Saisa Volleyball Tournament 2013 Colombo

Osc Vs Lincoln 5th and 6th Placement Game

So the SAISA volleyball tournament that was held in Colombo just finished. We placed 5th overall which considering that we came in 10th last year is a huge achievement. We did however have a really strong team and half way through the tournament i really believed that we could have won it. Evidence of this is that in our first game we beat the champions TASIM. One of the most influential parts of the tournament was when Justin gave the now famous "I believe" speech, which motivated the team to play at our best and push through even when we were losing. I think that many different learning outcome were addressed in the 3 day tournament. Working collaboratively with others was one of the main ones. Being a risk taker and being a dedicated athlete were important aspects of the learner profile that were in play. For me these two aspects are especially important because i have been given countless speeches in the past for not fulfilling my sports or my school work to the best of my potential. I didn't participate in SAISA Basketball 2012 because i was lazy and didn't want to go to practice. I really think that having participated in SAISA has made me fall in love with the event and now i know i'll regret not participating in all the SAISA events that i can possibly do. Hence the reason i am hoping that they change the SAISA seasons so that track and field and basketball are not in the same season. Anyways, i think that this tournament was an amazing opportunity to play in front of the home crowd and meet new people. I also think that after each SAISA Tournament i become closer to being an ideal IB Learner. This experience increased my awareness of my own strengths in such as diving for the ball and being up on the net. It also help me realize that i have a weakness in receiving and back court play. As i mentioned before I also learned how to show perseverance and to be committed in all the activities that i participate it. I also definitely developed new skills and i'm hoping that by next year i will be 2 folds better that player that i was this year.

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