The sun was just beginning to rise as I woke up early Saturday morning. In a couple of hours, my team would be playing our second game against Waiakea High School. Winning this game meant that the Konawaena girls Water Polo team would be put into fourth place in the playoffs, which was in 20 days. I had confidence in my team that we would be able to perform well and I knew that because of our hard work and dedication during practice, it would prepare us for a successful game. My first year of playing Water polo so far has been a great experience and I was more than excited to be able to participate. Being in this game would allow me to test the new skills I have acquired as well as help me learn new things along the way. I pulled
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Porsha sprinted and grabbed the ball for our team. A couple minutes into the game, my coach turned to me and said, “I want you to sub in for Riley.” I stood up from my seat and entered the pool as instructed. I swam to my position, and the whistle signaled to start the game. My team was on defense and I quickly guarded a player to keep them from possessing the ball. I had learned to press the player, a skill that required me to have one hand pushing their shoulder and one arm extended out to reach for the ball, which would be the opposite arm that the opponent is throwing with. When the player that I was guarding got the ball, I pressed at a distance so that I would not get called for a foul by the referee. I managed to grab the ball quickly as it was being thrown to another opponent player and I threw the ball to our goalkeeper. Our team was now on offense and we had to swim to the other end of the pool to set up and score. Everything was very fast paced and I tried my best to keep up with my opponent. My coach called me back to the bench and substituted another player in my place. I sat back on the bench with a smile on my face. “That was so fun!” I thought to myself. I excitedly watched the rest of the quarter play out. The buzzer went off indicating the end of the quarter and we were still in the lead with a score of
Porsha sprinted and grabbed the ball for our team. A couple minutes into the game, my coach turned to me and said, “I want you to sub in for Riley.” I stood up from my seat and entered the pool as instructed. I swam to my position, and the whistle signaled to start the game. My team was on defense and I quickly guarded a player to keep them from possessing the ball. I had learned to press the player, a skill that required me to have one hand pushing their shoulder and one arm extended out to reach for the ball, which would be the opposite arm that the opponent is throwing with. When the player that I was guarding got the ball, I pressed at a distance so that I would not get called for a foul by the referee. I managed to grab the ball quickly as it was being thrown to another opponent player and I threw the ball to our goalkeeper. Our team was now on offense and we had to swim to the other end of the pool to set up and score. Everything was very fast paced and I tried my best to keep up with my opponent. My coach called me back to the bench and substituted another player in my place. I sat back on the bench with a smile on my face. “That was so fun!” I thought to myself. I excitedly watched the rest of the quarter play out. The buzzer went off indicating the end of the quarter and we were still in the lead with a score of