SAISA Boys' Basketball 2011

I have decided to sign up for the SAISA Boys' Basketball team this year even though I may not be traveling with the team. I thought it'd be good to come for the practices and practice and play games with them to improve my own skills as well as to help our Gecko team.

Even though basketball has been my favorite sports all time, I could never play in the school team for several reasons. First year at OSC, being only 9th grader tried out for the team, I wasn't good enough, I must say. All the other players were, in fact, way better than me in fitness, physical, and skills, and the team came in the second place in the SAISA tournament. Then the second year, I had more chances to make in the team, but I had a serious injury on my ankle right after the first practice, as I remember correctly; I couldn't walk even properly. Last year, I could or should have made the team ONLY IF I tried out for the team. But I didn't. In fact, I was little scared and freaking out about 'IB started!' so I couldn't really make my mind. I regret it now though. In fact, I think I always had excuses for not making the team or not trying out for the team. Then I thought back to the good old days when I learned all about AOIs and being a risk taker in IB MYP(Middle Year Programme) and thought I should be the one who takes the risk.

In fact, I've got a lot of works to get done, a lot of deadlines for big big assignments like Extended Essay, Geography Internal Assessment, and TOK Essay. It may not be the best time to spend my hours playing basketball. I maybe should be studying for the subjects and get things done. I also know I'd get really tired from exercising and working at the same time. But, in order NOT to regret after I graduate, I thought I should take this risk and so try out for the team.

Actually, I'm not taking 100% risk. If I was, I should actually try out for the team and travel with the team for the SAISA tournament. But, I thought that'd be too much for me to handle. I have an exprience how hard it was to catch up the classes in physics, chemistry and math HL after track and field from last year. (It was worse since I had MUN, Track&Field and Geo Field Trip after one another.) SO this time, I'm only coming for the practices to practice with the team. So 'not traveling' would be my insurance. Playing in the team helps me improve more and also build up stronger relationship with other players.

My initial goal would be to improve in team-playing since I never played in the team before and also to get to know better and familiar with the new students or younger students who try out for the team.


We had the first practice on Tuesday afterschool(4th of Oct. 2010). Around 13 players showed up. After we had a good warm up, we went through several drills to learn and improve in our fundamentals such as stance, pass, defence and offence tactics. Then we mostly worked on our fitness sprinting the court several times.

It was tiring and hard, in fact. I thought, just for a sec, 'why did I even try out for the team?' but soon enough 'Yes. It was good to come for the practices.' I felt refreshed even though it was little tiring. We have a morning session on Wednesday as well and the first cut on Friday. So Friday would be the last day for me IF the coach doesn't allow me to come over and practice with them.

I have an alternative to play with them though. Coach, Mr.Snyder, was thinking of having Saturday play a match with other teams. Since I also play for the Korean team ven though it's not really a proper 'team'(it's meant to be for fun, also it's hard to bring all the players together and play since all are in different schools and so, it really depends on the day where we are all free) But I will still TRY to organise or help organise some games between OSC and the Korean team.