TOP KIDS

I have decided this week to write the blog myself, on behalf of a small group of children who made me so very proud on Tuesday night.

Tuesday is the day that we play netball at the Edgar Centre against a variety of other schools around the Dunedin area. When we played this week, we had only 5 players for the first quarter and 6 for the remainder of the game.

The children who played just left me speechless – they gave it their all and being one player down for the majority of the game meant that they really had to put in their best effort.

Despite an extremely competitive opposition, we came away losing 11 – 14. An amazing effort from some very weary souls.

Thank you to:

GK - Briarna who managed to make so many intercepts as the opposition tried to get the ball into the goal circle

GD - Abbie – one of the youngest players in the team, Abbie was able to free herself from her very tall opponent to receive the ball

C - Natasha who constantly ran from one end of the court to the other and also help cover the opposition's 'free' player

WA - Samara as always, a lovely mover around the court, able to anticipate where play is going and gets herself there to receive the ball

GA - Jacob – a talented player who was literally everywhere, intercepting passes and shooting some much needed goals

GS - Storm who played a great game and was able to help feed the ball into the circle and even have the confidence to take a shot or two

Who has the courage? Who has the skill?

Who has the strategy, the form, the will?

Who will play fair with discipline and speed?

Who has the strength of real team work?

We have the courage, we have the skill

We have the strategy, the form, the will.

We will play fair with discipline and speed.

We have the strength of real team work.

We’re Bradford. We’re the best. We pull together as one.

We got – team spirit. WATCH OUT!

Here we come. –

Invincible, strong, together as one

We rise! We rise!

Ko matou te tima. E tu kaha! Awhina mai. E tu, tu kaha!

Kia rite, kia rite, rere mai!

Kia oho, kia ma taara.

Timata! Hi!

Hold your heads high guys, because you are what our song stands for.