Victoria School hosted another friendly match with Catholic High School before the start of the ‘C’ Division tournament. The players were also eager to pit themselves against them after the humbling experience last September. It was also a good opportunity for some of the Secondary 1 players to experience playing against a top team.

Siglap Secondary School arrived at Catholic High School for a second friendly game since the December holidays. With the Secondary 1 players having trained for several weeks, it was a good opportunity to expose them to a competitive game and if possible, play some part in the game.

The final friendly before the holiday break would be against Coral Secondary School. Everyone was looking forward to the match as they had played against them last year and lost. This time round, they will want to see if they have improved over the year and went about the pre-match routines with a little more enthusiasm than usual. The opponents were missing a few key players due to overseas holiay, but still proved to be a match for us, showing that they are always capable of getting results.

The ‘B’ Division were up against Holy Innocents’ High School today. However, for some unknown reason, the players were not able to prepare themselves mentally and physically for the game as evident from the intensity of their warm up. After the drills, the players gathered for their routine match briefing. The main focus for the match was to pass the ball around and support each other in the game. Communication will be the key to making this plan succeed.

The ‘B’ Division had another opportunity to play against a strong team in the form of Teck Whye Secondary School. With almost the entire squad made up of hockey players as well, they were technically and tactically very good. It was a good challenge for the boys to see how well they can match up in terms of the intensity and game play. The match was slightly delayed due to a traffic jam, but they finally made their way to the court for an exciting game.