The men play football. The women play netball. It is an intense game. Someone always gets hurt. Someone always falls. Someone always gets elbowed or kneed.
Heather and I tried out for the VOE Netball team yesterday! The church is starting a team to compete with other community teams and they wanted Heather and I to play.
I said yes!
First, I love to play team sports. Secondly, it is a great way to get to know some of the local women and to build stronger relationships with my housemothers who are on the team. Third, well, it is fun!
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| Claudia took pictures and acted as a cheerleader. |
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| Edith is the ref and also my housemother supervisor. She REALLY enjoyed blowing that whistle. Too much power! |
 Edith was explaining that it was a friendly game. So glad she cleared that up! I would hate to see a game that was not friendly. I have bruises. . . . |
This is Catherine. She was on the opposing team. I had to guard her. She kept getting away! Then, if I made a good play, she would hug me. It was an odd relationship. . .
Netball is similar to basketball in that you throw it into a ring on a pole. But the similarities stop there.
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I stomped the foot of the lady in the red skirt in this picture. It was an accident. She cried out in pain and limped. I asked before the game if I should remove my shoes since many of the women were barefoot, they said no.
A lot of women came just to watch, laugh and cheer.
I want to begin incorporating the Gospel into the games so that we can take every opportunity.
Me and my nemesis, Catherine! She had just hugged me again. That is why I am laughing.
I loved running around the field, reminds me of when I played soccer.
In the end, the cottage team lost 11 - 15 but it was a great game!
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