Cross Country

FIlled with excitement I gradually got ready for my house colour Tainui to dominate the course. If you didn’t already know am the house leader for Tainui. I was waiting eagerly on the hardcourt for my race to start. As I was getting ready I was thinking to myself saying what is my game plan and then I said to myself “just enjoy the race and have a lot of fun”, and that is exactly what I did. I also had set myself for a goal which I accomplished. The goal was to make it into the top 8 and got to the inter-zone cross country competition.

Friday the 17th of august was when it all happened. Earlier that morning I was selected house captain which was a glorious moment in assembly. Suddenly with no surprise Mr Burt (our principal) had told us to do a chant for our house colour.

Next we assembled on the hard court at exactly 12:30 to get ready for the big race. Without a chance to stretch, our race was just a heartbeat away. Then with an echoing voice I heard “can the thirteen year old boys please come to the starting line” and then I got really really anxious. I got to the line walking very slowly. My heart was beating like it was the end of the world. Then I heard “ready set” then Mr Burt banged the two wooden blocks together and off we went.

Around the first corner trying to keep up with front pack. I had stopped and waited for my cuzzy bro Shawn, Then I said “hurry up Shawn” and he did. As I entered the bush walk I lost sight of Shawn so I gave it my all and jogged. I came upon a really huge puddle which I decided to stay and jump in because it was fun and it also cooled me down.

Taking off my t-shirt with a lot of energy in me, I picked up the pace and used what was in me to catch up to the leaders. I failed but when I got to the forest part of the bush walk it got really lethal because I almost slipped off the cliff and fell in the water. Also I had hit a tree.

I ran past some of the Telecom helpers and they saw me with no t-shirt on and asked me “are you getting hot young man” and I replied “yes sir”. Then the man said “good luck” and I replied “thank-you”. We all had to do a turn when we got out of the bush walk and ran to the other side.

As I ran through the other side of the bush walk I saw my mates Joshua and Jephte. Jephte was the target to beat because he was in my age group but Joshua is twelve years old. So when Jephte saw me, he started to run because he didn't want me to beat him. I started to get tired and felt like giving up, but I was really determined to overcome the obstacle and so I strived to succeed.  

Shortly after, I came upon the last five hundred meters. I saw the other boys and counted them up. 1, 2, 3...5 and I realized my goal had been accomplished. So I ran very confidently and looked back and saw my friend Shawn. He had caught up to me very quickly so I decided to wait for him. As I waited I saw first second and third go past and they looked very eager to win. Anyway Shawn caught up to me and we jogged very lightly pass plenty of people. Then we got past the third cone and I had left him in the dust.

Coming around the last corner I put what I had left in me and gapped down the last one hundred meters. I felt really determined and also I was in agony but somehow I had survived and cross that line. Breathing raggedly I sigh with big relief and said ‘yay I am finished” and went to my flag and cheered on my friends.

 

The fastest man in the world Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt is a tremendous runner, as he stormed through the 100 meter race to win gold, and then again in the 200 meter sprint. When he lead the Jamaican team in the relay final he set another world record and it was a glorious victory. To me he is an inspiration. He is my idol. He is the champ of the world. Usain Bolt is a tall, muscular Jamaican man, who can run ultra fast.   

Jesse Owens was a successful black athlete just like Usain Bolt. Owens is an Olympic legend because he was the person that proved to Adolf Hitler that he was a champion. I think that Usain Bolt is a legend too because he is the fastest man in history.

Bolt is now one of the most famous humans in the world. He had broken a World Record at the age of 22 and that is astonishing. Bolt struck again this year and received another 3 gold medals which makes him the most decorated runner in history. For years to come, Usain bolt will not only be a champion, he will also be known as the fastest man that ever lived.  

Basketball

Basketball is a ten man game played around the world. It is a very complicated game as it involves tactics, speed, agility, ball skills and in Michael Jordan's case “AIR”. The sport is Basketball and we get taught by some professional trainers. Their names are Tai and Shae. We are taught in our school grounds at Pt England. Every week on a Thursday we attend basketball and we learn a lot of new skills like chest passing and doing a bounce pass.    

The most important skill in basketball is to dribble the ball because if you don't know how to dribble the ball you won't be able to play at all. But the skill that I am going to talk about are ball skills. Ball skills are very useful if you learn the correct skills to help you get around your opposition and score a point for your team. The chest pass is a pass when you use your legs to push your body forward to push the ball off your chest with a lot of power.

My class (room 21) haven’t played a proper game yet but we are getting to that stage. I really can't wait to try out the full game of basketball, because I think it will be a very challenging game.

I have only attended basketball once and it was very awesome. I learnt a lot during that one session and it was very cool.

Celebration Time

1.Shouting with enthusiasm, the women's soccer team cheer with happiness and excitement

2.The women’s soccer team win with one second to spare.

3.As quickly as they could the womens soccer team kick the ball quickly into the goal and win the Womens final.

4.With ease the women's soccer team had won the opening match.

5.The supporters roared with might when the ref had blown the whistle and the game was over, and the NZL team had won the final.