Annie loves her netball. She started playing more than a year ago I think, when a new sports teacher joined the school and introduced the sport.
Last year, Annie and her friends tried out for the school netball team, but didn't make it, as they had only started playing. The team members were all chosen from the national school side, as they had already been playing for quite a while.
So this year, after more practice, a few of them made it onto the team and went on to play at the inter-school netball competition (Zone A) for the girls under 12 category. It was held at SMK Tabuan Jaya.
They trained very hard, putting in a lot of time and effort. It also helped that quite a few of them, Annie included, are very tall for their age, thus giving them a very obvious physical advantage. Truth be told, at the basket, when the girls were passing the ball between team members and the opponents were jumping up and down trying to intercept, it was like watching them play 'monkey'! :)
So it was quite easy for the girls to get through the initial rounds. They won by big margins and were one of the favourites to win.
During the finals they met with another favourite, SJK Chung Hua No.1, and this time it was a little harder to get ahead. The first half was nerve wracking to watch, but they got their act together by the second half and went on to become the champion!
Winning is always an amazing feeling and it was great to see the joy in all the girls' faces when their hard work paid off!
Annie and many of her team mates were selected to represent Zone A in the upcoming inter-zone netball competition. This one will be held in Lundu, a 2 hour drive away from Kuching.
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