This March, the Department of Education in Longhua District hosted a basketball match for primary schools and secondary schools. It is the first time that we have played in a formal basketball game outside of school. All the players played as well as they possibly could.
Let’s go over the highlights of the magnificent matches!
We played against Guanlan Central School in the first match. Everyone was pumped up, but because this was the first time we played such a formal match, we got off to a rough start. The opponents were double-teaming against us, which made it difficult for us to score. In the end, we lost the first match.
After the first match, we adjusted our strategy. In the second match against Guihua Primary School and the third match against Hanwen Experimental School, Coach Luo Yi told core players to forget about offensive rebounds and return only to the two-point line to shorten the running distance. Players nearby should cover core players so that they catch the ball and score. The strategy worked well and we won both matches! In the third match, at one point we were 10 points behind, but we remained high-spirited and followed closely at their heels, trying to steal the ball. The opposing team slipped up and opened the door for us to win this over!
The fourth match we were up against Luhu Foreign Language Primary School, which has won three matches on a row. If they win again, they can enter the tournament. Although we lost this match, our players performed well. They showed great skills in screening, passing, baseline double screening, etc.
The fifth day’s results will decide whether we can play in the tournament or not. Luhu Foreign Language Primary School played against Guihua Primary School. And we were against the Affiliated Primary School of SLHIES. Before the match, we were in the third place out of the 6 teams of Guanlan A Group. If Luhu defeats Guihua and BMH also wins, we still got the chance to play in the tournament. Unfortunately, Luhu lost this match. No matter whether we won or lost in the following match, we would not become finalists. So the last match, all players participated so that everyone got the opportunity to practise for later games. Although we only sent our best players out in the second part and the fourth part of the game, we still won hands down with a score of 50:35.
After these five matches, we have gained valuable experience. We will practise harder for next year!
Even though we did not advance from group stage, we gained lots of valuable experience in the basketball tournament. Thank you Coach Yi for the opportunity and his guidance all the way through. Thank you to all the teammates for their support. I hope the BMH Basketball Team can achieve higher in the future.
Go BMH Basketball Team!
