Sport
I've been at my first Country Week, coaching a basketball team
–something I have never done. In fact, I'm not sure I had ever watched
an entire basketball match until this week. My team has been very
understanding about this, even when I had to call a time-out to get my
team in a huddle to explain the cross-court rule. We have won two
games and lost three, but these statistics don't reflect the way we
have changed to work as a team and rely on each other. All of a
sudden, I can see the point in sport for kids. It's not just a waste
of good maths teaching time, its a trick to teach kids something
important about working together and challenging yourself while they
think they are just having fun.
In another first for the week, I just went abseiling with the kids at
the camp-site we are staying at. As well as loving all the macho
ropes, knots and gear, I turned out to not suck at it and had a ball.
I'm all testosterone pumped up for more danger based excitement.
