Motivation

Hello again all

Everybody is watching sports this week. Ya . . . the SEA games . . . if you don't care to watch you would miss all the excitements.

But really watching the sports on the TV alone is not the same as watching the game at the venue itself , the excitement is different. Anyway nowadays we have the 40 inch TV screen and that at HD it is not so bad. You can even see the perspiration . . .and feel the heart beat . . .

One of the glorious moments was when our netball team won in the finals.

I have never before truly enjoyed watching net ball on the screen or in the field. My perception about the game being slow, static and unexciting made me not interested to watch. Perhaps because the  game played in the old days was full or restrictions. The whistle would sound even at the slightest pushing or obstruction at the opponent. Though in schooldays we played netball all the time we never really can keep up with the rules of the game.

When you left school you also leave the game. It is not practical to take up this game as a hobby as you hardly can get people to play it regularly. Thus the lack of interest in the game, me thinks.

When my daughter was in school I did not encourage her to take up netball seriously but to take up some other games which can be played regularly outside school hours for want of more physical exercise.

It happens that one young member in the family was talent spotted by a netball teacher and being pulled in to train with the school team. She at first was so reluctant mainly because the rest of the team are all few years her seniors. We all have to persuade her to go for it, to believe in herself and not to feel inferior. I wonder whether our words to convince her would make her more interested and to perform good.

. . . even made for her birthday, a netball theme cake . . . ha ha

Goal . . . .

I hope she had watched the SEA Game netball finals.  That will make the difference and which would give her motivation more than how much we have tried.

The finals was an eye- opener as I perceived how the game is played today. . . I marveled at the high standard of play, the agility of the players and the fluidity of their movement. And the accuracy shown by the Malaysian goal shooter, I don't have a word to say more . . .

Really enjoyed watching. It has changed my perception of the game.

For the Malaysian team the gold is rightfully theirs.

And it sure motivates and gives inspiration to the many young girls out there.


Stay active and play netball.

Bye . . .