We started day 2 with a good breakfast of Taiwan Porridge in the hotel restaurant. Those not accustomed to the porridge could also choose from an international selection of salad, cereals, toast, eggs, bacon and ham. We took the time to remind our basketballers to eat healthily and to make sure they had a serving of vegetable or fruits at breakfast AND a glass of water or juice to start the day well.
After breakfast, we took a short break before heading to the nearby Jiao Xi Elementary School. The school administrators had kindly allowed us the use of their basketball courts for training purposes. We spent about 2 hours taking our ballers through various drills and movements. Though the weather was cool, it was still very sunny and we had to take frequent breaks and stay hydrated.
This was the delicious Taiwan delicacy we had after our morning training - Taiwan Beef Noodles! After lunch, we went back to the hotel to rest before our matches at 330pm.
We reached Guang Fu Elementary at 330pm and coincidentally found that the Kranji basketball team were there on exchange as well. Here our players looked on in awe and marvelled at the size and playing ability of the Guang Fu Senior Girls team.
NYPS Basketball team looking on at the match between Guang Fu girls and Kranji girls. Our boys and girls know that their standards are not up to par and watching a better team play will give them much exposure and inspiration.
We took to the courts, we played our hearts out and we made new friends. Though we did not achieve any victory on the courts, there was much we accomplished with our hearts. Today, the team learnt many valuable lessons from their better peers.
A wonderful 9-course dinner to reward our hardworking and dedicated ballers who never stopped fighting till the end. The boys finished 3 tumblers of rice, it seems each of them had 3 servings of rice!
The girls were not for behind, managing to finish one and a half tumblers of rice. You can see how big a tumbler is. Almost all had 2 servings of rice. They really played hard today!
After dinner, we spent some time at the famous Luo Dong night market. Here you see some of our boys and girls posing in the bustling night market with one of our parents, Mrs Ang. The boys appear very happy to have a box of Tako Pachi. (even after the big dinner earlier!)
3 of our girls decided to find comfort in scoring at the local arcade after the brutal loss this afternoon. I hope they will score just as well on the court in the future.
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