Action: Water polo

"Goal Hopping" to get rid of the nerves before state playoffs.

  The whole team at Park Rose

 

Before our victory slide:)

Water polo was quite an experience. Since I swam for many years, it sounded reasonable that I should be able to play. However, I soon learned that the sport was way more challenging then I had expected. I have no natural hand-eye coordination, and my aim is atrocious. I had to learn how to throw correctly, how to catch, all while trying to eggbeater to keep myself above water. It was quite interesting, especially my first couple of days. I was very timid at first; but I soon found out that timid and water polo do not go together. Our team was very fun; everyone was always encouraging and enthusiastic. When we had disagreements, we learned to work them out. Since the sport in our area is fairly new and not very well established, we played teams of all skill levels and attitudes; some were very cordial, while other teams were so vicious the game ended with several injuries. It taught me how to be tough and a good sport at the same time; just like IB, finding that balance was essential.