Playing against the boys

So i was thinking about a topic for this next blog and eventually I settled on my experiences playing netball in a boys competition....

I love netball :)
I play several times a week and when an opportunity to play in a boys comp came up mid way through last year I immediately agreed to join. Playing the boys is a lot different to playing the girls in so many ways. The boys play a much more ariel style of game. They are rougher but can often rush the ball down court at the speed of light only for the ball to go out of court. One thing I have also noticed is they like to show off a lot and can tend to lose the ball for that reason. The competition I play in is the only Junior boys netball comp in Victoria (that I know of). There are quite a number of state reps playing and some of the guys are amazing. It can be hard as I am playing with mostly boys in primary school and the competition goes right up to 17 years of age. So far we haven't won a game. I haven't lost hope yet though. I was chatting to one of the club umpires the other day and she said she had been umpiring the boys competition since it started and that all the other teams had started out like us. That made me think of what potential some of our boys are sitting on. There are heaps of boys in the comp that have represented Victoria and I can't wait for the day when one of our boys does :)

Playing against the boys is different but I believe it is making me into a better netballer.

"We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act but a habit"-Alison Broadbent

Well there you have it :)
TTFN
Emma xxxxx

PS. TGIF!!!!