all elated that we won with an all Singaporean team! =D
Yongqiang