Due to COVID, I never had the chance to play a Volleyball match with another school, so this was my first ever match.
We played the match in groups of five due to the Singapore COVID restrictions of staying in groups of five. I am on three volleyball teams. The U14 school team, U16 school team, and International Volleyball Club Futures team. For this match, I played in the U14 school team.
When we arrived at the opponent school, we immediately started practicing. We were all very nervous and excited at the same time, and we all supported each other as a team. I was the team captain in my group, and we worked really well. At first, some people in my group were confused about the rotation, so I took leadership and explained it to them again. Our goal as a group was to enjoy ourselves and to always go for the ball. I really liked my group because we all supported each other when we made a mistake. We won the first set, lost the second, and won the third. We were very happy that we won the match, but we were even happier that we could finally play a match together.
I really enjoyed playing my first Volleyball match. From this match, I learned that being able to work well together in a group feels even better than winning.