Narrative Essay About Netball

Among many others who might have been shy to join new school was I, the one who stood at the back of the classroom and spoke of nothing. Later, that same day when I went to the playground I witnessed one of the most amazing game I had ever seen, Netball. Netball, is an European version of Basketball where you pass the ball among your team mates rather than dribbling. This game was something that I got instantly connected to at a very young age. Because of the limited amount of team members required, 7, few got a chance to join the team, and one of those luckily girls was me. The hard level of intensity required from me was a difficult challenge that I had accepted at that moment, but it was something I was willing to practice through practicing on those cold morning or the humid afternoons, my teammates and I were up for the challenge. Six months later, it had become a part of my life and at that moment I was so good at the game that I was hoping on becoming the Goal Defender for one of the best teams in Kenya.

At a very young age we were taught to play 4 different sports including swimming, which might have been a reason for me to be so athletic. Most of those sports did not offer what this one had to, which was teamwork and the life long friends. As I mentioned that I was shy, so most of my friends were my team members with whom I have made the best memories of my life. More than that we were proud of representing our school at championships and tournaments. As the GD my job was to keep an eye at the ball and where it is being passed so I will be able to defend the goal when required. Passing the ball is what intrigued me the most as even if you blink for a second the ball would be passed to another person. Those were the moments that I looked up to the future and the reason for me playing that sport for 6