Football!

Inter-House Football Tournament

                4 teams, based on the houses, competed in the football tournament. Our team finished 3^rd. I played as the right back in defense.

                The tournament taught me the importance of teamwork, thinking for the team, strategy and ability to accept facts and criticism. In any game of football, it is absolutely necessary to pass the ball as it can increase the pressure on the opposition. Playing solo and not involving the team, puts the opposition in a stronger position and. Therefore team work is very important and so is thinking for the team.

                Strategy is also important because one cannot go into a game, expecting to win, without a clear strategy or a plan. It is very important to plan in advance and to implement to ensure success. Without planning there can be no structure to the team’s formation.

                In any sport, one must be open to criticism and must be able to take decisions as they come. In one of the matches, our team was leading 1-0 until the last 5 minutes. When suddenly, the referee rewarded the opposition a penalty because he felt he saw a hand ball in the D area of our team. However there was no handball. The opposition scored in the penalty and the match finished (1-1) as a draw. It was hard on us but we had to respect the decision and take it as these errors are inevitable. 

Inter-School Football

                There was a football match between our school team and the football team of another school called Meridian. Our team was the stronger team and we ended up winning by a margin as large as 5-0.

                From this match, I learned the importance regular training. I myself was playing football after very long and hadn’t trained much. I struggled with stamina as I found myself very tired at the end of the match. I realized the importance of regular training as it would help maintain my stamina and improve my performance when needed.

                We then also had a match against the Indus B-team. In this match learned that one should never take their opponents lightly. Even though we won, the opposition (being weaker) gave us a tough fight and we realized that we should never underestimate anyone.